A very serious boycott ought to be instated

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Message JorisPPattyn P admin beers 14337 º places 93 º 09:12 Fri 11/14/2014 I think... http://www.xpats.com/new-belgian-beer-temple-leave-out-brussels-breweries#.VGYVBxpeuDE.twitter This is really what we, Ratebeerians ought to boycott, and advertise as taboo... Mind you, no harm done for us. It’s five minutes walking distance to Delirium village, and probably two or three minutes more to Moeder Lambic Fontainas. NO BEER TEMPLE FOR THE REAL AFICIONADOS!
Message obguthr beers 11720 º places 22 º 13:20 Fri 11/14/2014 If I’m ever fortunate enough to visit Belgium, I will not go there. I’ll probably be spending most of my time in Watou anyway.
Message FatPhil P beers 26178 º places 995 º 14:30 Fri 11/14/2014 Can I review it on RB without going there? I gave Titanic 1/10 on IMDB without seeing it, so there is precedent.
Message craftycarl21 beers 2338 º places 93 º 14:51 Fri 11/14/2014 While I agree with the general sentiment thus far, I do think it unfair of Jean Van Roy to criticize the City of Brussels’s support of lambic and traditional beer, given this being publicized mere months ago: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2014/07/12/aging-belgian-beer-in-a-bomb-shelter/12473921/

Message JorisPPattyn P admin beers 14337 º places 93 º 00:06 Sat 11/15/2014 Originally posted by craftycarl21 While I agree with the general sentiment thus far, I do think it unfair of Jean Van Roy to criticize the City of Brussels’s support of lambic and traditional beer, given this being publicized mere months ago: http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2014/07/12/aging-belgian-beer-in-a-bomb-shelter/12473921/ You do have a point, agreed, but the problem with the Beer Temple vastly transcends Cantillon. The transformation from the old "Bourse" to this beershowcase has been done with money and goodwill from the Brussels’ government and city, and is a plaything in the hands of the big players... ABInbev, Heineken, etc., as if they needed such thing...
Message craftycarl21 beers 2338 º places 93 º 01:27 Sat 11/15/2014 I totally agree with the above, it’s just hard not to point out the Cantillon disconnect considering he’s directly quoted in the short article about Beer Temple.
Message Travlr P beers 33916 º places 4606 º 07:00 Sat 11/15/2014 Money talks.
Message JorisPPattyn P admin beers 14337 º places 93 º 07:33 Sat 11/15/2014 Originally posted by Travlr Money talks. Absolutely. So does the absence of ours.

Message joet P admin beers 2900 º places 125 º 18:18 Sat 11/15/2014 Horrible. Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Joris.
Message 77ships P beers 14200 º places 925 º 00:45 Sun 11/16/2014 Originally posted by FatPhil I gave Titanic 1/10 on IMDB without seeing it, so there is precedent. That is just ridiculous & I dislike Titanic. As for the “Belgian Beer Tempe” thing, I think that we all saw this happening. I do think that the main focus here is stimulating the economy & not promoting beer history or culture so from that angle, their choice makes perfect sense.
Message BlackHaddock P beers 15515 º places 1056 º 08:34 Sun 11/16/2014 I want to see the inside of the building though: seen it from the outside so many times. Flagstaff and La Cirio on either side, La Becasse just around the corner, late night Pommes to the back. What a great pity that money has overseen the concept of promoting Belgian beer in all it’s diverse forms. Funny though that it was always a place for money in the first instance. <*))))))><