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Searching for a Union made beer for your picnic tomorrow? (Original Post) Earth_First Aug 2014 OP
Lots of good beers on that list Lochloosa Aug 2014 #1
Goose Island house here-- I'm currently in love with their Endless IPA Season Ale. MerryBlooms Aug 2014 #2
Henry's GP6971 Aug 2014 #3
I'm not into beer (I ain't... PosterChild Aug 2014 #4
thank you..... daleanime Aug 2014 #8
From a post I did earlier today that included Powell's Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #9
Sam Adams is non union eh? Kingofalldems Aug 2014 #5
Yeah, I noticed that Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #10
Odd customerserviceguy Sep 2014 #13
i drink a fair amount of pbr fizzgig Aug 2014 #6
The entire family of Minhas beers are also union made. Says so right on the can! @ popular prices 2 Omaha Steve Aug 2014 #7
I like to patronize micro-breweries, SheilaT Aug 2014 #11
I as well... Earth_First Sep 2014 #14
mm mmm mmmmm. lonestarnot Aug 2014 #12
Kick Omaha Steve Sep 2014 #15
When did Coors become union? Cleita Sep 2014 #16
There's always next weekend Quantess Sep 2014 #17
Holy shit! linuxman Sep 2014 #18

PosterChild

(1,307 posts)
4. I'm not into beer (I ain't...
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 08:49 PM
Aug 2014

... agin' it either) so I checked out their other union made lists. This one caught my eye:

Powell's Bookstore: This unionized online bookstore offers an affordable and wide selection of used and new books.

And have a great LABOR day, friends!

Omaha Steve

(99,659 posts)
9. From a post I did earlier today that included Powell's
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 10:34 PM
Aug 2014

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025468832

Today's story below.

Original post: How A Seed Saver (DU's own NRaleighLiberal) Discovered One Of Our Favorite Tomatoes : http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025319364


Remember the Amazon boycott! Powell's has NRaleighLiberal's upcoming "Epic Tomato" book available here: http://www.powells.com/biblio/62-9781612122083-0

Use this link first: http://ilwulocal5.com/ At no extra charge the union employees get paid FMLA, sick time, additional training like new automation, family emergency funds, college scholarships, etc.



customerserviceguy

(25,183 posts)
13. Odd
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 01:18 AM
Sep 2014

The list includes Boston Oktoberfest and Boston Winter Lager, and the actual name of the Sam Adams brewery is The Boston Beer Company. Seems odd to me that two seasonal Sam Adams brews would be union, while the rest are somehow non-union. I have a feeling that the linked list is not accurate.

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)
6. i drink a fair amount of pbr
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 08:57 PM
Aug 2014

if i'm not drinking that, i'm drinking a beer from a local brewery. it's not unionized, but it's employee-owned and very green.

Omaha Steve

(99,659 posts)
7. The entire family of Minhas beers are also union made. Says so right on the can! @ popular prices 2
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 09:20 PM
Aug 2014

Lots of Minhas info below grain belt art.

Until I had to quit last December, Grain Belt was my union made beer of choice. It is still my avatar upper left. This is the beer sign in our home bar. Brewed in Minnesota.






FULL line of their beer here: http://minhasbrewery.com/our-brews

AMERICA'S
MOST HISTORIC BREWERY

The Minhas Craft Brewery is located in historic Monroe, WI, is the Midwest's oldest brewery and the second-oldest in the entire nation. It has survived the Depression, Prohibition, brushes with the mob and two major fires. We're now one of the top ten largest breweries in America.

With the Best Brewery Tour in Wisconsin, beer lovers from all over the state, Illinois and around the world come to experience our daily, guided craft brewery tours and beer tastings. We also house the largest brewery memorabilia museum in the United States.











 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
11. I like to patronize micro-breweries,
Sun Aug 31, 2014, 10:37 PM
Aug 2014

not the big bland brews. Although it is nice to know that a number of well known beers are union made.

Earth_First

(14,910 posts)
14. I as well...
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 07:16 AM
Sep 2014

Many of the microbreweries that we support here locally are employee owned and operated.

We're also in the heart of the Finger Lakes wine region...so we have a lot of options when it comes to libations!

Cleita

(75,480 posts)
16. When did Coors become union?
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 02:59 PM
Sep 2014

Not that I'm complaining but I was always told not to drink it because it was non-union.

 

linuxman

(2,337 posts)
18. Holy shit!
Mon Sep 1, 2014, 11:03 PM
Sep 2014

It's like a "Who's who" of piss beer.

I'm not reducing myself to drinking swill over a union affiliation.

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