http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130106/BUSINESS/130109785 Would love to see this sounds like a slow process, let Minneapolis be one of the states/cities for expansion please
This would be great! I'm 2 hours away from them and its still in incredibly hard to get any of their brews.
They're talking about expanding production, not distribution. I'd be shocked if they expanded into any new markets at any point in the next few years.
Considering they just pulled out of the state of Washington, I can't imagine they are going to be expanding to new markets.
that is weird considering not even a week ago they said: To squelch any other rumors: we have NO plans for expansion at this time. Those conversations are still at the "Vinnie and I chatting on the couch in the evening over a couple glasses of wine" phase. source
Since they just pulled out of Washington state, I'd love to see them do anything that might eventually get them back here. Miss them already. EDIT: Beat me to it kevanb
Even if they expand their production capacity by enough to be able to return to Washington, they won't until the WA laws change.
New distribution (Projected) A few counties in CA Some stores in Denver Three shops in Philly (but only expired product) One bodega in North Providence, RI. I can live with that.
Hopefully they have so much wine they pull the trigger and build it bigger. They can always build UP.
After their pull out of Washington and shooting on the tummy, I don't feel that the expansion will be any time soon. in the Weekly email I get from them the talk is just in "couch conversation". But who knows, plus the expansion will kill my trade bait.
This is one of these posts that gets me dreaming. I'd love it if RR could somehow expand production on their sours without compromising quality. In my opinion, their sours are totally unique. Does any brewer in this country make sours that even compare?
West coast locals Cascade, Block 15 and Bruery make decent sour stuff. Dunno bout rest of the country.
I agree. They need to supply the markets they're already distributed in better before they widen their reach.
don't they already have a few places they rent out to begin with? I'm curious as to what these possible expansion plans would include
Expansion must mean supplying all of California. It would seem odd that they leave Washington only to distribute elsewhere.
True, however it is only now at the.. “in the middle of the evening discussion phase”.. So it is more like casual chatter around the fire, after dinner. It seems like a long, slow process of building excitement and demand. On the other hand, even if I was in their shoes, 10-20 million dollars is a shit town of debt to take on. My goal is to open a brewpub too, one day. If I were 1/10th as successful as the Cilurzo's, I would be stoked. So, I can see them not too eager to expand.
I 100% agree, I would be terrified of expanding. Sure they are destined to succeed, but why deal with the additional headaches. I found it funny that they released a statement to kill a bunch of rumors, including that of expansion, and not even a week later a blog is pushing the "RR might expand"
would be all for them expanding and growing the business. Expansion does not always mean a decrease in quality. They have such crazy restrictions on how many of each beer you can buy at a time etc. If they did away with that alone they could probably double their size. I'm lucky by living in Philly, the one place east of Cali that you can actually get RR. Albeit at ridiculous prices
Why do want this to sound like a slow process? Oh you meant "i would love to see this. Sounds like a slow process." Go gators.
Natomas Bevmo hasn't carried RR in over a year and a half. The places in Sac that do get RR get such a limited alunt that it is gone in a day or two. Why worry? It would be nice to be able to constantly pick up Pliny or sours locally an a random day, instead of getting lucky on the day they arrive.
Vinnie refuses to do business Bevmo anymore. He gave Bevmo 3 chances to keep Pliny cold and they didn't, so he said screw em and took his beers where they are appreciated and nurtured.
It would be nice to try Pliner The Elder and Pliny The Younger in my lifetime without having to go through the hassle of trading or driving out of my way/waiting on a long line at some special offering.
Hah fuckers should be deepening their their distro not stretching their disto. They couldn't even keep up with Washington. Why expand now?
I live one hour from these guys and none of there beers are available in my town. So i drive one hour to buy them and visit the brewery. So I'm more fortunate than most, however it would pretty damn cool if I can just go grab a Pliny or a Supplication at the grocery store.
I live 2.5 hours from RR brewery and they sell like hot cakes here. Have my local whole foods and specialty liquor store on speed dial. Every 3rd week of the month is when their shipment comes.
