too all the beer drinkers!

[leprecaun jon]

I'm not sure how many of you read my blogs, but i have recently started brewing my own beers. I am a AHA ( American home brewers association) member, i support local businesses, local farms, local breweries, home, micro or craft. i have never really been much of a Busch fan, however after reading this article i had much more respect for how the Busch family took care of business.

if your an american beer drinker, or even a beer drinker in general i believe you should read this article. the new owner of Anhueser Busch literally plans to take over the beer world as we know it, and he doesn't seem to care about how consumers feel about the change in product or management.

the american beer you thought was all american, is not. the import beer you thought was brewed in Mexico, or Germany with quality ingredients is not.

to all those who drink craft beer, home brew or are passionate about beer period...cheers!

The Plot to Destroy America's Beer - Businessweek

 

[urbanduckman]

I'm not sure how many of you read my blogs, but i have recently started brewing my own beers. I am a AHA ( American home brewers association) member, i support local businesses, local farms, local breweries, home, micro or craft. i have never really been much of a Busch fan, however after reading this article i had much more respect for how the Busch family took care of business.

if your an american beer drinker, or even a beer drinker in general i believe you should read this article. the new owner of Anhueser Busch literally plans to take over the beer world as we know it, and he doesn't seem to care about how consumers feel about the change in product or management.

the american beer you thought was all american, is not. the import beer you thought was brewed in Mexico, or Germany with quality ingredients is not.

to all those who drink craft beer, home brew or are passionate about beer period...cheers!

The Plot to Destroy America's Beer - Businessweek

Quit drinking, smoke herbs... You know they are modifying our foods, what made you think they would stay away from beer? Herb is just a plant, it just grows like that. And if you happen to set it on fire...... There are some effects...

 

[leprecaun jon]

Hops is just a plant as well my friend and so are the organic wheat malts that produce the beer I brew. If you so happen to leave them out and yeast settles in the malt hop mix you just so happen get effects .... As discovered 8000 years ago

 

[alaskanflyboy]

Quit drinking, smoke herbs... You know they are modifying our foods, what made you think they would stay away from beer? Herb is just a plant, it just grows like that. And if you happen to set it on fire...... There are some effects...

The ingredients used in the beer are also plants. If marijuana were legal, I have no doubt it'd suffer the same commercialized fate. They'd genetically modify it to produce a higher yield crop, regardless of the ill effects the modification may create. I'm sure they'd cut it with cheaper grade stuff to further the profit margin (as is the case here).

This is all just corporate greed buying up everything and turning it into cheap, worthless crap that we keep buying for more than it's worth just because it's a tiny bit cheaper than the worthwhile stuff. It doesn't hurt them that the worthwhile stuff gets harder to find when major stores won't stock it since most of their customers are looking at the price and not the quality.

Don't get me wrong from this rant. I'm not against corporations, I'm just against anything nebulous and out of control — be it corporations, governments, or organizations. This article just shows that AB InBev is one of those companies. They put profit, shareholders, and C-level salaries above their customers, product quality, and employees. I also blame the consumers for continuing to buy crap products from these companies. They help enable such companies' value priority.

 

[FastFreddy]

Fact : It was beer that started civilisation and spread culture.

If it wasn't for beer, you'd still be running around in a loin clothe, the fact I sometimes drink beer at night while in a loin clothe is beside the point. (It's been hot at night lately here) (joke)

Regarding Becks, I assumed it was crap due to the high level of marketing, same as Heineken, then when I actually tried them, I thought "hmmm, its not all marketing hype, these are really good beers". The image seemed over hyped to me, which to my error I assumed was therefore under-substanced.
Turns out the beer did taste great with quality ingredients.

I thought Budweiser was a good beer.

After skimming thru that article, its the same in every industry, screw suppliers, screw consumers, charge more for less. What's next poison in baby milk ? (where is the world heading?)

In Australia, the "beer marketers" here have introduced these "European" style bottles (ie : smaller bottles)
Then the govt went big on alcohol tax, both state and federal. (Beer from $12 to $18 a six pack in a short time. Jim Beam went from $15 to $25 a six pack)
Then the Japanese bought all the producers in the region.
Then the NT govt banned alcohol in Aboriginal communities (well she was a card carrying member of the commie party at Uni).

Alcohol industry is big, big finance, govt lobby groups, govt tax grabs, religious groups attacking it, state govts regulating it, govt funded groups against it lobbying for more money to attack it every year, no wonder.

Mental note to self : Never stand between a politician, an alcohol lobby group, a think-tank recommended report and a bag of money.

Personally, I think Rednecks should claim moonshine as their cultural heritage and any attempt to regulate it would be akin to banning turbans or breastfeeding in public.

 

[FastFreddy]

I wish my family had of got the Royal approval to make Whisky.
Anyone else would be sent to Australia or NZ or the Carolinas if they made whisky without the Crown Corp approval.