MILLER BEER UPDATE (sponsors gays ridiculing religious values)

Catholic League ^ | 9/29/07 | ANNOUNCEMENT

[Liz]

On Sunday, September 30, Kiera McCaffrey, director of communications, the Catholic League, will appear on the Fox News Channel to discuss Miller Brewing sponsoring the Folsom Street Fair, a yearly gay celebration.

For more info, go here http://www.catholicleague.org/

[Flintlock]

Jeeeze—there’s LOTS of good beers our there these days. Why bother with Miller’s Pi$$?

[null and void]

Why bother with Miller’s Pi$$?

Maybe that's why they are sponsoring a gay event?

[Greg F]

From the SABMiller Website:

SABMiller is one of the world’s largest brewers, with brewing interests and distribution agreements in over 60 countries across six continents. Our brands include premium international beers such as Pilsner Urquell, Peroni Nastro Azzurro and Miller Genuine Draft, as well as an exceptional range of market-leading local brands such as Aguila, Miller Lite, Snow and Tyskie. Six of our brands are in the world’s top 50 beer brands. We are also one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world.

Comprehensive List of SAB Miller Brands, Alphabetically

A

Aguila
Aguila Light
Americana
Arany Ászok
Arequipeña
Atlas
B

Bahia
Balboa
Balimi
Barrilito
Barena
Blue Sword
Brutal Fruits
C

Carling Black Label
Costeña
Castle Lager
Castle Lite
Castle Milk Stout
Chairman’s Extra Strong Beer (ESB)
Chibuku Shake-Shake
Ciucas
Clausen
Club
Club Colombia
Club Especial
Club Pilsener
Club Premium Lager
Club Shandy
Cristal
Cusqueña
D

Debowe Mocne (Oak Strong)
Del Altiplano
Dog In The Fog
Dorada
Dorada Especial
Dorada - Peru
Dorada Pilsen
Dorada Sin (Low Alcohol)
Dreher Classic
E

Eagle Extra Lager
Eagle Lager
F

Frisco
Fusion Banana - Botswana
Fusion Banana - Zambia
Fusion Ice - Botswana
Fusion Ice - Zambia
Fusion Pineapple - Botswana
Fusion Pineapple - Zambia
Fusion Tropical - Botswana
Fusion Tropical - Zambia
G

Gambrinus
Gambrinus Dia with lower sugar content
Gambrinus Premium
Gran Riserva
Green Leaves
Golden Light
Golden Pilsener
H

Hansa Marzen Gold
Haywards 5000
Henry Weinhard’s Amber Light
Henry Weinhard’s Blue Boar Pale Ale
Henry Weinhard’s Hefeweizen
Henry Weinhard’s Northwest Trail
Henry Weinhard’s Private Reserve
Hansa Pilsener
Huadan Dry Beer
Huadan Yale
I

Icehouse
Imperial ®
K

Kilimanjaro
Knock Out
Kobányai Sör
Ksiazece Tyskie
L

Largo
Lauretina Clara
Lauretina Preta
LECH Free
LECH Lite
LECH Mocny
LECH Pils
LECH Premium
Legenda
Leinenkugel’s Amber Light
Leinenkugel’s Berry Weiss
Leinenkugel’s Big Butt Doppelbock
Leinenkugel’s Creamy Dark Lager
Leinenkugel’s Honey Weiss
Leinenkugel’s Light
Leinenkugel’s Northwoods Lager
Leinenkugel’s Oktoberfest
Leinenkugel’s Original
Leinenkugel’s Red Lager
Lion Lager
Lowen
M

Malta Cusqueña
Malta Polar
Maluti Premium Lager
Manica
Mickey’s Malt Liquor
Miller Genuine Draft - South Africa
Miller Genuine Draft - United States
Miller Genuine Draft Light
Miller High Life
Miller Lite
Milwaukee’s Best
Milwaukee’s Best Ice
Milwaukee’s Best Light
Mosi Lager
Moya Kaluga
N

