[deano_hoosier]

My "little" town in south central Indiana now has 4 microbrew places. Only about 38,000 live here. So I'm wondering how is it that The Villages does not a half dozen??? Seems like population size would support them.

Any ideas?

[pooh]

There was one in Spanish Springs a while ago, Spanish Springs Brewing Co. It is out of business. Some businesses thrive here and some do not.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by pooh

There was one in Spanish Springs a while ago, Spanish Springs Brewing Co. It is out of business. Some businesses thrive here and some do not.

Funny how I was going to post this info and here it is!!!!!

[pooh]

Originally Posted by 2BNTV

Funny how I was going to post this info and here it is!!!!!

Great minds think alike......

[rubicon]

Micro Brewer vis a vis Warm Milk Kiosk which one do you believe would prevail here in The Villages?

[Shimpy]

Originally Posted by rubicon

Micro Brewer vis a vis Warm Milk Kiosk which one do you believe would prevail here in The Villages?

Ha Ha! You're right! It would be like opening up a Tofu stand at a NASCAR race.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by pooh

Great minds think alike......

Amen.

[Patty55]

If John Harvard would open here I would be very supportive.

[l2ridehd]

Almost all the commercial property in The Villages is owned by the Villages. There model is one of taking a % of the revenue. They also control the liquor wholesale sales. Look at all the CC'c, they all serve the same terrible beer on tap. It is really tough for an independent to make it. Chains can survive, but independents struggle.

[Jim 9922]

The brews were good and served all over The Villages, and the bar area was always very busy. Problem is that the high retail rents for Villages space is not friendly to all the production area needed for the brewing and packaging of the product.
Too bad, it was a great place!

Originally Posted by pooh

There was one in Spanish Springs a while ago, Spanish Springs Brewing Co. It is out of business. Some businesses thrive here and some do not.

[sueandskip]

Originally Posted by Jim 9922

The brews were good and served all over The Villages, and the bar area was always very busy. Problem is that the high retail rents for Villages space is not friendly to all the production area needed for the brewing and packaging of the product.
Too bad, it was a great place!

Are you referring to the brewery in Augustines ? If so I loved that place and the seabolt select was the best....

[gomoho]

Just like some of TV's has changed their thinking on accepting American Express I think they will come around to thinking Boomers like Microbrews. It's an evolution and the Morse family did not become successful because they weren't tuned into the market. Things will come around in time - hopefully sooner, rather than later.

[Jim 9922]

Originally Posted by sueandskip

Are you referring to the brewery in Augustines ? If so I loved that place and the seabolt select was the best....

Augustines was the place. Painted Posters of the various brews still adorne various buildings walls around Spanish Springs. I believe the Morses owned "Augies" and held some interest in the brewery and so the beer was served in all the country clubs, which at the time, were all run by the Developer.
I think some of the brews even won a few awards over the years.

Sometimes the good old days were good!

[NJblue]

I think the general taste in beer (and I use the term loosely) here is more towards the light, flavorless stuff like Miller Lite. Do you notice how in the restaurants when you ask what they have on tap, they always start with the watered down stuff? Once, after running through the littany of flavorless American stuff, the waitress paused, looked at me and said, "Usually by the time I get to this point the customer has heard what he wants. Do you want me to go on?"

Last October we had an Oktoberfest party where I provided a whole range of German beers. I also bought several cases of light stuff. You guessed it, the light stuff was the first to go and I had plenty of German beer left over.

[redwitch]

Originally Posted by NJblue

Last October we had an Oktoberfest party where I provided a whole range of German beers. I also bought several cases of light stuff. You guessed it, the light stuff was the first to go and I had plenty of German beer left over.

You just invited the wrong crowd. There are some of us who would have loved to help you drink the good stuff.