Brewery BAs Appreciation Thread

@compton Creature Comforts. Athens, GA.
@beace Jackie O's. Athens, OH.
@Spider889 Wolf's Ridge. Columbus, OH.
@tcorder219 Columbus Brewing. Columbus, OH.
@ModernTimesJacob Modern Times. San Diego, CA.
@ClownShoesDreams Clown Shoes. Ipswich, MA.
@sierranevadabill Sierra Nevada. Chico CA/Mills River NC.
@Sixpoint Sixpoint New York, NY.

I really appreciate the time that these guys take to come here and share information about their products, events, schedules, etc. Same for all others brewery reps, owners, workers, associates .... that also post and take care of their costumers in this community. Your efforts never go unnoticed. Thanks and Cheers!

 

I've always thought that BeerAdvocate should have an icon or one of those under the avatar "banners" - - BREWERY REP - for BA's who are both brewery employees and replying for the company. Drives me crazy when someone called "TWINKIELVR" will write posts in a thread saying "We don't use that hop extract anymore..." but will also later write "...they've decided to drop the 22 oz. bottle...".

"We" who? Who's "they" - the owners/your employers?
(Maybe some people think ANY post by a brewery employee, even in answer to a legitimate question, is "pimping"?)

Then there is the opposite case of people who simply copy/paste a brewer's comments from Facebook or website without both noting the original source and using the "Quote" feature.

 

@erway La Cumbre Brewing, ABQ NM.

 

I definitely second that! Sixpoint is very, very positively responsive, helpful, and generous. Also, the crew at Stone and Knee Deep have been always extremely friendly and swiftly responsive to my compliment/inquisitory emails.

 

It's always a pleasure to read posts from Ron.

 

Another shout out to @rscot231 and @erway and I will throw in @dauss ... between you three I need no other ipa's, and a big thanks for @erway for stopping in the homebrew forums to answer my questions and speculations about elevated, yeast pitching rates etc.I
almost forgot since he hasn't been around much, but also andy from avery. @rekrappy

 

I typically hesitate to name names out of fear of forgetting somebody.

I will make an exception for this post and say a BIG thank you to the following industry folks for their participation in numerous BA threads:

@Sixpoint @sierranevadabill @StoneGreg @Peter_Wolfe @RobH

Cheers to them and others!

 

I'm sure I'm not the only BA that appreciates the "whys" and "whatfors" that @augiecarton of Carton Brewing is willing to provide here on BA. He's a little tight lipped on release info even though I promise not to tell anyone. Oh yeah, and he brews some kick ass beers.

 

Nate and JC have already been mentioned, but there are a few others who have been good to the New England board including @JacksAbbyBrewing and @masterob8 from Night Shift.

 

thanks @JackHorzempa @cavedave

 

Well, I just knew I would forget somebody.

I want to say thank you to @honkey for his numerous contributions to threads in the homebrewing forum. I have always appreciated reading his thoughts.

Cheers!

 

Hey thanks Jack! Cheers!

 

Thanks to @tyranena, @RyanFindlay, and @blackhusky for their contributions on the Great Lakes forum and for brewing great beer in Wisconsin!

 

The NW regional forum is lucky to have contributors @Texwild @HolyMtn @deGardebrewing @reubensbrews @BreaksidePDX and many others who respond to customer concerns and drop invaluable knowledge about their operations. It's no coincidence that these are also some of the most highly regarded breweries in our region.