Scott T. Jensen > wrote:
>"Steve Jackson" > wrote:
>> That makes no sense to me at all. If we're looking for a
>> contest that is judging the best beers as people can buy
>> them - well, people buy a lot of draught beer. In some parts
>> fo the country, draught sales are huge and is the primary way
>> people drink their beer. Why rule that out right off?
>
>Because unless you live within reasonable driving distance of that
>draught-only brewery, you'll very likely never have an opportunity to sample
>and enjoy their beer.

Same holds for most smaller regional breweries. Many places
don't get Victory beer, or Bell's beer, or Three Floyd's beer,
or Bridgeport's beer, etc. All are bottled. If you just want
a competition between megabreweries and the handful of craft
breweries that distribute nationally, that doesn't address,
except in a very small part, what the average person in any
given state or region can buy locally.

>Have I ever said in this entire thread that I'd only appreciate what experts
>say is the best? No. What I have said is that I'd like to know what the
>experts would say if a contest was more geared for the average consumer.

Experts are not, by definition, average consumers. To get the
"average consumer" take, look up that Consumer Reports article
from a couple years back. Fairly useless if you ask me.

>Did I say it was an absurd statement? Please don't go the strawman route.

Furrfu.

>Odd. I would have then assumed that if you're a marketing consultant you
>would have always had a spellchecker look over your posts before letting
>them go.

Ooooh, look spelling flames! That's certainly better than
"the strawman route" as a method of discussion.
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