AB-InBev event with 'craft' beer available

Ah, speculation.

Some booths seemed to by run by AB-InBev staff, some not (there was one booth that only poured lagers, if I remember correctly). The people working at the breweries booths seemed to be run by employees of the breweries. I based that more on anecdotal evidence then by actually asking each employee at each booth. My rough estimate is that there were 15 - 20 booths, some being only, for example, Michelob Lite, Bud lite, etc. Each booth was staffed by roughly 2 - 5 people. I remember that all the employees staffing the booths of the different breweries (at least the ones I saw) had shirts indicating the brewery they represented.

If, they were only local AB-InBev employees, with little to no knowledge of the beer they were serving, as you seem to suggest is possible, then I judge that would be something along the lines of false advertising (perhaps not quite, but even then still very close to it). But, my experience leads me to believe many (if not all) of the employees were from the breweries they were representing. For example, while I was waiting in line in at least two booths I overheard various conversations where the employees sounded like they had specific knowledge of the brewery (they used 'we' when speaking about the brewery, for example). That certainly doesn't mean they all were, but at least some seemed to be.

Kindly let me be the final judge on the kind of meaning connections I am looking for, and how to find them. I realize I gave one or two examples, yet, your definition will still be at least a little different than what you think mine is, as all of ours is a little bit different. : - )

Thank you for your reply, and for pushing me to provide a little more detail.

 

I totally agree. That is one of the reasons I brought it up. Staying hydrated is key to an enjoyable experience for me. When I go out to the bar/taproom, I often ask the waiter/waitress to bring a pitcher of water for me so I can more easily stay hydrated.

 

I don't see myself as praising AB-InBev, if that is what you are implying. I judge I am honest about my experiences. My want is to present any information as close to reality as I can (at least as far as I remember it), even if you or someone else choose to see it as 'praising' the big guy, the bad guy, or ... the ugly guy (I couldn't help putting that little movie reference in there), or whatever it is you judge about AB-InBev.

I believe the pursuit of facts and the truth to be more important that simply spouting the party line, which is oftentimes based on little to no facts. Fact checking anyone? : P

Honestly, for a number of reasons--which I will not go into here, I don't like a number of things about how they do business. However, I also want to be aware of the facts, and report them honestly--especially while looking at something I know I have a bias towards. When I criticize, my goal is to make sure to see something good in what I am criticizing. If I can't do that, then I need to back up and re-evaluate what I am doing. I am not talking specifically about you when I say this: I personally don't trust in the criticism of others (i.e. leaders in their field of study, especially leading civil servants) that only spout negativity and continually blame others without taking responsibility for their own impact and without being able to see some good in what it is that they are criticizing.

Believe it our not, I think AB-InBev is doing good things by exposing the general public to better beer. It is very similar to argument when Teavana dominated tea here in the US. Many people didn't like their methods of selling tea (I know I didn't), yet numerous people on a tea website I chatted on admitted that if it weren't for Teavana, they way never have gotten into drinking loose leaf tea, such that they eventually branched out to buying tea from many different vendors other than Teavana.

Yeah, AB-InBev is clearly the Goliath in the beer game (at least in the US), but if you look with open eyes, you may see that even Goliath can do a few good things for everyone.

 

Love it. That one's a new one for me.

How about this one (Clint actually sings in it) : "Beers to you!"

One of my favorite Clint movies, partially because he sings, is Paint Your Wagon, but I wanted to find something beer related.