Kevin Freiheit is the real Sabres blogger
- Symba007

We should all read Kevin's official blog and get away from this nonsense. That'll make Garth cry. All I wanna know is, who's coming with me?

We should all read Kevin's official blog and get away from this nonsense. That'll make Garth cry. All I wanna know is, who's coming with me?
- anthj99

I'm with you. I'll try to read it right now.

since hockey is a pain in the ass, let's focus on more important stuff

this will be available for a limited time in 2013


http://mybeerbuzz.blogspo...el-aged-bigfoot-30th.html

The only thing worse than Ryan Miller in the room would be Tim Thomas
- RichardHertz

this

" i just hope some moderate owners stop the madness"

this nonsense doesnt help. they feel the same way about your side of it. if he thinks this will only end if they (owners) just decide to give more, he'll do more harm to the process than good

since hockey is a pain in the ass, let's focus on more important stuff

this will be available for a limited time in 2013


http://mybeerbuzz.blogspo...el-aged-bigfoot-30th.html



- homiedclown

I'm gonna be at consumers after work and will see if they got it .

I'm gonna be at consumers after work and will see if they got it .
- cabin

Is Beerworld in Batavia still around ? I found they had a better selection than consumers . Also Premier has a neat selection too.

still there !

http://www.mybeersofthewo...article&id=148&Itemid=233

These are the nine beers Americans no longer drink:

9. Milwaukee’s Best Light
Sales loss (2006-2011): 35.5%
Brewer: MillerCoors
Barrels sold (2011): 1.2 million

Milwaukee’s Best Light, according to SABMiller, one half of MillerCoors, is a “leading low-calorie beer in the near-premium segment.” Although the brand has been on shelves since 1986, in recent years customers have abandoned the beer. Sales volume dropped by more than a third between 2006 and 2011, versus a decline of just 4% for all top brands. Last year, Milwaukee’s Best Light sold 750,000 barrels, 5.8% less than in 2010. Meanwhile, sales for the top brands fell by just 1.7% during that time.

8. Miller High Life Light
Sales loss (2006-2011): 37.6%
Brewer: MillerCoors
Barrels sold (2011): 390,000

Miller High Life Light was first sold in 1994 as the low-calorie version of Miller High Life, often referred to as “the champagne of beers.” But while customers have continued buying the original Miller High Life — sales declined just 3.6% between 2006 and 2011 — they have deserted the light version — which saw sales decline by more than ten times that number. In 2011, sales fell by 80,000 barrels, or 17%, from 2010.

7. Amstel Light
Sales loss (2006-2011): 47.7%
Brewer: Heineken
Barrels sold (2011): 340,000

Debuting in 1980, Amstel Light claims to have been the first imported light beer available in the U.S. The brand, brewed by Heineken, is the only imported beer, as well as the only beer not brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev or MillerCoors, on this list. Neither of these brewers experienced a sales decline as large as that of Heineken between 2010 and 2011, when U.S. sales volume fell by 3.9%. One cause was Amstel Light sales, which fell by 13.9% — more than any other major Heineken brand.

RELATED: States Where Residents Pay the Most in Taxes

6. Miller Genuine Draft
Sales loss (2006-2011): 52.3%
Brewer: MillerCoors
Barrels sold (2011): 1.6 million

Miller Genuine Draft, marketed as having “the fresh taste of draft beer in a bottle,” has lost consumers’ attention in recent years. It was one of just six beers that had sales volume fall by half between 2006 and 2011. During this time, the total number of Miller Genuine Draft barrels sold fell by 1.7 million, more than any other beer on this list. Only one other brand bottled by MillerCoors — Miller Lite — had a larger decline in barrels sold over this time span.

5. Old Milwaukee
Sales loss (2006-2011): 52.8%
Brewer: Pabst Brewing Company
Barrels sold (2011): 460,000

Old Milwaukee is brewed by the Pabst Brewing Company, which sold itself to C. Dean Metropoulos — described by The New York Times as “a veteran food executive known for corporate turnarounds” — in 2010. Last year, the Chicago Tribune reported that employees felt Metropoulos’ marketing plans were moving the company away from the philosophies and practices that made it successful. From 2010 to 2011 alone, sales decreased by 12.4% — worse than 80% of top brands.

4. Milwaukee’s Best
> Sales loss (2006-2011): 57.1%
> Brewer: MillerCoors
> Barrels sold (2011): 750,000

MillerCoors claims that Milwaukee’s Best is “brewed for a man’s taste,” and is “highly drinkable [and] highly affordable.” However customers have stopped buying — and drinking — the brand. Between 2006 and 2011, no major brand made by MillerCoors had a larger percentage decrease in sales. The beer is one of the worst-ranked brews on BeerAdvocate.com.

