VOTE FOR PUNK
In case you have been living in a soundproof box for the past few weeks, you may have noticed there is a General Election looming. This Thursday in fact. We believe it is important that everyone exercises their right to vote so we are saying cheers to those who take to the voting booth on Thursday 8th June. Yes, we will be giving away a free pint of Punk IPA to voters. Just take a selfie outside your polling station and show us your snap at any UK BrewDog Bar!
We don’t claim to be affiliated with any one political persuasion, and to be honest we don’t care who you vote for. But if you do, we’ll hand you a Punk to toast your democratic contribution. We’ll be offering free Punks to all voters on Thursday 8th June, and to help everyone either celebrate or commiserate the outcome of the 2017 election, you can also redeem your free punk on Friday 9th June. If you voted by post, no worries! Just show us your confirmation email.
With general elections come countless polls, sketchy analysis and an almost guaranteed track record for inaccuracy. Election polls have become notorious for being about as good at predicting the outcome as Mystic Meg is at finding the UK’s next rollover winner.
So we think there is a way to resolve this electoral anomaly by adding beer into the equation. The candour and honesty this can illicit may well lead to a more honest exit poll. At BrewDog, we like a challenge, so we’re going to put it to the test during this General Election.
From Monday to Wednesday, we’ll be taking to the streets across the UK to ask the general public who will be getting their vote on the 8th. The twist? We only wanna know which way you’re voting after you’ve sipped a fresh can of Punk IPA. This is the world’s first beer-fuelled election poll. We’ll also conduct our research outside Polling stations up and down the country on the 8th, and will be releasing our findings with the world’s first beer-fuelled exit poll. Just call us BrewGov.
Following a series of recent political shocks in which established and recognised opinion polls failed to accurately predict the outcome, we hope to garner a more open response from those taking part by putting a can of Punk IPA in their hand. This week we will put exit polls to the test – and don’t forget on the Thursday and Friday this week to take your polling place selfies into your nearest UK BrewDog bar to receive a free pint of Punk IPA for exercising your democratic right!
Without us, we are nothing.
#VoteforPunk.
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Comments (42)
Punk-a-plenty perfectly places politics precisely (in its) place!!
Well done Brewdog, well done. I'll be seeing you in Hockley on Thursday!
No chance of popping in to the BrewDog in Brussels I'm guessing.
(yes, I did take a photo, partly to encourage others, partly to spite my aunt who was gloating that my Father didn't have a vote since he moved here to find work over 30 years ago - she tried to gloat that I wouldn't be able to vote, but her suggestion that I come back to the UK to work for a year allowed me to register in time for the EU referendum, ironic really)
Why not tweak the instructions on this page so people share their selfies on social media as well (to inspire other voters that way). Add a packet of peanuts if people can show that they've shared their pick on social, mentioning your #VoteforPunk hashtag?!?
:D