Don't it Make My Bland Beer Blue
It usually takes me several dozen beers before I start seeing double, so I was astonished to see, completely sober, the striking resemblance between the Oriental Brewing Company's redesign of their beer, and Labatt's flagship pilsener. Even their websites are nearly identical:
http://www.ob.co.kr/
http://www.labattblue.ca/index.html
OB Blue Zone? C'mon!
Personally, I am utterly shocked that a Korean company has ripped off the concept and design of a western product. When has that ever happened before?
What's next, Cass Blue Ribbon? Hite Life?
Here's the real kicker: apparently BLUE stands for "Brewing of Low temperature matUration & fErmentation". I wish I were joking.
5 comments:
Actually, the 2 websites are totally different.
If by "totally different" you meant "almost exactly alike," then I agree with you 100%
Not a surprise given that both are part of of the InBev family:
www.inbev.com
http://www.inbev.com/brands/2__3__0__localbrands.cfm
Looks like it's now "BigBeer" to go along with "BigTobaco" "BigPharma" and "BigOil"
Maybe Labatts or Interbrew bought some shares in OB?
Didn't Lee Ho-ri get sued for ripping off a Britney Spears song? I'm not familiar with what happened there.
This is Asia.
"Copyright? Whuzzat?"
Now, if you'll excuse me. I have to go shop at IGA Mart before I head out to The Blues Brothers bar tonight.
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