Sapporo are totally incompetent. They did the same thing to Anchor they did to Stone: bought a successful business and ran it into the ground. At least Anchor is supposedly being revived by the Chobani guy, and Stone will continue to exist at smaller scale, but it definitely has put me off Sapporo as a company.

People can't afford to live, so local beer is going to suffer. Just like wine.

Been to most of the San Diego breweries listed here. Was sad to hear about Ballast Point. As for Stone, have to agree with the person quoted in the article calling it 'potpourri.'

The main problem is, there are just too many breweries sprinkled from San Diego up to Santa Barbara. At some point, the market would wean them out. Also, not enough people willing to pay $9-$12 for a pint of beer.

If they don't buy enough beer to keep those breweries afloat, what are they complaining about?