BrewDog: yet another hip company using 'rebel' language to sell its stuff

[brogdale]

You been trtying to cause trouble again, Broggers?

Nah, I'm not on their mailing list as a "consumer". Though, for complete transparency, I do need to say that i have consumed one of their products; Mrs B once found a 'Lost lager' bottle reduced at the shop and, for my sins, I drank the contents. It was, of course, horrid piss-water.

 

[belboid]

An effective piece of marketing. One quick email that they knew was likely to get exactly this reaction, which would then make it to the news and the usual idiot fan boys/girls going 'oooh, its obviously a joke, the ASA are so silly and stuffy and BrewDog are being even better than normal.'

And, bingo, 3/4 of the usual fuckwits cream themselves over it.

 

[brogdale]

Ah, the return of genius marketing

 

[friedaweed]

I went to the Edinburgh brewdog on Sunday night. We were walking past and the Mrs was keen so I thought why not. She likes their beer and so does her son.

It's a very nice gaff. Uber friendly staff who enquired if we were there to watch the football and when we said no they found us a nice cosy booth and waited on us with impeccable attention to detail. I asked the two people who served us if they liked working there and they both said they did.

Anyway having not been in one for years (Bristol was the last about 6 years ago) I asked about their beers and was bought a sample of several before I decided. I had 3 different stouts.

The kegged grog was spot on actually, not overly gassy which I find is the problem with their canned ale.

I had a gander at the menu which had those burgers made from plants.

 

[pogofish]

“...playful...” marketing style

BrewDog beer ad pulled over ‘one of your five a day’ claim

When are they going after Unilever:





The Advertising Code of Practice, or whatever they are calling it these days does allow/accept a certain amount of humour in advertising..!

 

[teuchter]

An effective piece of marketing. One quick email that they knew was likely to get exactly this reaction, which would then make it to the news and the usual idiot fan boys/girls going 'oooh, its obviously a joke, the ASA are so silly and stuffy and BrewDog are being even better than normal.'

And, bingo, 3/4 of the usual fuckwits cream themselves over it.

Seems a slightly harsh judgement on the poster who introduced this latest bit of marketing to the thread.

 

[JimW]

What's a heritage tomato?

 

[teuchter]

I recently learnt that someone I know well had a very direct interaction with James Watt, earlier this year. Many posters on this thread would love to hear all the details. I'm not going to tell you anything though.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I recently learnt that someone I know well had a very direct interaction with James Watt, earlier this year. Many posters on this thread would love to hear all the details. I'm not going to tell you anything though.

Oooooh you big tease.

 

[DaphneM]

I went to the Edinburgh brewdog on Sunday night. We were walking past and the Mrs was keen so I thought why not. She likes their beer and so does her son.

It's a very nice gaff. Uber friendly staff who enquired if we were there to watch the football and when we said no they found us a nice cosy booth and waited on us with impeccable attention to detail. I asked the two people who served us if they liked working there and they both said they did.

Anyway having not been in one for years (Bristol was the last about 6 years ago) I asked about their beers and was bought a sample of several before I decided. I had 3 different stouts.

The kegged grog was spot on actually, not overly gassy which I find is the problem with their canned ale.

I had a gander at the menu which had those burgers made from plants.

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I think crossing the BrewDog thread with the End of Meat thread could cause some kind of terrible mutant monstrosity

 

[Spymaster]

I went to the Edinburgh brewdog on Sunday night. We were walking past and the Mrs was keen so I thought why not. She likes their beer and so does her son.

It's a very nice gaff. Uber friendly staff who enquired if we were there to watch the football and when we said no they found us a nice cosy booth and waited on us with impeccable attention to detail. I asked the two people who served us if they liked working there and they both said they did.

Anyway having not been in one for years (Bristol was the last about 6 years ago) I asked about their beers and was bought a sample of several before I decided. I had 3 different stouts.

The kegged grog was spot on actually, not overly gassy which I find is the problem with their canned ale.

I had a gander at the menu which had those burgers made from plants.

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I’d have thought this would have made at least a few of the drones buzz but so far not; thus enforcing my theory.

 

[Spymaster]

I went to the Edinburgh brewdog on Sunday night. We were walking past and the Mrs was keen so I thought why not. She likes their beer and so does her son.

It's a very nice gaff. Uber friendly staff who enquired if we were there to watch the football and when we said no they found us a nice cosy booth and waited on us with impeccable attention to detail. I asked the two people who served us if they liked working there and they both said they did.

