Delta Expanding Sweetwater 420 Availability
Jul 1, 2014, 4:29 pm
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Delta Expanding Sweetwater 420 Availability
Delta's Twitter account announced today that Sweetwater 420 will now be catered on ATL-DCA/FLL/IAD/LGA/MCO/MIA/MSY/TPA. Previously it was limited to ATL-LGA. Here's the link to the announcement.
I, for one, am happy to see this. I assume it will replace Corona which is what it replaced on the ATL-LGA flights.
I, for one, am happy to see this. I assume it will replace Corona which is what it replaced on the ATL-LGA flights.
Jul 1, 2014, 7:19 pm
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if I indulged in beer rather than Woodford on the jets, this would be good news indeed ... Sweetwater 420 is a very nice brew
Jul 1, 2014, 8:29 pm
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Interestingly, this comes right on the heels of UA's announcement this week that they will roll out Goose Island 312 system-wide. Sweetwater is the better beer, but obviously DL's rollout is much more limited.
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Jul 1, 2014, 9:36 pm
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Delta Expanding Sweetwater 420 Availability
Oh man, not PHL? I just started a weekly commute there and 420 is one of my favorites at home.
Jul 2, 2014, 1:45 am
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Delta would be better off by providing regional specialties from their hubs/major focus cities; each hub/focus city is close to a microbrewery as large or larger than Sweetwater, so logistically this should be possible. Most of the larger craft breweries now have canning lines, or will very shortly.
Jul 2, 2014, 8:04 am
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This is primarily because Sweetwater has a much smaller production and distribution footprint than Goose Island, and that was even before Goose Island was purchased by Anheuser-Busch. I'd be surprised if Sweetwater's logistics would ever allow it to be distributed system-wide on Delta, even domestically.
Delta would be better off by providing regional specialties from their hubs/major focus cities; each hub/focus city is close to a microbrewery as large or larger than Sweetwater, so logistically this should be possible. Most of the larger craft breweries now have canning lines, or will very shortly.
Delta would be better off by providing regional specialties from their hubs/major focus cities; each hub/focus city is close to a microbrewery as large or larger than Sweetwater, so logistically this should be possible. Most of the larger craft breweries now have canning lines, or will very shortly.
That said, I don't think there's any reason DL couldn't offer it on all of their ex-ATL flights, it's just something that Sweetwater would need to push with their distributor who would then need to push with DL.
Jul 2, 2014, 8:09 am
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This is primarily because Sweetwater has a much smaller production and distribution footprint than Goose Island, and that was even before Goose Island was purchased by Anheuser-Busch. I'd be surprised if Sweetwater's logistics would ever allow it to be distributed system-wide on Delta, even domestically.
Delta would be better off by providing regional specialties from their hubs/major focus cities; each hub/focus city is close to a microbrewery as large or larger than Sweetwater, so logistically this should be possible. Most of the larger craft breweries now have canning lines, or will very shortly.
Delta would be better off by providing regional specialties from their hubs/major focus cities; each hub/focus city is close to a microbrewery as large or larger than Sweetwater, so logistically this should be possible. Most of the larger craft breweries now have canning lines, or will very shortly.
Jul 2, 2014, 9:11 am
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Having preferences and exercising moderation aren't mutually exclusive. In fact, I'd say it's quite a bit more important to desire quality beverages when you only have one or two at a time. (And no, I don't consider Miller, Corona, or Heiniken to be quality beverages.)
Jul 2, 2014, 9:25 am
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I'm a beer enthusiast, but that doesn't mean I drink it to get drunk. (I do get drunk on occasion, but that's more the exception than the rule). I do enjoy having a slight buzz, but I rarely if ever have more than one drink on a weeknight unless I'm on vacation. Since I'm usually flying on the weekend and taking public transportation or being picked up at my destination I don't see the problem with having a couple drinks as long as I'm not tying one on or disturbing my fellow passengers.
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