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Funding Successful
This project successfully raised its funding goal on June 30, 2011.
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Gets you an awesome Armadillo Ale Works sticker and a shout out on our Facebook and Twitter. Instant celeb status!
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Above + a handy-dandy Armadillo Ale Works bottle opener keychain.
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Above + you’ll get to rock an Armadillo Ale Works T-shirt. You’ll earn 10 cool points with your friends every time you wear it.
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Above + an invite to our VIP Kickstarter Grand Opening Party at our brewery.
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Above + an invite (you and one guest) to a private beer tasting with us.
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Above + you get to spend a day brewing with us at our brewery. You’ll see how the magic happens, where the magic happens.
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Above + a homebrewing session with us. We’ll get you a homebrew starter kit, come to your house, and walk you through the process. Fresh, tasty beer, made by YOU!
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Above + we’ll throw you and 3 guests a beer dinner. 4 delicious courses, each specially designed to be paired with one of our beers. We'll also send you and your friends home with some awesome pint glasses.
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Above + you’ll get a private party at the brewery for you and 25 of your closest friends (you could invite strangers, but that would be awkward). We'll handle everything from drinks to getting food catered & even send everyone home with a shiny new pint glass too!
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Above + you’ll get to name one of our tanks (It’ll be printed on it for the whole world to see).
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Above + you’ll get to work one on one with us to create a beer. Best of all, the beer will be named by you! You could name it after yourself, your Mom, your dog, or whatever you like. How cool is that?
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Armadillo Ale Works will give Denton a brewery that’s as unique as the city is. There is already a buzz around town about Armadillo Ale Works and we are confident we will deliver on our vision. In a city where the motto is “North of Ordinary,” we are creating beers that reflect that mindset. We will offer the freshest craft beer available using only the finest ingredients available.
We believe that good things come in small packages: like babies, puppies, and kittens. We believe beer should be no different. By staying small, we’ll be able to devote the time, care, and love to each beer, allowing us to take an artistic approach to our craft.
Who we are:
Yianni Arestis:
I like long walks on the beach, fast cars and.... oh wait, just kidding. Seriously though, I’ve known since a young age I wanted to start my own business, I just had one little problem, I never really knew what kind of business. Luckily my buddy Bobby got me into the craft beer scene and I feel in love with not only the brews but the whole industry. After I brewed a batch with Bobby it was a done deal, I found my calling. Ever since then I’ve been looking forward to opening up our brewery and sharing our passion with the community.
Bobby Mullins:
My love of beer started way back while I was in college at UNT for Radio, Television, and Film. Like most college students, I spent a lot of time drinking beer; but I quickly got bored with the cheap light beers that everyone was drinking. Sure, I was a poor college student, but I had standards! I soon discovered the world of craft beer and it was love at first sip. I brewed my first beer when my brother bought me a homebrew starter kit for Christmas. It was a red ale and it tasted terrible, but I was hooked. After college, I was fortunate enough to land a job as a brewer at Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Houston where I gained some valuable insight to the craft brewing industry. I have always thought that a brewery would be perfect in Denton, so instead of waiting around for someone else to do it, I moved back to open Armadillo Ale Works with Yianni.
Just tried the Bees Knees soda, so delicious! Any way we can buy your products directly in bulk?
Julie Scharnberg and Chuck Buchanan will stop by tomorrow to see you and pick up our loot. Well worth the price to help you out! See you tomorrow at the Labb.
Great job! I am happy to be a backer! I hope to try a tasty beer someday soon.
Woo hoo! Where is the location going to possibly be? Denton loves you. May the force be with you.
Congratulations! Well done.
Good Luck
Congratulations! Can't wait to come visit
Yee haw!! Congratulations! I KNEW it would work somehow.
congrats fellas! You have lots of work now, but clearly THE PEOPLE ARE THIRSTY!
Congratulations Armadillo Ale Works!
A virtual handshake and a sincere thank you to Mr. Thorp, from Bobby's uncle!
Since you guys are UNT alumni, you should see about doing something at Homecoming this fall. I think a beer tasting in the new Alumni Pavilion would be a nice pre-game!
Congrats!!!!! Look forward to the brew and meeting you!
Bottoms up, beer buffs!
Congratulations, rather.
Gongratulations!!!
CONGRATS BROTHER!!! :D SO proud of ya'll!
YAAAAAAAAAAAAY!
Totally awesome project. Just contributed even though I don't know you guys. Moving to Denton in the next year or two and would love to have a place like this. Best.
Yeah!! Congrats! You've beat it by almost a grand already and you still have 29 hours to go!!
I've seen the funds increase by 1K in just the last hour. This WILL happen!!!
Way to go, people! We can do this! Work it. Sell it! Get some nice rich person to make us all happy in the last day. Soooo close. This will work!
YES, less than 3K to go! I am like a little kid on Christmas Eve!
Good Luck Bobby! :) Message me the location and all that jazz - I'll swing by when I'm home in September!
The Denton Record-Chronicle is promoting AAW in FB teaser updates.
TICK TICK TICK TICK! They only need about $5400 more to reach the goal. PLEASE SEND THE KICKSTARTER LINK OUT TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND encourage them to join in the fun!
Its getting crunch time here. Start spamming away!!! This is a great opportunity for Denton.
Texas Beer Fest puts it's money where it's values are: supporting Texas craft beer!
Happy to be on board...can I get a sign too? :)
6 days to go and I really hope you make it. If not then you still have me for my pledge. I'll do what it takes to get that stout from the fundraiser again!
I do believe that this thing just might get funded by the deadline. FTW!!!!!
I'm with you, Eric. Donating anyway. But tell all your friends to donate even a little. Even if they don't drink beer. Denton needs this......
Looking forward to them reaching their goal. I am still going to donate regardless of the outcome. Who is with me?
All of the beers from these guys are outstanding and I look forward to them opening up soon.
I'm happy to help. My wife and I are beer lovers (only good beer though, that AB company and its like need not apply) and I'm about to start trying to home brew as well so we'd love to see a good craft brewery open up in our backyard. Good luck and we hope to see you soon!