[Drinking] Brew Dog ...grrr

[Hugo Rune]

I'm guessing many of the Brewdog naysayers on here worship at the altar of Harveys, the absolute epitome of insipid, tasteless ale. They may be a Sussex company, but their beers are utter gash.

They’ve probably just found out that Brewdog have reinvented Cask Ale (using a keg [emoji23]). Annoying CAMRA dinosaurs is one of the best things they do!

https://www.brewdog.com/blog/cask-is-back-at-brewdog

 

[pearl]

is it though?

I reckon in a blind tasting it would come out on a par with Double Diamond that someone had bubbled a fart through..... swished with a squirt of grapefruit juice ....

I used to quite enjoy Double Diamond

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

https://www.totalales.co.uk/blog/2017/7/12/punkd-burning-sky-pulls-its-beer-from-brewdog-bars

Is this it? Seriously? You have stated they’re a “pretty horrible company.” based on one aged punks annoyance they use the word Punk and a minor **** up their over zealous legal department made with a trademark. A **** up the Brewdog owners moved quick to apologise for, an apology which was accepted and ultimately ended up bringing the two parties together and collaborating. There really isn’t anything to see here.

The AF Punk brand design squabble is a slightly stronger argument. You should have used this.

 

[Questions]

Looks like he regularly pees on the 'lawn' after drinking that.

She does. Mind you you know what it’s like once you’ve had skinful and gotta go.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Well, if they didn't have their bar in Edinburgh Airport then I'd have to spend the three hours I regularly have to wait for the Gatwick flight in 'Spoons with gangs of Weedgie stag parties instead of sitting with a Jet Black Heart and a Chorizo Dog.

Plus I did a tasting afternoon at the Brighton establishment and the guy running it was a Dane with a massive beard and tats who used slightly strange words to describe the cheese they paired the beers with. He could have come delivered to the bar by DPD in a box marked "ready made hipster". It was both informative and hilarious.

But, most of all, the FRIDAT thread would simply not be the same without ICE COLD Punk.

For all these reasons I'm IN.

 

[Superphil]

https://www.totalales.co.uk/blog/2017/7/12/punkd-burning-sky-pulls-its-beer-from-brewdog-bars

So it’s one brewery with the hump. Largely about copyright, which Brewdog have been shrewd enough to obtain. People would get the hump if another brewery started making Harvey’s Sussex, because Harvey’s have the copyright on that name for a beer.

A brewery in Horsham some years ago, after the demise of King and Barnes, came up wit a beer they called Festive, IiRC the owners of the copyright of K&B Festive (By now Hall and Woodlouse) stopped them calling it that, even though they weren’t making the stuff.

What next, Hyundai making a car badged as Range Rover? A League Two football club renaming itself Liverpool?

Bully boys? Not really, just people protecting something they’ve built IMO.

 

[schmunk]

So it’s one brewery with the hump. Largely about copyright, which Brewdog have been shrewd enough to obtain. People would get the hump if another brewery started making Harvey’s Sussex, because Harvey’s have the copyright on that name for a beer.

A brewery in Horsham some years ago, after the demise of King and Barnes, came up wit a beer they called Festive, IiRC the owners of the copyright of K&B Festive (By now Hall and Woodlouse) stopped them calling it that, even though they weren’t making the stuff.

What next, Hyundai making a car badged as Range Rover? A League Two football club renaming itself Liverpool?

Bully boys? Not really, just people protecting something they’ve built IMO.

 

[brakespear]

Don't particularly hate them, although not a fan of the 'punk' ethic malarkey they come up with or their beer - although I'm not a Harvey's fan either (prefer something from Sharps )

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Is this it? Seriously? You have stated they’re a “pretty horrible company.” based on one aged punks annoyance they use the word Punk and a minor **** up their over zealous legal department made with a trademark. A **** up the Brewdog owners moved quick to apologise for, an apology which was accepted and ultimately ended up bringing the two parties together and collaborating. There really isn’t anything to see here.

The AF Punk brand design squabble is a slightly stronger argument. You should have used this.

You know a LOT about real ale. I’ll bet you’ve got a beard and an anorak.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Well, if they didn't have their bar in Edinburgh Airport then I'd have to spend the three hours I regularly have to wait for the Gatwick flight in 'Spoons with gangs of Weedgie stag parties instead of sitting with a Jet Black Heart and a Chorizo Dog.

Plus I did a tasting afternoon at the Brighton establishment and the guy running it was a Dane with a massive beard and tats who used slightly strange words to describe the cheese they paired the beers with. He could have come delivered to the bar by DPD in a box marked "ready made hipster". It was both informative and hilarious.

But, most of all, the FRIDAT thread would simply not be the same without ICE COLD Punk.

For all these reasons I'm IN.

Only in BRIGHTON could you have such a session.

An ale and cheese meeting FFS.

 

[Springal]

Only in BRIGHTON could you have such a session.

An ale and cheese meeting FFS.

Think you need to get out more, pretty much happens all over the place

Nothing better than the Bermondsey beer mile with cheese tastings along the way

 

[Guinness Boy]

Only in BRIGHTON could you have such a session.

An ale and cheese meeting FFS.

You can actually get it in any Brewdog pub in the country, except Edinburgh Airport.

My dad used to drink his Webster's Yorkshire Bitter with a cracker or two of Red Leicester and some pickled onions. No one considered that poncey, particularly my mum.

 

[Mr Putdown]

So it’s one brewery with the hump. Largely about copyright, which Brewdog have been shrewd enough to obtain. People would get the hump if another brewery started making Harvey’s Sussex, because Harvey’s have the copyright on that name for a beer.

A brewery in Horsham some years ago, after the demise of King and Barnes, came up wit a beer they called Festive, IiRC the owners of the copyright of K&B Festive (By now Hall and Woodlouse) stopped them calling it that, even though they weren’t making the stuff.

What next, Hyundai making a car badged as Range Rover? A League Two football club renaming itself Liverpool?

Bully boys? Not really, just people protecting something they’ve built IMO.

On a related point, what’s your view on this?

https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/bonzodogbanned/

 

[Brovion]

You know a LOT about real ale. I’ll bet you’ve got a beard and an anorak.

Ssssh! He doesn't drink real ale, (that's for old men), he drinks craft beer! Bit of a hipster is our Tubby.

 

[Brovion]

I'm guessing many of the Brewdog naysayers on here worship at the altar of Harveys, the absolute epitome of insipid, tasteless ale. They may be a Sussex company, but their beers are utter gash.

I like both.

Although I tend to drink more Harveys as it's about £2 a pint cheaper.

 

[PoG]

All tastes like washing up liquid to me.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

All tastes like washing up liquid to me.

You should maybe rinse your beer glasses more thoroughly?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I think this Fridat should be a celebration of Punk IPA. I think we should all stock up and have Punk as our first beer.

 

[pishhead]

I've said it before and I'll say it again without Brewdog and specifically Punk IPA the beer scene in this country would look totally different. In any burgeoning industry you need flag bearers. Brewdog were very much that.

 

[Questions]

I think this Fridat should be a celebration of Punk IPA. I think we should all stock up and have Punk as our first beer.

I agree HT but who can we have to champion this ale on our behalf. Maybe if it was ‘Ice cold’