The destruction of beer reminds me of the time when Coors was only available in certain parts of the country, there was such a demand for it people were illegally transporting it across states. A load of land it landed in the Grosse Pointes of Michigan and then confiscated by the authorities, who proceeded to steamroll the cans in a local parking lot...
if only the modern bootleggers had only remembered to transport the stuff across the river...