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Stern Pinball's Brewcade Hopping with Mikerphone Brewing

Stern Pinball·video·5m 42s·analyzed·Jan 31, 2023
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TL;DR

Stern Pinball partners with nearby Microphone Brewing for events and machines.

Summary

Stern Pinball partners with Microphone Brewing, a music-themed brewery in Elk Grove Village near Stern's headquarters, to host pinball machines and events. The brewery owner Mike discusses his passion for music and beer, the venue's music-themed decor and beer labels, and plans to host a James Bond pinball launch party with tournament and special prizes. Multiple staff and family members express enthusiasm about pinball's social appeal and the Insider Connected leaderboard feature.

Key Claims

  • Microphone Brewing is located down the street from Stern Pinball in Elk Grove Village

    high confidence · Mike (brewery owner) states direct proximity and Stern staff had visited before partnership

  • Microphone Brewing now hosts four pinball machines: Led Zeppelin, Star Wars Mandalorian, Godzilla, and James Bond

    high confidence · Multiple speakers confirm the four machines and their titles

  • All machines at Microphone feature Insider Connected leaderboard functionality

    high confidence · Mike explicitly states 'They all have the Insider Connected feature'

  • James Bond pinball launch party will be hosted at Microphone Brewing with tournament and prizes

    high confidence · Mike states 'We will be doing the James Bond official launch party here with a tournament as well'

  • Pinball installation has attracted new customer demographics to the brewery

    medium confidence · Mike reports 'We've seen an audience flocking here that wasn't here before, coming to play pinball and also trying our beer as well'

Notable Quotes

  • “The minute you turn those lights on, it's just a new energy in here. We've seen an audience flocking here that wasn't here before, coming to play pinball and also trying our beer as well.”

    Mike (Microphone Brewing owner) — Demonstrates tangible business impact of pinball installations on venue traffic and customer acquisition

  • “We will be doing the James Bond official launch party here with a tournament as well. We got some really cool prizes. We got a fantastic game. We're even gonna do some beer specials too.”

    Mike (Microphone Brewing owner) — Confirms James Bond pinball official launch event at Microphone venue with integrated beer and gaming experience

  • “There's a little inside competition with the staff here with the pinball machines. You know, I'll come in one day and then one of my bartenders—she'll be up on the leaderboard.”

    Mike (Microphone Brewing owner) — Demonstrates social engagement and competitive motivation created by Insider Connected leaderboard feature among staff

  • “I just recently got into pinball with my husband, so we saw this was happening here at Microphone. Learning how to play pinball better, my daughter—she has the high score at her house.”

    Female family member — Shows pinball's multi-generational appeal and ability to attract family-oriented players to venues

  • “I love it. Bring some pinball and bring some great beer—who's not going to be happy with that?”

    Female family member — Encapsulates the synergy between pinball venue experience and craft beer consumption as entertainment pairing

Entities

Microphone BrewingcompanyMikepersonStern PinballcompanyJames BondgameStar Wars MandaloriangameLed ZeppelingameGodzillagameElk Grove Village

Signals

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    community_signal: Stern Pinball using local brewery partnerships and official game launch events to drive venue foot traffic and player engagement through Insider Connected leaderboard features and tournament play

    high · James Bond official launch party at Microphone Brewing with tournament structure; Insider Connected leaderboard creating staff competition and social engagement

  • ?

    event_signal: James Bond pinball official launch event planned at Microphone Brewing venue with integrated tournament and promotional tie-ins

    high · Mike explicitly confirms 'James Bond official launch party here with a tournament as well' with 'really cool prizes' and 'beer specials'

  • $

    market_signal: Pinball machines with Insider Connected features demonstrably attracting new customer demographics to entertainment venues beyond traditional arcade/bar locations

    high · Mike reports new audience traffic to Microphone Brewing directly attributable to pinball machine installation; family members newly interested in pinball; multi-generational play patterns

  • ?

