Beam-Suntory tone-deaf advertising puts down craft drink products
They’re at it again — giant, corporate, conglomerates trying to make a mockery out of great beers with a story behind them. First, it was AB-InBev a couple of years ago during the Super Bowl. Now Beam-Suntory has released a commercial attempting to make craft beer look pretentious, silly, distasteful and ultimately lame. And, just like Budweiser’s disingenuous swipe at smaller breweries known for creativity and flavor, Jim Beam now asks the viewer if they too need something different — a break from overly complicated artisanal or foreign beer. “How about a Beam and ginger highball?...