Messages on Oskar Blues IPA cans

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  1. Brian_Burke

    Brian_Burke Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Massachusetts

    So I got 2 tweets today regarding Oskar Blues IPA. One from my local bottle shop announcing the arrival of Oskar Blues IPA (cool, I think to myself, will have to try this weekend). Then I see, on a different tweet, the following picture from Oskar Blues showing a canning date that includes the words 'Nice Job, Biscuit" - In reference to Sun King Brewery (via their employee "Biscuit") including the words "Tom Brady Sux" in their can dating code. So I quickly change my mind about buying OB IPA!

    Clearly this is all intended as good-natured kidding. But it got me thinking - Does it make good business sense for a brewery to dis a market they are trying to do business in to gain favor in another market? Does it matter to you?

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    #1 Brian_Burke, Aug 14, 2015
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  2. lic217

    lic217 Pooh-Bah (2,090) Aug 10, 2010 Connecticut
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    Don't care at all. he is probably better then a lot of other owners out there that use cheap labor in other countries to make a lot of the products that many of us buy or put toxic shit into rivers to help save costs. If he took a cheap shot at the niners I would not care. Bigger problems in the world...
     
    #2 lic217, Aug 14, 2015
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  3. BumpkinBrewer

    BumpkinBrewer Pundit (993) Jan 6, 2010 Massachusetts

    It actually irritates me a little because I'm a Tom Brady fanboy through and through....but then I get over myself.
     
    #3 BumpkinBrewer, Aug 14, 2015
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  4. Brian_Burke

    Brian_Burke Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Massachusetts

    Ha!
     
    #4 Brian_Burke, Aug 14, 2015
  5. seanwhite

    seanwhite Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2008 Massachusetts

    So many other options out there these days, knowing this, ill skip drinking Oskar Blues IPA because of it. I am a Patriots fan and overly sensitive of all of this over inflated contrived controversy. So I will just drink local - quality local.
     
    #5 seanwhite, Aug 14, 2015
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  6. Brian_Burke

    Brian_Burke Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Massachusetts

    It was suggested to me on twitter when I said I wouldn't drink Oskar Blues over this that I was only hurting myself and that it would be my taste buds that would suffer. Which is utterly laughable when I have a fridge full of Tree House, Trillium, and beers from any number of the 5,000+ breweries out there... I think I'll be ok... :-)
     
    #6 Brian_Burke, Aug 14, 2015
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  7. Emmige1

    Emmige1 Initiate (0) Dec 1, 2014 New York

    I think Tom Brady cheating at football is worse than stamping the bottom of a beer can.
     
    #7 Emmige1, Aug 14, 2015
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  8. telejunkie

    telejunkie Savant (1,107) Sep 14, 2007 Vermont

    bwahaha...i'll withhold further comment on that...
    Nope...still an OB fanboy through & through...
     
    #8 telejunkie, Aug 14, 2015
  9. seanwhite

    seanwhite Initiate (0) Jan 31, 2008 Massachusetts

    I would agree with your statement, but it unfortunately is simply not true, how exactly did Brady cheat at football? The NFL's $5m report that was edited by the NFL claims he was most likely generally aware of deflation in one game. Yet, there is no proof, and the judge has no idea what the means. The only proof is statement that he prefers balls to be 12.5 PSI - which is in the legal range. There is no proof he prefers, knew about, or orchestrated any deflation.

    Plus this is a beer forum, not a Hate US cause you Ain't Us forum.
     
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  10. Jbrews

    Jbrews Pooh-Bah (2,214) Aug 6, 2013 New Hampshire
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    OMG TOM BRADY, I CANT TAKE THE STAMP, OMG I'M ON THE TEAM, I"M NOT DRINKING BEER FOR SIX MONTHS, SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL WHINERY
     
    #10 Jbrews, Aug 14, 2015
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  11. noob

    noob Initiate (0) Jan 23, 2004 Massachusetts

    I think the folks at OB have been smoking too many pinners to think sending something that is sort of anti Tom Brady to New England was funny/smart.

    I don't think we have seen the last of dumb shit on the bottom of cans.

    In the end, I feel bad for the local reps that have to deal with the bullshit.
     
    #11 noob, Aug 14, 2015
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  12. Brian_Burke

    Brian_Burke Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Massachusetts

    To be fair, I'm not so sure they sent any of those cans to New England, but they printed them and they do business here, and there is a very loyal fan base here, so you are right to question the wisdom of it, regardless of the intent. And yeah, the local sales reps must hate this...
     
    #12 Brian_Burke, Aug 14, 2015
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  13. Brian_Burke

    Brian_Burke Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Massachusetts

    That's a very well thought and informed opinion. Thank you for sharing your thoughts...
     
    #13 Brian_Burke, Aug 14, 2015
  14. Jbrews

    Jbrews Pooh-Bah (2,214) Aug 6, 2013 New Hampshire
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    This is how bad people sound in the thread.
     
    #14 Jbrews, Aug 14, 2015
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  15. Sheppard

    Sheppard Grand Pooh-Bah (3,516) Mar 16, 2013 Massachusetts
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    Denver and Indianapolis high five each other, while Brady is getting ready to raise another banner. I think I can get over this.
     
    #15 Sheppard, Aug 14, 2015
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  16. Brian_Burke

    Brian_Burke Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Massachusetts

    True! Though Indy did get to raise that nifty "2014 AFC Finalist" banner this year... :-)
     
    #16 Brian_Burke, Aug 14, 2015
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  17. fearfactory

    fearfactory Initiate (0) Aug 12, 2012 Massachusetts

    While last night proved the front line sucks, Tom does in fact, not suck.
    But to forgo drinking what will be a decent, affordable IPA in a can, from a reputable brewery, over that, is your choice. Not me, they will go on my "cans only" shelf, next to GKnight, Old Chub, and Dales.
     
    #17 fearfactory, Aug 14, 2015
  18. Sean802

    Sean802 Initiate (0) Jul 14, 2013 Vermont

    This thread is... Not great.
     
    #18 Sean802, Aug 14, 2015
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  19. bring

    bring Zealot (730) Aug 17, 2005 Greenland
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    Yeah, take it to deflationadvocate.com.
     
    #19 bring, Aug 14, 2015
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  20. JJSmash

    JJSmash Devotee (386) Nov 23, 2011 Connecticut

    Collectors item perhaps.
     
    #20 JJSmash, Aug 15, 2015
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