3. Budweiser Select
> Sales loss (2006-2011): 60.8%
> Brewer: Anheuser-Busch InBev
> Barrels sold (2011): 775,000

Budweiser Select, introduced in 2005, claims to offer a “distinctively full flavor,” with just 99 calories per 12-ounces — roughly the same as Michelob Ultra. The brand has not sold well since its introduction, with sales declining by 1.2 million barrels between 2006 and 2011 — more than all but a few top brands. In 2009, Anheuser-Busch InBev also introduced Budweiser Select 55, which the company describes as “the lightest beer in the world with fewer calories than any other beer option currently available.”

2. Michelob Light
> Sales loss (2006-2011): 66.3%
> Brewer: Anheuser-Busch InBev
> Barrels sold (2011): 425,000

From 2006 to 2011 shipments of Michelob Light fell by 66.3%, more than any other major light beer in the U.S. While sales of Michelob Light declined, sales of Michelob Ultra — introduced in 2002, with just 95 calories per 12 ounces — rose by 10.3% from 2006 to 2011. Anheuser-Busch InBev no longer prominently markets the beers on its websites alongside the better-selling Michelob Ultra. Between 2010-2011, sales of Michelob light fell by 19%, more than all but two of the top brands we reviewed.

1. Michelob
> Sales loss (2006-2011): 72.0%
> Brewer: Anheuser-Busch InBev
> Barrels sold (2011): 140,000

American consumers have abandoned Michelob — a lager brewed since 1896 — at a faster rate than any other beer. From 2006 to 2011, sales declined from 500,000 barrels to 140,000, with a 20% drop between 2010 and 2011 alone. No other beer on this list sold less than Michelob. The next-lowest selling beer, Amstel Light, still sold 200,000 barrels more than Michelob last year. The brand has not always struggled. According to Beer Marketer’s INSIGHTS’ Eric Shepard, “the superpremium category — basically between Budweiser and the imports — Michelob pretty much had that to itself for many years.”

I bet most of that market share has gone to micro Brews and craft beers. Not imports.

- homiedclown

MISTER SOFTEE!!!

These are the nine beers Americans no longer drink:

9. Milwaukee’s Best Light
Sales loss (2006-2011): 35.5%
Brewer: MillerCoors
Barrels sold (2011): 1.2 million

Milwaukee’s Best Light, according to SABMiller, one half of MillerCoors, is a “leading low-calorie beer in the near-premium segment.” Although the brand has been on shelves since 1986, in recent years customers have abandoned the beer. Sales volume dropped by more than a third between 2006 and 2011, versus a decline of just 4% for all top brands. Last year, Milwaukee’s Best Light sold 750,000 barrels, 5.8% less than in 2010. Meanwhile, sales for the top brands fell by just 1.7% during that time.

8. Miller High Life Light
Sales loss (2006-2011): 37.6%
Brewer: MillerCoors
Barrels sold (2011): 390,000

Miller High Life Light was first sold in 1994 as the low-calorie version of Miller High Life, often referred to as “the champagne of beers.” But while customers have continued buying the original Miller High Life — sales declined just 3.6% between 2006 and 2011 — they have deserted the light version — which saw sales decline by more than ten times that number. In 2011, sales fell by 80,000 barrels, or 17%, from 2010.

7. Amstel Light
Sales loss (2006-2011): 47.7%
Brewer: Heineken
Barrels sold (2011): 340,000

Debuting in 1980, Amstel Light claims to have been the first imported light beer available in the U.S. The brand, brewed by Heineken, is the only imported beer, as well as the only beer not brewed by Anheuser-Busch InBev or MillerCoors, on this list. Neither of these brewers experienced a sales decline as large as that of Heineken between 2010 and 2011, when U.S. sales volume fell by 3.9%. One cause was Amstel Light sales, which fell by 13.9% — more than any other major Heineken brand.

RELATED: States Where Residents Pay the Most in Taxes

6. Miller Genuine Draft
Sales loss (2006-2011): 52.3%
Brewer: MillerCoors
Barrels sold (2011): 1.6 million

Miller Genuine Draft, marketed as having “the fresh taste of draft beer in a bottle,” has lost consumers’ attention in recent years. It was one of just six beers that had sales volume fall by half between 2006 and 2011. During this time, the total number of Miller Genuine Draft barrels sold fell by 1.7 million, more than any other beer on this list. Only one other brand bottled by MillerCoors — Miller Lite — had a larger decline in barrels sold over this time span.

