BUSCH: Hey! I have an idea! Let's start a new brewery, but instead of being creative with our styles, we'll just continue making shitty beer!
STOCKHOLDERS: I'M IN LOL!

I hope he can sell it on the cheap because I think that's the real reason most people still buy Budweiser products.  Few will pay microbrewery prices for a version of Bud Light.  

My guess is that it will be on par with Schlafly in price, if not only slightly cheaper, and like the brey beers of their past, they will depend on packaging more than the actual content.

It's the perfect oppritunity to bring this baby back........

anyone know these guys?
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/169 ... f=category

Their beers are fantastic, at least all 6 or 7 I've tried. They're incredibly nice. They are really interested in brewing unique stuff, have a huge passion for it, and I highly recommend everyone who has the means to pitch in even $5 or $10 to help them get going. Even if you don't like beer much, they have the potential to be a great addition to the KC cultural scene.

Doesn't look like they're going to hit their fund-raising goal. They should give it another try with a pitch that's more along the lines of what works on Kickstarter (product later for cash now, basically a pre-sale).

Clearly they already have some generous supporters willing to open their wallets for nothing in return—but they need to rope in more than 200 supporters if they want to raise forty grand. I don't know about the legality of it all, but if they could do something like offer a growler of brew to locals for $25–50, I imagine they might be able to rope in a thousand or so thirsty Kansas Citians to get the dream off the ground.

Maybe they should consider starting smaller. Asking for $40k seems a bit much, and that's the whole reason I didn't contribute. It made me wonder how much of their money they're putting in if they need $40k from strangers.

Big push in the last couple of days. 20 hours and less than $7k to go. They might make it.

It's going to be close, but you've now gotta think that they'll get the cash they need eventually whether this first Kickstarter works out or not.  So premature congratulations to them, and I hope to get to try some of their beers at some point.

there's a beerfest August 13 @ Zona Rosa...proceeds benefit local scholarships & charities

www.unicokc.com

Beer fests at places where 100% of people will be driving to and from seems like a dumb idea.

I agree, though if the event were held downtown 95%+ of attendees would still drive.  An improvement, to be sure, but still unfortunate.  Ah, life in a car-centric metro, where drinking and driving is just a way of life...

This begs the question why doesn't the 129 at least touch the edge of zona rosa?

Downtown at least people would have bus options. Maybe they stay the night at a hotel and enjoy the new attractions.

BUT WHERE WILL THEY PARK?

I see what you are saying, but I would imagine that most attendees of any beer fest downtown (i.e. the P+L beerfest last year) live in the burbs 10-30 minutes from downtown.  I don't think that an afternoon beerfest is the kind of event where people "make a weekend of it" and stay in a hotel downtown - but hey, I hope they do! 

Hell, I bet that 99.5% of the attendees who live in midtown, BKS, Waldo etc. would still drive even though they could use the bus.  Ah, KC! 

I'm thinking that if they can raise $40k without commitments, they could have easily done this and more by seeking an equity partner.  I guess I'd take the free money too.  Having said that, I hope they get off the ground and are selling beer soon. 

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Beer fests at places where 100% of people will be driving to and from seems like a dumb idea."

this reply is dumb...since smart attendees will use a designated driver!

Uh huh.

Uh ... huh .... .

Have pitchers of beer gone out of style?

I was thinking about this today, couldn’t resolve it myself and decided to ask: Have pitchers of beer gone out of style? I remember as a youngin’ with the family it seemed that when we went for pizza a couple of pitchers of beer were always on the table. Of course, back then those pitchers were filled with Miller Lite. Am I just hanging out at the wrong (or right?) places? I can’t remember the last time I saw a pitcher of beer—let alone a decent beer like Pale Ale. It never occurs to me when I’m out to dinner (pizza, let’s say) or at a bar to order a pitcher. Are they even on offer any more?

Thoughts?

EDIT: I forgot about Caddyshack. Miller Lite, Bud Light, or PBR. Your choice. They definitely have pitchers (and indoor illegal smoking a lot of the time, tsk tsk.)