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MaineObjective t1_jbql0mg wrote

Reply to Is Fore River Brewing closing for good? by schilling207

When it comes to microeconomics, craft beer is definitely near the “perfect competition” end of the spectrum. The market is very saturated. New entrants will either fail or others will be pushed out of the market. Some people who work in the industry in Maine say that this sort of thing was only a matter of time.

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IamSauerKraut t1_jbqai0t wrote

Reply to Is Fore River Brewing closing for good? by schilling207

Craft brew is over-subscribed. Lots of places suddenly closing as folks get tired of average beer with crappy sandwiches. And, unfortunately, the side hustles the breweries have as part of the business plan have not hired them as venues are often still less then 50% at the level before 3 years ago.

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YolksOnU t1_jbpiqs1 wrote

Reply to Is Fore River Brewing closing for good? by schilling207

I hope not, but look around at all the breweries that have opened in the state in the last decade and all the ones being planned and they are all fighting for customers and shelf space. Pair that factor with the rising costs of materials and labor it's just not a surprise to see any of the smaller players go under to me.

See also: The marijuana market. Same shit's going to happen there, at some point, you have to assume, there are just so damn many of them in the state.

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Zyra00 t1_jbphqh3 wrote

Reply to Does anyone actually like Toucher and Rich on WCYY? by BentheBruiser

They're great and I listen to them whenever I get the chance. I don't need to hear green day for the 1000000th time or heaven forbid when CYY plays shit like imagine dragons.

There are way too many terrible sports radio shows, including the racist boomers on the AM jab or the most boring possible radio ever with Mannix and Mannix. Toucher and Rich picked up where shows like Lebatard left off.

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jeezumbub t1_jbp49ik wrote

Reply to Is Fore River Brewing closing for good? by schilling207

I hope they come back too. They brew some of my favorite local beers and their tasting room is great. I feel like they fly under the radar compared to some of the other breweries across the bridge, but I appreciate they there one of the breweries that consistently has good variety and doesn’t just whip up 5 different IPAs and call it a day.

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Dogsbottombottom t1_jbolzkj wrote

Reply to comment by Super-Lychee8852 in Does anyone actually like Toucher and Rich on WCYY? by BentheBruiser

Some radio is fucking awesome. In particular college radio stations are great, because they exist outside of the conglomeratized radio landscape and will play a wildly eclectic mix of music.

With online streaming you can get it from anywhere your phone has service. I recall WFUV (Fordham University) being good. KXLU (Loloya Marrymount in LA) is decent, much less professional than WFUV tho.

They're usually not as put together as the professional stations, but if you can get past that, I think they play much more interesting music.

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LiLohan t1_jboafu6 wrote

Reply to comment by Alldamage in Does anyone actually like Toucher and Rich on WCYY? by BentheBruiser

This is exactly my opinion on it - I like sports talk radio when I'm in the mood for it, during the right sports seasons, etc. However, it just isn't what should be on CYY. I don't listen to the radio as much as I used to (in part because I work from home, but also because some critter chewed my car antenna) but I'm also really surprised at how broad their music selection has become. I never thought I'd hear Metallica or (ugh) Kid Rock in rotation on CYY.

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