Am I nuts? Are some Carlos Torano's and Ghurka's the same?

[nhcigarfan]

I just did some quick price comparisons and noted that the Gurkhas are about $1 more per stick. Any reasons as to why?

cost of packaging, bands, possibly some marketing reason. Probably along a price-break marketing thing.

Kinda like coors light and keystone light. Same beer, same cans, different paint on the cans, different price.

Coors and Coors light are in the Bud and Bud light price market.

Coors didn't have a beer in the Bush beer price level market so they just changed the name and paint on coors light and cut the price.

Difference of 3 bucks a twelve pack here in NH.

If you don't believe me, get a can of both, leave the room, have someone pour them into glasses and have a taste test. It's the same beer.

[Kenyth]

cost of packaging, bands, possibly some marketing reason. Probably along a price-break marketing thing.

Kinda like coors light and keystone light. Same beer, same cans, different paint on the cans, different price.

Coors and Coors light are in the Bud and Bud light price market.

Coors didn't have a beer in the Bush beer price level market so they just changed the name and paint on coors light and cut the price.

Difference of 3 bucks a twelve pack here in NH.

If you don't believe me, get a can of both, leave the room, have someone pour them into glasses and have a taste test. It's the same beer.

You wouldn't believe the folks who would say different. I know I drink Bush and Key for that very reason. I do seem to detect a slight difference between Bud and Bush, though it may be my imagination. I wonder if they use less hops in the Bush beer, or if they just can off-tasting batches as Bush?

[nhcigarfan]

You wouldn't believe the folks who would say different. I know I drink Bush and Key for that very reason. I do seem to detect a slight difference between Bud and Bush, though it may be my imagination. I wonder if they use less hops in the Bush beer, or if they just can off-tasting batches as Bush?

The difference with Bud and Bush is age, I believe. I was told once by a distributer that Bush is just young bud, and maybe not beechwood aged.


I want to say that bush is a 30 or 40 day lager, Bud is 90 day and Michelob is 120. But I might be off on those, it's been a few years since that discussion.

But I first heard coors thing from a coors marketing woman who did a promo at the bar I tended in college. She swore up and down it was true and to this day I can't tell the difference at all between coors light and keystone.

[JHarri31]

Throughout college I drank every form of crap - cheap beer imagineable, and to be honest I can tell a difference.

Bud ----> Busch ---> Natural Light (natti)

Coors ----> Keystone

Miller ----> Milwaukees Best (beast)

While we're on the subject...anyone every try Burger or Dakota Kick?

John

[Kenyth]

Throughout college I drank every form of crap - cheap beer imagineable, and to be honest I can tell a difference.

Bud ----> Busch ---> Natural Light (natti)

Coors ----> Keystone

Miller ----> Milwaukees Best (beast)

While we're on the subject...anyone every try Burger or Dakota Kick?

John

Meister Brau or Charles Reibenbach baby! Only the best quality dextrose (corn sugar) goes into the making of those beers!

[JHarri31]

Meister Brau or Charles Reibenbach baby! Only the best quality dextrose (corn sugar) goes into the making of those beers!

I just missed the boat on Meister Brau (got to college in '01), but I heard it was the beer of choice back in the day

[Desert Rat]

I just did some quick price comparisons and noted that the Gurkhas are about $1 more per stick. Any reasons as to why?

cost of packaging, bands, possibly some marketing reason. Probably along a price-break marketing thing.

I agree with nhfan. Torano is quite the marketer, he also rolls CAO.

Nothing wrong with that, its good buisness, but a cynic like myself wonders if these guys are focused more on the quality of cigars or the marketing of cigars.