Poll: Would you sell out?

Did someone vote 2x ? 19 +3 =22, not 21

 

Since none of us own a brewery to sell out, does it matter what we think?

 

So, you think that people supporting the idea of "selling out" are somehow better at empathy and cognitive reasoning?

Also, if someone has the initial dream of selling their beer from coast to coast, instead of, say, making beer they love in their community, they're pretty much predetermined to sell out.

 

I own a contract brewing business and a good deal of my own equipment. More often than not, it's the brand that is being bought and not simply the bricks and mortar

 

OK, Since MOST of us don't own a brewery to sell out, does it matter what we think?

Thanks for the input, but I think most if. not all posters, on this thread understand that when a major buys a micro that the brands sell with the real estate.

 

Sure. Just pointing out that AB InBev likely doesn't intend to ramp up production just using WW's existing brewhouses. The brand is likely more important to them than the real estate

 

Well in some of the threads reporting sales of breweries, there seem to be lots of people who don't own breweries but think it matters enough that they feel compelled to criticize the decision and describe the former owners as being traitors to the cause or having no values to live by.

 

I agree but then just as drinking beer and reading a few reviews does not create an experienced reviewer, having participated as a respondent in a few polls does not qualify one to write a poll without bias.

 

I like the general idea here, but there are too many unknown variables in your scenario. If the question pertains solely to the Wicked Weed situation, that's a different story.

 

All of this right here. I would absolutely want to be bought out if I was employed at a brewery where I constantly was on the verge of burning out and where it takes a toll on my personal life because I can hit 40 hours by late Wednesday afternoon.

 

Well, not being a telepath I'm not qualified to judge someone else's thoughts, especially when since there are examples of brewers having sold at least a partial intrest for similar reasons (acquisition of increased marketing skills, the protection of the future for their original investers and employes who helped them build in the first place)...

 

A more interesting question, IMO, is, "Would buy good-tasting, affordable beer from a company you believe engages in anti-competitive practices that make it harder for smaller breweries to survive?"

 

Yes, I do think those folks are better at empathizing, at least when it comes to sell outs. The real key here is that folks need to substantiate their claims. I may not be the best worded, but I'll at least share how I arrived at my conclusion.

Someone can't have a dream of selling world class beer across the country?

Nope. I just can't maths. 22 is the correct number in the poll at the time.