[Drinking] Brewdog: hipsters”, “pretentious”, “wankers”, “********s” or simply "full of s**t"?

[Questions]

Went in Brewdog the other day and I think I payed £4.80 for a pint of Punk. Also had an Almanac Saison which was £5.00 for a half. One of the best Saisons I,ve ever drunk so I didn't mind but some of their guest beers are a bit silly price wise. But like I say £4.80 for Punk............is that really that expensive in Brighton.

 

[beorhthelm]

they went up their own arse a while ago, which was a shame as they were fun to start. as for the beer, i had some Punk IPA and 5am Saint last week and dont recall what i thought of it, which means it was not much to speak off i suppose.

 

[Questions]

It's JUST beer. That is it, it's not special, it's not new it's beer.

So you think all beer is the same do you ? The point is that the newer brews are different, they aren't bland bitters or tasteless lager s like Fosters. The American brewers have helped raise the standards and encouraged innovation amongst a whole new generation of British brewers (and other countries of course )

"It's not special and it's not new"................wrong and wrong.

 

[darkwolf666]

They make some really nice beers, however when you describe one of your beers like this

'Our scene-stealing flagship is an India Pale Ale that has become a byword for craft beer rebellion; synonymous with the insurgency against mass-produced, lowest common denominator beer. Punk IPA charges the barricades to fly its colours from the ramparts – full-on, full-flavour; at full-throttle.

Layered with new world hops to create an explosion of tropical fruit and an all-out riot of grapefruit, pineapple and lychee before a spiky bitter finish, this is transatlantic fusion running at the fences of lost empires.

Nothing will ever be the same again.'

People are probably gonna think you are wankers and they most definitely have a point.

My wife says it smells like fish, I think it tastes fantastic! Don't care if she's right!

 

[Arthur]

is the beer good

Yes

and reasonably priced?

No. But it's "craft" beer so therefore has to be massively overpriced.

If yes, why does anything else matter?

It doesn't really and I agree with what you are saying however they just come across as unlikable opinionated pricks. If they just stuck to making beer and let that do the talking then I and I'm sure a lot of others would have a lot more time for them.

 

[beorhthelm]

...The American brewers have helped raise the standards and encouraged innovation amongst a whole new generation of British brewers (and other countries of course )

not wrong about innovation, but i dont think they've raised standards, they've raised pretensions. which is funny because i dont think the US brewers themselves are particularly, just using their local hops and a liking for rather strong beer. its collided with the hoxton beardy set and gone all uber-hipster. beer should be everyday, common beverage, but the way some treat it is like fine wine.

 

[Steve in Japan]

Best.....beer.....ever, best....label....ever.....and still only £2.50 for 660ml in Sainsburys.

You see, thats where I think they've done well - at the supermarkets The problem for brewers is getting people to pay more than the "3 for £5.00" or "4 for £6.00". And Brewdog have certainly cracked that.

But the truth is you can get some fantastic beers if your budget is 2.50 a bottle. As just one example, you can get the Adnams Southwold Winter IPA - hoppier and stronger - for £2.20 at M and S - less 25% if you buy 6 bottles, which makes it £1.65 a go. And with all respect to Brewdog, I think its a better beer. But it isn't trendy so people won't pay the extra over the 3 for a Fiver. Happily for me.

 

[darkwolf666]

Went in Brewdog the other day and I think I payed £4.80 for a pint of Punk. Also had an Almanac Saison which was £5.00 for a half. One of the best Saisons I,ve ever drunk so I didn't mind but some of their guest beers are a bit silly price wise. But like I say £4.80 for Punk............is that really that expensive in Brighton.

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I pay £5 a pint in Sittingbourne, Kent.

 

[Sam Ovett]

I think all those words can be attributed to the Guardian

 

[Chief Wiggum]

http://viz.co.uk/real-ale-twats/

 

[Chicken Run]

I don't drink so not really part of the drinking hype or culture that goes with it.

Hipster culture/values can often mean hype and inflated prices.

I wasn't long ago you we bigging up the cereal bars run by those two hipster twats[emoji3]

 

[Superphil]

Its possible

 

[vegster]

At the end of the day, hype etc aside, they make some bloody amazing beers.

Plenty of other brewers making amazing beers without the arrogant bollocks though HT.

 

[Questions]

not wrong about innovation, but i dont think they've raised standards, they've raised pretensions. which is funny because i dont think the US brewers themselves are particularly, just using their local hops and a liking for rather strong beer. its collided with the hoxton beardy set and gone all uber-hipster. beer should be everyday, common beverage, but the way some treat it is like fine wine.

If I,m sipping a Baltic or Russian Imperian stout or a Belgium Quad at 10.5% then I would be treating it like a fine wine.
If you want an everyday, common beverage then that's fine but I like what's happening with the new brewers.

 

[Questions]

Plenty of other brewers making amazing beers without the arrogant bollocks though HT.

It's marketing without a marketing budget Veg. At the end of the day it's about the beer.
Stick a fat monk on the bottle and you go all gooey.

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

Yes

No. But it's "craft" beer so therefore has to be massively overpriced.

It doesn't really and I agree with what you are saying however they just come across as unlikable opinionated pricks. If they just stuck to making beer and let that do the talking then I and I'm sure a lot of others would have a lot more time for them.

Ah, I've obviously heard of them but assumed that they were too big for the 'craft beer' label (mostly because I've heard of them).

In my limited experience it does seem that craft beers are massively overpriced for what you get but I suppose if people are willing to pay in the first place...

Pesky hipsters, re-appropriating decent hard working beards for their own nefarious needs.

 

[vegster]

It's marketing without a marketing budget Veg. At the end of the day it's about the beer.
Stick a fat monk on the bottle and you go all gooey.

Currently it's a Roman Centurion

 

[Questions]

Currently it's a Roman Centurion

So you are drinking an Anheuser-Busch InBev brew. If that's Julius. They are everywhere.

 

[Mackenzie]

So you think all beer is the same do you ? The point is that the newer brews are different, they aren't bland bitters or tasteless lager s like Fosters. The American brewers have helped raise the standards and encouraged innovation amongst a whole new generation of British brewers (and other countries of course )

"It's not special and it's not new"................wrong and wrong.

It's just hype. Beer has always had different varieties.

 

[Dirk Lehmann's Python]

Spectacularly overrated beer, but well marketed to make people think it's somehow "better" than other similar lager.

Don't mind the bar in Brighton...on a quiet day