tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749139707731120559.post2672883730160527181..comments2008-10-02T15:22:49.927-04:00Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01915738663257190116noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749139707731120559.post-80173122070475691712008-10-02T15:20:00.000-04:002008-10-02T15:20:00.000-04:00Just found your blog and I have to show it to my girlfriend.<BR/><BR/>Her two favorite things: Beer (she's a sales rep for a local craft beer distributor) and black metal.<BR/><BR/>She's gonna love you kids!B.E. Earlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03139591223231428391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749139707731120559.post-24852771331866349352008-09-23T15:19:00.000-04:002008-09-23T15:19:00.000-04:00I see your point. I tend to get cynical about big breweries, but I really do want it to be good. I want to be surprised, because it is so out-of-character from the A-B that I know. I probably should have said "better quality" beer rather than "real", because hell, I used to love Pabst, and thought Corona was one of the best beers on the market. Beer is subjective.Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01915738663257190116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2749139707731120559.post-21541626951768149762008-09-23T15:05:00.000-04:002008-09-23T15:05:00.000-04:00I suspect that what A-B's actually trying to do, rather than <I>change</I> their image, is to create an <I>additional</I> image. When you're as big as they are, you can do that: see the new Michelob Brewing Company they're pushing. Note: I don't see this as "fake" brewing, it's just a recognition that those beers are looking for a different market. Which is what makes Bud Ale so interesting: they're nailing it to the Budweiser name, yet it's completely not Bud or Bud Light. Curious to see how this works out.Lew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.com