re: Big Beer dresses up in craft brewers' clothing

good article and good thread

I don't want to go back through and quote specifics, but I will say two things.

First, there is absolutely no time or place for BMC products in my life. There are many, many other options out there, from beers like Southern Star's Bombshell Blonde to NOLA blond, Ska Mexican Logger, to many ambers and pale ales. And with many great craft beer producers canning their beers now, you don't even have the "no glass" excuse anymore. I signed up for Untappd a year ago last September. For those of you unfamiliar, Untappd lets you log your beers, and you earn badges for these log ins. I've gotten to the point that I generally only log a beer if I've never logged it before or am having a beer at a unique location. There is a badge called "Lite Weight" that you earn simply by drinking one Bud Light, one Miller Lite, and one Coors Light. I am proud to say that I still have not earned ths badge, though sadly I have had two of the three. I cannot remember the last time I drank a Bud Light and have zero intentions of doing so at any time, not only because of their shitty tasting beer, but moreso because I will not support any business that uses deception and strong arm tactics to limit the growth of craft brewing in the US.

Second, the point about not being able to find craft beers in ball parks is valid. I can walk up to any vendor in Minute Maid Park and buy 5 different kinds of BMC beers, but there is one stand alone booth that sold Saint Arnold's, and only it's Amber last time I was there. There are four breweries in the Houston area that are either bottling or canning beer right now, but you have a hard time finding them in the parks.