Stone's latest hyped announcement

[jmgrub]

You can sell me gasoline, even if the oil required to produce it necessitates a costly, deadly and disastrous US foreign policy.
You can sell me clothes, even if it was produced by Bangladashi children in sweatshop, death-trap factories.
You can sell me bacon cheeseburgers, even if the animals the ingredients came from were forced to endure lives of torture and endless suffering.
But if you are a big craft brewery with a tacky crowd sourcing campaign, I will never buy your belgo anus imperial stout.
You have to draw the line somewhere. We, as human beings, are moral creatures after all.

Out of sight, out of mind.

 

[sacrelicio]

You can sell me gasoline, even if the oil required to produce it necessitates a costly, deadly and disastrous US foreign policy.
You can sell me clothes, even if it was produced by Bangladashi children in sweatshop, death-trap factories.
You can sell me bacon cheeseburgers, even if the animals the ingredients came from were forced to endure lives of torture and endless suffering.
But if you are a big craft brewery with a tacky crowd sourcing campaign, I will never buy your belgo anus imperial stout.
You have to draw the line somewhere. We, as human beings, are moral creatures after all.

Yeah I don't see why you would boycott Stone. I think the campaign is stupid and insulting, but I'll still buy their beer if/when I want to.

 

[drgarage1]

Yeah I don't see why you would boycott Stone. I think the campaign is stupid and insulting, but I'll still buy their beer if/when I want to.

Right. The swagger and stupid speeches of Greg Koch already existed before this.

 

[sandiego67]

Driving some traffic to Deadspin:

http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/crowd-funded-brewery-campaigns-are-********-1608353775/all

 

[jmgrub]

Right. The swagger and stupid speeches of Greg Koch already existed before this.

I might continue buying their stuff just because of the lulz they've given me over the past few days.

 

[sacrelicio]

You can sell me gasoline, even if the oil required to produce it necessitates a costly, deadly and disastrous US foreign policy.
You can sell me clothes, even if it was produced by Bangladashi children in sweatshop, death-trap factories.
You can sell me bacon cheeseburgers, even if the animals the ingredients came from were forced to endure lives of torture and endless suffering.
But if you are a big craft brewery with a tacky crowd sourcing campaign, I will never buy your belgo anus imperial stout.
You have to draw the line somewhere. We, as human beings, are moral creatures after all.

What if Jean Van Roy did this? Indiegogo's and Expedia's servers would probably crash

 

[drgarage1]

What if Jean Van Roy did this? Indiegogo's and Expedia's servers would probably crash

If it meant he was building a tasting room in SF, I would give him all of my money.

 

[voldemortadella]

There's a new video from Greg Koch on Stone's Facebook page. I don't know how to share it here because I'm stupid.

 

[LukeAleTime]

There's a new video from Greg Koch on Stone's Facebook page. I don't know how to share it here because I'm stupid.

This?

 

[voldemortadella]

This?

Yes. Thank you.

 

[drgarage1]

There's a new video from Greg Koch on Stone's Facebook page. I don't know how to share it here because I'm stupid.

Wow, they're dropping the price from $50 to $30, and if you already pre-ordered for $50, you get 2 magnums. And they acknowledge that this isn't for funding the Berlin brewery. The day you pick it up, you get treated like "Team Stone," meaning employee discounts on retail merch. 50% off at the brewery.

This is a strong signal that the initial launch of this thing was tanking.

 

[drgarage1]

They also announced "Special Magic Wootstout" as the next collaboration.

 

[LukeAleTime]

Why do I get the sense that the collabs are just going to be a bunch of manatee beers?

"black lager with ummm blueberries but like, imperial and in a barrel... whisky! wait no.. pedro ximenez!!!"

 

[FTowne1]

They also announced "Special Magic Wootstout" as the next collaboration.

 

[DogeIn96]

They also announced "Special Magic Wootstout" as the next collaboration.

Well this changes everything.

