Ames Lager Update
- Thread starter brentblum
- Start date
bought 4 6ers before I left Iowa. Wish I could be back to purchase more often as I'd love to have it as my house beer.
I understand that. Just didn’t know we were at that stage since I haven’t been able to locate any consistently.
Why Most Product Launches Fail
Getting attention for a new offering is a big challenge. Five causes of flops—and how to avoid them
hbr.org
#1 reason a product "fails" is they couldn't keep up with initial demand..
#4 is also key to this IMO... There is still a LARGE portion of the fanbase that is uneducated/undereducated on the collective. We all, including me could do a better job to educate all fans on this.
Regardless, thanks for the reminder Blum to stock up
West O should change their Red Ale to "Cardinal" Ale and give a % of the proceeds to We Will.
Just a reminder to keep hammering those places that dont carry it! Make them be a pest to their distributors, otherwise they will try to keep filling that shelf space with Busch light, Coors light, Mich Ultra, etc....I did that with a place in my small town, they had SWARM on the shelf, after a month they said their distributor finally had allocation. I would bet the SWARM beer is seeing the same issues, my local beer stop said they have sold one 12 pack in the last 30 days.
Am I the only fan who has a shirt and koozie but hasn’t had the chance to even try it yet? I’ve asked people to bring it down to KC for me but they always say they couldn’t find it.
Well if you fib on what's in the package, what does it matter?
If UPS has to inspect your package, they may return to sender it dispose of.
If USPS inspects it, you have much larger problems since they are a government agency.
I don't let UPS inspect my package. I tell them that has nothing to do with what I'm having them ship.
Swarm Beer sucks so I can see why. **** Iowa too
Well hard to buy something when you can’t ever find it. Had to go to Cedar Rapids to find it as it was never in the Des Moines area.
It’s literally a light beer
It’s not a terrible beer but for the price it’s not worth buying it.
I have found it in West Des Moines, Ankeny, and Waukee, and I am not even from central Iowa.
That’s good to hear that you can finally see it around here. If you haven’t tried the Jack Trice beer from peace tree you should it’s really good.
Haven’t tried Peace Tree. Thanks for the suggestion. Mixing Iowa State 1858 Vodka, while watching the Baylor vs Auburn game tonight.
Update on availability of Ames Lager in Ames (as of late afternoon):
Cyclone Liquors - six-packs in the cooler.
East HyVee - none that I could find. The clerk didn't even know what it was.
Downtown Fareway - a few sixers (tucked in with CloneFest sixers) on an end-rack near the fruits & vegetables
West HyVee - with the Iowa beers in the side coolers (none in the walk-in cooler). The clerk asked me about it as he hadn't tried it.
Somerset Fareway - sorry, I didn't go there.
Cyclone Liquors - six-packs in the cooler.
East HyVee - none that I could find. The clerk didn't even know what it was.
Downtown Fareway - a few sixers (tucked in with CloneFest sixers) on an end-rack near the fruits & vegetables
West HyVee - with the Iowa beers in the side coolers (none in the walk-in cooler). The clerk asked me about it as he hadn't tried it.
Somerset Fareway - sorry, I didn't go there.
Last edited:
It's not a dark beer. But I don't think it's a light beer as in less calories. It seems more like PBR or Budweiser vs their Light counterpart.
