Beer and marketing

[uupinkie]

So, I found myself in the beer aisle at my local grocery store (as I [ahem] sometimes do), and something caught my eye.  It was a six-pack of Flying Dog Scottish Porter, which I have never tried.  But I didn't get it because I simply wanted to try the beer.  I got it because the carton had printed on it:

"Good beer.  No shit."

I was happy to support a company that would have such blatant disregard of the arbirtary social norm called "common decency".  Auto-censorship be damned!   

Has anyone else ever purchased a brew solely based on marketing/advertising?  Were you disappointed?  (I haven't tried the Flying Dog yet, but I'll let you know...)

[Uncle Flip]

Heh.....I read your post on my RSS reader (where there's no indication of who wrote it), and thought my dearest Jinglenuts had written it. 

I have most definitely bought beers just out of amusement over labels, really good ad campaigns, etc.  I've been disappointed a few times- but I've also discovered some really fabulous brews as a result.

Bottom line: this is just one of many things that will spark people to try new brews.  Like anything else, your mileage may vary. 

Be well
-UF

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[uupinkie]

Jinglenuts?

Is that a term of endearment??

LOL!!

Anyway, I'll post my opinion of the Flying Dog in the Beer Reviews section, to keep things in their proper repositories...   

[Uncle Flip]

Jinglenuts?

Is that a term of endearment??

I guess you could say that.  He WAS rather amused when I stood there in terminal a of Narita airport in December, waiting for him with a 'Jinglenuts' sign..... too bad I missed him coming out and didn't have it held high.  And this is how we started our adventure in Japan....with a Jinglenuts sign, and looking for the big hot dog.... 

Be well
-UF

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[EggMan]

i would go to the store and but foods that were all one color.

i have also bought beverages simply because it was AWSOME. example: Orbitz was my favorite.

this is from wiki: "The small balls floated due to their nearly equal density to the surrounding liquid, and remained suspended with assistance from an ingredient known as gellan gum. The gellan gum provided a support matrix--something like a microscopic spider web--and had a visual clarity approaching that of water, which increased with the addition of sugar.

Orbitz came in five flavors:

Raspberry Citrus (introductory flavor)
Blueberry Melon Strawberry (introductory flavor)
Pineapple Banana Cherry Coconut (introductory flavor)
Vanilla Orange (introductory flavor)
Black Currant Berry (introduced later)"


i SO want a support matrix

[Uncle Flip]

i SO want a support matrix

Isn't that what SUUSI is? 

Be well
-UF

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[The Veg]

I be Jinglenuts and here is how I saw things:

[AWRaven13]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA!

The description was funny enough, but when you add the visual aid...