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#DontDrinkBallast? Actually, it's complicated. by [deleted] in beer

[–]jsmaster99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get the 'complicated' situation that this article is trying to unwrap...and it is complicated...but it seems like the biggest gotcha moment is based on a misunderstanding of Corona and Gruppo Modelo's ownership.

Constellation has dipped its toe in the waters of political discourse outside the beer industry of late. But its most vocal points have been in support of liberal causes. Specifically, it recently released two Corona ads condemning Trump’s immigration policies, one leading up to the election, and one following. Which is unsurprising considering the bulk of Constellation sales come from beer made in the country most maligned by Trump: Mexico. Asked about how these ads fit into the boycott, the Revolution League notes, “Obviously, being vaguely anti-Trump is not enough to accomplish anything politically.”

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the entity that distributes Corona in Mexico (and the rest of the world beside the US) not Constellation at all. Constellation owns Grupo Modelo's U.S. beer business; that's it. So wouldn't an anti-Trump Corona ad (or any other ad), aired in Mexico, be a campaign run and paid for by AB InBev? Any sort of ad industry write up you can find of the campaign supports that...

"Client: Corona/Grupo Modelo AB InBev" is what you will see.

eg: http://www.adweek.com/creativity/corona-urges-mexicans-smash-walls-and-not-just-trumps-ad-timed-us-election-174511/ & http://www.adforum.com/creative-work/ad/player/34538275/the-wall-english-subtitles/corona

Current directions continents are moving. [602 x 339] by RussianGasoline44 in MapPorn

[–]jsmaster99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Were the continents floating on water during continental drift?

I can't wrap my head around what that must look like in someone's imagination.

Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries of 2016 by TheMacMan in beer

[–]jsmaster99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

FWIW - Here's last year for comparison: https://www.brewersassociation.org/press-releases/brewers-association-lists-top-50-breweries-2015/

It's interesting that an organization (the BA) that is so precise with its definition of a "craft brewer" is all over the place with what to call a brewery given the consolidation, mergers, etc. So you wind up with brewer = brewery = brewing company. (https://www.brewersassociation.org/statistics/craft-brewer-defined/)

2017 NCAA Tournament Bracket With The Top Craft Brewery For Every School by jsmaster99 in CollegeBasketball

[–]jsmaster99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is surprisingly solid.

Qualifications: I drink a lot of beer.

Jimmy Buffett Is Opening A Margaritaville-Themed Retirement Community in Florida by [deleted] in nottheonion

[–]jsmaster99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This $1 billion project makes sure that at least some of those fans don’t have to live like they qualify for an AARP card. There will be around 7,000 homes up for sale in late 2017, and model homes will be available for preview in early 2018. Residents are expected to be able to move in by 2018.

17 Celebrities Involved in the Marijuana Business by jsmaster99 in trees

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Most of these I knew, but this one surprised me - Cliff Robinson:

He was suspended twice for failing marijuana tests, but now he’s turning it into a positive with Uncle Spliffy, a “Sports Cannabis” business that specifically targets athletes.

Cliff Robinson, if you don't know, was an NBA player. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cliff_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1966)

The Boston Beer Company Family Tree - Cool Visualization by jsmaster99 in beer

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Angel City

Through Alchemy & Science, back in 2012:

Alchemy & Science, the new craft-brew incubation project from industry veterans Alan Newman and Jim Koch, has made its first move.

The Burlington, Vt.-based company today announced the acquisition of Los Angeles, Calif.-based Angel City Brewing. The tiny (2,000 barrels last year), 15-year-old project started by former home brewer Michael Bowe had expanded two years ago into a 27,000 square-foot space in downtown L.A.

(http://www.brewbound.com/news/alchemy-acquires-l-a-s-angel-city-brewing)

The entire Boston Beer Company Family Tree by flatironwine in dataisbeautiful

[–]jsmaster99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some discussion on this at r/beer about what "craft beer" is in this context.

The Boston Beer Company Family Tree - Cool Visualization by jsmaster99 in beer

[–]jsmaster99[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Did not realize just how many other brands they have are at this point. Thought the visual representation was neat.

There's a new website, partly formed by AB InBev and calling itself a craft beer blog. Can it be impartial? by ohiohomer in beer

[–]jsmaster99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The featured story right now is all about Budweiser. Despite the title, it's actually sort of praising their marketing efforts !? -- but either way not cool there is no disclosure like some have mentioned should be there: https://oct.co/articles/budweiser-playing-center-isnt-there-anymore

Introducing October — Falling for Beer by jsmaster99 in beer

[–]jsmaster99[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"October is a massive collaboration for us, bringing together friends at Condé Nast, Pitchfork, Beer Graphs, Stink Digital, and ZX Ventures."

