Review: Beer Wars

This is a documentary I watched a few months ago on netflix.  It had some good points that I learned and really enjoyed, but also had some elements that just didn't meet my expectations.  Here are those points:



The Good:
1. 1 out of every 2 beers sold in the US is owned by Budweiser.  Help out the small guys and support micro-breweries!
2. There's some really good breweries outside of Portland/Oregon.

The Bad:
1. A big part of the focus was on how evil Budweiser is.
2. Focused a lot on Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware.  This isn't bad in itself, but they really failed to come out west to where the real brewing action is.
3. Didn't focus on one single brewery in Oregon.  How can you do a documentary on micro-brewing and not include Portland or Oregon?  This is the capital of the micro-brewing world!
4. Focused a lot on an energy drink beer that seemed kind of lame.
5. The narrator lady was a little annoying.

Overall there were some good points made in the documentary, however their failure to engage outside of how evil Budweiser is and a couple small breweries on the East Coast made me really question their agenda.  Since the film came out though it really seems like Dogfish Head is thriving, so good for them.  If you still want to watch it or buy it, here's a link to Amazon.  Buying it through this link helps support me.  Thanks.