Do you like their beers? I like their cider, but every beer I get from them has a metallic taste that I can't stand. I've tried a number of places but it's always the same. People always talk about their oatmeal stout and when I drink it I'm like...what the hell?!
As far as the story...it sucks, but there are people like that everywhere. Tons of people are let go from companies after working there for many years...some close to retirement. Also, there are different perspectives to a story. That family with the horse ranch wants to build a barn, but Smith is looking at maintaining the traditional appearance of the historical battlefield. I could spin the story the other way, and make the guy look like a philanthropist.