In rec.food.drink.beer Joel wrote: : In article , Scott T. Jensen wrote: :>Which beer(s) are trying to position themselves as "bad boys"? The beer of :>the rule-breaker, the fearless, the anti-establishment, and the rebel? : : There are three that immediately come to mind that : more or less lean that way. Stone Brewing (San Marcos, : CA USA) with its Arrogant Bastard "you are not worthy" : shtick.....
Stone as "bad boys" -- maybe from afar but not so. The "You're not worthy" bit is not about that at all.
These guys are the single largest money raiser for Surfrider Foundation annually as a result of their anniversary events as well as a hell of a lot of other charitable events.
Suggest you have a look at their web site (
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) and tell me what you find that portrays them as bad boys.
Do bad boys spend years petitioning the government to make the phrease "Imperial Russian Stout" acceptable to ATF?
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Locally, Stone's image among average consumers of "good beer" and beer geeks alike is quite the opposite.