Stone's latest hyped announcement

[matedog]

But at least you don't have to pay to lick the spoon until the cookies are done, as opposed to everyone else who has to pay in advance before the cookies are created with the promise that they will be tasty and exclusive

And you don't even know what kind of cookies. I'm not very fond of macadamia!

 

[Lutter]

And you don't even know what kind of cookies. I'm not very fond of macadamia!

It better not have raisins.

Raisins are the ruin of cookies.

 

[LukeAleTime]

but it seems uncool for us to make them pay in advance for beers that they're going to help us make

but... isn't that the point of the whole thing? Customers provide money so they can make the beers. If that isn't helping the beer being made then I don't know what is.

 

[FBIinformant]

I'm not sure if what they're asking is

"Hey, can we sell the product they helped us make to them so that they can sell it to customers at their brewery/brewpub/store"

But it sure sounds like it. Which if that's the case, HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA, Oh man, what the hell is the point of this Futures?

 

[pjl44]

New message from Stone today:

"We want your thoughts about something related to these special beers.

Some of our collaborators want to purchase cases, but it seems uncool for us to make them pay in advance for beers that they're going to help us make. We didn't think about that when we created the program, and we basically promised that the only way ANYONE could get bottles at these prices would be to buy “beer futures” via our Indiegogo campaign.

We’d like to allow our collaborators to buy cases of their collaboration beers without having to pay for them in advance like everyone else. They’d pay the same price, but not until the cases are shipped to them. Would you be cool with that?

Please use the Comments section here on our Indiegogo page to let us know what you think."

So it's ok to ask us to fund the beers years in advance but it's "uncool" to ask the contributors to do the same? Honestly I don't know if anyone would have even expected the contributors to have to buy into their own beers, so asking people seems so much weirder than just not asking.

A brewery ran to kickstarter for a cash grab and publicity without fleshing out the details? You don't say.

 

[litheum94]

Just when I thought this story line couldn't get any stupider....

 

[poopinmybutt]

stone is a mother ******* joke

 

[FBIinformant]

I'm still confused by this statement

For this, Surly’s first-ever collaboration with us, Surly and Stone promise they’re going to make you a beer that will take time and a lot of money to brew,

I mean, I guess with having to fly a brewer over to Germany to make a beer it would cost an extra plane ticket. But what exactly does this mean? Are they going to use gold in the brewing process or toss in sacks of truffles? It just seems needless to say that it's going to cost a lot of money to brew a beer.

 

[Treebs]

I'm still confused by this statement



I mean, I guess with having to fly a brewer over to Germany to make a beer it would cost an extra plane ticket. But what exactly does this mean? Are they going to use gold in the brewing process or toss in sacks of truffles? It just seems needless to say that it's going to cost a lot of money to brew a beer.

I'm sure they're trying any subtle and not-so-subtle way to justify this clusterfuck of a crowdsourcing campaign. "Hey guys, I know you think you're paying to much and wasting your money, but don't worry!!! The beer we brew will be expensive for us so it's totally justifiable!!"

 

[drgarage1]

Maybe it would help if they dump the first batch of each of these beers. That wod drive up costs.

I'm still waiting for them to offer Jeroboams.

 

[jmgrub]

This is probably petty on my part, but I'm never buying another Stone beer, regardless of how barrel-aged it is. Unless it's a jeroboam.

 

[stupac2]

This is probably petty on my part, but I'm never buying another Stone beer, regardless of how barrel-aged it is. Unless it's a jeroboam.

The only time in the past few years that I've had a Stone beer is when my in-laws buy it (usually just IPA). They're good beers, but not worth my money.

 

[pjl44]

Exclusive to the kickstarter. Ha ha ha. Some people will believe anything.

https://www.robly.com/archive?id=f14f0db99ad5a5ba8bf20804fb0d2903

 

[FBIinformant]

HAHAHAHA. Well, it should have gone without saying when the indiegogo page itself had options to buy cases of this stuff. Even distributor packages.

And yet people still believe these beers are remotely rare what-so-ever.

 

[Arbitrator]

This is probably petty on my part, but I'm never buying another Stone beer, regardless of how barrel-aged it is. Unless it's a jeroboam.

It's not petty. Vote with your dollar. That's why I responded to Firestone's multiple middle fingers by giving them up entirely.

 

[drgarage1]

HAHAHAHA. Well, it should have gone without saying when the indiegogo page itself had options to buy cases of this stuff. Even distributor packages.

And yet people still believe these beers are remotely rare what-so-ever.

Uh, it said "Pretty darn rare." That sounds legit to me!

 

[FBIinformant]

I'm still in shock that they raised 2.5 million on a terrible crowd funding campaign.

I guess this just encouraged them to do even more bad ideas. "Enjoy after"
http://mybeerbuzz.blogspot.com/2014/08/stone-to-release-enjoy-after-with.html

 

[sleepydave1]

Haven't they pre sold enough? Now they pre sellign IPAs a year out essentially? And brett at bottling, not even brett primary? I have go to a happy place for a while.

 

[drgarage1]

Haven't they pre sold enough? Now they pre sellign IPAs a year out essentially? And brett at bottling, not even brett primary? I have go to a happy place for a while.

I like that the article claims it won't be carbonated until that date.

 

[dasmusik]

I like that the article claims it won't be carbonated until that date.

They screwed up the label too, the text on the back says "the earliest we recommend sampling this beer is 10.31.14." That's what you get when you have to include an instruction manual with a beer, for chrissake.

 

[lucas1801]

They screwed up the label too, the text on the back says "the earliest we recommend sampling this beer is 10.31.14." That's what you get when you have to include an instruction manual with a beer, for chrissake.

I think Stone is trying to see the earliest would be 10.31.14 as it should be carbed by then but are recommending to let it age a year after that to get some Brett complexity.

 

[LukeAleTime]

But... there is every chance it'll be horrible in a years time, right?

This is stupid.

 

[stxSS07]

WHAT IN THE ******* ****.

 

[pjl44]

"Cellaring tips." It's gonna be put in a box that will sit in the closet of someone's spare bedroom, dummies. Anyone with a proper cellar isn't shuffling their Cantillon verts to find a space for this thing.

 

[JulianB1]

Stone must think they are edgy groundbreakers with this. Too bad Deschutes has been putting "best after..." dates on their barrel-aged and wild beers for years now, and they don't feel the need to include a bunch of pretentious cellaring instructions on the back.

 

[litheum94]

Stone must think they are edgy groundbreakers with this. Too bad Deschutes has been putting "best after..." dates on their barrel-aged and wild beers for years now, and they don't feel the need to include a bunch of pretentious cellaring instructions on the back.

Yeah but does Deschutes have a brewery in Berlin? Nothing but a bunch of homies over there.

 

[CruisaC]

Watched this a dozen times...

 

[arren]

I like that the article claims it won't be carbonated until that date.

 

[pjl44]

Second store in MA to offer a presale for the kickstarter beers. Super limited guys. And in your hot hands as soon as over a year from now, but as long as three years.

http://store.juliosliquors.com/online/products.php?cat=11

 

[arren]

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/ston...aft-beer-industry-l1__CI_URUqqG1mgoySpBw.html

Has Greg always had crazy girl eyes, or was that after his extended drug trip?

Also, TIL Stone invented milk stout