Nastro Azzurro
N’gola
Nile Special Lager
New Three Star
O

Olde English 800 Malt Liquor
P

Peroni
Peroni Nastro Azzurro - International
Pilsen
Pilsen Callao
Pilsen Trujillo
Pilsener
Pilsener - Ecuador
Pilsener - El Salvador
Pilsener Light
Pilsner Urquell - Czech Republic
Pilsner Urquell - International
Poker
Port Royal®
R

Radegast Birell
Radegast Original
Radegast Premium
Raffo
Raiz
Redd’s Apple
Redd’s Red
Redd’s - South Africa
Redd’s Sun
Regia Extra
Rhino Lager
Royal Challenge Premium Lager
S

Safari
Salva Vida ®
San Juan
SarisLight
Saris Dark
Saris Premium
Sarita
Shengquan
Shenyang
Singo
Sip
Smadny mnich Light
Snow beer 11°P
St. Louis
Stejar
Sterling Light Lager
Stone Strong Lager
Suprema
T

Tianjin
Timisoreana
Topvar
Tusker
Tri Bogatyrya Bochkovoye
Tri Bogatyrya Svetloye
Tropical Pils
Tropical Premium
Tyskie Gronie
U

Ursus Premium
V

Velkopopovický Kozel
Velkopopovický Kozel Cerny
Velkopopovický Kozel Premium
Velkopopovický Kozel Svetly
Vitamalt
W

Whisky Black
Wührer
X

X-Cape
Y

Yata
Yingshi
Z

Zero
Zolotaya Bochka Klassicheskoye (Golden Barrel Classic)
Zolotaya Bochka Svetloye (Golden Barrel Light)
Zolotaya Bochka Vyderzhannoye (Golden Barrel Aged)
Zorok Lager Beer
Zubr (Bison)
2

2M

[Liz]

Thanks-—nice contribution to the thread.

[Mrs.Z]

I am a Fort Worth resident (where most of this garbage is thrown together).

It’s all CRAP.

Of course, if I drink beer, it will only be a Guinness (and then preferably fresh).

;^)

[traderrob6]

Related...

http://exposingtheleft.blogspot.com/2007/09/millers-folly.html

[Greg F]

Good taste there Mrs. Z . . .

And I agree it is mainly crap, although I have been sucked into the marketing for Ice House and somehow ended up with that in my hand at a party or restaraunt or something.

No more.

[Greg F]

Did you notice this though!

This would really hurt them:

” We are also one of the largest bottlers of Coca-Cola products in the world.”

: )

Now that’s something that will really get those sums of britches . . . cause that is something that most of us Christian folk suck down. Good old Coca-Cola. Let’s see if we can get Coca-Cola to cancel their bottling contracts with Miller.

[Mrs.Z]

“Ice House”

ouch!

You know the real definition of an alcoholic?

Someone who can’t patiently wait, no matter how long it takes, for something decent to be offered.

[Artemis Webb]

Two words:

Fat Tire! (the beer brand, not the effect)

[Greg F]

I’m the kind of guy that can’t buy a case of beer because it sits around so long that I throw it out because I’m worried it’s not fresh enough to offer guests. Yet, nonetheless I have drank an Ice House. You would think that would make me an alcoholic by your definition and yet . . .

[Mrs.Z]

Use it for “cheese-beer soup.”

