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| Posted by Mark Andersen on 2016-03-07 10:38:30 |
| I can see how the free for all at the bar can be a problem. I think was getting that way here too but the solution to the problem that is implemented by many states is to allow breweries to open their own taprooms. This of course gives the brewery a way to sell their beer without having to be dependent on bars and distributors. So now instead of having to compete for tap lines on a bar or having to sign up with a distributor to lengthy contracts the breweries can not only distribute their own beer they can do so right at their own bar with a higher profit margin (cutting out the middle men). I think this is what has really opened the floodgates on the brewery explosion here in the US. Previously you could open a brewpub which is essentially a restaurant with a brewery but it's tough for someone that wants to just brew beer to also have to operate a restaurant and all that entails. The tap room licensing has made it very easy for them. Some would say the market has got be close to saturation here. I say as long as breweries have the ability to open tap rooms and that type of licensing spreads to more states then we've got a long way to go before market saturation is reached. Because now it becomes about being local and the fact is that a lot of people like to go and visit their local brewery in the town they are in. You see this now at different tap rooms in Massachusetts. People visiting their local brewery and taproom to sit down and have a pint or two and a chat with other beer drinkers and probably taking home a bottle/growler or three of beer to drink at home. Does this happen anywhere yet in the UK yet or are small breweries dependent third party pubs, stores, distributors, etc? |