alt Hacker NewsBrewdog is pretty much a TGI Fridays that’s pretending to be edgy.
People very much don’t like their beers, the atmosphere feels fake, and there’s significantly better options in any major UK city.
It’s a shame they are closing and I feel for the employees, but nobody local really believes they are a respectable place, touristy really.
While UK nightlife/drinking/pubs like every other city in the world is slower since COVID, I still have many friends from around the world who come visit and can’t believe how busy our cities and nightlife are compared to their city back home (NYC, SF, LA, Berlin, Sydney to name a few).
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> People very much don’t like their beers, the atmosphere feels fake
Sorry, but you don't know 'people'. Not all. You could only speak for yourself here. If you read the article you may realize that some 'people' liked it. here and there. It was not government or military contract that brough in all that money but the 'few' pints added up to the sum. You don't have to look down people to feel good, just have some drinks perhaps....
Before Brewdog if you wanted IPAs in 2000s england you paid 8 quid for a single small bottle of imported Racer 5 from Utobeer in Borough Market. They weren’t the entire change but they were a big part of it.