-melt one pound Velvetta in 12-16 ounces of beer

-add steamed veggies if wife wants to make the dish have redeeming food value

;^) yum

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

Not just SABmiller.....ALTRIA Group owns 28% of SABmiller:

Key Facts and Figures

As of June 30, 2007, Altria Group, Inc. owns 100% of the outstanding common shares of Philip Morris International Inc., Philip Morris USA Inc. and Philip Morris Capital Corporation. In addition, Altria Group, Inc. has a 28.6% economic and voting interest in SABMiller plc. The brand portfolio of Altria Group, Inc.’s consumer packaged goods companies includes such well-known names as L&M, Marlboro, Parliament and Virginia Slims. Altria Group, Inc. recorded 2006 net revenues from continuing operations of $67.1 billion.
http://www.altria.com/investors/02_16_keyfactsfigures.asp

SABMiller
http://www.sabmiller.com/sabmiller.com/en_gb/Investors/

[manic4organic]

Try Rahr which is brewed in Fort Worth. They’ve won awards for some of their brews and have free tastings on Saturdays. The couple that owns the place are great folks. rahrbrewing.com

[american_ranger]

Goodbye Lienies. No more for me.

[NautiNurse]

Brutal Fruits

Perfect beer name for the Folsom Street Fair

[jdm]

Who can forget this?

http://www.zippyvideos.com/5064087225045306/funny_snls_skit_-_schmitts_gay_beer/

[jdm]

SHMIDTS GAY BEER....FUNNY FUNNY SKIT

[Liz]

Let’s see if we can get Coca-Cola to cancel their bottling contracts with Miller.

Start your mailing lists, FReepers.

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

Millerbrewing USA is very hypocritical, if you consider the lengths to which they go on their homepage to give the illusion that they care about kids and porn....note the "registration" and links to Surfwatch Cybersitter NetNanny SafeSurf: http://www.millerbrewing.com/ © 2007 Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee, WI Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions MillerLite.com MGD.com Registered with: Surfwatch Cybersitter NetNanny SafeSurf. . . Registered with: Surfwatch Cybersitter NetNanny SafeSurf

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

http://www.millerbrewing.com/

(sorry the post above is a mess)

[Rumplemeyer]

cold, very cold...and funny

[Robe]

Probably the BEST Best Beer Commerical Ever

[Beckwith]

Re #4: I don’t drink any of ‘em. If I did, I’d join the boycott and stop.

[neb52]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYR4YDJh88Y

http://www.czechvar.com/web/index.html

[Bearshouse]

I’ve watched this for a few days now and haven’t seen my question addressed in any of the coverage or discussions. Maybe someone here knows. Is this event being sponsored by the brewery or by the local distributor. I happen to work for a distributor and I know that we call the shots on local ads. Ours are normally things like the Mardi Gras or Rice Festivals, but then we don’t live in an area like San Francisco, where what is so offensive to the rest of us seems like normal life.

[UB355]

My only regret is that I will no longer be drinking the occasional cold Icehouse in a bottle.

[Liz]

Perhaps the info is at the source?

Try surfing http://www.catholicleague.org/

[Albion Wilde]

"Brutal Fruits" Perfect beer name for the Folsom Street Fair

"Miller's Tail"

[CatQuilt]

Ah, Vitamin G...

[CatQuilt]

Oops, meant to respond to post #4.

[gondramB]

Boycotting companies who market to sinners does not, in the long run, make sense - American capitalism is based on marketing legal goods to whomever will buy them.

People are free to do it but I suspect the Catholic league and the AFA and the CWA have other motives than doing good.

And yes the picture is clearly offensive, but that’s not the point.

[toddlintown]

Your answer is in this post. Note, however, that this is not the first time the Miller suits in Milwaukee have used the local distributor excuse.

http://beerinfood.wordpress.com/2007/09/29/miller-and-san-fran-queer-community-have-a-history/

[gondramB]

>>Perhaps the info is at the source?

Try surfing http://www.catholicleague.org/<<

This is their page on this topic.

But some of the pictures are very NSFW people should use caution before clicking.

http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1335

They seem to be using the sin to raise money, as nearly as I can figure. They cannot possibly expect corporations to not try to sell beer to adults who drink beer.

[Liz]

No question-—corporations should market products-—in this case, market beer to adults who drink beer.

However, IT’S THE WAY they market that is the issue.

People offended by ads should speak out and try to get changes made.

