Comments on: Editorial: Ken Goodman doesn’t look good in wool (HB3287) https://houstonbeerguide.com/editorial-ken-goodman-doesnt-look-good-in-wool-hb3287/ Online beer news and reviews for the city of Houston Tue, 18 Apr 2017 03:24:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.6.13 By: Laura Quinn https://houstonbeerguide.com/editorial-ken-goodman-doesnt-look-good-in-wool-hb3287/#comment-898 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 03:24:52 +0000 https://houstonbeerguide.com/?p=2721#comment-898 Shiner – Texas’s largest craft brewery – is impacted by this barrel limit as well. They’re currently the only craft brewery in Texas that isn’t allowed to sell beer on site. They’re unable to test out “small batch” beers sold on draft directly to consumers. Packaging and distribution is a huge portion of beer manufacturing, and preventing them from testing out new ideas is limiting their creativity and the potential discovery of a great new beer!

]]> By: Michael Graham https://houstonbeerguide.com/editorial-ken-goodman-doesnt-look-good-in-wool-hb3287/#comment-893 Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:48:25 +0000 https://houstonbeerguide.com/?p=2721#comment-893 I agree that Mr Goodman isn’t the best messenger, but the message is still valid. The Texas Craft Brewer’s Guild, comprised of the vast majority of Texas’s small and independent breweries, is also against the Bill. If it passes, every brewery in Texas will be devalued. Investors will be less willing to invest, lenders will be less willing to lend, and breweries will find it more difficult to finance growth. This Bill will do nothing positive for small Texas breweries – it’s only purpose is to increase the control distributors have over the Texas beer market.

I personally no longer support breweries who have sold out to ABI, but I want that to be my choice and not a government mandate.

Michael Graham
Co-Founder
Austin Beerworks

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