Ben Griffis
@begriffis.bsky.social
Analyst at Kolding IF 🇩🇰 | ex. Loudoun United 🇺🇸 | Views my own
Realistically having more than a single game of tracking data is unheard of, some providers might have a single game of masked tracking data as samples. This is next-level and nothing I've ever seen before. Amazing to have this for the hackathon!!
October 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Realistically having more than a single game of tracking data is unheard of, some providers might have a single game of masked tracking data as samples. This is next-level and nothing I've ever seen before. Amazing to have this for the hackathon!!
Yeah, I was in IA when I researched this (unlimited ability to self-distribute), lived in OH right before (almost unlimited), then moved to VA. And it was wild to see the worse selection in VA, mainly larger brands or "craft" breweries owned by AB InBev or something lol, just a few small local ones
October 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yeah, I was in IA when I researched this (unlimited ability to self-distribute), lived in OH right before (almost unlimited), then moved to VA. And it was wild to see the worse selection in VA, mainly larger brands or "craft" breweries owned by AB InBev or something lol, just a few small local ones
I read every state's laws in 2019, so it's very possible more states have changed their laws/removed 3-tier laws. When I collected this data, no states that had repealed the 3-tier system had then re-enacted it, I'd assume that's still the case
October 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I read every state's laws in 2019, so it's very possible more states have changed their laws/removed 3-tier laws. When I collected this data, no states that had repealed the 3-tier system had then re-enacted it, I'd assume that's still the case
We kept it to 2 years in part because the sample size is already small with states (6) that had the 3-tier system and repealed it since 2013, as our data started in 2011 (and written in 2019)
Definitely possible to have noise or an initial bump!
Definitely possible to have noise or an initial bump!
October 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We kept it to 2 years in part because the sample size is already small with states (6) that had the 3-tier system and repealed it since 2013, as our data started in 2011 (and written in 2019)
Definitely possible to have noise or an initial bump!
Definitely possible to have noise or an initial bump!
Yeah 100%. In grad school I was working on research around when states do away with the 3-tier law, and it improved production & increased the number of new breweries. Which is obvious, but crazy that states continue to limit their own economy
(unpublished & unfinished, but key results in image)
(unpublished & unfinished, but key results in image)
October 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Yeah 100%. In grad school I was working on research around when states do away with the 3-tier law, and it improved production & increased the number of new breweries. Which is obvious, but crazy that states continue to limit their own economy
(unpublished & unfinished, but key results in image)
(unpublished & unfinished, but key results in image)
For some reason, too many craft breweries in the US seemed to think that craft = pushing the boundaries
I really think that is playing a much bigger role than the health craze, because while beer sales are lower overall, craft is way worse off than the big brewers & imports
Prize quality please
I really think that is playing a much bigger role than the health craze, because while beer sales are lower overall, craft is way worse off than the big brewers & imports
Prize quality please
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
For some reason, too many craft breweries in the US seemed to think that craft = pushing the boundaries
I really think that is playing a much bigger role than the health craze, because while beer sales are lower overall, craft is way worse off than the big brewers & imports
Prize quality please
I really think that is playing a much bigger role than the health craze, because while beer sales are lower overall, craft is way worse off than the big brewers & imports
Prize quality please
Tastes change, and I used to know plenty of people that bought & tried all the latest Pineapple Basil IPAs, but not anymore. My dad used to do that all the time and has now settled on much less experimental stuff (still too hoppy for my tastes tho)
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Tastes change, and I used to know plenty of people that bought & tried all the latest Pineapple Basil IPAs, but not anymore. My dad used to do that all the time and has now settled on much less experimental stuff (still too hoppy for my tastes tho)
I do think that in several years things will even out. It's sad to see businesses close but very few very high quality places are closing. The NYT article mentions Atlas in DC expanding. Port City keep expanding production & distribution too. Both are fantastic, quality-first breweries without fluff
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I do think that in several years things will even out. It's sad to see businesses close but very few very high quality places are closing. The NYT article mentions Atlas in DC expanding. Port City keep expanding production & distribution too. Both are fantastic, quality-first breweries without fluff
I also noticed fewer grocery stores having decent deals/prices on a "make your own 6-pack" which enabled me to find and try new beers, or the selection was poor and had virtually the same huge craft breweries that all ended up being owned by the mass-produced companies anyway. Defeated the purpose
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I also noticed fewer grocery stores having decent deals/prices on a "make your own 6-pack" which enabled me to find and try new beers, or the selection was poor and had virtually the same huge craft breweries that all ended up being owned by the mass-produced companies anyway. Defeated the purpose
This is why I think Import beer continues to increase despite craft beer sales and consumption falling
