Comments on: Beer Beats Wine in Foodie Competition http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/10/29/beer-beats-wine-in-foodie-competition/ D.C. Restaurants and Food Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:13:45 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Beer and Wine: Can’t We All Just Get Along? - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/10/29/beer-beats-wine-in-foodie-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-10007 Beer and Wine: Can’t We All Just Get Along? - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:44:08 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=12432#comment-10007 [...] mean no disrespect to the Lager Heads, who had great coverage today of a beer vs. wine competition — I’ve levied plenty of jokes at wine myself. But NYT’s Eric Asimov wrote a [...] [...] mean no disrespect to the Lager Heads, who had great coverage today of a beer vs. wine competition — I’ve levied plenty of jokes at wine myself. But NYT’s Eric Asimov wrote a [...]

]]> By: Wineguy999 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/10/29/beer-beats-wine-in-foodie-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-9996 Wineguy999 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:49:22 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=12432#comment-9996 Bravo to Dean - I agree completely, and can only add the following: Beer pairings with food? Duh! Just ask the Belgians and Germans - they've known about it for centuries. Bravo to Dean - I agree completely, and can only add the following:

Beer pairings with food? Duh! Just ask the Belgians and Germans - they've known about it for centuries.

]]> By: Dean Gold http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/10/29/beer-beats-wine-in-foodie-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-9995 Dean Gold Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:45:58 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=12432#comment-9995 I'd take Stone against Trinchero any day. Especially the Arrogant Bastard. But would I say that beer is better then wine with food? What kind of beer? What kind of food? What mood am I in? What temperature is it outside? Am I eating in Muncie Indiana or Montalcino Italy? But lets look at the actual competition. It's not like Trinchero Estates is my pick as the epitome of wine. It's not even like Trinchero Estates is even good wine. It is modernist clap trap made from overly manipulated overly ripe grapes just to disguise the real characteristics of the grapes they are made from. This is just gussied up Suttter Home, the folks who brought insipid white zin to the world. Now they make insipid cabernet etc for folk who don't like wine. This is what "wine" is judged against? Stone Brewing is a little guy who could. They are growing because the make great product. They had to claw their way for every inch of shelf space they got. Trinchero bought their way into the market based on their Sutter Home fortune. Their wine is ubiquitous How about putting up small passionate wineries like Judd's Hill, Iron Horse, Mayacamas against small, passionate breweries like Stone? Or let's put Trinchero against one of Budweiser's fake small brands. Just saying that we should be comparing like portions of the industry. I'd take Stone against Trinchero any day. Especially the Arrogant Bastard. But would I say that beer is better then wine with food? What kind of beer? What kind of food? What mood am I in? What temperature is it outside? Am I eating in Muncie Indiana or Montalcino Italy?

But lets look at the actual competition. It's not like Trinchero Estates is my pick as the epitome of wine. It's not even like Trinchero Estates is even good wine. It is modernist clap trap made from overly manipulated overly ripe grapes just to disguise the real characteristics of the grapes they are made from. This is just gussied up Suttter Home, the folks who brought insipid white zin to the world. Now they make insipid cabernet etc for folk who don't like wine. This is what "wine" is judged against?

Stone Brewing is a little guy who could. They are growing because the make great product. They had to claw their way for every inch of shelf space they got. Trinchero bought their way into the market based on their Sutter Home fortune. Their wine is ubiquitous

How about putting up small passionate wineries like Judd's Hill, Iron Horse, Mayacamas against small, passionate breweries like Stone? Or let's put Trinchero against one of Budweiser's fake small brands.

Just saying that we should be comparing like portions of the industry.

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