We hold that beer is not an abstraction but a concrete reality which occured in the past, occurs in this living present and will occur in the future. V. Beer is made from basic ingredients of water, malt, hops and yeast. Beer occurs as a result of a naturally occuring process which can be adapted and reproduced by anyone. Beer flavors occur as a result of radical discontinuity between the old existence of its ingredients and their new existence as beer. Some beer is produced and exchanged as a consumer good.
Some beer is produced but consumed in the home.
Consumer tastes are widely varied. Those that produce beer for sale too often hold their profits in greater regard than their product. Large scale brewers have ruined beer. A Brief History 13 a. Historically, large scale brewers, most especially in the United States of America, have had great pressure to capture significant market share.