tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937859432549118181.post4801261726607742032..comments2023-05-12T11:49:19.642-04:00Comments on Beer-Stained Letter: A taste of serendipity for Carton BrewingJeff Linkoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09262928843229439788noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1937859432549118181.post-25610440777349418522011-11-15T06:29:39.489-05:002011-11-15T06:29:39.489-05:00I really wish Carton would label their beers with ...I really wish Carton would label their beers with style names, and not just “Boat” or “Launch”, etc. At least “Boat IPA” or “Launch Session IPA” or similar. I see that in the photo they have individual tap handles, but I haven’t seen them at the places I’ve found the Carton beers- so I never quite know what I’m getting. Since they are draught-only and self-distributed, it might help to have some promotional material that could be handed out over the bar, describing their beers, since the bars and retailers I’ve been to haven’t been much help. <br /><br />I suppose it’s inevitable that Carton and Kane are going to often be discussed together (draught only, self-distributed, started up the same time, both in Monmouth County) and probably it’s annoying to both, but they both seem to suffer from this. The Kane tap handles, I’ve read, where purposely designed to not have the type of beer listed to look “clean”, so even if a bartender knows/remembers that the Kane tap is “Head High” – what does that mean to the average beer drinker? <br /><br />The other day, I order a growler of the “Head High” and was cautioned it wasn’t the “regular” Head High but a different version. Huh? Give it a different name, then – one that tells me what it is, because as a draught beer I have no label to guide me.<br /><br />Both brewers websites also are little help, even after the fact. Kane’s seems to be a placeholder and the Carton site doesn’t load correctly on either Firefox (missing the top portion) or at all on an older version of Explorer. “Cool” graphics and moving websites might be impressive to some, but I’m just looking for factual information… not entertainment and don’t want to be constantly downloading browsers just to find out about a beer.JessKiddenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13957063630653714731noreply@blogger.com