Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:03 am
Well... I have to say that the event was great in Randolph, Ma (south of Boston).
We got there about 25 minutes before the film started. Got talking to another home brewer, Eric, and BSed for awhile about beer. We sat in the Lux Level of our theater...So they have a full menu of food and Beer... and even had a special beer list for the night
DFH 60 Min IPA
Stone Pale Ale
Stoudt's American Pale (they didn't have any when I asked)
Moonshot 69 (which I didn't try)
So we ordered some beers... the movie started right on time... and looked great...
About the movie:
It was what I thought it would be... which means I liked it.... it was a documentary about the buiness of beer... and how the Big 3 (now really Giant 1 and Wannabe 1) rape and pillage the beer industry.... I think that it portrayed Sam from DFH as a great guy, which he is, and made me love his beer, brand, and company overall more than I did before the movie started. I think that it made Rhonda, from Moonshot, look bad. She looked more like she was trying to get on someone else's coattails and just looking to make money and not good beer. I really think what Todd Alstrom said in the post movie event was true... She is not craft beer... she is anti-craft beer, but I think that she doesn't want to be craft beer... She wants to sell her product to InBev or MillerCoors and make lots of money... and Craft beer isn't just about money.
The post movie event with the interviews was pretty cool... I think that I only think that cause one of the 2 Twitter submitted questions was mine... It was cool to hear Ben Stein say my name... but man... Ben Stein was not very good.. and I think that it was unfortunate that Anat didn't get to talk much... But when she did I thought it was profound.... I hope that when it comes out on DVD they put the interviews on it....
Charlie P was great... and I think that they really failed to Thank Him for all that he has done to really create this industry... I am one of the beer deciples that thinks that we would still be drinking Bud, Miller, and Coors if Charlie hadn't come along and really helped push these HomeBrewers to Micro Brewers... and helped develop a place for them in today's beer Market... So Thank You Charlie!!!
I thought the movie was aces. It really shined a light on AB to show how it isn't about the beverage... it is about the $$$. And if it comes out on DVD I hope that you get a chance to see it or buy it... two thumbs up!
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