Virtually all the imports are "regular" beers, not hopped to the max, not sweetened, not including random experimental foods added in the brewing process
Virtually all the imports are "regular" beers, not hopped to the max, not sweetened, not including random experimental foods added in the brewing process
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
This is why I think Import beer continues to increase despite craft beer sales and consumption falling
Virtually all the imports are "regular" beers, not hopped to the max, not sweetened, not including random experimental foods added in the brewing process
Virtually all the imports are "regular" beers, not hopped to the max, not sweetened, not including random experimental foods added in the brewing process
I've lived in 4 states as a beer-drinking adult and have seen most places go above and beyond with the additives. Yes, some people will like to try a Smores IPA I'm sure, but trying once isn't gonna keep the revenue flowing
It got so damn hard to find actual quality small-batch beer without adds
It got so damn hard to find actual quality small-batch beer without adds
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I've lived in 4 states as a beer-drinking adult and have seen most places go above and beyond with the additives. Yes, some people will like to try a Smores IPA I'm sure, but trying once isn't gonna keep the revenue flowing
It got so damn hard to find actual quality small-batch beer without adds
It got so damn hard to find actual quality small-batch beer without adds
I am biased since my fave brewery, Port City in Alexandria VA, stays pretty pure with their lagers, and have few IPAs. They brew faithful representations of everything from Märzen, porter, pilsner etc to Tmavé Pivo & Rauchbier
They prize tradition & quality over experimentation and fluff; it shows
They prize tradition & quality over experimentation and fluff; it shows
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
I am biased since my fave brewery, Port City in Alexandria VA, stays pretty pure with their lagers, and have few IPAs. They brew faithful representations of everything from Märzen, porter, pilsner etc to Tmavé Pivo & Rauchbier
They prize tradition & quality over experimentation and fluff; it shows
They prize tradition & quality over experimentation and fluff; it shows
Like, I don't have plans to leave Denmark, and am soon gonna start the language courses. I love my job, love my apartment. But the fact that I feel like my happy place is about to either go away or completely change, is beyond sad. I lament it more than any words I'll ever be able to say/write
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Like, I don't have plans to leave Denmark, and am soon gonna start the language courses. I love my job, love my apartment. But the fact that I feel like my happy place is about to either go away or completely change, is beyond sad. I lament it more than any words I'll ever be able to say/write
I can't tell you how bad my mental state has been in the 6 months since moving away from ALX. I like Denmark and Kolding, but some days I hate it because I miss home. Then I love it because I feel blessed to have gotten out of the US. Then I'm sad the next day because I wanna be back
Fuck Trump. FU
Fuck Trump. FU
September 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I can't tell you how bad my mental state has been in the 6 months since moving away from ALX. I like Denmark and Kolding, but some days I hate it because I miss home. Then I love it because I feel blessed to have gotten out of the US. Then I'm sad the next day because I wanna be back
Fuck Trump. FU
Fuck Trump. FU
Limited to 2 minutes for each team would almost certainly change the way teams approach play though. Similar concept of the other team gets a chance though
September 11, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Limited to 2 minutes for each team would almost certainly change the way teams approach play though. Similar concept of the other team gets a chance though
The only downside to this is that it would lead to more excitement
September 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The only downside to this is that it would lead to more excitement
This would naturally lead to more jobs in football. We'd have coaches specifically dedicated to overtime tactics, and players who are liabilities for 90 minutes but gods among men for 120 seconds would have big contracts
Free kick specialists wouldn't just be on YouTube, but the Champions League
Free kick specialists wouldn't just be on YouTube, but the Champions League
September 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This would naturally lead to more jobs in football. We'd have coaches specifically dedicated to overtime tactics, and players who are liabilities for 90 minutes but gods among men for 120 seconds would have big contracts
Free kick specialists wouldn't just be on YouTube, but the Champions League
Free kick specialists wouldn't just be on YouTube, but the Champions League
Reposted by Ben Griffis
I don't feel any particular joy in Charlie Kirk getting shot. It's not the sort of thing I celebrate.
But I also struggle to care when someone gets the very thing they've wished for openly, on multiple occasions, in multiple iterations, for literal years, b/c they thought it would be someone else.
But I also struggle to care when someone gets the very thing they've wished for openly, on multiple occasions, in multiple iterations, for literal years, b/c they thought it would be someone else.
September 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I don't feel any particular joy in Charlie Kirk getting shot. It's not the sort of thing I celebrate.
But I also struggle to care when someone gets the very thing they've wished for openly, on multiple occasions, in multiple iterations, for literal years, b/c they thought it would be someone else.
But I also struggle to care when someone gets the very thing they've wished for openly, on multiple occasions, in multiple iterations, for literal years, b/c they thought it would be someone else.
This must be what white noise looks like
September 10, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This must be what white noise looks like