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

[Steel Icarus]

Ohhh....
heads off to Streatham Aldi

I don't know if the fact I live in the North makes any difference

 

[Steel Icarus]

My Aldi has loads of little tins of designer IPAs, Mrs SI has tried them all. There's one called Klute which has great packaging

 

[Spymaster]

I don't like Brewdog much but only cos it tastes shit

San Miguel in the fridge ...

To me that's a choice between a beer that tastes horrible and a beer that tastes of nothing in particular. Proper beer is flavoursome, not fizzy, and needs to be pumped out of casks.

Got to admire Brewdog's business model, workers conditions and success though.

 

[Pickman's model]

surprised no one's posted this on this thread

they may be a bunch of bastards but at least they've a sense of humour

 

[Numbers]

I pre-ordered a case of that, it'll be available in a cpl of weeks.

 

[editor]

"Fiercely defiant"

Shame they couldn't put as much effort into looking after their employees and making sure they're happy at work, what with all the fat profits they're pocketing. Still, it's all punk rock maaaaaan!

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[Steel Icarus]

I don't get why you're still moaning about them seven years after this thread was posted

Is it cos punk belongs to you and you object to it being used to sell stuff? This just in: punk records were sold like this in 1976, the outsider trope is older still

 

[editor]

I don't get why you're still moaning about them seven years after this thread was posted

Is it cos punk belongs to you and you object to it being used to sell stuff? This just in: punk records were sold like this in 1976, the outsider trope is older still

I didn't realise that it had become unfashionable to criticise corporate companies here. Enjoy your punk rock beer.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I didn't realise that it had become unfashionable to criticise corporate companies here. Enjoy your punk rock beer.

No, it's always fine, I just genuinely wondered what made this particular one stick in your craw so much you keep revisiting it to vent

I don't drink it by the way, it's overpriced shite

 

[teuchter]

surprised no one's posted this on this thread
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they may be a bunch of bastards but at least they've a sense of humour

It's unbelievably surprising no-one's posted it yet.

 

[Pickman's model]

It's unbelievably surprising no-one's posted it yet.

i think you'll find it's 'no one'

 

[editor]

No, it's always fine, I just genuinely wondered what made this particular one stick in your craw so much you keep revisiting it to vent

I don't drink it by the way, it's overpriced shite

I'm not a fan of aggressively expanding multi-national corporates at the best of times, and like them even less when they fraudulently trade off the punk ethos and use clever PR to make out they're some sort of anti-establishment rebels fighting The Man.

And while they keep up such laughable faux-rebel antics, I'll see fit to keep on criticising them and calling them out over their latest hollow PR 'philanthropic' wheezes that seem to easily sucker some people. I'm sorry that it seems to upset you or you think that they should be given some sort of free pass when they cynically exploit circumstances to spread brand awareness.

Equity for punks my fucking arse.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I'm not a fan of aggressively expanding multi-national corporates at the best of times, and like them even less when they fraudulently trade off the punk ethos and use clever PR to make out they're some sort of anti-establishment rebels fighting The Man.

And while they keep up such laughable faux-rebel antics, I'll see fit to keep on criticising them and calling them out over their latest hollow PR 'philanthropic' wheezes that seem to easily sucker some people. I'm sorry that it seems to upset you or you think that they should be given some sort of free pass when they cynically exploit circumstances to spread brand awareness.

Equity for punks my fucking arse.

In no way have I argued any such things, Captain Strawman

I felt quite annoyed when New Order did the Mars advert a few years ago; it felt like I'd personally been cheated out of something, and it's this notion of something personal to you being exploited that understandably winds people up. I expect nobody has the energy be pissed off at all advertising, despite it all being presumably exploitative in some way, from presenting imaginary ideals you feel you want to aspire to to fear of missing out, etc.

It's interesting, is all. Products have to be sold; how far is too far when it comes to getting a message out there? Are meerkat experts irritated by "simples"?

 

[kenny g]

In no way have I argued any such things, Captain Strawman

I felt quite annoyed when New Order did the Mars advert a few years ago; it felt like I'd personally been cheated out of something, and it's this notion of something personal to you being exploited that understandably winds people up. I expect nobody has the energy be pissed off at all advertising, despite it all being presumably exploitative in some way, from presenting imaginary ideals you feel you want to aspire to to fear of missing out, etc.

It's interesting, is all. Products have to be sold; how far is too far when it comes to getting a message out there? Are meerkat experts irritated by "simples"?

Look son. Brews hit are not welcome. We do not want them. Their faux punk over priced poison in a can deserves everything it receives. Grapefruit IPA.

 

[kenny g]

Aldi £1 a can for quality craft beers with no bollocks. Even st austell proper job for 1.50 IPA. Brew dog is over priced hyped wank.

 

[kenny g]

Editor has spent 7 years arguing the point because nothing has proven him wrong.

 

[Steel Icarus]

I've literally said so - dad

 

[killer b]

Is calling people 'son' the mark of an irredeemable dickhead? I've only got a few data points, but it's starting to look like that

 

[kenny g]

Is calling people 'son' the mark of an irredeemable dickhead? I've only got a few data points, but it's starting to look like that

I do apologise sonny.

 

[teuchter]

Aldi £1 a can for quality craft beers with no bollocks. Even st austell proper job for 1.50 IPA. Brew dog is over priced hyped wank.

How much free hand sanitiser have Aldi or St Austell provided for the NHS?

 

[discobastard]

Their faux punk over priced poison in a can deserves everything it receives.

What, like massive global sales worldwide? I guess it does.

Why is it poison in a can? It tastes much like the Aldi £1 stuff.

 

[kenny g]

As a front line worker I am far more appreciative of cheap quality beer than fucking hand sanitizer. Soap and hot water and decent beer ( or scrumpy cider) with sunshine and significant exercise is worth more than piss and sanitizer.

 

[discobastard]

They seem to be doing more than a lot of UK big businesses - supporting communities and NHS workers.

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[Spymaster]

I must be missing something but the vast majority of those employee reviews posted above are absolutely glowing about Brewdog. 'Great company to work for' seems to be a recurring comment.

 

[Teaboy]

Their pubs are a bit shit mind.

 

[kenny g]

What, like massive global sales worldwide? I guess it does.

Why is it poison in a can? It tastes much like the Aldi £1 stuff.

And they all crawl out! The Aldi 99p option has a depth brew dog will never have.

 

[Spymaster]

Editor has spent 7 years arguing the point because nothing has proven him wrong.

Except pretty much every criticism of them!

 

[discobastard]

As a front line worker I am far more appreciative of cheap quality beer than fucking hand sanitizer. Soap and hot water and decent beer ( or scrumpy cider) with sunshine and significant exercise is worth more than piss and sanitizer.

They are doing a 50% discount on all beer delivery orders for NHS workers.

 

[kenny g]

They are doing a 50% discount on all beer delivery orders for NHS workers.

I stand corrected. If I were NHS I would not allow their product to pass my portal whatever the cost.

 

[discobastard]

And they all crawl out! The Aldi 99p option has a depth brew dog will never have.

I don't drink anymore but I've had plenty Brewdog beers and plenty Aldi beers and I can guarantee the Aldi stuff is in no way significantly better. They are all pretty decent tbh. Their Ghost Dance pale ale is made by Black Sheep.