There’s likely no issue here.
The Bee was most certainly trying to hurt his business. But people who frequent his business don’t walk around in pussy hats spouting inanities.
The man is likely to see a big upsurge in demand.
Independent review of one of his beers:
Darkman Amber Ale with Mandarins, Twelve Rounds: This East Sacramento brewery has developed a devoted following and continues to grow. The flavor profile and the touch of sweetness are great foundations for this local citrus. If you think you have Twelve Rounds pegged, think again. The brewery continues to up its barrel-aging program and is days away from releasing its own take on the Northeast-style hazy IPA.
Mariner, I live about a mile from the Twelve Rounds Brewing Company, and drive past it every day on my way to work. While Sacramento is a pretty moderate city, they chose to put their business in the city’s most liberal neighborhood.
No, the Bee was not trying to hurt the business; they were merely reporting a local story, as did the TV stations here. What made the story notable was the large size of the backlash.
Yes, because of its location, the business *did* have plenty of customers of the pussy-hatted ilk, and they were glad to take anybody’s money. I drove by yesterday, the place was a ghost town, and for once, there were no cars parked on that side of the street.
Of course, the guy’s timing couldn’t have been worse for him to shoot a hole in his own boat. When people saw his Facebook post, they then dug deeper on his Facebook page, and found a bunch of all-muslims-want-us-dead, Obama-is-a-muslim stuff, and reposted it, causing even more of a storm.