Clown Shoes Brewery..Ipswich MA

[Strike_King]

Got on to them via the rec of a client a couple of months ago. I've tried a few of their beers.Small batch,craft brewery. Their beers rate well on BA. They have some cool labels too..

[Jenn]

well they say marketing/packaging is everything right?

I usually never turn up the chance to try a beer I never had before but I couldnt bring myself to try this one because....well lets just say I have an issue with clowns and we will leave it at that!

[Strike_King]

That may be so,but in this case the product lives up to the packaging IMO. Which isn't always the case with cool labels/bottles..This is another one of theirs which is similar to nugget nectar..

[Stacey]

Hi Jen,
I'm Stacey from Clown Shoes Beer and I want you to know that we're not fond of clowns either. In fact, you will find that there are NO clowns on any of our admittedly cool packaging. We just like the shoes. Just the shoes. And beer, we like good beer, so we brew the kind of beer we like to drink, sans clowns.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Stacey

Hi Jen,
I'm Stacey from Clown Shoes Beer and I want you to know that we're not fond of clowns either. In fact, you will find that there are NO clowns on any of our admittedly cool packaging. We just like the shoes. Just the shoes. And beer, we like good beer, so we brew the kind of beer we like to drink, sans clowns.

Bursting onto this site is kind of rude, unless of course you're doing research for a surfcasting themed beer. Not sure on the style but I'd nominate Tattoobob for the label. He probably already has the clown shoes...

I'm not a fan of the Tramp Stamp, but then again I find most Belgian IPA's to be be contrived...

Other CS beers I've enjoyed have been solid. Would like to taste on draught before forming any final opinions.

-spence

[luds]

I'm working my way through the Black IPA right now because I wanted to try it after this thread. At first I found the grapefruit flavor too overpowering but a few sips later I'm starting to enjoy it a bit.

I also found the post a bit rude. At least give a fishing site some credit for having a beer forum rather than just shamelessly boasting how "admittedly cool" your label is and completely ignoring that your a guest on the site. Honestly I have not taken the beer seriously because of the packaging. At least the contents of the bottle seem to be better than the label.

[Stacey]

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to be rude. It's a recurring comment, "I like beer, but I don't like clowns," and perhaps I was too quick to the defense. Clown Shoes' founder, Gregg, really doesn't like clowns either, and he'll never have a clown on a label.

I guess I should excuse myself from the conversation now, but honestly, I didn't mean to gate crash, I'm just psyched to be part of something new and cool.
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[spence]

So when does the surfcasting themed beer come out?

-spence

[Nebe]

The surfcaster beer will be a double bock called jetty yetti
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[spence]

Originally Posted by Nebe

The surfcaster beer will be a double bock called jetty yetti
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Good pick, something to warm up after a cool May evening.

-spence