Originally Posted by sinoflyer (Post 24617256)

Considering that a few months ago UA started offering Devil's Cut, a new bourbon from Jim Beam, and also the current speculation over some sort of marketing agreement in the works for hot beverage offerings, I'm beginning to think that UA may be turning inflight catering into a (revenue generating?) platform for new product placement:

Offer a new beer that Goose Island wants to push, like the 312 currently and soon the Goose IPA, instead of something that many of us already know quite well, like Honker's Ale. Then 6 months later, switch to another Goose Island beer. All the while, UA exacts a discount from Goose Island, and still makes good on the promise of $2B in savings. Brilliant, if this turns out to be the case, but the changes nevertheless are very different and very welcomed from the blah-ness that had prevailed since the merger.

Originally Posted by Air Houston (Post 24928760)

Most flights already have the IPA. It is a medium hoppy fairly fruity IPA as far as IPAs go. For my taste, and I like flavorful beer, it is about a million tiimes better than the wheat beer.

Originally Posted by PsiFighter37 (Post 24929416)

For Goose Island, IPA > 312 most definitely (IMO). That said, I definitely think the beer's flavor has changed a bit since I first had it several years back - not as strong as it used to be.

As for getting it on the plane - imagine most of the planes stock it now, but when I flew MCO-EWR last month, it took a bit of time for them to scrounge up a can for me, but they eventually found one (they made it sound like there were not many catered onto the plane). I think they had to go back to the galley in Y to find one to bring up to F.

Originally Posted by riphamilton (Post 24929486)

i haven't flown UA since early april. is 312 now extinct in favor of the IPA, or is it still being catered?

Originally Posted by riphamilton (Post 24929486)

i haven't flown UA since early april. is 312 now extinct in favor of the IPA, or is it still being catered?

Originally Posted by CruiserCLE (Post 24929920)

Does anyone know if the 312 in the clubs will eventually change? I like both the 312 and the IPA so I'm happy either way but wasn't sure if the clubs were going to be updated to the IPA. In the past few weeks, the MCO and CLE clubs still had the 312.

Originally Posted by CruiserCLE (Post 24929920)

Does anyone know if the 312 in the clubs will eventually change? I like both the 312 and the IPA so I'm happy either way but wasn't sure if the clubs were going to be updated to the IPA. In the past few weeks, the MCO and CLE clubs still had the 312.

Originally Posted by PsiFighter37 (Post 24930216)

I think it depends what club you're in (or perhaps the policy has changed), but I was under the impression UA sourced local crafts for its 'premium' beer selection. I've had Goose in ORD, Sam Adams in EWR, and Speakeasy (by far my favorite) in SFO.