tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post3298696385624910360..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Craft thimblesCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-3922807985198877692013-12-30T22:29:40.480+00:002013-12-30T22:29:40.480+00:00330ml is too small!! Although if its an imported b...330ml is too small!! Although if its an imported beer or beer made with exotic hops then perhaps a 500ml version could be too dear for the average supermarket beer shopper?Jamie_t_83https://www.blogger.com/profile/00338693835471981042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-24277877052310203502013-12-15T09:28:32.026+00:002013-12-15T09:28:32.026+00:00I think the trend towards 330ml bottles in UK is d...I think the trend towards 330ml bottles in UK is driven by the fashion of drinking straight from the bottle. <br /><br />Here in southern Europe, unless you are a really fast drinker, the 500ml bottles (we are of course talking about chilled lager style beers here) tend to get warm before you finish them, so I will always drink small bottles. <br /><br />In Thailand, most beers are sold in either 330ml or 660ml bottles. As I think I've mentioned before, the Thais counter the warming beer problem by putting loads of ice in the glass, which is odd at first, but I found I got used to it.nisakimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563041282703559939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-16383119715169752412013-12-12T11:55:53.673+00:002013-12-12T11:55:53.673+00:00The poll is proving pretty decisive so far<a href="http://poll.pollcode.com/5392533_result?v" rel="nofollow">The poll is proving pretty decisive so far</a>Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-16758558363167705882013-12-11T16:08:29.308+00:002013-12-11T16:08:29.308+00:00If it's one of those really hoppy US IPAs, the...If it's one of those really hoppy US IPAs, then 33 cl is more than enough for me. The US size of 22 US oz, which is around 65 cl, is a really odd size. I prefer the Belgian approach which is either 33 or 75 cl. However, 75 cl of a Chimay Bleue has the impact of a sledge-hammer. Weak UK beers can be drunk in pints but I don't really want a pint of a Leffe or a lambic beer.Graemehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007306140530173428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29001562166914482712013-12-10T23:26:41.172+00:002013-12-10T23:26:41.172+00:00Little bottles are OK for the US, where they use s...Little bottles are OK for the US, where they use smaller glasses and buy their beer in multipacks, but here I generally want 500ml. Unless it's Old Tom or something, I guess.Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-30464226926488122732013-12-10T22:21:00.198+00:002013-12-10T22:21:00.198+00:00Just seen this on twitter, it would be more to my ...Just seen this on twitter, it would be more to my liking.<br /><br />Sierra Nevada Beer @SierraNevada 2m<br />3-liter bottles of Celebration Ale up for grabs in our Gift Shop (Chico) and Torpedo Room (Berkeley)!… http://instagram.com/p/hwfAP-jlY1/ Adrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-61558483210744299632013-12-10T21:51:55.648+00:002013-12-10T21:51:55.648+00:00Though a couple of years ago Tesco experimented wi...Though a couple of years ago Tesco experimented with selling 330ml bottles of some of the more popular PBAs. It didn't last long, possibly because it didn't fit comfotably into multibuy offers.<br /><br />How it might be described is that the supermarkets are driving the distinction between 330ml "craft" bottles and 500ml PBAs.<br />Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-70539820474903721122013-12-10T21:40:24.861+00:002013-12-10T21:40:24.861+00:00I’ve been told by a brewer friend that the demand ...I’ve been told by a brewer friend that the demand for the 330ml bottles is driven by the supermarkets — my mate’s beer was perfectly happy in a 500ml bottle and now its been given its own 330ml makeover and very sad it looks, personally I prefer 750mls as you get in Belgium and the USAdrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-15216983312131935822013-12-10T17:21:26.995+00:002013-12-10T17:21:26.995+00:00@Curmudgeon
Well, most have followed suit by consi...@Curmudgeon<br />Well, most have followed suit by considering excessive hopping to be the hallmark of craft beer.<br />That and over-pricing.Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-78367836928558896942013-12-10T16:23:13.731+00:002013-12-10T16:23:13.731+00:00I suppose the inspiration behind this is that beca...I suppose the inspiration behind this is that because US craft beer tends to come in 12oz = 355ml bottles then British craft beer has to follow suit.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-50632705954947675112013-12-10T15:23:08.893+00:002013-12-10T15:23:08.893+00:00Priceless. If Aliens landed and read these comment...Priceless. If Aliens landed and read these comments it would be <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4MTgjNkfyI" rel="nofollow"> for mash get Smash </a>all over again.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-66917725354222304122013-12-10T15:08:34.163+00:002013-12-10T15:08:34.163+00:00Smaller sizes = more variety.Smaller sizes = more variety.deadmanjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920080723618205512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-39679080480219177192013-12-10T14:54:47.560+00:002013-12-10T14:54:47.560+00:00UK craft beer doesn't offer value for money wh...UK craft beer doesn't offer value for money which is why, rather like organic veg and free-range chicken, it will always be a niche market. <br /><br />As I sit up late at night watching the England Test debacle Down Under I want volume to drown my sorrows.Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-16020685126430640882013-12-10T13:44:17.841+00:002013-12-10T13:44:17.841+00:00330ml bottles are an utterly stupid size, one of t...330ml bottles are an utterly stupid size, one of them won't fill your pint glass properly, but two of them won't fit in either.<br /><br />I always thought that the 500ml bottle were for *good* beers that you would want to pour into a glass and drink slowly, whereas the 330ml bottles were designed to be drunk out of the bottle whilst standing up.<br /><br />I would actually prefer a little 250ml stubby to a 330ml bottle.pyonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-73567330958438718432013-12-10T13:09:43.837+00:002013-12-10T13:09:43.837+00:00lots of the scandinavian ratebeerians do...but the...lots of the scandinavian ratebeerians do...but then they're not regular drinkers. I'd want at least a third pint of something to taste it properly (in most cases)beersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-81858028805588485442013-12-10T12:54:14.182+00:002013-12-10T12:54:14.182+00:00And how many people settling down at home with a b...And how many people settling down at home with a beer in front of the telly want to maximise the number of different beers consumed at one sitting?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-27007117876768905962013-12-10T12:49:36.481+00:002013-12-10T12:49:36.481+00:00That's an argument for using egg cups, Steve.That's an argument for using egg cups, Steve.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29007865471247628052013-12-10T12:45:46.818+00:002013-12-10T12:45:46.818+00:00can try more different beers in one sitting with s...can try more different beers in one sitting with smaller bottle sizesbeersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-80065904407814824592013-12-10T12:05:25.929+00:002013-12-10T12:05:25.929+00:00want more beer? umm drink two?want more beer? umm drink two?Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.com