1.  Does he really not know that this whole fiasco shows him for the complete moron he is?

2.  Does he even care?

3.  How can anyone in their right mind back him?

But we are talking about libtards here, so, there's that.

Its the 24th. Is he going to jail?

Has shit stain posted anything as of late?
I'm not on Facebook or many media sites.
I figured the temptation would be to great and dumbass would dig a deeper hole.

Not that I've seen. I'm a member of a FB group with Minocqua area folks, and he has most of us blocked on his FB pages, but not all. Someone always copies and posts his crap, and I haven't seen anything yet, as of yesterday. He has a revocation hearing on his conditional use permit next wednesday. Not only has he been in violation since his last hearing, he's been thumbing his nose at city council while his permit has been on "probation". I'll post the results of that hearing when I see them.

Apparently they got a beer garden approved for their Madistan location.

I know this sounds crazy: I don’t think he’ll be very successful in Madison. The location is in a less than desirable section of East Wash surrounded by crime, Nobody with money to spend is going there after dark. Unless his beer is good on its own merit, he’s basically just making novelty beer cans. He’s competing with quite a few craft brewers in Madison with better locations and quality brews. I don’t see it being very profitable.

Well, nobody ever accused him of being a savvy business type.  I'm just wondering who's bankrolling him, because they're dumber than he is.

Yeah, that place is about 250 yards from a gas station where somebody gets shot every three months or so.

https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2023/08/04/minocqua-brewing-co-shut-down-by-oneida-county-committee/

Jackass got an emergency injunction today.

Injunction

Sounds expensive.

Hopefully.  He'll probably stiff the attorney.

A message has been sent. Zoning regulations and conditional use permits are just a suggestion, and unenforcible. This man has defied, and spit in the face of, the Minocqua town board, and the courts have said  "that's OK, go ahead and do whatever...". So fuck all those pesky laws and regulations. The appeals court just ruled that they don't mean shit.

MINOCQUA - When he appeared in Oneida Circuit Court last week, the owner of Minocqua Brewing Company, Kirk Bangstad had hoped to have a zoning complaint against him dismissed and to have the court stop the county from shutting his business down by revoking his conditional use permit. That was not the case. Not only did Judge Michael Bloom rule against Bangstad, saying that the complaint against him was valid and that he would not grant the injunction against the county, but the day after the ruling, Oneida County revoked his conditional use permit, citing continued violations. Bangstad’s attorney filed a motion for emergency temporary relief in the state appeals court. The appeals court gave the circuit court a deadline to complete its denial of injunction and said the county could not revoke Bangstad’s conditional use permit until ordered by the appeals court. So, as it stands, Bangstad should not be doing business while waiting for the appeals court decision.

Some day he's going to push too far, and they will lock his slimy ass up.

I drove by his place today.  It looked open for business.

I'd love to see that happen, but with our current political climate (and his liberal ilk in Madison)...they won't allow that.

No way he survives this. Even if the courts all rule in his favor, there’s not enough margin in that business to cover the legal expenses.

Any bets that when this is all over, he'll try and run for office again and whine about how the nasty conservatives put him out of business and how he will fight to help the poor middle class from such nastiness?  I doubt even the socialists in Madison would endure this boob.

His business isn't funding any legal expenses. It's all paid for by donations from other lefty wackos just like him.

His brewery is just a front. His real "business" is conning money out his liberal believers. The brewery likely doesn't make enough profit to pay the electric bill.

You are likely spot-on!

You took it one level deeper than I did, and your insight is appreciated.

The 'invented outrage' game is key to all experienced politicians.

I know more about this clown than most here simply because he's in my "neighborhood". i've had the pleasure of being blocked by him on Facebook on 3 seperate accounts he's had. I questioned his 2nd Amendment stance on his campaign pages when he ran for Assembly. He instantly silenced me by blocking me from that page. So I carried it over to his brewery page. Same thing happened. He did it again on his super-pac page. And I was trying very hard to be polite. It wasn't me prsonally that he blocked for being insulting or whatever (because I was "nice")...  it was his stance on the 2nd in the very pro-gun district he was running in, that he desperately tried to hide.

Gone already?

https://www.facebook.com/OpeBrewingCo

"Good Afternoon,
As you all might have seen, Minocqua Brewing Company posted a narrative this morning about an "Ope" beer trademark issue. As Minocqua Brewing’s narrative has suggested some misinformation regarding the history of the whole situation, we here at Ope want to take a few moments to set the record straight.

First and foremost, we never wanted to become embroiled in any legal battle over the name of our beer or brewery, and certainly not with another independent brewer. Our primary objective in our business is to brew tasty beer, provide a welcoming and inclusive environment for all, and to have some fun while doing it.

