On Aug 3, 10:07 pm, wrote:
> On Aug 3, 10:07 am, "John S." > wrote:
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> > On Aug 3, 9:41 am, Gains > wrote:
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> > > On Aug 2, 12:09 pm, "John S." > wrote:
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> > > > On Aug 1, 4:24 pm, "dgs" > wrote:
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> > > > > "John S." > wrote in message
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> > > > oups.com...
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> > > > > > What utter nonsense to say that Miller Brewing is making a beer for
> > > > > > people who don't like beer. That's like saying Toyota is successful
> > > > > > because they sell lots of cars to people who don't like them. Next
> > > > > > time please read what you are writing before pushing the send button
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> > > Well, sure, you could argue that if someone likes Chill, by default
> > > they like beer because Chill is a beer. But I think the author
> > > obviously meant Chill is targeted at people who don't like the taste
> > > of beer in general, so it's a beer that tastes different than most
> > > other beers.
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> > > And to argue with your analogy, I would say most people who buy
> > > Toyotas in fact don't "like" cars, they're not car enthusiasts the way
> > > people here are beer enthusiasts, they just see them as an appliance
> > > to be used to get from Point A to Point B.
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> > Sorry, but the world of car owners isn't simply divided by aficionados
> > who are in love with their vehicles and appliance owners who are
> > indifferent. And I'm sure you know that.
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> > > Obviously they don't
> > > "dislike" cars very much either, or they wouldn't own one, but unlike
> > > beer, which is an optional purchase, a lot of people pretty much need
> > > to have a car.
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> > C'mon - The subject line written by Beer Advocate serves only to be
> > pointlessly agrumentative and tells the reader nothing about the beer
> > itself. Clearly Beer Advocate hasn't surveyed people who don't like
> > beer to ask whether they like this Miller Beer so on it's face it is
> > an inane statement. I've read other articles on the beer advocate
> > site and consider them to be well done and informative. Why he chose
> > to write an article in this tone is beyond me.- Hide quoted text -
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> Geeze, talk about "pointlessly agrumentative"! Give it a rest, John
> S. (And let's be realistic -- people who like lime-flavored fizz,
> with little malt and no hops, probably really don't like beer. So your
> argument doesn't really make sense to begin with.)- Hide quoted text -
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Beer Advocate clearly has the ability to write an interesting and
informative beer review or historical article. Why they chose to go
the argumentative route with this one is beyond me. Maybe they were
suffering from the stale beer tasting and wrote this as a way of
feeling better.