tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873677865354201908.post3538284379930685466..comments2024-02-06T06:07:37.151-08:00Comments on The Rochester Phenomenon: Smugness and BeerAmol Shrikhandehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15632882678245972042noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873677865354201908.post-18518439786248346362015-12-14T12:08:00.355-08:002015-12-14T12:08:00.355-08:00I completely agree. Rochester's interest in b...I completely agree. Rochester's interest in beer has much more to do with its brewing history and the local population's desire to support certain entities rather than snobbery. I was just rolling with the title of the ranking.Amol Shrikhandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15632882678245972042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-873677865354201908.post-12015594450618875992015-12-14T08:15:40.782-08:002015-12-14T08:15:40.782-08:00I think this speaks to our rich beer history rathe...I think this speaks to our rich beer history rather than being snobby. We have a brewery that is the 6th or so largest brewery in the country (North American Breweries). They brew their own products (Genesee, Honey Brown, Dundee, etc.) along with brewing for other companies (Narragansett, they used to brew Sam Adams, etc.). They own Labatt USA which has historically been a strong beer here and they brew some of the Labatt products here. We also had some early microbrews that had a big impact (Rorhbach and Custom Brewcrafters). And now we have many other microbrews (a trend that is happening all across the country).<br /><br />We are also home to Constellation Brands which makes the 2 best selling imported beers in the US (Corona and Modelo Especial) and the best selling imported light beer (Corona Light). They just announced they are buying Ballast Point, a large micro brew in San Diego.<br /><br />It doesn’t surprise me that many folks buy beer made locally or made elsewhere by a local company.<br /><br />Rochester knows beer!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com