tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post66300087506133326..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Empire Building for PunksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-10988930732925192212011-08-01T14:39:58.516+01:002011-08-01T14:39:58.516+01:00On balance I like Brewdog. Some of the stuff they...On balance I like Brewdog. Some of the stuff they say and do is pretty stupid, but largely speaking they brew good beers, I'm told that their bars are good and overall they provide some lively entertainment and give us something to talk about. So definitely more pluses than minuses, with the first two points being particularly key.SteveFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-54475527813705543472011-08-01T00:42:37.625+01:002011-08-01T00:42:37.625+01:00"I thought they were great at first but now I..."I thought they were great at first but now I think they're a bunch of pricks."<br /><br />What he said - though add a sense of embarrassment because they are from my family's home town.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-55345701593598716712011-08-01T00:39:18.669+01:002011-08-01T00:39:18.669+01:00Sadly, some of us don't need to look it up in ...Sadly, some of us don't need to look it up in wikipedia-we remember it happening at the time.<br /><br />Irony? Don't tell me the Scots have developed a sense of humour now? Next they'll be getting their own parliament.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-34041295632873677992011-07-31T20:27:03.242+01:002011-07-31T20:27:03.242+01:00Well there you go. Her indoors has already explain...Well there you go. Her indoors has already explained it to me.<br /><br />As for me Phil, I obviously need to make my irony more obvious.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-52573595023825262982011-07-31T19:42:58.645+01:002011-07-31T19:42:58.645+01:00Jumping The Shark originally came from from the en...Jumping The Shark originally came from from the entertainment industry referring to what occurred in Happy Days - it coins the moment where the programme went from an upward curve of goodness to a downward spiral of comedy parody - in this case where Fonzie literally 'jumps the shark' in his leather coat, speedos and waterskis - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_the_shark<br /><br />It's a phrase which seems to have recently come back into vogue.<br /><br />You learn something new every day.Quinnohttp://aberpubs.blogspot.com/2007/10/welcome.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-13723969489235866072011-07-31T19:35:08.024+01:002011-07-31T19:35:08.024+01:00Who was the Tandleman who said he was "coming...Who was the Tandleman who said he was "coming round to them"? Confused now.<br /><br />"Jumping the shark": "the moment in its evolution when a brand, design, or creative effort moves beyond the essential qualities that initially defined its success, beyond relevance or recovery". When the good stuff gets lost in the noise, in other words. Think of it as the twisting of Loki's smile, if that helps.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-26129159549661373842011-07-31T19:06:05.626+01:002011-07-31T19:06:05.626+01:00What? You think I'm in Brew Dog's pocket? ...What? You think I'm in Brew Dog's pocket? I should fucking well co co.<br /><br />They are indeed a pair of tossers. And what, pray, is "jumping the shark"?Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-28866717860563568242011-07-31T18:35:08.597+01:002011-07-31T18:35:08.597+01:00I'm with Tyson on this - they have long since ...I'm with Tyson on this - they have long since jumped the sharkJohn Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-46525595381167298982011-07-31T15:20:23.332+01:002011-07-31T15:20:23.332+01:00They have been borderline racist in the past, they...They have been borderline racist in the past, they are certainly devoid of any concept of courtesy and they have a juvenile sense of humour. I have only ever seen their beer once in a pub, so what's all the fuss about?<br /><br />Come the revolution, I'd line them up against a wall ... and leave them there.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-67203384593999810512011-07-31T14:21:05.052+01:002011-07-31T14:21:05.052+01:00Just waiting for the free beer, but it looks as th...Just waiting for the free beer, but it looks as though I'll have to extract it from being buried deep in my nut.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-18682701835461750932011-07-31T14:20:43.537+01:002011-07-31T14:20:43.537+01:00I thought they were great at first but now I think...I thought they were great at first but now I think they're a bunch of pricks.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-10763006805288425802011-07-31T14:14:41.498+01:002011-07-31T14:14:41.498+01:00Judging by all the recent free publicity you'v...Judging by all the recent free publicity you've been giving them, I can see a future for you in their PR dept.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.com