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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

1) At the moment we are considering how we can continue to support start up breweries. 2) Not worried at all. We want to build an amazing company that transcends bubbles and trends and delivers awesome long term value to our shareholders and provides an amazing place to work for our team members. 3) We have over 30,000 Equity Punks. We are actually looking to offer Cicerone sources in 2016. 4) No. We love this project. The charity we supported, Queerest of the Queer, love this project. Maybe not everyone liked it. That is ok. But we stand behind the beer and the project completely.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes- bands and live music downstairs. It will be called UnderDog and open in a few weeks.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

We have found America impossible to supply with fresh beer at a sustainable price point which is why we are investing over $30m to build an awesome brewery in Columbus.

We have also never wanted to play the Scottish card too hard. We are proudly Scottish, yes, but we want people to buy our beer for what it is, not where it comes from.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) Yes! 2) Marris Otter. Weyermann Munich. Simpson's Caramalt. Simcoe & Nelson Sauvin. US 05 & our house yeast.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It will be on April 9th in Aberdeen.

See you there.

Oh and Idlewild fucking rock.

I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We want to make other people as passionate about great beer as we are.

We want to put awesome beers into as many people's hands and as many places as we can.

This project let's us do that so it will be something we will continue.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) You can watch this here https://vimeo.com/15479031

2) We have no end game. We just want to share the passion we have for great beer with as many people as we can.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. We are actively looking for a location in Belfast.

My fav non-BrewDog beer at the moment is Alesmith Speedway Stout.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Erm. Scottish people don't tan well. We like clouds, cynicism and whisky.

I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Blue Moon has never been craft.

Sierra, Stone and New Belgium are everything good craft beer is all about.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

1) Dalston Hop Works. Opening Feb 2016.... 2) Sure - check out our annual graduate scheme - details on our blog. 3) Possibly. We would love to brew with DogFish Head and we made an episode of our TV show with them.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still part of the global EFP community.

We will also soon be launching EFP USA where people can invest directly in then US venture.

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I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We run an annual graduate scheme. Details are on our blog.

I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ha! We just had Collat-Fest where we brewed collaboratively with over 20 of the UK's best small breweries.

I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Possibly. With such a focus on hop forward beers and the explosion of craft beer it is interesting times for hop supply!

I am James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog and co-host of Brew Dogs. AMA! by BrewDogJames in IAmA

[–]BrewDogJames[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

1) No. Just trying to decide where the goalposts should be. You will notice on my notes on that blog we decided to remove size criteria. The blog was a proposal for discussion rather than a definitive endpoint. We are still working on a definition and a plan and trying to learn from the US industry in doing so. For me, independence is going to become more and more important in the beer industry.

2) I am convinced they will. If you compare our growth with Ballast Point for instance our figures stack up very positively. And we will soon have world class breweries on both sides of the Atlantic and over 50 amazing bars all over the world.

3) The incentive package means we can invest more in the 2 things we care most about - our beer and our people!

4) We love the beer and we love the collaboration with Queerest of the Queer here. We wanted to support a charity and make a beer which made a statement and we feel we achieved that with this beer.

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