BrewDog: Haway Man, get a grip

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Message Beermack beers 725 º places 36 º 05:04 Thu 6/13/2013 Upon reading this: http://t.co/U3rto48mr9 earlier today, I can safely say that BrewDog has taking pisser-pulling and chain-yanking to all new heights. Anyone else feel that they should just get back to brewing some bloody beer and quit this intolerable media-focused shite?
Message harrisoni P beers 25367 º places 68 º 05:09 Thu 6/13/2013 I don’t bother reading anything any more about BrewDog’s stunts, I just turn up to the bars in London and drink anything new that’s on.
Message Leighton P beers 33728 º places 1204 º 05:21 Thu 6/13/2013 First of all, it looks like this new project is ’separate from BrewDog’ beer or something. But anyway... Generally speaking, I like BrewDog beer. I don’t really pay any attention to their marketing nonsense; however, their marketing nonsense has attracted countless fans to their brand (who knows, perhaps even to their beer!) and allowed the company to grow at an astronomical rate. I cannot imagine any reason why they would stop with their social media overload. It’s working for them and I’ll bet they pick up 10 new customers for every beer geek like us that they annoy. I think BrewDog makes some excellent beers. The only time I have to come up against the gimmicky aesthetic they put out is when I go to BrewDog bars. I will admit, though, that I go to BrewDog bars less and less now since they are all but unvisitable in the evenings (crowded, loud and noisy, the people are mostly obnoxious, etc.) and the prices BrewDog charge for their beers are well outside the range I would consider normal. It’s a pity, but so it goes. I’ll keep drinking BrewDog beers because many of them are good (and some great). And while I’m not crazy about their marketing practices, I don’t blame them for continuing on the course they have charted.
Message FrumptyDumpty 05:23 Thu 6/13/2013 ugh

Message kaufmanised beers 120 º places 11 º 05:27 Thu 6/13/2013 totally agree, let the beer do the talking! look at kernel for example good beer and no noticable advertising!
Message chriso P beers 7540 º places 736 º 05:29 Thu 6/13/2013 What a load of baloney
Message Theydon_Bois P admin beers 40587 º places 1239 º 05:40 Thu 6/13/2013 As Leighton touched on, all my trips to Brewdog bars have been afternoon jobbies, always been and gone by 5.30pm before the hipsters descend!
Message cgarvieuk P beers 37649 º places 457 º 05:50 Thu 6/13/2013 to be honest im finding them more and more mediochre, the market has caughtup and passed them. and the marketing isnt even different any more, its just been there done that already.

Message Beersiveknown P beers 5380 º places 180 º 06:33 Thu 6/13/2013 what did the article say..its disappeared now...
Message HogTownHarry beers 9241 º places 28 º 06:37 Thu 6/13/2013 Originally posted by Theydon_Bois As Leighton touched on, all my trips to Brewdog bars have been afternoon jobbies, always been and gone by 5.30pm before the hipsters descend! My one and only trip to BrewDog Camden was last year and it was 3pm-5pm mid-week - it was fairly quiet, the staff were chatting with one another but quite friendly, I did not feel rushed, out of place or surrounded by hipsters. I plan on a return visit this August, but at approximately the same time of a weekday. I never read their PR nonsense, or anyone else’s for that matter. Their beers are hits and misses and homer runs and strikeouts (sorry - sixes and LBWs) - just like most breweries, with or without the attitude. I anticipate at least 6-8 BrewDog ticks this visit.
Message cgarvieuk P beers 37649 º places 457 º 06:43 Thu 6/13/2013 Originally posted by Beersiveknown what did the article say..its disappeared now... oh i suspect be back at 6pm when it was meant to go up :-) but media garbage they have made a lower abv version of bismark and are marketing it as a cool hip new never done before spirit.