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I’m not sure you have the correct definition (or spelling) of hypocritical and you’ve taken my parentheses comments out of context. My point, as made clear in the review, was that it was heart-wrenching to watch Kallman’s struggles. The note about her children was not to characterize her actions in any negative way, such as “that a woman has no business” doing such a thing. On the contrary, my point was that if you’re the president of NCBC and five or six years into the business, especially with her background, and you’re still making bar calls at 11 p.m. at night, something is clearly wrong. I can understand hand-selling at night in the early days, but this was five to six years later. That’s a very bad sign so I think you took my comments the wrong way. I would say the same thing of Jim Koch or Rich Doyle if they were packing a cooler at 10 p.m. on a Wednesday.

If you’re a loyal reader then you’ll know I’ve been writing about Rhonda Kallman for nearly a decade, including publishing the first long-form interview (in Mass Beverage Business, the journal you speak of) with her after she announced the formation of her company. What you see as disrespectful, I offer as an honest assessment of the successes and failures of her business. I’ve met Rhonda, spoken with her several times, and she’s a nice lady trying very hard. That doesn’t add or detract from her present business situation.

And I’m not annoyed with the film, just disappointed that it missed an opportunity to tell a much fuller story.

Best,

Andy