tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364002.post2288166205357680076..comments2023-08-01T03:47:43.561-07:00Comments on HEDONIST BEER JIVE: I WATCHED THE “BEER WARS” MOVIEJay H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06153081608332918241noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364002.post-5718928205539597452010-03-25T12:43:05.983-07:002010-03-25T12:43:05.983-07:00Maybe I should see the flick before I comment, but...Maybe I should see the flick before I comment, but Bud does considerably more than just make a shitty product. 'Evil' is too strong a word, but they are certainly predatory, and use their market share, financial resources, and lobbying power to put the squeeze on the little guys. Case in point: A-B filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission against the Boston Beer Company for false advertising. The gist of the complaint was that most Sam Adams beer was not actually brewed in Boston, and yet they held themselves out as "The Boston Beer Company." A-B had no chance of winning the suit. They just wanted Boston Beer to spend time and money defending itself, which was money that could not be spent on production, marketing, et al. A-B just wanted to grind them down, which they did.<br /><br />Going back further, A-B did everything they could to crush the regional breweries that tried to revive themselves after prohibition, and were largely successful.<br /><br />If their only sin was making a shitty product, I would just ignore them. They do a bit more than that, and while they are not evil, they are bastards.seannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364002.post-41982637689747044352010-03-24T05:56:00.714-07:002010-03-24T05:56:00.714-07:00Best review I've ever read of the movie. Coul...Best review I've ever read of the movie. Couldn't agree more. And it's likewise always perturbed me that some people consider Bud, et al "evil." They aren't evil, they just make shitty product.<br /><br />I enjoy your politics and would like to subscribe to your newsletter...Aaronhttp://www.theviceblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24364002.post-73881467115309079842010-03-23T19:25:59.933-07:002010-03-23T19:25:59.933-07:00That's about right. It seemed to me Rhonda wa...That's about right. It seemed to me Rhonda was selling her soul to be one of the big boys, making her an unlikely hero to root for in this movie, that I found interesting to watch at times, but hit a lot of wrong notes.Derrick Petermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965272125362046327noreply@blogger.com