Petition: Offer craft beer on flights

Discussion in 'Beer Talk' started by StuartCarter, Oct 2, 2012.

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  1. Jeffboyardee123

    Jeffboyardee123 Initiate (0) Apr 24, 2012 New York

    Was on a Virgin American flight from NY to CA a couple weeks back and they offered 21st Amendment Back in Black and Brew Free or Die for $8 each. I think the main issue for craft beer on flights is they don't want to serve beer in glass bottles on a flight. If cans keep getting more popular for good beer we'll see more of them on flights.
     
    #21 Jeffboyardee123, Oct 2, 2012
  2. jbertsch

    jbertsch Pooh-Bah (2,874) Dec 14, 2008 Massachusetts
    Pooh-Bah Trader

    I'd far prefer more leg and elbow room over a better beer selection.
     
    #22 jbertsch, Oct 2, 2012
  3. StuartCarter

    StuartCarter Pundit (922) Apr 25, 2006 Alabama

    "you'll never change the permissible ABV of beer in Alabama" - Gourmet Beer Bill signed into law, May 2009, increasing permissible beer ABV from 6% to 13.9%

    "You'll never get legal taprooms in Alabama breweries": Brewery Modernization Act signed into law, June 2011

    "You'll never get larger beer bottles allowed in Alabama": Gourmet Bottle Bill comes into effect August 2012 increasing permissible beer bottle size from 16oz to 25.4oz

    "What's the point in trying to change what beers airlines have? It's not worth the effort": apparently, Beeradvocate, 2012....
     
    #23 StuartCarter, Oct 2, 2012
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  4. jmw

    jmw Initiate (0) Feb 4, 2009 North Carolina

    Good show.
     
    #24 jmw, Oct 2, 2012
  5. miketd

    miketd Initiate (0) Mar 2, 2006 Ohio

    You might be able to change it, but for me at least, it wouldn't make a difference as I would not pay premium prices to drink high end beer on a plane.
     
    #25 miketd, Oct 2, 2012
  6. ASUBeer

    ASUBeer Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2011 North Carolina

    Business Idea:

    Bottle Share Airlines flying non stop from Vt to San Fransisco. Hmmmmmm.
     
    #26 ASUBeer, Oct 2, 2012
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  7. Errto

    Errto Zealot (737) Oct 20, 2009 Connecticut

    Have fun dealing with the TSA.

    (The liquid ban is kind of stupid but it's far too politically entrenched for anything to be done about it.)
     
    #27 Errto, Oct 3, 2012
  8. VncentLIFE

    VncentLIFE Initiate (0) Feb 16, 2011 North Carolina

    damn, I thought that you wanted bars and beer stores to always offer flights/half pints instead of full pints. Now that I would be into. So many times there are 3-4 beers on tap that I want to try, but cannot order all that beer and drive home.

    but then you have to pee like 5 times. That happened on the flight from Canton-ATL, then ATL-RDU. Great Lakes and Sweetwater pubs got the best of me.
     
    #28 VncentLIFE, Oct 3, 2012
  9. alexipa

    alexipa Initiate (0) Oct 7, 2011 Colorado

    Fat Tire too!
     
    #29 alexipa, Oct 3, 2012
  10. dortenzio1991

    dortenzio1991 Crusader (486) Aug 12, 2011 Connecticut

    On a jetblue flight in july I had a Brooklyn Summer for $7. Considering it was $6 for Bud Light I convinced myself it was a good deal
     
    #30 dortenzio1991, Oct 3, 2012
  11. jivex5k

    jivex5k Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Florida

    You can get a sixer of Great Lakes at CLE to take on the plane.
    I was blown away and elated by this fact when I learned it. It was warm though so I didn't drink it on the plane.
     
    #31 jivex5k, Oct 3, 2012
  12. jivex5k

    jivex5k Initiate (0) Apr 13, 2011 Florida

    I'd say it's worth that extra buck!
     
    #32 jivex5k, Oct 3, 2012
  13. Steimie

    Steimie Maven (1,428) Jan 7, 2012 Michigan

    Welcome to the 21st century, Alabama.
     
    #33 Steimie, Oct 3, 2012
  14. BigCheese

    BigCheese Initiate (0) Jul 4, 2009 Massachusetts

    Yea seriously, I cant think of any petition I could care less about. #FirstWorldProblems.

    If you're really motivated though, you can carry on nips onto a plane as they are below the liquid requirement.
     
    #34 BigCheese, Oct 3, 2012
  15. rbanderson82

    rbanderson82 Initiate (0) Sep 8, 2009 California

    @StuartCarter Keep fighting the good fight. I don't find it surprising that most people here are naysayers despite being craft beer drinkers. If the petition already had 50,000 votes I imagine all these people would sign and say positive things, but since the majority of people in life are sheep that go with the crowdthink we shouldn't really have high expectations. Just so you know I signed the petition. So did Greg Koch of Stone, as well as other industry heavy hitters.
     
    #35 rbanderson82, Oct 9, 2012
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