They seem like very different markets to me. Beers are usually brewed, start to finish, in about a week. They also don't have a very long shelf life--they get

They seem like very different markets to me. Beers are usually brewed, start to finish, in about a week. They also don't have a very long shelf life--they get skunky if they're not stored well or wait too long. I also think beer is mostly a lower-end product which deals in single-servings versus whiskey being an exclusively luxury good. I think the beer nerds also just hate to see breweries they like bought up by big companies that, in general, ruin the product.