That is … essentially, exactly the way it happened.

Source: spockemon

I’m only on this website to ask that if you reblog that Merida redesign petition or if you post about it on facebook to add that berating the Disney Store employees is inappropriate and you should refrain from doing such.

I got a woman who supported the petition, maybe 10 years older than me, come in with her friend and yell at me about the redesign. It made me incredibly anxious. I had to step off the stage (luckily with manager approval) and try to compose myself.

I ask that if you reblog, make posts about it anywhere, or say anything regarding the Merida redesign that you please, please add not to berate the employees at the Disney Store. Contact Guest Services if you have any issues with the disney store, marketing or purchases.

Thank you,

Keiliy

Don’t be a dick to the Cast Members, folks.

Posted on May 17, 2013 via Rudolph the Red-Nose Rainbow with 26 notes

Hoppy beer is awful—or at least, its bitterness is ruining craft beer’s reputation. - Slate Magazine

wilwheaton:

section9:

sotheresthat:

YES.

PREACH!

No. I’m sorry, but this is wrong.

Seven paragraphs into this poorly-researched article, the author says:

Let’s be clear: Not all craft beer is hoppy. There are many craft breweries that seek to create balanced, drinkable beers that aren’t very bitter at all, like Patrick Rue’s the Bruery in Placentia, Calif., and the Commons Brewery in Portland, Ore. Among the non-hoppy yet complex and delicious American craft beers available are Widmer’s hefeweizen, New Glarus’ cherry and raspberry beers, and Full Sail Brewing’s Session Lager (a beer specifically developed to serve as a refreshing counterpoint to overhopped beers). America’s independent breweries make beers to suit every palate, not just the ones that revel in bitterness.

Yeah, so the entire premise of the headline is disproven by the author, but somehow Slate thought this was still worth publishing. That’s lazy and should be an embarrassment for both writer and editor.

There are plenty of craft beers that aren’t hop-forward, like Mama’s Little Yella Pils from Oskar Blues, Lagunitas PILS, and Coney Island Lager. There are literally dozens of browns, stouts, and wheat beers that feature malt and yeast instead of hops. The first craft beer I ever had, when I was in college and convinced that all beer was Budweiser was St. Rogue’s Red Ale, from Rogue brewing.

A more accurate and actually useful article might be headlined Think All Craft Beer Is Too Hoppy? Think Again.