5. Old Milwaukee
Sales loss (2006-2011): 52.8%
Brewer: Pabst Brewing Company
Barrels sold (2011): 460,000

Old Milwaukee is brewed by the Pabst Brewing Company, which sold itself to C. Dean Metropoulos — described by The New York Times as “a veteran food executive known for corporate turnarounds” — in 2010. Last year, the Chicago Tribune reported that employees felt Metropoulos’ marketing plans were moving the company away from the philosophies and practices that made it successful. From 2010 to 2011 alone, sales decreased by 12.4% — worse than 80% of top brands.

4. Milwaukee’s Best
> Sales loss (2006-2011): 57.1%
> Brewer: MillerCoors
> Barrels sold (2011): 750,000

MillerCoors claims that Milwaukee’s Best is “brewed for a man’s taste,” and is “highly drinkable
- jochfr[and] highly affordable.” However customers have stopped buying — and drinking — the brand. Between 2006 and 2011, no major brand made by MillerCoors had a larger percentage decrease in sales. The beer is one of the worst-ranked brews on BeerAdvocate.com.

3. Budweiser Select
> Sales loss (2006-2011): 60.8%
> Brewer: Anheuser-Busch InBev
> Barrels sold (2011): 775,000

Budweiser Select, introduced in 2005, claims to offer a “distinctively full flavor,” with just 99 calories per 12-ounces — roughly the same as Michelob Ultra. The brand has not sold well since its introduction, with sales declining by 1.2 million barrels between 2006 and 2011 — more than all but a few top brands. In 2009, Anheuser-Busch InBev also introduced Budweiser Select 55, which the company describes as “the lightest beer in the world with fewer calories than any other beer option currently available.”

2. Michelob Light
> Sales loss (2006-2011): 66.3%
> Brewer: Anheuser-Busch InBev
> Barrels sold (2011): 425,000

From 2006 to 2011 shipments of Michelob Light fell by 66.3%, more than any other major light beer in the U.S. While sales of Michelob Light declined, sales of Michelob Ultra — introduced in 2002, with just 95 calories per 12 ounces — rose by 10.3% from 2006 to 2011. Anheuser-Busch InBev no longer prominently markets the beers on its websites alongside the better-selling Michelob Ultra. Between 2010-2011, sales of Michelob light fell by 19%, more than all but two of the top brands we reviewed.

1. Michelob
> Sales loss (2006-2011): 72.0%
> Brewer: Anheuser-Busch InBev
> Barrels sold (2011): 140,000

American consumers have abandoned Michelob — a lager brewed since 1896 — at a faster rate than any other beer. From 2006 to 2011, sales declined from 500,000 barrels to 140,000, with a 20% drop between 2010 and 2011 alone. No other beer on this list sold less than Michelob. The next-lowest selling beer, Amstel Light, still sold 200,000 barrels more than Michelob last year. The brand has not always struggled. According to Beer Marketer’s INSIGHTS’ Eric Shepard, “the superpremium category — basically between Budweiser and the imports — Michelob pretty much had that to itself for many years.”

4 Are brewed by MILLERcoors - cooincidence? I think not

I'm not bragging, but....

- garth

U

Point of clarification. You are the official Sabres bragger and have been since 2004-05.

U

Point of clarification. You are the official Sabres bragger and have been since 2004-05.
- druryisclutch

Prior to that he was a Leafs fan. But I am sure he thinks nobody remembers.

Prior to that he was a Leafs fan. But I am sure he thinks nobody remembers.
- The_Inkwell

I don't remember that but for a year of reading the buzz before I joined . He was 1 of 2 Sabres bloggers.. White was the other one .

White was the other one .
- cabin

For about 10 minutes. He mysteriously left after his "Sid the Baby" blog.

Is Beerworld in Batavia still around ? I found they had a better selection than consumers . Also Premier has a neat selection too.

still there !

http://www.mybeersofthewo...article&id=148&Itemid=233
- Maximum Signal

Some Consumer's have a better selection than others. Beers of the World does have a great variety, but their prices are usually higher. Premier is great. It's a little out of my way, but I can't go in there without dropping at least $100.

Some Consumer's have a better selection than others. Beers of the World does have a great variety, but their prices are usually higher. Premier is great. It's a little out of my way, but I can't go in there without dropping at least $100.
- keptupl8

Consumers on Delaware in Kenmore has a great selection. The one in NT on young is pretty shabby (no offence) .

For about 10 minutes. He mysteriously left after his "Sid the Baby" blog.
- buffalofan19

Kinda remember that blog . I know he vanished and Garf became God in his world .