Randy_Bugger said:Prairie Ales out of Oklahoma recently funded their new brewery with kickstarter money. They got distribution with Shelton Brothers before they even had their own brewery. They make really good beer! They make mostly saisons that probably wouldn't score well at a homebrew contest, but get rave reviews from people who paid $15 for a bomber.
Now more people will get to enjoy their beer and more people will be employed simply because there were some people who wanted to help them get started. I have a hard time seeing the downside here.
Panhandling is when someone gets in your face and begs or coerces money from you. That's not what Kickstarter does.
I do love me some prairie, but I'd rather they had a membership program.