tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826637739916486721.post7453096842940463636..comments2023-09-19T06:58:49.690-07:00Comments on VanEast Beer Blog: Why Are Craft Beers Found in Restaurants More Often Than Pubs?Paddy Treavorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16360223916204727525noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-826637739916486721.post-27137303122306653562011-08-03T16:20:57.816-07:002011-08-03T16:20:57.816-07:00This is a good post. I've done my share of re...This is a good post. I've done my share of research on the topic and in Vancouver a few "companies" own a lot of liquor licenses, large well located liquor licenses. On the other end you have establishments that want to sell the cheapest beer they can get, as that is what their patrons want, cheap, strong drinks. These two trends combined with the inability to easily get a new liquor primary license inside Vancouver is maybe why the breweries you talked to had more success getting served in restaurants. I also think it is education, everyone has seen a Labatts or Stella commercial now. 10 years ago Stella would have been extremely rare in Vancouver, now it is at every second bar it seems. The smaller breweries have advertised in things like the Straight and through promotions and social media, this has likely helped them with a younger, hipper crowd to some degree. They'll likely never get into Roger's Arena, which is odd as some sports stadiums down South serve regional breweries, and they'll have a hard time producing the cheapest product per volume, so differentiation and niche markets are the obvious strategies and opportunities to pursue.Muskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328467370627934582noreply@blogger.com