What if you can't taste it because your local grocery store stocks its beer selection based on what beers are the best according to the beer review site owned by ABI? It's not as simple as "just make a different choice", monopolies can exert control over the whole system the consumer lives in, not just the small decisions.
Don't be too cynical. They stock beer based on who pays them the most for shelf space, and based on what sells. You can get them to carry your dreck that nobody wants if you pay them enough, but you can't get them to not carry what people are buying.
As in, assume the review sites are compromised and ignore them, but also give money to the company that might or might not be posting biased reviews there? So you're only denying yourself the potential benefit of the review site while still giving up your money.
