Nine Years of SBREBROWN Ink

[@SidF-l8j]

Thank you for your kind expression of appreciation of members of this community. In a way, the ink you "created" is your own personal mile marker of being a tangible contributor to this community. Finally, a reminder, that the existence and growth of the fountain pen community over these last 10-15 years, is due, in part, to YOUR CONTRIBUTION (truly, a gift - imo) to us. THANK YOU Stephen.

[@archivist17]

Well said!

[@nickm9370]

Cannot recall when I bought my SBRE Brown ink (Akkerman version) - I had a benign tumour surgically removed from my brain in 2018 and essentially have been recovering since. At some point since then though I acquired a Kaweco Brass Sport (EF nib) and a bottle of SBRE Brown. I carry this pen with this ink in my pocket every day for scribbling out shopping lists to more serious and extensive work. Out of my fountain pen collection of around 15 pens, this is my favourite. Thank you so much Stephen for your fantastic ink - it is unusual and distinct enough to stand out from all others while not being too jarring & outrageous. I hope very much that the last nine years have broadly been kind to you. I watched your videos before my surgery, but I really cannot tell you properly just how much they helped me since, and how much they continue to do so. From here in the UK, you have my very sincere thanks and gratitude.

[@tahasc]

Dude around 2015 i really started to get back into fountain pens and began following you. I finally got the courage to use the MB my Mom gave me as a present (very exp for a student) and began tye write up of my PhD thesis. ❤. Love the channel and what you have created. May it last forever.

[@peterhofmann8292]

Thanks for all you do for this community, your reviews have helped me choose pens; knowing you personally has enriched my life.

[@jimjohnson9093]

Truly a great post…the sonnet from the bard strikes a deep cord with me and I am sure many others…as we remember you and the many faces of you we have seen and cherish…the great work on our shared passion of pen and ink, the deep work on the stoics, and the great couplet ending eat Sonnet 30, restoring all our losses….

[@sbrebrown]

Thank you so much, that's a very kind thing to say!

[@richardsimms251]

Nice video. Can you produce ANOTHER INK please ? RS. Canada

[@knutandersfarstad9215]

Thank you for the video - and ALL the nice and good videos you have produced and posted thoroughly, much more than nine years. 📫 Thank you so much! PS! I've bought two of yours brown ink when it was released. It is time to buy another one having it here in Louisiana, USA (the two others are located in Norway). HAPPY 9.YEARS ANNIVERSARY! 🎉

[@MikeBear1000]

And you have given US so much! And are still giving. Thanks SBRE, keep up the good work!

[@randy-9842]

Amen, MikeBear, amen!!

[@alanpareis734]

Love you reading of the Bard, when I get done with this I’m going to play it again. Congrats on the anniversary -it is a great ink and I have been using it since the large Dutch Masters Bottle came out, my M600 Tortoise Red, Left Oblique is very happy with it too. Thank you Stephen for all you have given me since you have been on You Tube. I am really appreciating the recent “sprinkling” of these “thought posts” among the pen reviews. All the best.

[@goldensonar]

No thank you, for all the great fountain pen reviews. I appreciate you.

[@paulwhitehouse8911]

Thank you Stephen

[@Michelt007]

What I found interesting in that monologue is the reflection about the good and bad experiences. I am convinced that we do not weight them equally, as I saw in my case and that of others. Bad experiences are weighted more than good ones. And it is unfortunate that we do so, as we may take bad decisions based on that This being said, I am grateful that Dr Brown persisted in his commitment to the community. His channel was one of the first I discovered about fountain pens and it was instrumental in keeping my interest alive. Thank you very much! And to more years to come!

[@GordonTillmanTexas]

I received my bottle of SBRE brown ink just a few weeks ago (on 11/06). It's a lovely ink and I enjoy using it.

[@paulmchugh1430]

In this episode you have mentioned many salient points upon reflection of an event and the signposts that may or may have not been impacted by this event, in particular your signature ink. I have bought a bottle of SBRE Brown. Honestly it was the Akkerman bottle that intrigued me but when I used the ink it was the color and properties of the ink that came to the forefront. Nine years is a while for sure and a lot can happen during that time - good and bad. All of us can reflect on the ups and downs in this time span. As a community we are surprisingly large, globally. Recently I went to a Pelikan Hub event. I saw the joy of people showing, demonstrating and wax poetic about their pens. Attractive is perhaps one way to describe a pen. Some are works of art. Some just mesmerize you. Finding a pen that takes your breath away when you put ink to paper is an emotional event in its own right. You and others have shown the joy and pitfalls of these pens to a wide audience. Yes, some out here in the ether take umbrage but the vast majority are very appreciative of your episodes. Perhaps a new ink should come about on the 10th anniversary of SBRE Brown. That would be a celebration for this ink and for a new arrival.

