Beer Wars (2009)

Beer Wars is a movie starring Norman Adami, Anat Baron, and Roberta Baskin. A contemporary David and Goliath story that takes you inside the cutthroat world of the big business of American beer.

Director:

Anat Baron

Writer:

Anat Baron

Stars:

Norman Adami, Anat Baron, Roberta Baskin

Cast

Credited cast:
Norman Adami	...	Himself - CEO, Miller
Anat Baron	...	Herself
Roberta Baskin	...	Herself - Center for Public Integrity
Jeff Becker	...	Himself - President, Beer Institute
Simon Bergson	...	Himself - Founder, Manhattan Beer Distributors
John Boehner	...	Himself - House Majority Leader, 2006
John Bryant	...	Himself - Odell Brewing
Betty Buck	...	Herself - Buck Distributors
August Busch III	...	Himself - CEO, Anheuser-Busch, 1974-2002 (archive footage)
August Busch IV	...	Himself - CEO, Anheuser-Busch, 2006-2008
August Busch Jr.	...	Himself - CEO, Anheuser-Busch, 1946-1974 (archive footage)
Sam Calagione	...	Himself - Founder, Dogfish Head Craft Brewery
Peter A. DeFazio	...	Himself - Representative, Oregon
George Hacker	...	Himself - Center for Science in the Public Interest
Steve Hoch	...	Himself - The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Storyline

A contemporary David and Goliath story that takes you inside the cutthroat world of the big business of American beer.

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Plot Keywords:

beer | f rated | beer drinking | beer brewery | 

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Taglines:

Brewed in America.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Пивные войны

Filming Locations:

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$220,000, 31 December 2009

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ducks In A Row Entertainment Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Garrett Oliver - Brooklyn Brewery: Most Americans have never actually had real beer.

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Connections

Features Cheers: Diane's Perfect Date (1983)

User Reviews

Pretty informative, but felt a little thin.

I've started getting interested in beer the past year or so, but I didn't know a whole lot about the insides of the industry. Beer Wars does a good job of showing how things work (like the three-tiered system and the shelving schematics) that I would never have known otherwise.

However, I was hoping for a little more coverage when it came to small breweries. The main focus was on Dogfish Head and Moonshot; I was really hoping to see at least a little talk about Beervana (aka: Oregon). The message of the documentary also seems a little redundant to any self-respecting beer drinker, but I suppose it gave us more reasons to stay away from A-B and the like.