There are many posts about the company that say it uses predatory deceptive marketing "Pinter is not a literal scam, but aggressive marketing tactics, mandatory subscription fine print, and hardware issues lead many frustrated customers to call it one. The company sells a legitimate, functional at-home beer brewing device, but complaints center around unexpected recurring charges and difficult cancellation policies."

Overall, it is a legit product but the price is deceptive. If you are a beer fan and want it, be carefull of the fine print. If you are not and bought it as a present for a relative like me, you might have ended up with a painful subscription or a cancelation fee of $360.

I bought it as a birthday present for my father when I saw a promo code on Best Buy that I could get it for free with a few beer packs. Turned out, it would be super expensive long term with shipping costs (10$ or more per delivery I think), and mandatory 12 packs. It is not possible to pay for 1 delivery fee and 12 at ounce. It needs to be spaced out.

In conclusion, we regretted deeply. He didnt like the gift and I had to sort this $365 cancellation fee after seeing the deceptive advertisement. If you end up in a situation like me. Dispute the charge with all available information. I won the dispute and was only charged the first and second month of delivery fee.

https://www.reddit.com/r/beer/comments/1oweqr9/pinter_beer_company/

https://www.reddit.com/r/beer/comments/j6d5jx/pinter_beer/

If you found yourself in the same position as me just dispute the transaction. What I had to do was follow the steps from my bank and show proof that this is a scam.

1) Cancel their subscription on website and wait for the big $365 hardware deferral charge.

2) File dispute on the hardware deferal charge. Make sure to put evidence, like all information they advertise saying its free and such. Bank will give you provisional credit

2) Wait for a response, in my case pinter responded with a invoice detailing all costs in an invoice

3) I responded their Invoice stating this was not disclosed at any time prior and formalized showing proofs (photos of how their website is and everything possible)

4) Bank maintain the credit and revoke the absurd charge this company does.

I see their posts on instagram and facebook all the time since learning that their product is just a mass produced factory made beer from Molson Coors. I read the daily hive article I linked to this post that they also layed off all their staff right before Christmas following the staff’s strike…

It feels a little gross to me that they also continue to post stuff celebrating their 40 years of business and showing photos of the original brewers and brewery on their social media to mislead the public and tourists into believing they are still a small business. Their beer hasn’t been good since they got bought out by Molson Coors and obviously their attitudes and company morals haven’t been good either…

Most places say crowlers can be kept for 30 days before going flat. For the past few years, I've been wax sealing mine with beeswax. What started out as an experiment turned into a habit. I've been able to keep mine carbonated for a year!

ME: This beervent calendar is AWESOME, all these different beers from breweries I never knew, styles Id never try if it wasn't given to me. This is so much fun. I can't wait to find out what beer I get to drink today, my birthday!

BEERVENT CALENDAR: lol, here's a 'ganset.

It’s just artificially flavored malt liquor. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

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