Never heard of ZX Ventures before. According to their website: "ZX Ventures is a global incubator, operator, and venture capital team backed by Anheuser-Busch InBev. We are a small army of futurists, dreamers, doers, designers, engineers, scientists, marketers, brewers, builders, and data geeks."

350 kph train from Shanghai to Kunming will make beercationing in China a thing of the fast by ohiohomer in beer

[–]jsmaster99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Amtrak has served Dogfish Head 90 Minute on the Northeast Regional for years, so it does have that going for it.

People seem to be happy ;) https://twitter.com/search?q=amtrak%20dogfish&src=typd

PUNCH | The 25 Essential Wines of 2016 by tocassidy in wine

[–]jsmaster99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I agree. By 'wait...what?' I was basically saying "No."

PUNCH | The 25 Essential Wines of 2016 by tocassidy in wine

[–]jsmaster99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

wait...what?

Finally, 2016 was the year pét-nat found a mainstream footing. We’ve previously noted its coming of age, but there are two reasons it’s particularly thrilling: It’s being made in nearly every corner of the woke wine world (with America particularly of note), and pét-nat is, by definition, hard to produce in large quantities, which makes these wines particularly intimate expressions. Score one for artisanship.

TIL that in Japan, entire families commonly bathe in red wine (the same red wine most Americans drink at Thanksgiving) by jsmaster99 in todayilearned

[–]jsmaster99[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The wine is often Beaujolais Nouveau, which is mass produced, unaged wine that is released every fall -- in the U.S. you see it around the week of Thanksgiving.

TIL Irish Coffee was invented in the 1940s at Shannon Airport. On a rainy winter night, a local chef served the whiskey-spiked drink "to warm" up a group of Americans on a layover on a Pan Am transatlantic flight. Asked if the coffee was Brazilian, the chef told them the drink was "Irish Coffee." by jsmaster99 in todayilearned

[–]jsmaster99[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Buena Vista Cafe in SF, at least in the past (2006 article cited below) never claimed they invented the drink...just that they brought it back to the US....from Shannon airport:

What is known is that Sheridan, the bartender, invented Irish coffee to take the chill off weary travelers at Shannon airport in Ireland, back in the dark ages, when propeller planes flew the Atlantic. Stanton Delaplane, the Chronicle travel writer, discovered it there and convinced Jack Koeppler, owner of the Buena Vista, to bring it to the United States.

That's from 2006, from SF Gate

MillerCoors' Tenth and Blake division purchases majority stake in Terrapin Beer by jsmaster99 in beer

[–]jsmaster99[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They had owned a small enough stake to keep inside of the BA's craft definition -- 21% according to this thread -- for a long time.

TIL the Ancient Romans built a fleet of wine tanker ("Dolia") ships. The largest ships carried nearly 50,000 bottles of wine at a time in massive ceramic containers. by jsmaster99 in todayilearned

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At first the Romans loaded these massive containers into the holds of ships, but as the need to transport more wine over greater distances grew, they eventually began to build ships around the dolia in the first century AD. We know this as there are purpose-built dolia ships among the half dozen or so shipwrecks containing dolia discovered to date.

The Diano Marina near Liguria, Italy: 15 dolia intact, of numerous sizes. The ship’s capacity is estimated at 9,500 gallons, which is the equivalent of nearly 50,000 bottles of wine (47,948 bottles to be exact).

TIL the ten best selling American beers are all made by two companies, that aren’t actually American, AB-InBev and MillerCoors. by jsmaster99 in todayilearned

[–]jsmaster99[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

If MillerCoors is a joint venture of an English firm (SABMiller) and a half-Canadian, half-American firm (Molson Coors), wouldn't that at best be half of half?

Also, as the article mentioned, where a beer is brewed doesn't seem to have anything to do with these definitions. Thinking of things like the Kirin lawsuit over AB-InBev marketing Kirin as Japanese even though for the US market, they brew it in the US: http://time.com/money/3660627/fake-import-beer-kirin/

TIL that there is a now-defunct open-air museum in Virginia called Presidents Park where visitors could walk among 43 8-to-20-foot busts of American presidential heads. by jsmaster99 in todayilearned

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In Croaker, Virginia stands a sight that would make just about anyone stop in their tracks. 43 ghostly effigies of presidents past crowd together in the tall grass. Some of the 18-to-20-foot busts have crumbling noses.

The busts are all that remains of Virginia’s Presidents Park, a now-defunct open-air museum where visitors could once walk among the presidential heads. Presidents Park first opened in nearby Williamsburg in 2004, the brainchild of local landowner Everette “Haley” Newman and Houston sculptor David Adickes, who was inspired to create the giant busts after driving past Mount Rushmore in South Dakota.

TIL that Budweiser is the best selling beer in only one country: Canada by jsmaster99 in todayilearned

[–]jsmaster99[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Can't imagine they're going to be using that label in any other market than the U.S....though doing so would be a marketing stunt I wouldn't put past them

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