Following a recent incident involving four men at a brewery in the Mt Hope area, social media users have noted the ironic parallels with the branding of a popular Caribbean stout produced at the facility. The stout’s branding features a logo with three silhouetted figures and the ‘XXX’ mark, a classification used in stout branding for over a century. As news of the four-man incident spread, internet users were quick to point out the irony of the three-man logo, the ‘XXX’ mark, and the unrelated four-man situation. This reaction is not a criticism of the company or product, but an observation of how quickly social media can draw connections between familiar symbols and current events. Despite the ongoing discourse, the brewery has not issued a statement, maintaining the privacy of the internal matter.
