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"Value" lager vs. the student-debt crisis

Feb 15, 2021

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14 min read

"Value" lager vs. the student-debt crisis

Plus: State of the BoozeletterTM, more Bang lawsuits, and EINSTEIN WATER!

Budweiser's "super-calculated" Super Bowl sidestep

Feb 6, 2021

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17 min read

Budweiser's "super-calculated" Super Bowl sidestep

For the first time in 37 years, the King of Beers will skip the Big Game. But what does that *mean,* exactly?

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
On "taking back" breweries

Jan 28, 2021

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16 min read

On "taking back" breweries

At Boulevard Brewing Co. and beyond, collective action can do what HR investigations and bias trainings never will

"In the face of commodity, we've replaced all of the nuance of goods with marketing."
LockSimple

Jan 25, 2021

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23 min read

"In the face of commodity, we've replaced all of the nuance of goods with marketing."

The Fingers interview with Benjamin Lorr on 'The Secret Life of Groceries,' the fearsome power of commodity, and more

I'm here for the Bang bang

Jan 19, 2021

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14 min read

I'm here for the Bang bang

A closer look at the troop-loving "super creatine" energy drink brand currently suing Pepsi

Hey White Claw, look how easy it is to disavow far-right extremism!

Jan 11, 2021

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15 min read

Hey White Claw, look how easy it is to disavow far-right extremism!

Plus: new VinePair gig, 'How to Kill A City,' wine fill levels, and more!

The "Tea-KO" memed 'round the world

Jan 2, 2021

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14 min read

The "Tea-KO" memed 'round the world

On Twisted Tea's unexpected virality, and who gets to cash in on the free publici-tea

1k sign-ups or bust: how I grew my independent Substack "boozeletter"​ this year, and stuff I've learned along the way

Dec 28, 2020

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15 min read

1k sign-ups or bust: how I grew my independent Substack "boozeletter"​ this year, and stuff I've learned along the way

This piece originally appeared on LinkedIn (lmao), hence the hed. I regret nothing.

Remember the Starbucks "red cup controversy" of yesteryear?

Dec 28, 2020

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13 min read

Remember the Starbucks "red cup controversy" of yesteryear?

Plus: The State of the BoozeletterTM, Fingers year-in-review, 2021 teaser + more

Dave Infante
Dave Infante
"You’re always going to be the underdog."

Dec 22, 2020

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19 min read

"You’re always going to be the underdog."

Former workers from Surly Beer Hall and Spyhouse Coffee Roasters on union election losses and lessons learned

"new underwear for when he sh*ts himself from all the hot sauce and alcohol"

Dec 10, 2020

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14 min read

"new underwear for when he sh*ts himself from all the hot sauce and alcohol"

The Fingers Gift Guide, Mac's "autonomous zone," pumpkin beer maybe-#spon, and more

Hard seltzer, "soft math," and campaign cash
LockSimple

Nov 29, 2020

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17 min read

Hard seltzer, "soft math," and campaign cash

Coors Seltzer says "restore America's rivers." In the past election cycle, its parent company donated $55,000 to anti-clean water lawmakers.

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