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Ratebeer Sells stake to ABInBev

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Ratebeer Sells stake to ABInBev

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I forgot to disclose that I sold Bar Towel to Steelback 10 years ago :)

Kind of an embarrassing situation as it seems that they made the announcement only after they were found out through 3rd party reporting.

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Cass wrote:I forgot to disclose that I sold Bar Towel to Steelback 10 years ago :)

Kind of an embarrassing situation as it seems that they made the announcement only after they were found out through 3rd party reporting.
Lol you mean this could have been the Steelback Bar Towel all these years?

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Not surprisingly, BeerAdvocate has been quick to respond (capitalize?):

AB InBev's ZX Ventures Buys Minority Stake In RateBeer - Forum Discussion:
http://bit.ly/2r3ti7h

Draw and Hold the Line - Editorial:
http://bit.ly/2sUjLvK
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cratez wrote:Not surprisingly, BeerAdvocate has been quick to respond (capitalize?)
Seems like a no-brainer. The Bros just won the New User Lottery and they didn't even need to buy a ticket.

I've never been one to boycott beers that get snapped up by the lumbering behemoth that is AB-InBev, but RB management handled this pretty much as poorly as they possibly could have. This is one of those instances where the cover-up is worse than the scandal itself.

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darmokandjalad wrote:Seems like a no-brainer. The Bros just won the New User Lottery and they didn't even need to buy a ticket.

I've never been one to boycott beers that get snapped up by the lumbering behemoth that is AB-InBev, but RB management handled this pretty much as poorly as they possibly could have. This is one of those instances where the cover-up is worse than the scandal itself.
Agreed.
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