Lemonade Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 9 hours ago, Soda van Jerk said: I can take or leave their beer, but a lot of people seem to be very vocal about their dislike of the company recently. It's hip to hate them. Two gobshites at work refused to step foot in the new Brewdog bar on Friday night on our office's Xmas night out. An actual on-the-spot boycott. It was stupid. They're stood at the door, ranting in tandem about Brewdog. One of them didn't seem to have a problem swigging his can of Coke and scoffing his Nestle chocolate bar at lunch. You know, companies who subscribe to mass violation of human rights, but he wouldn't go into a pub because he thinks James Watt is a bit of a knob and he thinks the stickers on the Brewdog bottles are patronising. Shithouses. I hope you left them outside and went in anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lemonade said: I hope you left them outside and went in anyway. Unfortunately not. They threw a wobbler significant enough to make us go elsewhere. Some rough pub off of Market Street. A total dump filled with junkies. Because that's better. Then we ended up a casino. We really stuck it to the man that night. It wasn't an isolated occurrence though. I seem to see it on Facebook a lot, bizarre rants about Brewdog that don't seem to have a real point to it other than letting people know they don't like Brewdog. Folk who don't like it seem insistent on letting you know about it. What's this James Watt fella done that's so bad that he has his own hate mob? Edited December 20, 2015 by Soda van Jerk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 1 hour ago, Soda van Jerk said: What's this James Watt fella done that's so bad that he has his own hate mob? It's mainly down to the fact that he's a complete cunt bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 Well I guess I'm a total gaylord lolfag or whatever because I like Brewdog. Nice beers and got me in to craft beers and ales and stuff. Did the same for a lot of people I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I like 5AM Red Ale a lot. Punk IPA is decent too. I'm not fussed about the others I've had, but I'll usually give it a try if I see one on the shelf that I've not had before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 13 hours ago, James Broonbreed said: I dinna mind the pubs either but to be fair, James watt is a massive bellend. Also I canna wait to un-subcribe from their fucking pish EFP emails. I need to hang on until I finally get one that says I can sell my fucking shares. It's tantamount to theft really. I always assumed that buying Brewdog shares was like buying shares in a football club. You just write that money off and hold on to your shares forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skacel Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 I'm more of a Tennent's Ice Cold man any way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted December 20, 2015 Report Share Posted December 20, 2015 2 hours ago, Skacel said: I always assumed that buying Brewdog shares was like buying shares in a football club. You just write that money off and hold on to your shares forever. Seemingly they're worth 8 times what I paid for them - but I'm not allowed to sell them. James Watt can fuck right aff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Not really sure what the fuss is about with Brewdog. I Don;t really like the beer to be honest. However, I think it might be a typical Scottish thing that we don't like others to get on and have money etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 It's part of the problem with coming from the North East of Scotland, you're not supposed to better yourself or be successful, you're just supposed to put up with working in the oil or fish and fuck you if you dare to dream, it's even worse if you contemplate creating something that will allow others to benefit from your success. I like Brewdog, as again they got me to try different beers. I like supporting them as they are local and seem to be doing a good job. The marketing and bollocks on the bottles are just there to get a reaction, the main thing that matters is if you like the beer and bars. If everyone boycotted companies where they didn't like the owner, I dare say Sky, Fox, the Sun, the Times and all other News International properties would be bust by now. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Got this on my Facebook newsfeed today "This phone was found at brewdog castlegate. Can someone inform Andrew Davidson to come in and collect it. Thanks. P.s come in past and try the awesome beer and legendary chicken wings!!" Shameless cunts. Helpful, shameless cunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 1 hour ago, James Broonbreed said: Got this on my Facebook newsfeed today "This phone was found at brewdog castlegate. Can someone inform Andrew Davidson to come in and collect it. Thanks. P.s come in past and try the awesome beer and legendary chicken wings!!" Shameless cunts. Helpful, shameless cunts. So lets see. they posted on Facebook that someone found a phone in their bar. I think that's good. The guy then makes a pitch by saying to try the beer and food. So is there something wrong with trying to get people to buy/try your product? Nothing shameful in trying to keep yourself in a job as long as it's not at the cost of slagging off your workmates to keep your own job. Maybe another Scottish/NE trait? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I hate them because they're from the same place as me so I can no longer use my background as an excuse as to why I've never made anything of my life. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 21 minutes ago, Lemonade said: I hate them because they're from the same place as me so I can no longer use my background as an excuse as to why I've never made anything of my life. WTF! Should this not be in the 'jokes' thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 44 minutes ago, britheguy said: So lets see. they posted on Facebook that someone found a phone in their bar. I think that's good. The guy then makes a pitch by saying to try the beer and food. So is there something wrong with trying to get people to buy/try your product? Nothing shameful in trying to keep yourself in a job as long as it's not at the cost of slagging off your workmates to keep your own job. Maybe another Scottish/NE trait? I'm glad to see your humour bypass surgery went well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Sorry, but my humour is intact. Just that your post was not that funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 46 minutes ago, britheguy said: WTF! Should this not be in the 'jokes' thread? About that sense of humour bypass... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 The thing is I actually thought you wrote something funny....is a strange kinda way. I presumed you were not serious see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid Android Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Some of their beer is okay, and the pub is a nice enough place to sit in. They do have some of the worst marketing patter of any company around though. I guess if there a lot of people vocally disliking it nowadays it's mostly a reaction to the over the top fanboys going on about them too much. Making such a fuss about going into a bar on a work night out is fucking stupid though and I feel embarrassed about it even though I wasn't there or have no idea who the people are. Imagine actually doing that. How big was the group? I am fed up with the term craft beer. I wish that would go away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 Gotta say it's been great fun seeing that Brewdog (whose marketing style I am profoundly not a fan of) have provided the mid-size venue Aberdeen has needed for ages, and people have still moaned about it, for whatever reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkaline Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I don't have a problem with the marketing, the hype, the shock value (ethics aside and mass consumerism being the polar opposite of punk), I do have a problem with their beer being shit though. That's personal opinion though, others can obviously like what they like etc. I thought the venue was SNAFU, which was hardly a mid-sized venue, unless it's had a major internal redisgn the stage was in a less than optimum position for maximum crowd coverage. Anyone in the know with details, I don't get out on the casual as much as I used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I ken this is a cliche pet hate, but women getting ready; fucking hell!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaaakkkeee Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I hate them because they're enriching the beers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 On 21/12/2015 at 1:26 PM, Paranoid Android said: I am fed up with the term craft beer. I wish that would go away. Same. I don't even know what it means anymore. Why isn't all beer just beer? A man in California sued 'Blue Moon' because the label on the bottle calls it a 'craft beer', but it's a beer made by Coors, which apparently means it's not a craft beer. Imagine being so offended at a beer allegedly falsely-parading as a "craft beer" (when really it's just a regular beer) that you resort to suing the brewery. Imagine being that much of a pointless shit head that you would do that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Heineken make a craft beer called Cute Hoor and haven't put the Heineken name or logo anywhere near it. Probably for fear of putting off craft beer drinkers. Has the Guinness Hop House 13 lager been released in the UK yet? It's fucking horrible so if it hasn't don't get excited about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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