tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post202789729759476556..comments2023-09-30T06:42:08.953-05:00Comments on Bostonbeerman Blog: Here's to beer, I mean Budweiser...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-88902021936678354942008-07-30T08:23:00.000-05:002008-07-30T08:23:00.000-05:00I guess that after the recent takeover of AB- by I...I guess that after the recent takeover of AB- by InBev product reviews will expand into the newly aquired brands!<BR/>I had an interesting Bud experience lately, you can read about it <A HREF="http://thebeerdiary.blogspot.com/2008/07/budeweiser.html" REL="nofollow">here. (The Beer Diary)</A>Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979252489432311435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-16058205250629774242007-06-09T15:40:00.000-05:002007-06-09T15:40:00.000-05:00Beerman - thanks for giving us a balanced perspect...Beerman - thanks for giving us a balanced perspective and flushing these guys out for who they really are. Appreciate their capitalistic spirit but leaving us to wonder if their reviews + content could be compromised is unfortunate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-90140290483727315912007-06-07T02:16:00.000-05:002007-06-07T02:16:00.000-05:00Hi There,First time reader, and I like what you do...Hi There,<BR/><BR/>First time reader, and I like what you do.<BR/><BR/>I've been a member of Beer Advocate for two years and I have seen what they do for the industry. It's all good.<BR/><BR/>Do I dislike AB? Of course I do.<BR/><BR/>I'm not a macro fan by any means at all.<BR/><BR/>The existence of "Here's to beer" is an indication of the population of America today drinking better beer. An Advocate of Beerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11817625113845036185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-80204781374792309392007-04-05T22:17:00.000-05:002007-04-05T22:17:00.000-05:00For those who do not know, The Beer Institute is a...For those who do not know, The Beer Institute is a Washington C Street lobbying firm for the beer industry. August Busch IV is the current President and the previous president was Jeff Becker of SAB Miller. The Institute has several member breweries from the big macros to some outstanding micros that I love (not really sure how much power the micros have, but I can see why they join, it makes Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-37885309893217889702007-04-01T08:33:00.000-05:002007-04-01T08:33:00.000-05:00A-B brought "Here's To Beer" to the Beer Institute...A-B brought "Here's To Beer" to the Beer Institute first http://www.beerinstitute.org<BR/><BR/>I believe Miller was the first to turn them down. So A-B did it on their own.BeerAdvocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149384483384097188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-47439399517362926192007-03-31T13:39:00.000-05:002007-03-31T13:39:00.000-05:00I don't think I have made any enemies here, at lea...I don't think I have made any enemies here, at least I certainly hope not. We certainly disagree on several issues, but I think enemies is a bit harsh. <BR/><BR/>I appreciate Jason and Todd's comments, in fact, I think is it kind of cool that they even know about my blog...now they may never read it again, but I do take it as a compliment that they checked it out. <BR/><BR/>As I state in the postAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946540539841598718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-130090140120886152007-03-31T10:23:00.000-05:002007-03-31T10:23:00.000-05:00Sounds like you've made some enemies!Sounds like you've made some enemies!Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449076947080619701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-10988814067934199892007-03-31T08:01:00.000-05:002007-03-31T08:01:00.000-05:001) This blogger also fails to realize that magazin...1) This blogger also fails to realize that magazines require revenue to survive and many of the small- to mid-sized craft brewers simply don't have the budgets to advertise. So who does? The bigger breweries. So I guess every regional bi-monthly beer paper is also in bed with A-B? All About Beer, Brewing News, Celebrator, Ale Street News ... all in bed with A-B? Yeah, must be the case as you'll Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200039527744658204.post-70800054304260546212007-03-31T07:41:00.000-05:002007-03-31T07:41:00.000-05:00And if you ever noticed we give truthful reviews f...And if you ever noticed we give truthful reviews from no matter who the brewery is. Did we give them all A+ scores in the mag? No.<BR/><BR/>The scores on line for Budweiser ... we take in consideration the style when we review. We have done this since day one (Aug 1996). This is unlike many beer snobs that just bash macros for the fun of it. We are not macro-bashers, we are beer lovers.<BR/><BR/>BeerAdvocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12149384483384097188noreply@blogger.com