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Old Jun 30, 2012 | 9:14 pm
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Believe it or not this is one of my biggest pet peeves with UA onboard service. 4 beers and they are all mediocre.

Originally Posted by andrewwm
One of the other main problems for us beer aficionados is that UA is catering what the large majority of customers want, and offering choice for rarely ordered products is difficult on a space-constrained aircraft
I don't know anyone who likes those beers, I think UA caters Bud because the profit margin is high and there are no issues with supply.

Originally Posted by QBK
Ok, good arguments. At the very least, there's some good support for the stereotype simply because (1) most beer in cans is bad, and (2) most microbreweries can't afford to can.
Most Mexican beers are sold in cans and I'd prefer any of them to the current swill sold on UA.
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