FeedsBoston Beer Company: Total Assholes
You remember how the Boston Beer Company, makers of Sam Adams, tried to prevent the use of samadamsformayor.com and mayorsamadams.com because they thought it was about their beer rather than the man named Sam Adams running for mayor? Yeah, well, as we all expected, turns out that they're idiots.
Boston Beer's Helen Bornemann said she didn't know there was a real Sam Adams running for mayor when she sent the letter. The brewery has previously run "Sam Adams for President" marketing campaigns, she said, and feared someone was ripping them off. Bornemann said she's willing to discuss Adams' use of the Web sites "probably for the length of the time the election is being held."
Awww, isn't that nice of them! They're willing to let Sam use the domains for the length of the election!
Here's a nice little response: fuck you, Boston Beer Company.
I, for one, am one hundred percent behind Mark and Dave. I hereby boycott all Boston Beer Company products. Since they only make Sam Adams beer, and since I never drank that swill anyway, that will be easy enough.
Oh well. Guess another night that I'll have to drink good beer in defiance. How ever will I get along?
(BlueOregon has also covered this)
Update: thank God that I'm not the first one. Go Bojack and go Rusty. Who else is with us?
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Comments from site editors have a darker background than comments from everybody else.I drank a Sam Adams once. I was on 13-hour Amtrak trip and I wanted something to nurse during the movie. Needless to say, I should have bought the $16 cocktail instead.
Should we someday operate airships, rest assure that no Boston Beer will be served.
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I'll drink my Sam Adams forever. This poser should go blow himself. GO SOX. (get ready for new england to infiltrate your site and overrun it)
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If I had my way, sports references would be grounds for deleting your comment. But I'm not allowed to go around deleting random comments anymore. There was an incident.
Anyway, I'm glad you're drinking terrible beer. It means that you're not drinking up all the good beer ( more for me) and that you'll never know true joy. And you don't deserve to.
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I don't even like Sam Adams (the guy), but I am behind him plus Mark & Dave 100% on this one!
Also sounds to me like a good reason to drink more Oregon beer!
Good luck to Mark, Dave, and Sam.
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YES HELEN.. THERE is a REAL SAM ADAM's in PORTLAND. And he is running for mayor.
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The more I think about it, the more it seems like it's really Boston Beer's fault for giving their beer such a common name.
Now, if I come across someone holding dangidyczformayor.com, they're getting a fucking C&D.
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Lemme add my 2 cents worth - "Three cheers for Adams! Poop on arrogant beer company execs." Oh yeah, also add to that "great name, crappy beer". ;-)
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Oregon sucks!!!!!!! the west coast sucks!!!! everything about your state sucks!!!!!!!! Boston owns you!!!!!!!! we built this country and you are all indebted to us!!!!!!!!!!! oregon wouldn't exist with out the courage and bravery of Boston!!!!! All the other colonies were scared to go to war with england!!!! we weren't!!!!! cuz were not pussies!!!!!! our beer is thick, full tasting and delicious!!! your beer is thin, and gay, and watered down!!! if i wanted to drink water i would buy water, when i drink a beer, it should taste like a beer! Bow down to those that made you!!!!! your welcome for your freedom!!!!!!
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The fact that you exist makes me so, so, so incredibly happy.
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Ooooh, you mean "you're welcome". Common mistake.
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I'm sorry you have such a complex. If you come out to Oregon, we'll buy you a pint.
And I don't really know how a beer can be gay. Except, well, this.
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