Anyway having not been in one for years (Bristol was the last about 6 years ago) I asked about their beers and was bought a sample of several before I decided. I had 3 different stouts.

The kegged grog was spot on actually, not overly gassy which I find is the problem with their canned ale.

I had a gander at the menu which had those burgers made from plants.

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Note they don’t call their veghead stuff burgers. That would be misleading advertising but the right to do so is staunchly defended by some of those posting here, on another thread.

More confirmation.

 

[two sheds]

I’d have thought this would have made at least a few of the drones buzz but so far not; thus enforcing my theory.

but you did buzz

 

[Spymaster]

but you did buzz

Crap post. Anyone who likes it proves my point further!

 

[brogdale]

Genius posting; outwitted again, dammit.

 

[Spymaster]

…. outwitted again, dammit.

You should be getting used to it by now, Broggers

 

[brogdale]

There was me thinking that my disclosure this morning of actually once drinking the stuff might assuage the wrath of the fanboys/girls.

 

[teuchter]

I would say that anyone not responding to friedaweed's post can reasonably be assumed to have composed a reply to it, which they have now decided not to post.

 

[Funky_monks]

I continue to be astounded that people give enough of a shit about brewdog to merit over 200 pages of debate.......

 

[Spymaster]

I continue to be astounded that people give enough of a shit about brewdog to merit over 200 pages of debate.......

It's not debate

 

[two sheds]

yes it is it's a mass debate

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

I continue to be astounded that people give enough of a shit about brewdog to merit over 200 pages of debate.......

If you were a fisherman would you stop returning to your most productive spot?

 

[two sheds]

by spot I think you mean boil

 

[pogofish]

What's a heritage tomato?

They are older strains of tomato that until recently were not or no longer grown commercially in any significant quantities compared to the strains currently favoured by large scale agriculture - different reasons why, some didn't crop as prolifically, they may not have been as consistent in size or taste, their colours can be very variable and may not have been pure red. Some strains even remain green when ripe! Others are dull red, yellowish or a muddy purple/brown.

However in the current foody climate, they have become popular again and the generally premium prices make them attractive to growers, particularly smaller/market garden-type operations in the UK and Northern Europe, who simply cannot compete on "standard" tomatoes from the big commercial growers in sun-drenched Southern Europe!

 

[billy_bob]

They are older strains of tomato that until recently were not or no longer grown commercially in any significant quantities compared to the strains currently favoured by large scale agriculture - different reasons why, some didn't crop as prolifically, they may not have been as consistent in size or taste, their colours can be very variable and may not have been pure red. Some strains even remain green when ripe! Others are dull red, yellowish or a muddy purple/brown.

However in the current foody climate, they have become popular again and the generally premium prices make them attractive to growers, particularly smaller/market garden-type operations in the UK and Northern Europe, who simply cannot compete on "standard" tomatoes from the big commercial growers in sun-drenched Southern Europe!

TL;DR: a poncy, expensive tomato

 

[nastyned]

Oooops

Brewdog boss pays out £500,000 in gold can row

James Watt says he made some "costly mistakes" in ads offering people a chance to win gold cans.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Spymaster]

Saw that this morning.

I've been trying to guess who'd post it first on here!

 

[dessiato]

They are older strains of tomato that until recently were not or no longer grown commercially in any significant quantities compared to the strains currently favoured by large scale agriculture - different reasons why, some didn't crop as prolifically, they may not have been as consistent in size or taste, their colours can be very variable and may not have been pure red. Some strains even remain green when ripe! Others are dull red, yellowish or a muddy purple/brown.

However in the current foody climate, they have become popular again and the generally premium prices make them attractive to growers, particularly smaller/market garden-type operations in the UK and Northern Europe, who simply cannot compete on "standard" tomatoes from the big commercial growers in sun-drenched Southern Europe!

It disappoints me everytime I go to buy tomatoes. They're one of my favourite foods. But in the UK the flavours and varieties are poor.

 

[friedaweed]

TL;DR: a poncy, expensive tomato

Well originally they were just ordinary tomatoes that were replaced by 'poncy' hybrids that we're easier for mass production. I grow a few heirloom farieties of veg and they taste and smell like veg used to smell when you were a kid, cauliflower being the most notable, it stinks the house out and tastes devine.

 

[Spymaster]

It disappoints me everytime I go to buy tomatoes. They're one of my favourite foods. But in the UK the flavours and varieties are poor.

That's because most of them come from Holland where they're grown under plastic.

Holland is also the world's 4th biggest exporter of lemons. Not a lot of people know that.