tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post4997521094521905307..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Mikkel v. JeppeJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-16649913120009689722014-04-05T12:02:37.409-07:002014-04-05T12:02:37.409-07:00I'm going to put aside whether or not "ce...I'm going to put aside whether or not "celebritizing" is a word although I suspect (without bothering to look it up) that it is not, yet the utterers intention is communicated so I'll allow it. Maybe I wholeheartedly disagree because part of my job is to profile brewers as much as if not more than the beers they brew. But maybe that's my job because I believe they're Brian Yaegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809280960510780621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-1644019052182673412014-03-31T14:57:39.217-07:002014-03-31T14:57:39.217-07:00All of this talk about what the "discourse&qu...All of this talk about what the "discourse" is supposed to be is unbelievably stuffy. If the "discourse" means that we can no longer have stories about human beings, then I'll happily be left out of it.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-38600461484460783772014-03-31T07:24:03.098-07:002014-03-31T07:24:03.098-07:00Wow, some people are just no fun (talking about co...Wow, some people are just no fun (talking about commentors here, not the Bjergso brothers). Lighten up Francis. It was a great story -- I sent that link to a half dozen people, and they all loved it too.Jim Fnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-2036916221888318022014-03-30T10:35:59.821-07:002014-03-30T10:35:59.821-07:00I certainly find the story of the twin brewers far...I certainly find the story of the twin brewers far more interesting than an insipid argument over whether or not it is interesting. Thanks for pointing out the article, Jeff.timdoggnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-50749698755822143782014-03-29T05:52:20.526-07:002014-03-29T05:52:20.526-07:00I suppose I'm not going to change anyone's...I suppose I'm not going to change anyone's mind at this point. I'll leave my point of the debate here: My issue with these two guys and the deifying of brewers in general—and the fanboy mentality that begets that pedestal putting—most definitely applies here. Even if the craft beer "community" has figured that out yet. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374706510870731159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-41471791031042641812014-03-29T05:37:54.239-07:002014-03-29T05:37:54.239-07:00"You misunderstand news."? That is an as..."You misunderstand news."? That is an astoundingly broad and thick accusation. These guys are dull as dishwater and only make the paper due to the weird cultish side to craft beer marketing practices. Most of the interest in the story extrapolates off into things not in the story, platitudes and accepted statements about craft that could have been scotch taped on to any story. The Alanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670495301758701170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-80192156461693424622014-03-28T22:07:58.517-07:002014-03-28T22:07:58.517-07:00"Would the Times write a story about two Roma..."Would the Times write a story about two Romanian brothers who hated each other, and yet both ran separate garages—one in Bucharest and one in Queens?" <br /><br />You misunderstand news. Random people aren't newsworthy and for a ton of really obvious reasons. However, two well-known scientists or actors or dog breeders would be newsworthy. Nothing in this article lionizes these Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-33891133687987578492014-03-28T16:42:45.467-07:002014-03-28T16:42:45.467-07:00I guess I just don't believe in the "slip...I guess I just don't believe in the "slippery slope" argument. I've seen about 50,000 puff pieces on Ken Grossman and I don't see the guy abandoning the flagship pale ale anytime soon.<br /><br />And I also have to disagree to a further extent. It's a story about two men who happen to be brewers, so our minds might gravitate to thinking it's about the latter, but Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287873442588114879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-6341276533189941612014-03-28T16:07:29.544-07:002014-03-28T16:07:29.544-07:00I heard Bob Mondello, the NPR film critic, once ta...I heard Bob Mondello, the NPR film critic, once talk about the Oscars. He noted that usually, only "important" movies win Oscars. Movies about war, or AIDS or social injustice. The reality is though, as he noted, no movie is important.<br /> <br />Is the Bjergso brothers story really an interesting story? Or is it "important. To me there's a false sense of importance. Would Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374706510870731159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-51660884344167780582014-03-28T14:49:45.518-07:002014-03-28T14:49:45.518-07:00Of course it's not more important, but you'...Of course it's not more important, but you're still aware of the fact that they didn't speak to each other for 25 years. Because it's an interesting story that people would like to know.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287873442588114879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-78336126570638778922014-03-28T14:47:53.089-07:002014-03-28T14:47:53.089-07:00I think you're still missing the point. I don&...I think you're still missing the point. I don't know anything about the Everly Brothers, but yeah, the fact that they didn't speak while participating in the same band is damned interesting. You can be laser focused on their beer, but I'm not obliged to follow. The story that fascinates me is about the brothers, not the beer. (Though it's definitely made more interesting Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-43703995588687150582014-03-28T10:06:06.978-07:002014-03-28T10:06:06.978-07:00The Everly Brothers didn't speak to each other...The Everly Brothers didn't speak to each other for 25 years. Is that more important than their music influencing everybody from Dylan and the Beatles to Wilco?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374706510870731159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-58820866629713022492014-03-28T09:43:08.421-07:002014-03-28T09:43:08.421-07:00Craig, I think you're missing the point. Thes...Craig, I think you're missing the point. These are identical twins and rivals pursuing identical professions while embroiled in a strange familial psychodrama. It doesn't matter what widgets they're selling--the story is fascinating. I'd have loved it if they were pickle-makers.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-17946875442504795062014-03-28T07:36:27.678-07:002014-03-28T07:36:27.678-07:00Jeff, C'mon! Who care if these two jackasses c...Jeff, C'mon! Who care if these two jackasses can't get along?! I'm baffled by the infatuation that's building over brewers—not beer—brewers. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00374706510870731159noreply@blogger.com