Vehicle wrap: Round 2
Alright folks, we heard you. “Make the logo bigger.” It’s every brand’s dream to have feedback from their consumers saying “Make the logo bigger,” so we’re not complaining. Since we’re still in startup mode, this vehicle wrap is a relatively large investment for us, so we want to make sure to get it right. We’re also going to retool the back panel to make our logo more prominent, and put our website on the roof. But the big thing we need to figure out is the side of the vehicle. Here is the original, plus 3 alternates. We’d love your vote on your favorite, as well as any additional feedback you’ve got.
Sidenote: Option 3 was developed with the driver of our vehicle in mind, Gordon. He’s a fan of wizards, and like any craft beer loving man’s man, thought a pink unicorn might add a little “badass” to the car. True, there’s no Monday Night branding on the car per se, but maybe it’s worth it to give Gordon the chariot of his dreams.
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Hey folks, we need your help taking (and sharing) this 5 minute survey. Anyone who enters will have the option of entering into a drawing for one of the free t-shirts we are going to give out, as our way of saying thanks. Feel free to share it far and wide.
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What should Monday Nights look like?
We need your help. We’ve entered the phase where we will be transitioning Monday Night events away from a random garage on the west side of town to bars and restaurants serving Monday Night beers, all over the Atlanta area (and eventually Georgia). This will allow us to meet more people in different parts of Atlanta, and give us a venue to provide beer for sale (which we cannot do out of a garage for obvious reasons). However, we haven’t yet put too much thought into what a post-garage Monday Night event should look like.
What would you be most excited about? Here are a few thought starters, but we really want your fresh thinking. Leave a comment, if you dare.
- Meeting the owners (prediction: this will not be a winning suggestion)
- Drink specials on Monday Night beers
- Random schwag giveaways (we wouldn’t be able to give away stuff to everyone, though)
- Games or trivia
- Food options paired specifically for Monday Night beers
- Bringing in interesting guests such as authors, scientists, or pirate experts
Which bottle cap do you prefer?
Quick poll! We need your input. We’re about to order bottle caps. So which bottle cap says “Monday Night” and “Buy me”? Vote via the poll and leave any comments in the Comments section. I don’t think I needed to explain that. But I did.
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Help us figure this one out. We argue about it constantly. When you try a new beer, what is the impetus behind it? Where do you get your “OMG I HAVE TO TRY THIS BEER” info? Please vote and send your friends (and enemies) here to vote as well!
You can only select one answer, so choose the one you use most often.
Loading ...Monday Night Recap: “Not as funny since Jonathan is not writing it” edition
I’ll start with a disclaimer that this post will not be as funny as Jonathan’s recap, nor will you find any links to incredibly attractive pictures of me. What you will find is a fact-based dissertation of yesterday evening’s events. Finally.
1. Jeff was there the whole evening. For those of you who come on Mondays you’ll know that Jeff usually returns from his “day job” around 8pm, he strolls in, mumbles something about “attenuation, mash efficiency, blah blah blah” and then proceeds to mingle with people while Jonathan and I brew the beer. Yesterday Jeff was actually the first one there and while our gravity did end up closer to where we needed it, he successfully violated every SOP (that’s Standard Operating Procedure for your artistic folks) we’ve ever had in place. It was great to have you Jeff.
2. We fixed our chest freezer. OK, so since we didn’t find a chest freezer that fit our exact size requirement we had to go with the next best thing – which meant the new one was 6 inches too long. But no worries, I had a plan all along and when recent MNB attendee Andrew showed up first he went to town on the knocking out modifications with me. Within about a half hour our new fermentation chamber was fully operational (although not quite symmetrical). Basically we filled in the last 6 inches with some foam insulation and we’ll use the existing top for the time being.
3. We harvested our hops. I think we sat a new record for actual work being done by our Monday Night attendees (usually they just get in the way and drink our beer). Rob, Justin, Andrew and David (albeit in a more “supervisory” role) did an amazing job pulling down vines and plucking the pure goodness from our organic hop vines.
Rob adds value by harvesting hops. Kurt adds value by talking and watching.
4. We did a marketing survey. Yeah, we figured the least we could ask in return for free beer would be some marketing insights. So….we put our two versions of the Belgian Peach Dubbel on tap next to each other and asked for votes. This pic is from an early tally but I think the final ended about about 3 to 1 preferred “B” which is less peachy. We originally brewed something that was about 3x the “more” amount and it would have been called “too much” (although Jonathan and all the single ladies LOVED it…but I think Jonathan was lying to win the single ladies approval).
Who wrote "needs more body"? Our response: "So does your mom"
5. We brewed beer. Shocking. Who would have thunk we could do so much in an evening. We brewed a batch of our drafty Kilt scotch ale – the last two that were in the fermenter had to be dumped because it died on us. We used on our sweet new brewmagic and safely placed it into our new fermentation chamber. It better be good.
Photo credits: Jeanine
Black caps or white caps?
Jeff, Joel and I cannot agree on whether we should use black caps or white caps. And so, we bring our proverbial baby to you, the proverbial King Solomon, to decide for us. Either way, we will probably be imprinting a tie on each cap. Take a look at the pictures. Vote below. And know that your vote will influence history.
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