[@johnsomers8269]

It was Douglas Rathbun that introduced me to your channel. I am only around 90 days away from being 80 years old. It has been 55 years since I was given a Parker 21 that started me on being a fountain pen coo-coo! You are a wonderful personification of a fountain pen enthusiast on a higher level. I hope you know of Drew Brown of Goulet Pens, another Brown who is devoted to encouraging people to be fountain pen enthusiasts. I trust your first almost decade will evolve into many years of fountain pen joys.

[@jeffellis662]

SBREBROWN ink is one of my favorite inks. It’s in my top 3 along with Ancient Copper and Cherry Sunburst.

[@gihanzohdy3284]

Yes Steven, what you're contributing all these years is precious to our community. In fact prior to purchasing each fountain pen I have I listen to your reviews several times.

[@randy-9842]

Nine years? Boy, have a lot of things changed since then! Some good, some not so much, as you said. One of the good things is that I still have and use my "stock" of SBRE Brown Ink! Stephen, I ordered one of the 30 ml bottles with your fingerprint splash on the label on Sep 19, 2015 and received it Oct 1 (hey, that's tomorrow!! minus 9 years) 2015. I liked it so much I bought a "fancy" 120 ml Akkerman bottle of it in Jan 2018. It remains one of my top tier, all time, favorites. (I just don't write very much anymore and 120 ml is quite a lot of ink for grocery lists! :) So THANK YOU, Sir!! May your next project be just as successful.

[@EastLancashireJohn]

Congratulations on your ink's anniversary, Stephen. You have brought your intellect, passion and expertise to the fountain pen community and we have all benefited.

[@RainmanP99]

sbrebrown has been my favorite brown ink since I bought it about a year ago. When I get near the end I shall order another! I think we obsess on these lowly writing instruments because they are a lovely blend of function, science, art, and emotion, as are the many wonderful inks like yours!

[@user-is4dt4df2b]

I was able to buy a bottle at the Dallas Pen Show this past Saturday. It is sitting in a place of honor on my desk. I love it! Thank you.

[@tbayless8324]

Sorry I did not know about it, I was at the Dallas Pen show, wow it was busy.

[@christopherkelly9153]

It’s my favorite brown, always one of my favorite inks and always in my favorite pen, Omas Arco Celluloid, brown of course.

[@duringthemeanwhilst]

I have a bottle of SBREBrown ink. It's used to ink up my SBREBrown fountain pen - its ideal and exclusive companion. I keep my pen in my SBREBrown monogrammed pen case next to a life-size recreation of his like, all in my SBREBrown shrine. BTW this isn't true. You can't get monogrammed SBREBrown pen cases. Seriously - many, many congratulations on the success of your ink (and the pen). It's well deserved sir 🙂

[@sbrebrown]

But the thought of a life size cardboard stand up cutout of me with fingers in "hey there" position is both amazing and terrifying 😂

[@philnaunton7181]

Great Brown ink, and one has to love that current fancy bottle as well. Head and shoulders above many others. I should probably acquire another or several before the world comes to its finality.

[@fountainpengraphy1796]

didn't really know it is around for 9 years, wow. congrats and thank you for this brilliant brown ink, as you may recall, I love it :) . it is my favorite brown ink.

[@StuartHowat]

Hi Stephen Hope you are well - just to say I managed to bag a bottle of your ink - lovely colour.Keep up the good work - always find your videos highly entertaining/informative Best Wishes from London/Scotland

[@EnzoCiccia-jn4uy]

I am glad to have found you Steven! To many more years on this journey and I can relate to what you said: I started this journey in 2020-2021 COVID hit and I found FPs very therapeutic. I am not the person I was back then. By the way, I definitely want to try your ink ....

[@OzlinLikesVideos]

Much love, man. You've done so much good.

[@chriscampos07]

Have always wanted to get this ink, but thinking it may have been discontinued as it would have been a one off, limited run. Glad to hear it's still available, I will surely get a hold of a bottle! Thank You!

[@hamag3655]

Wow! So it's more than nine years I've been watching this channel. I vaguely remember when your ink came to the market (have never bought it, sorry, too far) Congratulations and a lot of thanks for your work in this realm of fountain pens. Best regards from Buenos Aires.

[@janmckenzie]

Thank you. I appreciate your heartfelt reflection. And your reviews of course. Well done on staying the course. Such humble thoughts from a billionaire.😊

[@KendallW]

@1:15 "Facebook, which is a social media platform that old people like myself use" Lol. SBRE Brown has been on my wish list for a while now, one of these days I will be giving it a try :)

[@nrstooge]

I love SBREBrown and will purchase another bottle once the one I have is finished.

[@tayterlik]

Maybe it is a time to design another ink? Maple Brown, to combine Canada + SBRE Brown? 😀I am sure I would buy it in the Akkerman's bottle. As most of my inks are in the scope of reds and browns, your ink is an obligatory one in regular rotation. I support the opinions below - it is your consistent contribution to the fountain pen world which helped it to blossom in the recent years. Thank you!

