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October 03, 2003
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 Rex "Wrecks" Bell, who played bass behind Townes Van Zandt and Lightnin' Hopkins, runs the tiny but excellent Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe in Galveston (Rex ran the Old Quarter that Townes recorded in from 1966-1973, closing it some 17 years before I could drink). Now he wants to sell his own brand of beer, but Starbucks Coffee Corporation doesn't like his brand name.
Now I may not be a typical consumer, but I could be a pretty typical patron of Rex's. While he does have a stage at the Old Quarter and a PA, it's easy to confuse it with a small drum riser. He likes the music and the two bands I've been with who went there had a good experience. Just not much for me to do there as the engineer. So mostly I got to sit and yak with Rex and listen to my friends play and try not to drink too much of what Rex poured. Hard to imagine a better gig for an engineer, really.
Beer! Oh, yes, Beer. Star Bock Beer. The name makes Starbucks Coffee Corporation's caffeinated law corps deeply agitated. Someone might confuse Star Bock Beer with their brewed product. Could be, but really, Old Quarter patrons are more likely to confuse it with Lone Star Beer or Shiner Bock. This is partly because patrons are much more likely to be fans of inexpensive regional beers than expensive national coffee brands and partly because Rex named the brew by combining the names of his two most popular beers.
I dunno, I'm not buying real consumer confusion, but Starbucks has much bigger lawyers than The Old Quarter and these are not cases that the little guy frequently wins. However, Rex is a cantankerous old coot and may prevail on attitude alone.
If you're in South East Texas and you want to hear good acoustic music, Rex's Old Quarter is a good spot to go (on par with Anderson Fair and McGonigel's Mucky Duck). Try the beer, whatever it ends up being named. And talk to a guy who has been a part of some of the best Texas blues ever made, too.
In any case, how can you take a company seriously that's named after Dirk "Face" Benedict?
via Kuff
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| .:Posted by Michael on October 3, 2003 1:00 AM:.
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Beer newsThe Spoetzl Brewery, makers of Shiner Bock, has announced that it will start brewing a light beer. With Shiner Light,......
Mark got some Shiner Bock while he was in Oklahoma, and now he wants to try ad get some for me to try... Oh, the lack of good medium dark beers up here in the miserable north!
| .:Posted by jenn
( total) on October 29, 2003 9:50 AM:. |
Jenn,
If you do try it, let me know what you think. I'd be especially interested in knowing if it's fresh. I've had some that was not and it's not the same.
| .:Posted by Michael Croft
( total) on October 30, 2003 10:30 PM:. |
Hello, im an alcohol rep and im in the Tulsa Ok. area, im looking for interesting beers to bring into the state and market. Please give me a call @918-734-1792 or send me an email or by regular mail. Jack A Carlson 1509 W. pecan circle , Broken Arrow, Ok. 74011
| .:Posted by Jack A. Carlson
( total) on February 28, 2004 9:09 AM:. |
Friday March 26 there will be a benefit concert at The Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe in Galveston Texas. Many fine Texas artists are scheduled to perform. All proceeds will go towards helping Wrecks defray his legal costs.
Thanks for helping spread the word on this story!
| .:Posted by Jon Bernard
( total) on February 29, 2004 7:36 AM:. |
StarBock updateThe legal battle between Starbucks and a Galveston brewpub over its "StarBock" beer, first noted here, will enter mediation shortly.......
Reason #4,328 to boycott Starbuck'sNot only is their overpriced coffee about as tasty as a styofoam cup of warm tobacco spit, but they're litigious assholes: GALVESTON — The beer tap will continue to flow at a Galveston bar involved in a legal battle with......
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