Here’s a quick video, about the creation of a campaign for the now-defunct KB beer. It looks like it’s from the late 1970s and includes some jarring statements, like the ad executive […]
Making a beer ad in the 1970s
The Brew Dog boycott
Just over a year ago, I wrote a post about how Brew Dog was like Rik from The Young Ones (kids, ask your parents). Both like to see themselves as edgy, as […]
Joining the club
A new brewery plans to make nothing but collaboration brews – and the only people who will be able to get them are members. Club Brewing Co plans to send out a case […]
Beer strikes – not as scary as they once were
On Thursday night I saw this promo for a segement of The Project about the strike by maintenance workers from CUB’s Abbotsford brewery. Seems the strike is over the fact […]
Robots and bears and a hypocrite
So why is bear sex okay but not robot sex? Okay, perhaps I need to go back a bit. Yesterday on Twitter, I saw this beer label from Stockade Brew Company in […]
Born to be mild?
I’m not the first to scratch his head at what the hell CUB is doing with Matilda Bay. This guy doesn’t get it. And neither does this guy either. Me, I don’t […]
Three small reasons to love the Yeastie Boys
These words right here Sure, it doesn’t seem like much. It just says where it’s brewed. But that is a bit of a big deal in a time when brewers sometimes want […]
WTF does “brewed longer” mean?
So I’m in the local First Choice Liquor a little while ago and I spotted six-packs of Thunder Road Brunswick Bitter. Having not had it – and kind of liking the shade […]
CUB rewriting history
CUB Beer executive #1: Hey, you know all those old breweries we bought ages ago? CUB beer executive #2: Yep. Exec #1: Well, we probably need to bring one of them back. […]
Vagina beer, anyone?
Okay, I have a question. Can something be an April Fool’s Day joke if April 1 is still two days away? I ask because today I found this crowdfunding page to raise […]
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