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mikewsmith - MemberThis is our new local bar
I like it, it's suitably blurry.
FWIW, I don't really rate any Scotchish beers
This will change your opinion
martinhutch - Member
I'd be more impressed if this kind of 'underdog with two fingers up' approach wasn't part and parcel of the BrewDog marketing strategy.
Well of course it is, but I do have a soft spot for Punk IPA and they do excellent burgers in their Manchester bar.
Mind you, we are spoiled for choice with brilliant beers from countless small breweries these days so I tend not to visit Brewdog much.
Come on now, BrewDog's beers aren't all bad. They're not all good, and some are definitely a case of marketing or 'cool' before taste, but they're mostly responsible for the huge number of bars now selling proper beers and getting real ale into more pubs and away from the old man with a beard and a smelly dog image.
As for Scottish Breweries, there are loads of really good ones.
Tempest (as mentioned above, Brave New World was a stonking beer)
Harviestoun
Williams Bros
Stewart Brewing
St Andrews Brew Co
Fyne Ales
to name just a few.
Yep there is a lot of STW can't be seen playing with the cool kids sometimes 😉
Here, all this about Scottish Ale and not a hoot on Black Isle.
They had a similar stunt releasing "Breakfast Beer" which sent the press into an OUTRAGE FRENZY.
I love black isle, I do. Nice heavy bottles.
Ooh, and Alchemy. Even though it's beyond expensive.
peterfile - absolutely, always keen to have people come and help out on brew day. I'm starting small again based on space and time and i want to try a fully automated Arduino based system and possibly some glycol sleeved fermenters.
Oh, and the prices. Jeez, I don't mind paying for decent beer, but by christ those Brewdog bars are expensive.
Brewdog-pushing up the prices of mass produced 'craft' beer in a town near you.
Plus, it seems like they'll only employ you if you look like a ****, from looking at the Website. Still, the beer's great though eh?
Bit out of touch with the UK prices but 1.45 a bottle if you buy 12 sounds ok to me
http://www.brewdog.com/product/dead-pony-club
and 1.58 for the punk and 5am
http://www.brewdog.com/product/punk-ipa
I can understand the occasional stuff and the big abv brews costing more.
Anyway the local bar got 3 slabs of Dead Pony in, told me and a mate and then they had 12 cans left 🙂 Was a good weekend.
peterfile - absolutely, always keen to have people come and help out on brew day. I'm starting small again based on space and time and i want to try a fully automated Arduino based system and possibly some glycol sleeved fermenters.
Excellent 🙂
The arduino system sounds great and is right up my street. I've just finished a brew fridge and I'm currently looking at putting together a Pi/Arudino pairing for closer control/monitoring of the temps. Would also like something similar for the hot side too!
They remind me of Surly.
Don't think I've ever had a Brewdog!
they're mostly responsible for the huge number of bars now selling proper beers and getting real ale into more pubs and away from the old man with a beard and a smelly dog image.
That's a bold claim.
Here, all this about Scottish Ale and not a hoot on Black Isle.
+1 Red Kite, Yellow Hammer and the Blonde are all excellent beers.
Williams Brothers, Altas and Harviestoun make some very good beers too. Not much wrong with Arran Blonde either
My main issue with Brew Dog, other than it being a bit over hopped is 330ml bottles for the same price as everyone else's 500ml.
For that reason I'm oot