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rodman
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by rodman » Thursday Dec 06, 2007 6:39 am
Just picked this up from NineMSN:
SABMiller mulls building Aussie brewery
Just what we need: another global corporation producing another bland generic product!
Great start buying Blue Tongue!
Always drinking: never drunk!
WSC
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by WSC » Thursday Dec 06, 2007 8:31 am
Great, more 'premium beer' made in Australia.
If I buy Stella I expect it to be made in Belgium, If I buy Pilsner Urquel then it better be made in Czech Rep and so on for peroni.
It's a joke, Asahi made in Thailand etc.
Consumers are being ripped off, paying $60 for imported beer that's made at CUB in Melb........................
Just makes the case for HB even stronger!!!
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by Kevnlis » Thursday Dec 06, 2007 8:44 am
Words from my mouth... could not agree more!
Thankfully we are of the few that actually KNOW we are being ripped off when we buy the "brewed under authority" garbage!
rwh
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by rwh » Thursday Dec 06, 2007 8:53 am
Anyone else see the parallels between the big beer industry and the big music industry? Big businesses making bland homogeneous products whose demand is driven solely by marketing... small operators who are getting back to their roots, making wonderful various products with real soul... and people who enjoy that which they make themselves, at home.
w00t!
WSC
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by WSC » Thursday Dec 06, 2007 12:10 pm
This seems like a worthy cause. In England they have CAMRA maybe we need to start CRIB ..........Campaign for Real Imported Beer!!!
I even saw ACA run a story on it!!!! It must be important!
rwh
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by rwh » Thursday Dec 06, 2007 12:14 pm
WSC wrote: I even saw ACA run a story on it!!!! It must be important!
w00t!
WSC
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by WSC » Thursday Dec 06, 2007 12:35 pm
If a number of us agree this is worthwhile should we start a section on the site so people can post there support?
Not sure what it proves.
Hip Hops
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by Hip Hops » Thursday Dec 06, 2007 1:07 pm
rwh wrote: Anyone else see the parallels between the big beer industry and the big music industry? Big businesses making bland homogeneous products whose demand is driven solely by marketing... small operators who are getting back to their roots, making wonderful various products with real soul... and people who enjoy that which they make themselves, at home.
Well said!, I totally agree
"For a quart of Ale is a dish for a King."