We’ll file this under “craft drama.” Like any community craft beer has it’s own drama. The Full Pint is well known in the craft beer industry for covering breaking craft beer news and generally being all around pretty awesome. Today they “broke the news” that Cigar City might be the next AB InBev buy out. Seems people in the craft beer industry might think their news story wasn’t full factual.
With all the buyout news in the industry things move pretty quick. Hopefully, this all pans out for everyone involved.
Let’s hope not! RUMOR: Cigar City Brewing May Be The Next AB-InBev Acquisition https://t.co/aFwIZUaFdn #beer pic.twitter.com/oLyG7BchwK
— The Full Pint (@thefullpint) February 10, 2016
People seem to think this was only an unsubstantiated rumor and started to let them know they disagreed.
@thefullpint @TheThirstyWench Why did the public “need” to know that you heard a rumor, but can’t confirm it?
— Alan McCormick (@GrowlerFills) February 10, 2016
@GrowlerFills @TheThirstyWench Because the news would be broken by someone else otherwise.
— The Full Pint (@thefullpint) February 10, 2016
@thefullpint @GrowlerFills @TheThirstyWench I think the point is (If I wrong, forgive me) but if you feel that your sources are strong …
— Norman Miller (@RealBeerNut) February 10, 2016
@thefullpint @GrowlerFills @TheThirstyWench … don’t call it a rumor. Go full out. If I tried to use a rumor at my newspaper, I’d be …
— Norman Miller (@RealBeerNut) February 10, 2016
@thefullpint @GrowlerFills @TheThirstyWench called into my editor’s office and yelled at.
— Norman Miller (@RealBeerNut) February 10, 2016
@RealBeerNut @GrowlerFills @TheThirstyWench Let’s say it’s 100% true. AB isn’t going to let CCB divulge in the middle of a transaction.
— The Full Pint (@thefullpint) February 10, 2016
@BeerScribe @RealBeerNut You don’t care for how I presented it, but I gathered info, talked to the brewery and concluded it was worth postin
— The Full Pint (@thefullpint) February 10, 2016
Jason Notte of Market Watch jumped in too
@BrewboundFurn @thefullpint This isn’t even a matter of “actual journalism.” Can’t you do someone the common courtesy of making a call?
— Jason Notte (@Notteham) February 10, 2016
@thefullpint @BrewboundFurn @BeerScribe “rumor” is a word that should never appear in journalism. Allegely is overused, too
— Norman Miller (@RealBeerNut) February 10, 2016
@BrewboundFurn It’s been almost 24 hours, no public peep from CCB. If they say FALSE, TFP is stoopid, I would gladly make a statement.
— The Full Pint (@thefullpint) February 10, 2016
Apparently TFP was wrong. Cigar City called the rumor “speculation.”
.@thefullpint No public peep? What do you call this? https://t.co/fsccrj1i0k
— Chris Furnari (@BrewboundFurn) February 10, 2016
To TFP credit the Cigar City never full denied the story in the Brewbound story. CCB owner Joey Redner said,
“I’ve always taken meetings when asked and I’ll continue to take meetings moving forward,” he told Brewbound. “It’s how you learn more about your business, its value and the industry.”