 

[evilc]

He sounds and looks like an even bigger ****** in that followup video.

Greg: be yourself. Lose the act. I can't imagine that's the "real you". The wanna be Doc from Back to the Future?

 

[JulianB1]

I like how Stone has adopted the Bruery business model of taking their crappiest, least successful beers and releasing them as varaints or special releases where an additional adjunct or brewery is involved.

 

[spicecowboy]

He sounds and looks like an even bigger ****** in that followup video.

Greg: be yourself. Lose the act. I can't imagine that's the "real you". The wanna be Doc from Back to the Future?

Much as I've never been a particular fan, I think his strident advocacy suited the times well in the noughties and definitely helped raise the profile of good beer.

It makes this descent into irredeemably sordid money-grabbing all the more depressing.

 

[SeaWatchman]

This?

45 seconds in and the level of ***** I have quickly reduced to zero.

 

[evilc]

45 seconds in and the level of ***** I have quickly reduced to zero.

You started with ANY?

 

[coldafpipes]

45 seconds in and the level of ***** I have quickly reduced to zero.

He batshit nuts...maybe an unapologetic exclusive membership would have been better.

 

[FishPondManager]

SIAP. Looks like free tail is having a little fun with crowd funding

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/freetail-delivery-lambo

 

[drgarage1]

SIAP. Looks like free tail is having a little fun with crowd funding

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/freetail-delivery-lambo

That is seriously great. I liked those guys already.

 

[jtmartino1]

LOL their Perks for the different contribution levels are amazing.

• 
  
  • $10,000 USD
    ULTIMATE HERO
    This is the best prize! 1) You get to pick the license plate for the Lambo (subject to availability in the state of Texas) 2) You get to take a road trip with me from San Antonio to New York City where we will take a picture together in front of the HQ of a different crowdfunding website, flipping them the bird. I'll likely let you drive a good deal of the way (insurance requirements apply)
    
    0 out of 1 claimed

 

[drgarage1]

LOL their Perks for the different contribution levels are amazing.

• 
  
  • $10,000 USD
    ULTIMATE HERO
    This is the best prize! 1) You get to pick the license plate for the Lambo (subject to availability in the state of Texas) 2) You get to take a road trip with me from San Antonio to New York City where we will take a picture together in front of the HQ of a different crowdfunding website, flipping them the bird. I'll likely let you drive a good deal of the way (insurance requirements apply)
    
    0 out of 1 claimed

I am starting a fundraising campaign to become ULTIMATE HERO.

 

[Auror]

SIAP. Looks like free tail is having a little fun with crowd funding

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/freetail-delivery-lambo

This is incredible. Especially this part:

• If we vastly exceed our funding goal, we will buy multiple Lambos or maybe a delivery yacht. We won't use any of the proceeds to fund brewery expansion. We'll pay for all that on our own, because it seems kinda weird for a successful for-profit business to crowdfund an expansion.

 

[drgarage1]

This is incredible. Especially this part:

• If we vastly exceed our funding goal, we will buy multiple Lambos or maybe a delivery yacht. We won't use any of the proceeds to fund brewery expansion. We'll pay for all that on our own, because it seems kinda weird for a successful for-profit business to crowdfund an expansion.

I hope they get that delivery yacht! They can sail from San Antonio to San Francisco, dock, then drive their beer to me via Lambo!

 

[GhostOfGaspar]

This is incredible. Especially this part:

• If we vastly exceed our funding goal, we will buy multiple Lambos or maybe a delivery yacht. We won't use any of the proceeds to fund brewery expansion. We'll pay for all that on our own, because it seems kinda weird for a successful for-profit business to crowdfund an expansion.

I'd like to chip off $10k and have the license plate read, "STNBH8N"...

 

[drgarage1]

I'd like to chip off $10k and have the license plate read, "STNBH8N"...

It definitely needs to say GRGKOCH

 

[nanobrew1]

I was hoping for I♥KOCH