It would indeed be irrational to care that much about the drinks per se. Certainly it wouldn't occur to me to think badly of a company that just never considere

It would indeed be irrational to care that much about the drinks per se. Certainly it wouldn't occur to me to think badly of a company that just never considered providing them in the first place. But if a company had been providing them and stops for petty reasons, that's a red light, not because of the drinks, but because of the petty reasons. It can very well be an early warning of incompetent and irresponsible management.