Stone's latest hyped announcement

[ficklenicholas]

Might be able to trade one of those for derklerds

Or Pliney. Because it's the ONLY good IPA made in california.

 

[ForkAndSpoonOperator]

A start-up asking for $30k to crowdfund part of their expenses is just kind of annoying. One of the most successful craft breweries in the country asking for a cool mil is tremendous douchbaggery. Kind of glad right now that I don't really like their beer.

 

[Snarf1]

I've always hated Stone and now I know why. Perhaps this will shame Mitch Steele into working for another brewery. Eventually, all the guys at Stone will laugh and remember the time Greg ate too many crazy rich people drugs during the World Cup and decided to panhandle online for money to open a brewery in Berlin.

 

[litheum94]

I've always hated Stone and now I know why. Perhaps this will shame Mitch Steele into working for another brewery. Eventually, all the guys at Stone will laugh and remember the time Greg ate too many crazy rich people drugs during the World Cup and decided to panhandle online for money to open a brewery in Berlin.

Mitch Steele worked for Budweiser. I'm sure that he's seen worse **** than this.

 

[evilc]

Mitch Steele worked for Budweiser. I'm sure that he's seen worse **** than this.

Bud marketing is less annoying than Stone.

 

[litheum94]

Bud marketing is less annoying than Stone.

I don't know. I find their commercials (and most beer commercials) pretty damn annoying. I do see what you're saying though.

I was just trying to say that Steels is probably used to idiotic advertising and shenanigans like these. He probably doesn't even pay attention.

 

[HopHeadScott]

Pretty shocking "announcement" by Stone.
Can't believe they are asking their customers to contribute to their expansion into Germany.
I've bought plenty of their products for many years and they've grown so much in the past few years to the point that I'm pretty sure they are making a very VERY nice profit. If they don't have the capitol to expand their new ambition, why not get a business loan like other businesses do? I'd be embarrassed asking my existing customers to help me expand.
That being said, I do like a couple of their products and their announcement today won't discourage me from continuing to purchase what I like from them. Why should I boycott them when it doesn't affect me either way?
I feel bad for the people donating though, caught up in the hype I suppose. Hype over ??????????

 

[evilc]

****** beer people are the WORST.

 

[SeaWatchman]

And a wonderfully disjointed RateBeer thread with JoeT talking to himself (again):

http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/stone-brewing-announces-berlin-germany-location_261963.htm

 

[FBIinformant]

What? You wouldn't give this dude on the side of the road a buck... or thirty grand to stay at his flat?

 

[Lutter]

Please tell me this is a joke, lol.

The sad thing is that, because this is Indiegogo, it's definitely not... thry get the money pledged regardless of hitting their goal, iirc.

Greg needs to take a week of the magic shrooms.

Can't wait for the upcoming dontdrinkbeer post. I can see him swiggin' rare Fantome at his laptop right now regarding this, lol.

 

[BusinessSloth]

http://www.stonebrewing.com/Berlin

WTF. $30,000 donation and that won't even include airfare to SD? Now I know they must be hitting the crack pipe.

 

[DogeIn96]

But Greg's Loft! And Dr. Bill! These two things are worth $29,450.

 

[JulianB1]

I just finished a long day of work and I'm meeting a friend for a drink, but suffice to say I have a lot of likes to hand out in this thread when I get back.

I learned about this today on Facebook via a post from evilc. My reaction to the news about the brewery in Berlin:

Then, my reaction to finding out they were funding it via crowdsourcing:

Finally, my reaction to the "rewards":

My overall reaction to the whole thing:

 

[Rau711]

**** this. No more loans for me, I am going to do a kickstarter to fund new brewery for 200% of what I really need because ******* Stone can do it right? So much ****** up with this. Startups kickstarters are annoying, but the 9th largest craft brewery asking for a free Million dollars is a slap in the face. All these breweries doing "East Coast" expansion (Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, Lagunitas, etc) never asked for a handout, and yet here is Stone, sitting on the corner of the street with a sign saying "God Bless I need a beer"

 

[lb304854]

I'll pay you $50 so I never have to meet 'Dr.' Bill.

 

[wbj007]

Tyler Mains thinks Stone Brewing is a joke.

WhenAManIsFunding

 

[stevefinny]

Why couldn't this be Cantillon wanting to build a brewery over here

 

[evilc]

$20k extracted from the beer scene for nothing so far.


Beer, 2014. You thought 2012 was bad?

 

[jmgrub]

Any notable donors so far?

 

[Arbitrator]

I'll pay you $50 so I never have to meet 'Dr.' Bill.

Challenge accepted.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/541822185/365782533?token=de067809

 

[drgarage1]

Challenge accepted.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/541822185/365782533?token=de067809

This will be the new potato salad.

 

[lb304854]

Challenge accepted.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/541822185/365782533?token=de067809

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA

I pledge $30,000

 

[Arbitrator]

This will be the new potato salad.

Well, it has hit a small snag that prevents it from going active.

 

[BusinessSloth]

**** this. No more loans for me, I am going to do a kickstarter to fund new brewery for 200% of what I really need because ******* Stone can do it right? So much ****** up with this. Startups kickstarters are annoying, but the 9th largest craft brewery asking for a free Million dollars is a slap in the face. All these breweries doing "East Coast" expansion (Sierra Nevada, New Belgium, Lagunitas, etc) never asked for a handout, and yet here is Stone, sitting on the corner of the street with a sign saying "God Bless I need a beer"

Makes me happy I haven't purchased a Stone beer since last year. Srs. And now never again.

 

[evilc]

Makes me happy I haven't purchased a Stone beer since last year. Srs. And now never again.

I'm seriously not now. Ever. I knew they were douchey but ****.

I hate them like grandmeaulnes hates MT. I understand him now.

 

[JulianB1]

This is frankly embarrassing for the industry. Not that these weren't already, but this is an whole different ballpark. Christ.

Absolutely this.

 

[evilc]

Greg's loft bro. Omg. ZOMG. 30k? Done.

 

[tehzachatak]

A much less hyped, American brewer of almost exactly the same size as Stone managed to build (start building? unaware of current status) an 8k barrel facility on the other side of the Atlantic, and I don't ever remember them asking me for money. So why does Stone get to do this and Brooklyn Brewery had to pay for it all themselves? Someone should give Garrett Oliver some money!

 

[JulianB1]

A much less hyped, American brewer of almost exactly the same size as Stone managed to build (start building? unaware of current status) an 8k barrel facility on the other side of the Atlantic, and I don't ever remember them asking me for money. So why does Stone get to do this and Brooklyn Brewery had to pay for it all themselves? Someone should give Garrett Oliver some money!

To add to that, shockingly enough a good point was made in the BA version of this thread: there is no way that $1 million can be even close to enough for the costs of this entire project; it's probably an order of 10 times that much. So what Stone is really doing here is a form of advertising, but where the customers pay for the ads!