Their labels are enough for me to pass. If your core lineup is made up of hair colors, I'm going to pass.I have doubts Mistress will last. Ever try their beer? First rule when opening a brewery make sure the beer is good.
Their labels are enough for me to pass. If your core lineup is made up of hair colors, I'm going to pass.I have doubts Mistress will last. Ever try their beer? First rule when opening a brewery make sure the beer is good.
When I was still behind the bar at el Bait Shop, we still sold a ton of Schild Brau. Always sell a ton of their Root Beer too.Their identity issues go back farther than that. It starts with their foundation as Old Man River in McGregor, back in like 2009 or so. Which is why I initially thought of them.
That said, from a beer stand point, they've been pretty solid recently. As soon as I saw the "tourism" angle, I was assuming it was Millstream. And their beer is a definite step behind Backpocket.
Have not been impressed.
When I was still behind the bar at el Bait Shop, we still sold a ton of Schild Brau. Always sell a ton of their Root Beer too.
Same can be said for a lot of Iowa breweries....
Their labels are enough for me to pass. If your core lineup is made up of hair colors, I'm going to pass.
This. I'm no boomer, but their naming and whole schtick is really stupid.
AND the beer sucks.
The story is their wives came up with the name because their husbands spent so much time brewing beer it was like it was their mistress. I live in north Ankeny and have been there a few times. It's ok, but Fire Trucker is only a little further away and I like it better....and their radio ads??? I don't get it.
" We came up with this name as a deduction to our wives" (paraphrasing)
What? Isn't "Mistress" the opposite....i.e... basically anti-wife? I've never understood that line in their ads.
The story is their wives came up with the name because their husbands spent so much time brewing beer it was like it was their mistress. I live in north Ankeny and have been there a few times. It's ok, but Fire Trucker is only a little further away and I like it better.
They are definitely not producing a lot of good beer.This. I'm no boomer, but their naming and whole schtick is really stupid.
AND the beer sucks.
In the late 90's, I predicted that expensive coffee shops (like Starbucks) would never make it through a recession.I gotta think things like breweries and dispensaries are overpriced due to the fun factor. Plus the sheer volume of them. Wait until a recession when people start doing their drinking out of Black Velvet bottles rather than going to breweries.
Nice place but only mediocre beer at best imo.Have not been impressed.
In the late 90's, I predicted that expensive coffee shops (like Starbucks) would never make it through a recession.
I gave up predicting anything after that.What are your predictions now? Need to short some stock.
I actually can see them growing a lot more around this (DM metro) area.In the late 90's, I predicted that expensive coffee shops (like Starbucks) would never make it through a recession.
What type of legalities are involved when a business like this is sold...but the sale includes language that the new owners must continue to produce specific products? What/when can the new owners make decisions that impact the business they bought? For example, in this case what if a new owner noticed a drop in sales of a legacy product and decided it wasn't worth producing anymore due to lack of sales? Is there specific language that will dictate those types of decisions?
In the late 90's, I predicted that expensive coffee shops (like Starbucks) would never make it through a recession.