What brewery has the best merchandise?

Discussion in 'Breweriana' started by SeanBond, May 7, 2014.

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  1. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    I'm curious what people think here. I've done a little shopping on Stone's site, and they've got some pretty great stuff (good variety of clothing, great glassware, good prices), and I really like what they offer. I also like 3 Floyd's site, which, while not offering nearly the amount of merch that Stone offers, they have some pretty cool clothing (since they've got great art for their beers). From what I've seen, however, these two are statistical outliers, and the majority of breweries don't have nearly as much cool stuff.

    What are some other breweries with a good variety of swag?
     
  2. SouthAtholSuds

    SouthAtholSuds Initiate (0) Nov 3, 2008 Massachusetts

    Dogfish Head has some pretty cool stuff on their online store.
     
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  3. elektrikjester

    elektrikjester Initiate (0) Nov 15, 2008 Georgia

    Agree on DFH. It helps that they have such amazing artwork to begin with. Love my Hellhound on My Ale T-shirt. And their goblets remain some of the best general purpose glassware you can buy.
     
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  4. BeerVikingSailor

    BeerVikingSailor Grand Pooh-Bah (3,667) Nov 19, 2009 Ohio
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    Sixpoint

    Sierra Nevada

    Anchor

    New Belgium

    Great Lakes
     
  5. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    I'm going with Odell.
     
  6. MNStefano

    MNStefano Initiate (0) Mar 8, 2014 Minnesota

    Founders and Great Lakes
     
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  7. Aleforme

    Aleforme Initiate (0) Nov 26, 2008 Washington

    Surly, Bear Republic, Boneyard to name a few. Boneyard doesn't have a lot but they have some kick ass stuff.
     
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  8. SeanBond

    SeanBond Pooh-Bah (2,904) Jul 30, 2013 Illinois
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    I forgot about Surly's stuff. Never had anything from Boneyard, but just checking their site, you're right, they do have some nice shit.
     
  9. Five_Four_Plus

    Five_Four_Plus Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 California

    Firestone Walker has a similar selection to Stone in terms of clothes, variety of glassware, food items, and miscellaneous small goodies. The only thing they're missing compared to Stone is the library of books.
     
  10. semibaked

    semibaked Pooh-Bah (1,897) Mar 27, 2007 Minnesota
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    Dogfish Head, Stone, Founders, and Bells are tops in my book. I buy a lot of Beer related wearables for work.
     
  11. beerjerk666

    beerjerk666 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,155) Aug 22, 2010 Florida
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    Cigar City, DFH, Founders, Sierra Nevada and Troegs are all winners in my book.
     
  12. IrishHockey

    IrishHockey Initiate (0) Oct 12, 2012 Indiana

    3 Floyd's only because they have a hockey jersey...and I'm local to them...and I like hockey
     
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  13. CheapBeerBuzz

    CheapBeerBuzz Pooh-Bah (1,898) Dec 20, 2011 California
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    Russian River Brewing has a nice assortment of items. The road bike jersey is expensive but extremely unique.

    I would say that the brewery that has the best web store is The Bruery. Their swag isn't that nice and often missing/limited, but the actual ordering process and history of what was order is second to none.
     
  14. Five_Four_Plus

    Five_Four_Plus Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 California

    I walked into the Sierra Nevada gift shop for the first time last week and they were playing the Last Waltz version of The Weight on the surround sound. Instantly my favorite gift shop in all of the world.
     
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  15. tvoss99

    tvoss99 Initiate (0) Feb 13, 2014 Arizona

    Leinenkugel's and Half Acre both had great selection in person when I visited those.
     
  16. Rbroccoli

    Rbroccoli Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2013 Alabama

    As a cyclist, 75 dollars is actually incredibly cheap for a jersey
     
  17. digita7693

    digita7693 Initiate (0) Jan 19, 2010 Germany

    I think "incredibly cheap" is a bit hyperbolic, but perhaps par for the course for a quality jersey.
     
  18. Rbroccoli

    Rbroccoli Initiate (0) Jul 30, 2013 Alabama

    I'm not really being hyperbolic. Most jerseys cost between 100 and 200 dollars. I've seen very few for 75.
     
  19. rickles512

    rickles512 Initiate (0) May 24, 2014 Illinois

    Pike Brewing has the coolest looking logo t's and beer shirts.
    http://www.shoppikebrewing.com/

    Their beer label logos are better than all of the merchandise from most I've seen
    in this thread, in my opinion...
    I refuse to spend $30-35 bucks on beer merchandise that has a crappy logo
    just because I like the beer..

    my other favorites
    3Floyd's has great gear...original logos and always has something new
    Surly...great worker shirts

    Observations-
    Dogfish head logo looks like a pie cutter/clip art logo,
    Half Acre is just boring type on a t-shirt and a hat
    Founders oval logo looks like 1985 and needs a refresh
    Stone Gargoyle logo is cool, but looks dated
    Russian River looks like a high school art class student drew the logo...

    Maybe it's just me...lol
     
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  20. pmoney

    pmoney Initiate (0) Apr 15, 2011 Illinois

    My Half Acre shirts are my favorite of my beer-related shirts to wear, and I always get a bunch of comments/compliments on them. The color combinations (shirt vs logo colors) are always really trendy and unique.
     
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