tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post5197982675770277598..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: Kid Rock American Badass Beer may be in troubleLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-20574596411268898712009-12-29T12:16:33.973-05:002009-12-29T12:16:33.973-05:00Disagree Lew, most industry analysts have a lot o...Disagree Lew, most industry analysts have a lot of industry experience or 'skin in the game' to borrow otto's phrase and are compensated accordingly to their ability to accurately predict or explain events and situations. <br />I found out the hard way that once you get something wrong and lose yourself, or worse somebody else a lot of money or resources, you rarely make light of somebody else's mistakes. As for you Kid Rock I could care less one way or the other, but I found gloating over somebody else's bad call makes for bad karma especially when you do not even have a trade on. this is jp not Otto btwJPnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-20757488648937996292009-12-28T11:13:30.529-05:002009-12-28T11:13:30.529-05:00If Donald Trump isn't worried about the compan...If Donald Trump isn't worried about the company why would Kid Rock even care? On the bright side...since we do work with the building DU is in we would get more work to keep us busy.<br /><br />Win.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913987288354432001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-55789169773156283312009-12-24T16:56:16.894-05:002009-12-24T16:56:16.894-05:00Right on, Lew.Right on, Lew.Thomas Mckenzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-43595194163934153582009-12-24T13:04:12.357-05:002009-12-24T13:04:12.357-05:00News flash, Otto: hardly any of the industry analy...News flash, Otto: hardly any of the industry analysts have experience running a business. What's more, I've been calling industry trends about as well as they do. So I'll keep doing what I'm doing. I mean, it's not like I've been asking you to pass a writing exam to comment here, right? Or present proof of identity, God knows...Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-42613695665155406692009-12-24T09:12:19.034-05:002009-12-24T09:12:19.034-05:00Stick to reviewing how beer tastes lew you are rea...Stick to reviewing how beer tastes lew you are really good at that and obviously you have a lot of experience drinking beer. On starting a business or running anything larger than a tasting session maybe not so much. Not trying to be jerk or rude but you seem out of your league on the business end. If I am wrong please let me know how much skin you have in the game.Otto Erlangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-70278413140167631122009-12-24T04:37:08.593-05:002009-12-24T04:37:08.593-05:00It does not bother me that they are going under as...It does not bother me that they are going under as well, Lew. I just feel bad for Bobby Mason at Michigan Brewing, the guy making the beer for kid rock. He already had a good sized brewery, I just hope, he did not spend a bunch of money expanding to meet expected demand.Thomas Mckenzienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-16742471620231170082009-12-24T00:21:33.774-05:002009-12-24T00:21:33.774-05:00They also had Willy Nelson's Whiskey River Bou...They also had Willy Nelson's Whiskey River Bourbon and Sammy Hagar's Cabo Wabo Tequila. I don't know about Willy but I think Sammy is now somewhere else.<br /><br />Meanwhile, Bruce Willis now owns 3.3% of Belvedere.Chuck Cowderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-70412462152612964382009-12-23T18:00:24.063-05:002009-12-23T18:00:24.063-05:00I'm familiar with it, "Otto," but it...I'm familiar with it, "Otto," but it looks like the "trying" is at hand, and we'll see what happens.<br /><br />On the other hand, if you're implying that it's easy for me to criticize as someone who's not actually running a beer business, well...that's what I do. It's part of my profession. If that's what you're getting at, it's like telling a teacher "those who can't do, teach." Critics always come in for criticism, it comes with the territory. Nothing new. <br /><br />On we go; next round.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-36215823188239674312009-12-23T17:55:17.021-05:002009-12-23T17:55:17.021-05:00Seeing an ill-advised project like this fail would...Seeing an ill-advised project like this fail would amuse me, Alex, yes, and I don't really see that as 'odd.' I certainly don't "enjoy in relishing" every failure, not even most, but this one I will. Drink America represents the worst kind of putting celebrity over substance; I don't like to see that succeed, and <i>schadenfreude</i> is exactly the word that describes my reaction to this news. <br /><br />That is, of course, just me; you're welcome to disagree. But I don't see much chance of me feeling bad about it.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-51436646591314173812009-12-23T15:41:19.583-05:002009-12-23T15:41:19.583-05:00Whoever said 'no one lost money underestimatin...Whoever said 'no one lost money underestimating the poor taste of the American public' could finally be proven wrong. Maybe a Superbowl ad can get them going again.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256078606152011585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-43971643841832433012009-12-23T13:24:32.722-05:002009-12-23T13:24:32.722-05:00The seem to have a lot of celebrity tie ins for bo...The seem to have a lot of celebrity tie ins for booze, but this is the outfit that bought Rheingold a few years back and then shelved it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-27373553061966220402009-12-23T11:13:07.859-05:002009-12-23T11:13:07.859-05:00I wonder if Lew knows the meaning the German prov...I wonder if Lew knows the meaning the German proverb: Probieren geht über studierenOtto Erlangernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-16651325771564785932009-12-23T11:13:04.598-05:002009-12-23T11:13:04.598-05:00"Trump Super Premium Vodka"??? Are you e..."Trump Super Premium Vodka"??? Are you effing serious?Bradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062313544846423344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-31943948191987581072009-12-23T10:55:39.177-05:002009-12-23T10:55:39.177-05:00Why would you be happy about this? Do you enjoy re...Why would you be happy about this? Do you enjoy relishing in other people's failures? oddAlex Bombinskinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-28919320181285756562009-12-23T09:44:55.104-05:002009-12-23T09:44:55.104-05:00Kid Rock may not know what schadenfreude is, but t...Kid Rock may not know what schadenfreude is, but the financiers know how to launch a venture with little upfront cost and other creative financing. This entity does not get the love mom and pop put into that little restaurant we grew up with. A brief, and I mean b-r-i-e-f, perusal of of DKAM's 10-Q on EDGAR indicates not much went into this entity, and 2009 looks much worse than 2008. Also looks like two former "senior" employees have filed (or are filing, but enough to trigger a disclosure) suit to recoup owed wages. Also a breach of contract suit for owed royalties was disclosed. Regardless, this adds up to "We have no money and good luck getting it after we go under." So, in addition to contributing to the illiteracy and alcoholism of children, DKAM also appears to have pulled down GDP by a fraction of a basis point, added more noise to the US legal system, contributed to global warming, and increased the entropy of the universe by, proportionally, a non-trivial amount!!! They might have endangered baby seals too, but I'd be speculating ;-)Careynoreply@blogger.com