As some of you may or may not know, under both state and federal law, companies are entitled to trademark distinctive names to distinguish their brand from another brand. You see trademarks everywhere you go – from the food you eat, to the beer you drink, and the devices you use. The state and federal laws give companies exclusive right to use trademarked names in an effort to avoid consumer confusion. For example, when you buy a beer with a registered trademark (e.g. “Pabst”), you know what you are getting. If Ope started brewing a beer named “Pabst,” we are sure there would be a lot of questions and confusion (and possibly even a lawsuit by the makers of “Pabst” against us). Under the law, companies must also enforce their trademarks or else they risk losing their trademark. A highly distinctive name could become generic if its owner does not enforce it properly. Just ask the Otis Elevator Company after their trademark for “Escalator” was canceled when it became too generic.

On to our issue with Minocqua – we own the trademark in the State of Wisconsin for Ope as related to beverages and beer, liquor and wine (including hard seltzers), and food service. We also have a pending federal trademark for Ope. Just over one month ago, very soon after Tim Walz was announced as the VP-elect, Minocqua Brewing announced they would relabel their lager as "Ope".  We called Minocqua Brewing the same day of their announcement to notify them of our existing trademark. Initially, they said they were unaware that we existed. We told them that we would love to resolve this matter in a friendly manner and asked if they would please just not use our trademark for their beer – as it had only just been announced as a presale, there was time for them to rebrand. Instead of simply respecting our right to use the name “Ope,” they forged ahead and quickly. Over the course of the next week, we asked them multiple times by phone and in writing to change course. We did not rush to the Courthouse without warning; it was only after Minocqua Brewing refused to respect our trademark after multiple requests, that we filed our lawsuit. Our attorney also filed for a Temporary Restraining Order to stop Minocqua Brewing from using our trademark. The judge found in our favor rather swiftly and granted us the Temporary Restraining Order. When Minocqua Brewing refused to comply with the Temporary Restraining Order, we had to file a Motion for Contempt, which is pending. Despite the fact that it never used the term “Ope” prior to August 9, Minocqua Brewing has even taken the tactic of filing a motion to extend the time to oppose our federal trademark – a truly underhanded move that appears to be retaliatory for the lawsuit and the Temporary Restraining Order.

Given this morning’s post and e-mail blast, it is apparent that Minocqua Brewing has not been happy with how things have proceeded. We have seen a lot of comments and even received calls and e-mails to the brewery from angry customers who are threatening to boycott Ope because of this issue. First, we need to ask everyone to please not believe everything you read on the Internet. Minocqua Brewing’s post and e-mail blast mischaracterizes the history of this issue in a way that is designed to bring unnecessary ridicule down on Ope. Before anyone resorts to making any more assumptions or other subjective interpretations based on social media posts, if you are truly curious about the facts of the case, it is available at the Milwaukee County Courthouse: Milwaukee County Case No. 24-CV-6621.

Next, we here at Ope believe that when we are wrong, we apologize; we don’t sling mud. We also generally wish to take the moral high ground. Contrary to what Minocqua has said, this has nothing to do with “petty greediness.” Instead, and in reality, we are a small Wisconsin-based business and have worked very hard to create Ope beer and our taproom. If we don’t enforce our rights in the name of our beer and taproom, then we lose those rights. That is the same as losing our livelihoods and everything we worked for over the years. Any other small business owners out there will hopefully know what we mean. As Minocqua is also a small business, we had hoped they would appreciate and respect that. If we started calling our beers “Tammy Shandy” or “Biden Beer” or putting Minocqua Brewing’s logo on our t-shirts, then we have a feeling that Minocqua would be feeling very much the same as we do now. We absolutely hope that our customers and followers will understand.

Ultimately, this all comes down to respect and keeping our small business alive, including protecting the rights in and to the name “Ope” in relation to our products and services. We have no problem if you want to buy "Big Dad Energy" from Minocqua Brewing. We also ask that you do not post comments attacking or even defending either brewery.  All we ask is that everyone be kind, respectful, and excellent to each other. Cheers"

That clown just needs to get a real job - something that doesn't involve interaction with too many other people.

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I drove through there Saturday on the way up to Manitowish/Winchester for the week. Will drive by Saturday morning on the way out of town and roll my eyes again.

If you're heading back south on 51, you won't pass by it again. On the "island" part of Minocqua, 51 is one way streets in both directions. MBC is on the north bound one-way part of 51, south bound 51 is a block to the west.

But I heartily applaud your intentions, none the less...

You can circle the block just to wave goodbye with 1 finger..

And some of the shit he's slinging may get him sued again.

where can I buy the genuine "ope" beer?

It's almost like he deliberately does this shit to get the left to donate to him. he's always got his hand out with his relabeled beer, which someone else contract brews for him.
It smells like a grift scam.

Easy audience to rile up.

We all knew he was a giant dick.  Now he's letting everyone, outside of those who follow local politics, know he is a huge pile of shit.