    venue_signal: Stern Pinball actively pursuing location partnerships in entertainment venues beyond traditional arcades to expand addressable market and casual player base

    medium · Proximity partnership between Stern headquarters and Microphone Brewing; Stern staff already patrons of brewery; four-machine installation with Insider Connected features; official event hosting capability

Transcript

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0:14
welcome to microphone Brewing [Music] the name microphone came from my two passions in life music and beer I was working in the music industry doing music licensing and then music marketing and in the background I wanted a hobby it started off in my basement at my house but being a marketing person I knew that I had to have a name and a label with it so my name is Mike microphone microphone Brewing became about [Music]
0:59
the microphone was established on Flavor so our big Flagship beers are microphone check one two which has now become our staple double dry hop double IPA with Citra Hops and then we kind of go to the the more extreme beer Imperial smells like Bean Spirit but it's a imperial Breakfast Stout I love the maple flavor and the coffee flavor and they do different variants of it all the time so anytime they come up with a new one I'm always really excited about it and so those are kind of like our big flake ship beers but over time you know things evolve and we've evolved and we found that a lot of lighter beers are tracking both the newer Drinkers and the older drinkers I've had 2500 different beers from around the world I've been to beers festivals in other countries and microphone is absolutely my favorite Brewery I love The Branding here I think it's really cool that they really lean into the music theme so if you visit microphone here in Elk Grove Village you will be immersed in music the minute you walk in the doors a lot of the stuff you'll see on the walls from signed guitars and signed posters are stuff that I collected working in the industry back in the day it's kind of that immersing world of here's the music industry in a brewery format Beyond just the decor of microphone having all music influence our labels our beer names are all inspired by music as well yeah our labels are a lot of fun and one of our beers smells like Bean Spirit obviously that's a play on Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit but you know instead of a baby on the label we have a coffee bean guy Girls Just Want to Have Fun that was a fun name yeah this is something we like to do here we have a lot of fun with that and I think people respond really well to that too
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2:33
[Music] so the beauty of where microphone is located here in Elk Grove Village is that we are down the street from Stern Pinball and so I was like I should reach out and be like we should partner up and link up and they're like oh we've been there numerous times already drinking your beer
2:49
so we have four pinball machines in here now the minute you turn those lights on it's just a it's a new energy in here we've seen an audience flocking here that wasn't here before coming to play Pinball and also trying our beer as well the vibin The Tasting Room has definitely changed for the better the games are really cool and I love Star Wars so Mandalorian called to me I always have to come to work with some singles so I can play foreign
3:19
we're super thrilled that we will be doing the James Bond official launch party in Coots with a tournament as well we got some really cool prizes we got a fantastic game we're even gonna do some beer specials too I just recently got into pinball with my husband so we saw this was happening here at microphone
3:38
learning how to play Pinball better my daughter she has the high score at her house she wants to get her name up on this leaderboard tonight I like just love all the having with my family and beating all of them it was like really fun for me and I can't really explain I just love it [Music] bring him some pinball and bring them some great beer who's not going to be happy with that I love it we have four different pinball machines here at microphone we've got the Led Zeppelin we've got the Star Wars Mandalorian we've got Godzilla and now we've got the new James Bond the beauty of all of them they all have The Insider connected feature and that'll connect you into the game and then get your name up on the leaderboard there's a little inside competition with the with the staff here with the pinball machines you know I'll come in one day and then one of my bartenders you know she'll be up on the leaderboard no she can't do that and so I got to start playing and there's a lot of Pride involved that goes with that so I think coming out to these you know one-off tournament events it puts in our feather in the calf if you will
4:45
so microphone Brewing is a super inclusive environment we are allowing families we're allowing dogs we do a monthly Bingo we do game nights my husband and I love coming to microphone because of the ever-changing Brews on tap oh yeah I love microphone I come here anytime I can I just love designing all these labels and having fun with my dad it's still Pinchy moment every time I wake up you know like it's been a journey we're incorporating the soundtrack to our lives through beer and I hope you guys get to come out and try and experience it and be a part of it and we can't do this without you and so I'm very fortunate for that [Music] foreign [Music]