tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post8226241681109716337..comments2024-03-14T08:34:03.806-05:00Comments on Barley Vine: Beer Wars: A reviewBarleyvinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02621247772269283238noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-84705932431985161172009-04-20T17:20:00.000-05:002009-04-20T17:20:00.000-05:00Anonymous,
Not quite sure what you're talking abou...Anonymous,<br />Not quite sure what you're talking about. The only comment I made about Ogle was it was an interesting debate between her and the folks from Stone and DFH about not wanting to get big. Regardless of what they might want, they are going to grow and get bigger than they already are which is why I found her response of 'come see me any 10 yrs' humorous. Where in the review did I say anything about DFH and Stone beer quality?Barleyvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621247772269283238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-42189367283179682922009-04-20T16:25:00.000-05:002009-04-20T16:25:00.000-05:00It looks like Ogle and you have missed the entire ...It looks like Ogle and you have missed the entire point about craft beer - the taste, the quality. Faux populism aside, if the big beer companies brewed beer with taste then there wouldn't be an issue. They may be brewing a few now under assumed names but can craft beer drinkers trust them to brew good beer and keep brewing it? There lies the difference between breweries like Stone and Dogfish Head and the major breweries. The former have excellent track records, the latter have records of mediocrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-9327681971460033972009-04-17T14:37:00.000-05:002009-04-17T14:37:00.000-05:00Roughly 35 in attendance at the South Coast in Las...Roughly 35 in attendance at the South Coast in Las Vegas. Sam at Dogfish Head is the man!! $15 fee should have included a craft beer!! Movie rating... B-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-78967867017691675032009-04-17T12:59:00.000-05:002009-04-17T12:59:00.000-05:00In a statement posted on the Beer Wars website rec...In a statement posted on the Beer Wars website recently, Baron was basically defending and explaing the event. She stated that "Art houses do not have the ability to receive the satellite feed. I’m not shutting them out but my deal is with a company that has 440 theatres that are digitally equipped to carry the event" and that went on to say that we should be "embracing the fact that the 3 largest, mainstream theater exhibitors are taking a chance on this film"<br /><br />So, its a movie about the David vs Goliath struggle in the beer industry, but when it comes to distributing her film, its apparently okay to to go with the Goliaths of the entertainment industry. It just struck me as a little ironic.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615424274166954843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-5989599623824940092009-04-17T12:19:00.000-05:002009-04-17T12:19:00.000-05:00Paul,
COmpletely agree with you on the story lacki...Paul,<br />COmpletely agree with you on the story lacking on the legal aspects. The only real mention of it was brief during the Panel portion where (and I can't remember who) someone mentioned that those states with more liberal laws on self distribution also had a large population of Craft Breweries.Barleyvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621247772269283238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-68057821984200083632009-04-17T11:47:00.000-05:002009-04-17T11:47:00.000-05:00I disagree, I thought the pacing and story being t...I disagree, I thought the pacing and story being told was very well done. I did think the director was a little bit of an odd cheerleader, and not being a beer-drinker herself kinda took some punch out of the story.<br /><br />Yeah, Moonshot as a concept is pretty much crap, but I think she was included basically because of who she was (i.e., half of Sam Adams). IMO, it would have been better to follow a couple of really tiny brewers just starting up, something on the (512) scale, to contrast with Stone and DFH.<br /><br />What I thought was hugely lacking was any coverage of legal (state) aspects, and how states with liberal ABC laws have robust brewing markets and those with strict laws have few, leaving them at the mercy of the macros.assurbanipaulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12489763431317551032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-63691592072078900502009-04-17T09:58:00.000-05:002009-04-17T09:58:00.000-05:00Great review and recap of the movie.
I also had s...Great review and recap of the movie.<br /><br />I also had similar feelings about the flow of the movie. At times, the clips were so short, that I was getting dizzy.<br /><br />I totatlly agree that there were better ways to get this same message across. I wrote a similar story if you'd like to read it.<br /><br />http://www.2beerguys.com/blog/2009/04/17/beer-wars-the-movie-review/<br /><br />Sean<br />2Beerguys.comSeanhttp://2beeguys.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-32773574340845341702009-04-17T09:07:00.000-05:002009-04-17T09:07:00.000-05:00At the Edwards Marqe (off the Katy just west of th...At the Edwards Marqe (off the Katy just west of the Loop), I figure there were 40 people or so.<br /><br />One of the managers from the Saucer was there (did you notice the Beer Goddess t-shirt at GABF?) and told everybody they'd get a free pint with their ticket stub. Nice bit of guerrilla marketing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-53949812373337957472009-04-17T05:59:00.000-05:002009-04-17T05:59:00.000-05:00Chris,
While I agree that they moonshot shouldn't ...Chris,<br />While I agree that they moonshot shouldn't have been in the movie, I thought her struggle was used well to highlight how hard it is to get into the beer scene. I just wish they had actually used someone actually with a craft beer (the fokls at SS would be a perfect example).<br />Pretty cool that they were they handling out pamphlets. The owner of our local home brew shop was at ours handing out business cards.Barleyvinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621247772269283238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22580343.post-57020183323266492012009-04-16T23:53:00.000-05:002009-04-16T23:53:00.000-05:00I spent the whole time wondering why I was watchin...I spent the whole time wondering why I was watching someone who makes crappy beer try to make it in the world. I'm glad Todd kept it real in the end, he said exactly was I was thinking.<br /><br />I really would have rather spent more time with Michael Jackson, Greg Koch, Charlie Papazian, Todd Alstrom and Jim Koch than watching the Moonshot crap. Oh well, I suppose the movie as more about the beer industry than craft beer.<br /><br />The theater here in the Woodlands had MAYBE 15 people in it, a very poor showing. Southern Star was at the door passing out flyers though, that was cool.Chrishttp://www.pintlog.comnoreply@blogger.com