Brewdog Nanny State

A · Post by A » Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:48 pm

Maybe we can get some of this in a follow-on Brewdog order:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scot ... 278312.stm

kwjd · Post by **kwjd** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:03 pm

I typically wouldn't want a 1.1% beer, however, I love the idea of this so much that I'd buy it.

matt7215 · Post by **matt7215** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 11:48 pm

it sounds awesome to me and id pay $$$ for this low gravity beer. brewdog surely dont care about pleasing anyone but themselves.

northyorksammy · Post by **northyorksammy** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:35 am

'm up for it, and for other brewdogs

inertiaboy · Post by **inertiaboy** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:35 am

matt7215 wrote:brewdog surely dont care about pleasing anyone but themselves.

and the people worth pleasing

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 12:32 pm

I love the outright political slant of the derogatory name Nanny State.

Remind you guys of anyplace?

icemachine · Post by **icemachine** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 1:43 pm

I do believe we saw an earlier article about Scotland looking at the LCBO model for inspiration, poor bastards

Belgian · Post by **Belgian** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 6:39 pm

icemachine wrote:I do believe we saw an earlier article about Scotland looking at the LCBO model for inspiration, poor bastards

Well every time I drive to Buffalo, and I witness the gang-bangs and public orgies and mass-murders in the Wegman's parking lot, I am SO glad we do not have America's easy access to good beer. Who knows how many rapes and murders we'd all commit if we drank De Dolle and Avery beers whenever we felt like a good beer??

(Of course the LCBO knows exactly how many and we have to just trust them.)

$ · Post by $ » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:13 am

Belgian wrote: every time I drive to Buffalo, and I witness the gang-bangs and public orgies[/i]

That's why I go to Buffalo!!!!

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:30 am

Ohh we're all so hard done by. I think I might move to The Congo for a better chance at life.

kwjd · Post by **kwjd** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:14 am

SteelbackGuy wrote:Ohh we're all so hard done by. I think I might move to The Congo for a better chance at life.

Obviously freedom in alcohol sales isn't the biggest issue in our lives, but that isn't really the point. Given how good we do have it here, I think the government infringing on our freedoms is a big political issue and alcohol sales in Ontario is one area that there isn't enough freedom. I'm glad that I live in a place that I can worry about the government operating a ridiculous liquor monopoly (instead of worrying about famine or war), but that doesn't mean I shouldn't worry about making Ontario better.

SteelbackGuy · Post by **SteelbackGuy** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:20 am

kwjd wrote:
SteelbackGuy wrote:Ohh we're all so hard done by. I think I might move to The Congo for a better chance at life.
Obviously freedom in alcohol sales isn't the biggest issue in our lives, but that isn't really the point. Given how good we do have it here, I think the government infringing on our freedoms is a big political issue and alcohol sales in Ontario is one area that there isn't enough freedom. I'm glad that I live in a place that I can worry about the government operating a ridiculous liquor monopoly (instead of worrying about famine or war), but that doesn't mean I shouldn't worry about making Ontario better.

Yeah, I was actually just trying to be funny. But I guess you're right.

Kel Varnsen · Post by **Kel Varnsen** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:07 am

Belgian wrote:
icemachine wrote:I do believe we saw an earlier article about Scotland looking at the LCBO model for inspiration, poor bastards
Well every time I drive to Buffalo, and I witness the gang-bangs and public orgies and mass-murders in the Wegman's parking lot, I am SO glad we do not have America's easy access to good beer. Who knows how many rapes and murders we'd all commit if we drank De Dolle and Avery beers whenever we felt like a good beer??

(Of course the LCBO knows exactly how many and we have to just trust them.)

I am in my 30's and I think it is funny that every time I drive down to NY or Vermont and buy beer in one of the major grocery store chains not only go I get carded but my birthdate info gets typed into the computer and printed on my receipt. I have lived in Ontario for about 7 years know and I can probably count on my hands the amount of times I have been carded at the LCBO.

kwjd · Post by **kwjd** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 11:18 am

Kel Varnsen wrote: I am in my 30's and I think it is funny that every time I drive down to NY or Vermont and buy beer in one of the major grocery store chains not only go I get carded but my birthdate info gets typed into the computer and printed on my receipt. I have lived in Ontario for about 7 years know and I can probably count on my hands the amount of times I have been carded at the LCBO.

The idea that the LCBO helps protect minors getting alcohol is silly, yet I do hear this argument for LCBO supporters. We already trust bars/restaurants and The Beer Store to ID people for alcohol in this province (plus many store clerks for tobacco/lottery), so clearly people that aren't in the LCBO union are capable.

Bytowner · Post by **Bytowner** » Thu Oct 01, 2009 12:28 pm

It's funny, when I was in highschool we went to the LCBO because we were less likely to be carded than at the BS. So I drank 40s of vodka instead of 24s of Blue, gooooo LCBO!!!