[weegee]

“Though most corporate interest in the gay market materialized in just the last few years, No. 2 US brewer Miller Brewing Co. has had a fearless presence at San Francisco gay pride events and the leather-oriented Folsom Street Fair since the 1970s.”

http://www.commercialcloset.org/cgi-bin/iowa/portrayals.html?record=231

Miller won’t back off from supporting the homosexual agenda. They’ve been at it 30 years so far.

But they can certainly be smacked down for open display of antiChristian bigotry.

[Netizen]

People are free to do it but I suspect the Catholic league and the AFA and the CWA have other motives than doing good.

Such as?

[gondramB]

>>No question-—corporations should market products-—in this case, market beer to adults who drink beer.

However, IT’S THE WAY they market that is the issue.

People offended by ads should speak out and try to get changes made.<<

Agreed. I’ve written to several companies about their advertising and I even boycott an entire year of my favorite TV show -South Park- because of the Virgin Mary episode.

But in this case Miller didn’t have anything to do with the offensive picture. They are just trying to sell beer to the people who did something offensive.

BTW, I looked at the link above about Miller’s advertising. Its amazing to look at Logo’s advertising. They describe it as Viacom’s 24 hour gay bi lesbian transexual channel but the advertisers are pretty much the same big companies as all the main networks.

[Liz]

.....in this case Miller didn’t have anything to do with the offensive picture. They are just trying to sell beer to the people who did something offensive.....

Silence is approval---Miller Brewing should have voiced disapproval----ads that offend people of faith should not be tolerated.

[gondramB]

>><.....in this case Miller didn’t have anything to do with the offensive picture. They are just trying to sell beer to the people who did something offensive.....

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Silence is approval-—Miller Brewing should have voiced disapproval——ads that offend people of faith should not be tolerated.<<

Like I criticized Nancy Pelosi above, once you comment on the situation at all, you should say the picture is offensive.

I don’t expect every sponsor to speak about everything offensive done at events they sponsor. There is so much, just on TV, that is offensive it would be a full time job for television advertisers.

What I would expect as a more reasonable course for Miller is to not sponsor this particular event next year.

[jurroppi1]

Let me see... There are several beers that aren’t in that list I would consider to be far superior to anything Miller puts out - namely:
Beamish
Dos Equis
Negro Modello
Grolsch
Sprecher Bavarian
and of course...
Guinness

[jurroppi1]

I forgot one... Arrogant Bastard Ale

[OKIEDOC]

We only have a few English speaking radio stations where i live.

There is only one talk radio and they carry mostly liberal left wing kook crap.

At night they have a show that is hosted by a homosexual guy with a voice that sounds like a very effeminate woman.

Last night this guy was really bashing the homosexuals in San Fransicko for their choice of advertisements for the street festival.

He or It stated that the poster depicting the last supper sets homos back years and lends critics ammunition for calling them perverts.

[OKIEDOC]

Aguila is a great beer.

It taste somewhere close to a Corona.

[ProCivitas]

Thanks for the list, Gregf. And as this is their own list of products, it sounds like a full confession:

Brutal Fruits, Frisco, Fusion Banana, LECH Lite, Chibuku Shake-Shake,Poker, Leinenkugel’s Big Butt Doppelbock, Peroni (not just Bill Clinton's affliction), and Dorada Sin.

So, while I'm pleased I've never bought the Miller product in recent years, ... I will try to make sure I only buy from the Conservative Brewing Company

....now which one is that?

[Lewite]

Miller goes best with fudge sickles!!!

[Mrs.Z]

See post #15.

Find a small local to throw your $$$ towards.

My husband and I already do that with wine.

All the big producers/distributors are into some of the same nonsense as Miller.

[Greg F]

Hey that cheese-beer soup is good advice for old beer!Thank you for the advice.

[Greg F]

Brutal Fruits
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Perfect beer name for the Folsom Street Fair
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Yuck!