maltaseagull
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Nuff said then.
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[Drinking] Fridat dinking thread
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Nuff said then.
I'd disagree with that. Punk is/was a hipster brewery, sold out to the big boys, and despite now churning it out in fosters quantities they're still charging niche prices.
You can still go to proper pubs and buy quality independent,ales for £3.50 a pint . . . .much like you can buy good wine for the price of beer as soon as you step outside this ****tarded country.
You can still go to proper pubs and buy quality independent,ales for £3.50 a pint . . . .much like you can buy good wine for the price of beer as soon as you step outside this ****tarded country.
I once questioned the price of a pint of Punk in Brighton as being well expensive.
The answer was Brexit.....
Pickles
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- May 5, 2014
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Not sure what you mean by selling out to the big boys
Sure, the owners and founders took an investment of 22 per cent on board, by an equity firm,but how is that selling out?
With that sort of investment they can indeed now produce more, with the same quality and biting hops from around the world, not just the boring ones from Kent, used by so many of the old style breweries.
As for comparing them to Fosters, I'd suggest the Brewdog boys have actually reduced the shelf space of the Fosters and John Smith's of this world, and that shelf space given over to other breweries that make make far superior beer than the conglomerates that you compare Brewdog to.
Admittedly, some of the shelf space is still taken by the conglomerates, albeit with a fancy tin design, but even then it's made them up their game, which can only be good.
Whether you like Brewdog or not, or indeed, Punk or any of their beers, you can't really argue that if these lads hadn't done what they have, we wouldn't be having supermarkets, not just specialist shops, stocking some really fantastic beers now.
Regarding your point of buying local good quality of beer at £3.50 a pint, I totally agree. It is out there and it's what I have.
Long live the revolution of beer!
Finally, thank goodness it's not Fridat, otherwise there would be a few typos
Not sure what you mean by selling out to the big boys
Sure, the owners and founders took an investment of 22 per cent on board, by an equity firm,but how is that selling out?
With that sort of investment they can indeed now produce more, with the same quality and biting hops from around the world, not just the boring ones from Kent, used by so many of the old style breweries.
As for comparing them to Fosters, I'd suggest the Brewdog boys have actually reduced the shelf space of the Fosters and John Smith's of this world, and that shelf space given over to other breweries that make make far superior beer than the conglomerates that you compare Brewdog to.
Admittedly, some of the shelf space is still taken by the conglomerates, albeit with a fancy tin design, but even then it's made them up their game, which can only be good.
Whether you like Brewdog or not, or indeed, Punk or any of their beers, you can't really argue that if these lads hadn't done what they have, we wouldn't be having supermarkets, not just specialist shops, stocking some really fantastic beers now.
Regarding your point of buying local good quality of beer at £3.50 a pint, I totally agree. It is out there and it's what I have.
Long live the revolution of beer!
Finally, thank goodness it's not Fridat, otherwise there would be a few typos
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Dolph Ins
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Some people have had a good weekend. The Fridat drinking thread still going on Monday evening. Enjoy.
pishhead
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Not sure what you mean by selling out to the big boys
Sure, the owners and founders took an investment of 22 per cent on board, by an equity firm,but how is that selling out?
With that sort of investment they can indeed now produce more, with the same quality and biting hops from around the world, not just the boring ones from Kent, used by so many of the old style breweries.
As for comparing them to Fosters, I'd suggest the Brewdog boys have actually reduced the shelf space of the Fosters and John Smith's of this world, and that shelf space given over to other breweries that make make far superior beer than the conglomerates that you compare Brewdog to.
Admittedly, some of the shelf space is still taken by the conglomerates, albeit with a fancy tin design, but even then it's made them up their game, which can only be good.
Whether you like Brewdog or not, or indeed, Punk or any of their beers, you can't really argue that if these lads hadn't done what they have, we wouldn't be having supermarkets, not just specialist shops, stocking some really fantastic beers now.
Regarding your point of buying local good quality of beer at £3.50 a pint, I totally agree. It is out there and it's what I have.
Long live the revolution of beer!
Finally, thank goodness it's not Fridat, otherwise there would be a few typos
Absolutely spot on, without Brewdog the main stream beer scene in this country would look completely different.
For any industry to grow you always need one of the forerunners to make it into the mainstream. The quality is absolutely still there with some of their beers, the issue is the industry that they helped create has caught up with them.
I think you are spot on but I don’t see the industry catching up as an issue - more a splendid result of...........