Aeronaut founders suing Aeronaut founder

I saw the FAB announcement from Dorchester and wondered what was going on. It sounded quite odd that Aeronaut was launching an off-brand contract brewed label, and look at that, it was odd!

 

"lots of damages"?

Didn't they just launch? I am no lawyer but I feel like they should have waited a bit longer to lay the hammer down.

edit: I just read the "article". Holycow! Why did the author feel the need to fill it with horrible beer puns?

 

Oh shit, it's THESE people:



Powerful protest, guys.

 

Would anyone have noticed that the beers were the same if this lawsuit had not come out?

 

I think its hilarious he stole recipes of their terrible beer to make more terrible beer. Love the drama though.

 

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2020/01/16/aeronaut-founders-lawsuit-fab-beer/

 

This might be the greatest thing I've seen all year. Squid Pro Quo

 

I don't know their beer has come a long way the past year or two IMO.

 

Sorry for my ignorance, but is there anything to gain from stealing a UPC?

I know that they've won awards for a couple of their beers, but the initial disingenuousness of having a taproom with low quality beers was a huge turnoff for me. In the first couple of years, it seemed that they cared much more about the atmosphere (which IMO, to their credit, was good for a 20 something that I was) than the quality of their "liquid." It's hard for me to come back from that.

 

Oh, it's THOSE guys. Now I know who they are.

Fermentation Arts Brasserie is a terrible brewing name in my opinion too.

 

It really is a terrible name. I don’t understand the use of Brasserie, is there a restaurant involved?

 

brasserie sounds fancy and genteel

 

Kind of funny that their website seems less focused on the quality of their beer now than it did at the beginning. When they first started they seemed to really be focused on how much they were bringing "science" to the way they made beer and how that would result in a higher quality product. Now that science part is more of a footnote than a focus.

"Low quality" might be a bit harsh but I certainly don't think their beer stood out. I've only been to their taproom maybe once or twice but it was certainly more of a party vibe so I can see what you are saying. Looking at their current beer lineup at their brewery does look much more interesting than it's been but this development doesn't bode well for them.

 

Their taproom is the most Somerville part of Somerville.

 

I completely agree, and the whole basis of my comment is I often find myself drinking their double hop hop or Nandu series and I'm surprised how good I thought it was as expectations were low. Haven't been to the tap room in years doubt its changed.

 

Drinking a Balloon Factory now. Is that accomplice after the fact?

 

I had a bunch of their beers in the early years then didn't try until about 2 months ago when a friend wanted to go. I wish the quality was better because they have some good styles that aren't the popular DIPA / stout that everyone does now. Still a shame that they have managed to stay open when other quality places like Mystic have had to close.

 

Mystic was hard to get to and the brewery didn't really try to market itself. Most people didn't really take notice to what they were doing until they started putting out IPAs. You can't just make good product and survive. You have to make people take notice. Even if Aeronaut doesn't make great beer, they've created a space and environment that people want to go to in spite of that.