[@australianadventures1273]

I can't believe that it has been 9 years already! I still have my original tiny bottle of SBREBROWN ink with the fingerprint on the label.

[@davidwatson3035]

I was in Akkermans last month for my second bottle (and my first of Azizah's Business in Front, Party in the back) it's a lovely brown, a super shader and great fun. I was penabling a work colleague and he picked up my vanishing point with SBRE Brown and was instantly enthralled. 😊 Goed gedaan! 🇳🇱👍

[@mandiewrites4936]

Congratulations, that's amazing! 🎉 I bought my bottle this year finally because someone offered to handle the shipping (and I could afford it). It's quite popular here in the Philippines.

[@jambisc1]

I received my first bottle of SBRE Brown ink in the last week … a little late to the party, but it is a great ink and I’m really enjoying using it.

[@mikedulrich]

Congrats on tenure! I received tenure this summer and can greatly appreciate what that means. I bought a bottle of SBRE brown a while back. Seemed only fitting after spending so much money on pens and ink thanks in part to these videos.

[@sbrebrown]

Congratulations!

[@bedotaicho]

Where can I purchase a bottle?

[@ChrisGVE]

Not sure if there are other sources but here are one for the US (Vanness) and one for Europe

[@rahulshah1408]

@@ChrisGVE I literally just bought it from Vanness because of this video.

[@Calcprof]

I currently have a Magna Carta Mag 600 inked with SBRE Brown. 9 years ago, I was hunting around for a Parker Penman Sapphire, which had become ridiculously expensive on the secondary market. I was still writing with mostly blues and blacks. And I was still teaching calculus at 8:00 am in the morning (I requested this time). Now I'm retired, a Professor Emeritus, and have too many inks of too many colors, but SBRE Brown is a clear favorite.

[@neemancallender9092]

Beautiful

[@sararassner]

It is a lovely ink! I finally had the opportunity to buy a bottle last year and, because the bottle leaked in the post, Akkerman sent me another bottle, so now I actually have two bottles! :)

[@March22012]

Nine years. Already? It’s gone by so fast!

[@rahulshah1408]

Wow. I’m buying it.

[@rahulshah1408]

Just bought it. These are the stories that I respect.

[@jkatkat7950]

I've only been with you for 4 years or so and am happy you are down here with us in Canada - pray tell....with which weapon does one defend their PHD with?....surely not pens?? as they are mightier than the sword???

[@darrinyhearm4240]

Great video, I am going to look at your ink. Despite cutting down on my spending. Oh count me on the spaceship I can work my passage.

[@allanwellings8422]

UK customs opened my package of SBRE Brown ink. I have no idea what they thought it might contain.

[@kderevan]

I keep my favorite pen, an Omas brown Arco celluloid, filled with SBRE Brown ink.

[@kinslowrainer3982]

I've always wanted a bottle of this beautiful ink. I'm not great with chemistry, but if there is ever a way to substitute a few components and introduce a moderate amount of water resistance, I'm there.

[@kderevan]

It’s startling to me that it has been 9 years. I bought two bottles of the original batch and I might have guessed it was five years ago. Time zooms.

[@galvandavis]

Wait, you have your own ink? I came to this channel for pen reviews. Stayed for stoicism content, and after all these years....

[@channelwonnews4322]

People are still buying, AND using the Official SBRE Brown Ink = )

[@judyjacobs5827]

An English teacher whom I had in high school would moan, "Oh, Bill! Say it another way!"

[@user-xb2nk7en1r]

O'Reilly Knolls

[@jeremyeicke3682]

Will the space ship be steel or gold? Asking for a space traveling friend.

[@DerrickHemming-k2f]

Hilda Fort

[@MrAndrew1953]

I tried to get some of your ink in Melbourne through a stationary retailer- OUT OF STOCK!! Put in an email for advice on when they get more stock.

[@GloriaBlackburn-t1v]

Kraig Valleys

[@edwardstaats4935]

SBRE Brown Tardis, please

[@robbinallan3767]

Yet another way to mark the inevitable march of time and since we actually do use the ink for marking our days and experiences, it is particularly poignant.

[@mch2359]

I'm just a newbie around here, my ink is only 4 years old.

[@lizpilgrim1]

Where can the ink be bought in Canada?

[@sbrebrown]

I fear it can't, currently! I'm sorry

[@lizpilgrim1]

@sbrebrown If that ever changes, please let us know. I love brown ink, so I am intrigued by yours. I would love to see a writing sample in the meantime. I will ask in my Canadian FP group if anyone has it.

[@ColeridgeHobart-c2b]

Gutkowski Key

[@PaulFloyd-i6n]

Wunsch Crescent

[@KayeBarnett-b4y]

Kozey Crossing

[@erimosini]

το phd βάλε το εκεί που ξέρεις! κλπ

[@user-br3sl9go3b]

Cambridge Dictionary: "Peculiar, unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way: She has the most peculiar ideas." ✒