tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post4382908339867894781..comments2023-09-09T21:06:41.688-07:00Comments on It's Pub Night: Girlie Beer LabelsBill Nighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-81759182798503838232011-03-18T07:41:18.110-07:002011-03-18T07:41:18.110-07:00I'm not skipping the beer out of some PC prote...I'm not skipping the beer out of some PC protest, but I'll be the first to say that the label is bad, that it's not 'art', and that it doesn't do justice to the Upright brand. I just don't think that the label is any good from an artistic perspective. I've seen the same type of stuff on airbrushed t-shirts at the flea market or on a velvet painting at the thrift shop.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097878173622170668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-83889938683811858542011-03-17T15:44:01.415-07:002011-03-17T15:44:01.415-07:00Oh, I'm not a fan of Hip Chicks' label eit...Oh, I'm not a fan of Hip Chicks' label either (or their wine--definitely blah). It's blah no matter who their intended customer is.mara of portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826375944802253104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-7765790869354682312011-03-17T14:58:04.531-07:002011-03-17T14:58:04.531-07:00I am offendedI am offendedAngelo De Ieso IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12924074136432149767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-27120610421693003302011-03-17T14:35:35.577-07:002011-03-17T14:35:35.577-07:00Mara, sister, you're killing me. You're s...Mara, sister, you're killing me. You're skipping Upright because the marketing is blah? But it's not blah on Hip Chicks' label? (On their blah wine, I might add...)<br /><br />But that's a <b>great</b> story about the Girl Beer. I can't wait to have one. I think I'll order it with a Croque Madame.Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-54266908248549127922011-03-17T14:20:19.250-07:002011-03-17T14:20:19.250-07:00I find heavily-gendered branding pretty blah, and ...I find heavily-gendered branding pretty blah, and I'll be skipping Upright for the reason Kevin outlined, but I find it interesting that it's a foregone conclusion that anything beer is marketed toward men. :)<br /><br />Hip Chicks Do Wine has a blend called Drop Dead Red, and <a href="http://images.cellarblog.org/images/Drop-Dead-Red.jpg" rel="nofollow">the label</a> is very similar in concept to Upright's Four Play label--a stylized picture of an attractive woman wearing red lingerie while reclining on a couch. Yet I would argue that the Hip Chicks are pretty strongly targeting women as consumers.<br /><br />Tangentially, Geoff at Bailey's told me that while they had Boneyard's "Girl Beer" on tap, one of those hypermasculine types came in and asked for "the lightest thing on tap". He then proceeded to become offended when Geoff recommended the Girl Beer. It's just a name!mara of portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826375944802253104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-85980614178648117972011-03-17T13:24:52.500-07:002011-03-17T13:24:52.500-07:00Didn't someone mention that they know people w...Didn't someone mention that they know people who won't go to Burnside Brewing because of their logo? What, are there people who are offended by forest nymphs with tails, or human-cat hybrids, or whatever the hell that is? Some people are just looking to be offended.ElGordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008502996123204974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-30997440835595848042011-03-17T12:02:22.293-07:002011-03-17T12:02:22.293-07:00kevin: You have a good point, there's so much ...kevin: You have a good point, there's so much here that I don't have to waste my time on something I don't like, for whatever reason (e.g. calling dried hops "fresh").<br /><br />What was bugging me is the hair trigger Portlanders seem to have for calling for a mass boycott. Though now that I skim back through the comments on the two posts, no one is doing that in the case of Upright, they're just saying why they'll avoid it themselves. So I exaggerated, but "dog bites man" doesn't sell pageviews.Bill Nighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09202318621724165312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-16474254933515493332011-03-17T10:47:43.624-07:002011-03-17T10:47:43.624-07:00I would turn your final question around: In a town...I would turn your final question around: In a town with so much good beer so readily available, why <i>wouldn't</i> people avoid breweries or bars who act in ways they find objectionable?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-84915311766865062022011-03-17T10:39:20.979-07:002011-03-17T10:39:20.979-07:00It's all marketing to me. I don't care wha...It's all marketing to me. I don't care what's on the label; What's the product taste like? After my last few samplings, it doesn't really mater what's on the label, I ain't buying it. BTW, Upright has made it to some specialty shelves in CA. So far, I've yet to find anyone that's impressed...Label or Contents. ;-)dr wortnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7828714141383213600.post-57116219511972072622011-03-17T10:07:18.624-07:002011-03-17T10:07:18.624-07:00In case people don't click through, let me und...In case people don't click through, let me underline the fact that your quote about hypermasculinity came from comments, not me. <br /><br />And I agree: you want objectification, try Atlanta's <a href="http://beervana.blogspot.com/2011/01/craft-brewery-goes-paleolithic.html" rel="nofollow">Red Brick Brewing and their odious advertising</a>.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.com