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Truth in beer reporting and other novel concepts
1. Stop acting so personally attacked. It was a general statement about amateurish blogging, it's not necessarily news that their standards (of both beer and editing) are lowered. 2. Brandon's writings span several high profile magazines and encompasses more than one industry. It is because of his style of writing and hard work that he is gainfully employed. A simple beer blogger's credentials/integrity pale in comparison. Don't think he'll have to worry about finding work, but thanks for caring.— August 13, 2013 11:46 p.m.
Truth in beer reporting and other novel concepts
Great read, lengthy but necessary to point out certain observations of the seemingly saturated and partial SD craft beer scene. There's literally nothing wrong with pointing out flaws in ANYTHING. To those up in arms over expressing negative opinions. You forget that Brandon is a journalist, and a critic, so his JOB is to analytically dissect the food/drink he consumes and point out their details. He's not saying to use terms like 'trash', 'swill', or 'piss', those are only used by the sheep-like elitists who are irrelevant to this debate. This is about the craft beer industry, which many say is a big friendly community. Believe it or not, sometimes you need critical input from your family/customers to address certain issues. (like quality or consistency). It's not necessarily a bad thing. Whether or not they address them is another issue. (Which to that I have to say, the market will eat you alive) But at the end of the day it matters not. Those people who follow reviews will continue to rely on them, while others who prefer to try it themselves will go with their gut.— August 13, 2013 11:33 p.m.
Truth in beer reporting and other novel concepts
It's for the establishment of a consensus, from a crowd of experts, as opposed to your average beer enthusiast who is just happy to be drinking locally. It adds more credence to the review, unlike an amateurish singular blog from a person that couldn't say anything bad about beer even if it was legitimately bad. If people claim the local beer scene is great and supportive, they should have no problem in addressing complaints about quality. Mr. Hernandez's piece really is needed in a time like this.— August 13, 2013 11:09 p.m.