The Beer Thread

[Jocephus]

anheuser busch has been dead to me for many years now

[cardsfansince82]

I liked the Guinness Nitro IPA.

[33anda3rd]

The empire strikes again
http://fortune.com/2015/12/22/anheuser- ... ckenridge/ fortunately they havent bought a single beer I like. As mentioned before, my only concern is their control over distribution, taps, beer aisles.

The distribution part is the really scary part. The US set up the three-tier system after Prohibition and now all alcohol distribution is subject to it...unless you're big enough to just buy two of the three tiers so you can use your might to influence the third tier. It's kind of bull. And most consumers don't see it. If you're in a Jewel-Osco or a Mariano's supermarket in Chicago, you might see a big floor display of beer. Ommegang, Goose Island, Founders, Shiner, Ale Syndicate (a local craft brewer), Evil Twin, Budweiser. Looks like a broad array of beer selected by the store. Nah. It's all distributed by Lakeshore, owned by the Hand Family Companies, whose corporate home is Budweiser of Clarkesville, TN. Budweiser controls that floor display in a supermarket in a suburban Jewel, down to what is grouped together. That is really pretty scary when you consider how much control they have over what we see at that level as consumers without knowing who is presenting what to us as a marketing message.

[Freed Roger]

I was drinking an Ale Syndicate something when in Chicago -looked at the bottle and noticed it was brewed Breese IL - presumably by Excel.

[cardinalkarp]

Oh beer, how I miss the so.....

[jim]

You stopped drinking beer karp?

[JL21]

You stopped drinking beer karp?

I just assumed he was referring to those 8 hours in the middle of the day when you're at work and you're supposed to stop drinking.

[Michael]

I haven't had a beer since sept. Not many cocktails during that time either.

I regret nothing.

[cardinalkarp]

You stopped drinking beer karp?

Yeah, not forever....but going on 8 months now. There were a few personal reasons and it just needed to be done for awhile. Nothing health related, but I'm sure my liver is thanking me since I probably haven't went w/o some type of alcoholic beverage for more than a week since I was about 16.

[jim]

If didn't have a beer since September, or even worse 8 months, I would be regretting everything.