I have tried to remain non-judgemental in regards to ABI's purchases of craft breweries and other related entities over the past several years. One reason is that I visited 10 Barrel Brewing in Bend shortly after it was acquired by ABI and spoke to several employees there. All of them assured me that the only change was that they no longer had a full bar. I found the food, beer and service to still be excellent. I was at 10 Barrel just 3 weeks ago and still saw no change.
Personally, I would not have boycotted a business solely because it was bought out by ABI. After reading about this, I have changed my mind. IMHO,there is no reason, other than attempting to influence the market, that ABI would buy into RateBeer. I have now joined the masses and will boycott all businesses that are owned, whether partially or wholly by ABI.