Boylan Bridge Brewpub Blogalogue

Rob
12/13 12:40 AM

Growlers?

Jonathan
12/13 06:57 PM

^ My question as well.

Melissa
12/14 01:05 PM

It would be so nice if Raleigh could get more non-smoking hangouts.  Just an idea.

Dave
12/14 03:58 PM

Growlers and a Smoke-Free policy would truly up your patronage.

Lea
12/14 09:39 PM

Really, my only question is when it’s gonna open. We’re so ready to walk a few blocks up the road for good beers and food.

- L

Ocell
12/14 11:08 PM

I am supremely pumped for this. Love the open communication here.

CeliaFate
12/15 04:00 AM

Agree! Smoke Free! I love me some beer, but not enough to endure smoke for it!

miamiblue
12/15 10:28 AM

My boyfriend stopped by the BBB a couple of weeks ago on a run and spoke with the owner while he was working. Apparently the BBB WILL be completely non-smoking. I think he also mentioned that there will be no televisions either.

Non-smoking bar = I’m there.

hackles10
12/15 10:55 AM

^Im not saying it needs to be a sports bar…but no tvs in the whole place is just a bad idea in my opinion!

Jedidiah
12/15 12:10 PM

From Boylan Bridge Brewpub - “Growlers? Yes, we will have growlers.”

kg
12/15 01:07 PM

wicked awesome

MMI
12/15 04:20 PM

Re: Growlers—http://beeradvocate.com/articles/384

It’s a vessel for takeout beer, akin to a glass version of those cardboard Starbucks to-go “kegs.”

Takeout beer—now that just warms the heart.

Seann
12/15 08:19 PM

This place is setting itself up for one big FAIL!

smitty
12/16 06:40 PM

Do they still have a sign on the door begging for investors?

150
12/17 01:23 PM

^^ Yup.

hackles10
12/17 04:48 PM

Any ideas on grand openings yet?  I know the date isn’t firm but will we be purchasing craft beer in ‘08?

150
12/18 12:39 PM

Um, by the way, the following isn’t serious, is it?  If it is, I don’t equate this with something that’s both green and enticing.  Also, talking about the high prices of ingredients and the measures being taken to cut down just kind of add support to the ideas that have been expressed here about the finanical viability of the pub.  If it’s not serious, then I guess I missed the humor. 

http://boylanbridge.com/beermakingprocess.html

Jonathan
12/18 12:58 PM

haha yeah I definitely think you missed it

150
12/18 03:25 PM

Ok, so lets expand on this.  I assumed it was a joke, but it’s not explicit enough to be obvious.  For a brewpub that’s already 2 years late in opening, with many people skeptical of it’s potential, why would they go with this approach?  I’m no businessman, but why come out of the gates joking around?  It doesn’t seem like the best strategy to me.

hackles10
12/18 03:52 PM

I have a feeling that it has something to do with the internet speculation/message board negativity/and “FAIL” predictions

Its pretty obviously a joke, unless you think they are using aged railroad ties, trash buckets, and dead local shrubbery in the brewing process!

150
12/18 05:21 PM

Put me down as one who thinks that’s a great strategy.  Maybe they should spend more time getting the place open instead of making jokes on their website.

hackles10
12/18 05:31 PM

^I am not speaking for them, just taking a stab at interpreting the website post!

You have some pent up venom built up against this place.  I think they are spending long hours working to open, I hardly think a half hour on the laptop to upload 4 pictures and write an email length caption is setting back the opening date any more than you typing on here is throwing off your workday!

150
12/19 01:53 PM

I really don’t have any venom towards them, hackles.  I’ll be one of the first in the door.  My point is that, with all of the issues with this place, and skepticism that abounds out there, and the 4 years it’s taken to open, I’m worried about their chances.  With all of that in mind, I just don’t understand their strategy of joking around.

hackles10
12/19 02:02 PM

Opening a restaurant in the downtown area is a difficult process by all accounts, can’t we just give them a break and let the food and beer speak for themselves. 

I too have questioned the decision of continuously setting an opening date only to miss the mark by a “country mile” but other than that….I will reserve judgment until the doors are opens to patrons such as you and me. 

If this blog is any indication, they have been catching some crap, and dealing with armchair quarterbacks from every direction…so give them a bit of a break if they want to blow off some steam with an obvious joke.  We can all sit around a pint and laugh about the time they lampooned their own beer making process!