OT: The John Labatt Brew House

[LGR4GM]

http://buffalonews.com/2017/04/26/labatt-restaurant-brewery-called-john-labatt-house/?utm_campaign=puma&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1493218043

 

"Labatt USA confirmed Wednesday it will open a flagship restaurant and small test brewery called the "John Labatt House" in the Cobblestone District as part of a project by Pegula Sports and Entertainment to redevelop a five-story warehouse on Perry Street near KeyBank Center."

Edited April 26, 2017 by LGR4GM

[WildCard]

Count me in, very excited 

Edited April 26, 2017 by WildCard

[Doohickie]

Fancy.

[sabills]

Being run by the same people who run the Genny Brew House in Rochester apparently, which is VERY good. This is a nice piece for down there.

[darksabre]

Being run by the same people who run the Genny Brew House in Rochester apparently, which is VERY good. This is a nice piece for down there.

 

Ooooh I didn't notice that detail. That's VERY good news.

[TrueBlueGED]

Being run by the same people who run the Genny Brew House in Rochester apparently, which is VERY good. This is a nice piece for down there.

I was shocked by how respectable those brews are.

[I-90 W]

That will be good for the downtown area near the arena. Labatt actually makes a surprisingly good NA that not a lot of people know about.

[PromoTheRobot]

In time that entire Cobblestone block will become bars and restaurants. A place close by where all those IIHF and Frozen Four fans can spend money.

[3putt]

Cagey move, if you can't deliver championships give the fans more beer. Win win or rather lose win.

[SwampD]

Cagey move, if you can't deliver championships give the fans more beer. Win win or rather lose win.

:lol:

[GASabresIUFAN]

This is another reason why I'm not throwing TP and PSE under the bus. He has made his share of mistakes as the owner of our teams, but his ownership ensure our teams stsy in Buffalo and he has invested hundreds of million in our city; maybe more then any person in living memory..

[inkman]

Do a lot of people still drink Labatt? Just wondering how much the craft brew market ate into their sales.

[spndnchz]

Do a lot of people still drink Labatt? Just wondering how much the craft brew market ate into their sales.

That's kind of what the new place is about. They're going to be trying out brewing some new craft stuff in there.

[inkman]

That's kind of what the new place is about. They're going to be trying out brewing some new craft stuff in there.

Sounds like they are copying the Genesee model exectly. Good on them. Gennys craft brews saved that company.

[tom webster]

That's kind of what the new place is about. They're going to be trying out brewing some new craft stuff in there.

Wouldn't be surprising to see it become a prototype for franchises across the country.

[LGR4GM]

Do a lot of people still drink Labatt? Just wondering how much the craft brew market ate into their sales.

Sometimes you drink for quality, sometimes you drink for quantity. And sometimes you're just don't wanna spend 6$ on a craft beer. People still drink Labatt's, I'm sorry, Blue and Blue Light. 

[SwampD]

Sometimes you drink for quality, sometimes you drink for quantity. And sometimes you're just don't wanna spend 6$ on a craft beer. People still drink Labatt's, I'm sorry, Blue and Blue Light.

 

Yep. I'm only drinking one craft beer. I drink Blue light just to keep me in the game.

 

And I'm convinced I'm the reason they sell Labatt's in northern Jersey (at least in Bergen county, anyway).

[pi2000]

I'm jealous. Can't find Labatt south of LA except for one sleezy liquor store in Anaheim.

[ubkev]

I'm jealous. Can't find Labatt south of LA except for one sleezy liquor store in Anaheim.

But on the bright side, you get all that sh!tty Mexican beer.

[LTS]

It's a great move.  The Genny Brew House is awesome in Rochester.  They will turn out great beer at that location on their pilot system.  

 

The brewers at these companies know how to make beer.  

 

The investment only improve the Buffalo area.

[PASabreFan]

From Vogl's piece today:

 

 

Think about it. Fans can have dinner at the John Labatt House, watch Pegula’s hockey team and follow up the game with drinks at the Pegula-owned 716 Food & Sport. If they have too many beers, the fans can head upstairs to the hotel in the Pegula-built HarborCenter or use Pegula Sports and Entertainment’s One Buffalo app to summon Uber, the ride-sharing company that is a partner with the Pegula-owned Bills and Sabres.

[woods-racer]

From Vogl's piece today:

Its hard to have your cake and eat it to.

[sabills]

This is another reason why I'm not throwing TP and PSE under the bus. He has made his share of mistakes as the owner of our teams, but his ownership ensure our teams stsy in Buffalo and he has invested hundreds of million in our city; maybe more then any person in living memory..

+1

If you asked me whether I'd rather have the city succeed or the teams succeed I'll take the city every time. 

 

Of course, that doesn't mean we can't have BOTH, which would be nice.

 

Sometimes you drink for quality, sometimes you drink for quantity. And sometimes you're just don't wanna spend 6$ on a craft beer. People still drink Labatt's, I'm sorry, Blue and Blue Light. 

I am Craft Beer Guy to a fault at times, but I keep a case of Blue Light in my work shop for when I'm doing stuff in there or around the house. Its what the body needs.

[That Aud Smell]

I am Craft Beer Guy to a fault at times, but I keep a case of Blue Light in my work shop for when I'm doing stuff in there or around the house. Its what the body needs.

 

Very much the same. I'll alternate between Blue Light and Genny Light. I love the latter now that they've gone back to those classic-looking blue cans.

[BMWR100RT]

Noticed the calories and high alcohol content in craft beer. And the high cost. I'm drinking rolling rock and feel like I'm in college again.

 

I think that industry is over-saturated and these corporate boys are getting smarter. Uh-Oh.