Dr Scott wrote:I saw one at the Celebrator news party. The Duval rep couldn't even tell me where to get one...
Check out this Chimay glass, 66oz!!!
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Dr. Scott,
As you probably already suspected, the Duvel rep you were talking to is full of shit. They know where to get those glasses. Duvel Moortgat is a notoriously cheap company, so they hold back on the Point of Sale unless you are a 'devoted' customer. Those big glasses go to accounts that promise to make Duvel/Maredsous/Ommegang a cornerstone of their bottle/draft list. They are also starting to be stingy with the 'Chouffe' gnome statues that B. United was proud to have on display in any Belgian themed bar or good beer bar when they controlled the brand. Now obviously I'm not implying that they should just give these things away to anyone, but why do I have to be forced to carry three draft lines, or eliminate their competing brands from my menu (all tactics I have been subjected to) to 'earn' the right to promote their beer in my establishment. On the other hand if you are a very high profile account (i.e. Torrinado, Blind Tiger, the Gingerman group) you can just carry Duvel in bottles and these ass-hats will kiss your nut-sack to put their POS up in their account. Ultimatley, these super-sized Duvel glasses are get-able, you just have to use a beer-bar owning friend's influence over his Duvel rep to milk one out of these cheap Belgian bastards!
and before anyone asks me where I get off calling these guys cheap, ask your local Duvel/ommegang rep what he/she got for a christmas bonus last year, or the year before... it's insulting after all the work these guys put in, how poorly they are rewarded by their bosses.
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