Most "Googled" beer names in 2014

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  1. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,667) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Google released their “Year in Searches” today, and a craft brewer cracked the Top 10 most searched beer terms.
    The search engine giant logged trillions of searches. In the beer world, spot number one is held by Budweiser. Big beer brands like Corona, Miller and Coors join the list as well. Sierra Nevada, based in both Chico, California and Mills River, North Carolina, occupies the #10 spot.
    1. Budweiser
    2. Corona
    3. Keystone
    4. Miller
    5. Blue Moon
    6. Coors
    7. Bud Light
    8. PBR
    9. Modelo
    10. Sierra Nevada
    Sierra Nevada is ranked #2 in sales volume amongst craft breweries, behind Boston Beer Company. Sierra Nevada ranks 7th in overall sales volume when compared with Anheuser-Busch.
     
    #1 BeerVikingSailor, Dec 17, 2014
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  2. Andrew041180

    Andrew041180 Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    Keystone is in there because of the pipeline. It has to be.
     
    #2 Andrew041180, Dec 17, 2014
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  3. Lamnic

    Lamnic Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2012 Connecticut

    I think it's high time we start considering removing Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada from the "craft brewery" classification.
     
    #3 Lamnic, Dec 17, 2014
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  4. MaltLickyWithTheCandy

    MaltLickyWithTheCandy Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2013 Maryland

    Why
     
    #4 MaltLickyWithTheCandy, Dec 17, 2014
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  5. SamT

    SamT Initiate (0) May 21, 2014 Iowa

    Because they've been too successful?
     
    #5 SamT, Dec 17, 2014
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  6. Lamnic

    Lamnic Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2012 Connecticut

    Volume
     
    #6 Lamnic, Dec 17, 2014
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  7. twb0392

    twb0392 Initiate (0) Aug 1, 2014 Wisconsin

    they still both make good shit.
     
    #7 twb0392, Dec 17, 2014
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  8. MaltLickyWithTheCandy

    MaltLickyWithTheCandy Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2013 Maryland

    Even at about 2.5 million barrels a year, sam adams is still a fraction of the market. Plus, their beer doesn't taste like macro at all IMO.
     
    #8 MaltLickyWithTheCandy, Dec 17, 2014
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  9. rozzom

    rozzom Pooh-Bah (2,620) Jan 22, 2011 New York
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    You can still craft good sh*t in volume. I mean can anyone say anything truly negative about Sierra? To me they've really retained craft spirit/quality, despite the size.
     
    #9 rozzom, Dec 17, 2014
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  10. MaltLickyWithTheCandy

    MaltLickyWithTheCandy Initiate (0) Apr 22, 2013 Maryland

    I believe they are still under one million barrels per year (sierra nevada)
     
    #10 MaltLickyWithTheCandy, Dec 17, 2014
  11. Lamnic

    Lamnic Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2012 Connecticut

    I'm just saying, as they continue to take over the market, the line will finally have to be drawn at some point
     
    #11 Lamnic, Dec 17, 2014
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  12. cnbrown313

    cnbrown313 Initiate (0) May 29, 2012 Illinois

    If beers like Barrel Aged Narwhal and Utopias don't fit into the craft beer classification... I don't know what will
     
    #12 cnbrown313, Dec 17, 2014
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  13. gibgink

    gibgink Pooh-Bah (1,581) Oct 27, 2014 Missouri
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    That really makes me wonder about the general masses. I mean, what would you want to Google Budweiser for? Where it is sold? Maybe to look up those awesome commercials.
     
    #13 gibgink, Dec 17, 2014
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  14. grimey68

    grimey68 Initiate (0) Mar 16, 2013 Pennsylvania

    How about Goose Island/BCBS? InBev is about as far away from craft as you can get, yet no one seems to care come BCBS release day.
     
    #14 grimey68, Dec 17, 2014
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  15. Lamnic

    Lamnic Initiate (0) Mar 1, 2012 Connecticut

    The beer a brewery makes has nothing to do with whether or not they are considered a "craft" brewery. I think it's become nearly unanimous that the Goose Island Bourbon County beers are some of the best craft beer out there, but Goose Island is no longer considered a craft brewery.

    I just wish the brewers association would stop changing their limit on barrels produced to stay craft.
     
    #15 Lamnic, Dec 17, 2014
  16. zid

    zid Grand Pooh-Bah (3,132) Feb 15, 2010 New York
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    The day that Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada lose their "craft" status is the day that the industry would have to report a major drop in "craft" sales... and that would work against the interests of those who make the call.
     
    #16 zid, Dec 17, 2014
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  17. Vonerichs

    Vonerichs Pooh-Bah (1,685) Sep 1, 2008 Colorado
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    Brewers association defines "craft beer" as:
    Annual production of 6 million barrels of beer or less (approximately 3 percent of U.S. annual sales). Beer production is attributed to the rules of alternating proprietorships.
    Less than 25 percent of the craft brewery is owned or controlled (or equivalent economic interest) by a beverage alcohol industry member that is not itself a craft brewer.

    Sam Adams website says they make up just under 1% of the market. I didn't look up Sierra Nevada but I'm guessing it's less than that. So, by this definition (which I am not proclaiming is the be all end all,) they are both still craft.
     
    #17 Vonerichs, Dec 17, 2014
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  18. Andrew041180

    Andrew041180 Initiate (0) Mar 15, 2013 Massachusetts

    Truly negative? I can't think of anything remotely negative to say about Sierra Nevada.
     
    #18 Andrew041180, Dec 17, 2014
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  19. josmickam

    josmickam Initiate (0) Apr 19, 2013 Georgia

    why?
     
    #19 josmickam, Dec 17, 2014
  20. Vonerichs

    Vonerichs Pooh-Bah (1,685) Sep 1, 2008 Colorado
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    As craft beer continues to explode in production and popularity, wouldn't it make sense to keep some fluidity in how it's defined?
     
    #20 Vonerichs, Dec 17, 2014
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