tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post4609076867770574624..comments2024-03-25T18:49:00.608+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Style or substance?Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-76328257481771139422019-01-14T21:13:46.443+00:002019-01-14T21:13:46.443+00:00In my local 'spoons they have shipyard and pun...In my local 'spoons they have shipyard and punk, but the former is at least a 30% more expensive than that any of their casks and the latter is near £4 when all 10 of their cask offerings are less than 1.99, with at least a couple in hipsterish styles from trendy brewers. I doubt it'll put a dent in cask sales there. I know that small brewers complain about low cask prices, but this, I think is why we need regionals; they have the capacity (at least the ones who've not downsized have) to make decent money on these small margins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-15948912503844895422019-01-13T21:29:32.322+00:002019-01-13T21:29:32.322+00:00Yes, Adnams Southwold Bitter is one of my favourit...Yes, Adnams Southwold Bitter is one of my favourite beers. I had two pints of it last Sunday in the Holly Bush at Salt not far from me which stocks it alongside Marston's Pedigree and a guest beer.<br />Adnams do much Mosaic and other beers in keg which I think they predict will overtake cask in the next year or two such is the disposable income of southern hipsters. The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29595091330007033302019-01-13T20:36:47.398+00:002019-01-13T20:36:47.398+00:00The keg is presumably the "unfined" vers...The keg is presumably the "unfined" version, but it must sell to some extent otherwise they wouldn't have rolled it out.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-78357832882304760742019-01-13T19:48:25.172+00:002019-01-13T19:48:25.172+00:00"many brewers had a mixture of both versions ..."many brewers had a mixture of both versions of the same underlying product in their pubs, but nowadays the only ones I can think of are Felinfoel and Sam Smith’s" - and in ALL of the Fullers pubs I've used in recent months there have been cask AND keg versions of London Pride, no doubt a belt and braces approach to maintain sales of their top beer.The Stafford Mudgienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-11607137215393006432019-01-13T17:31:12.678+00:002019-01-13T17:31:12.678+00:00Adams The Bitter was awesome. Sucks to them they&#...Adams The Bitter was awesome. Sucks to them they'd stop doing it.Attacker of the Killjoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-14458927172963815442019-01-13T17:28:55.877+00:002019-01-13T17:28:55.877+00:00I want proper bitter. Ergo, cask.I want proper bitter. Ergo, cask.Attacker of the Killjoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-19310277242799724232019-01-13T17:05:28.027+00:002019-01-13T17:05:28.027+00:00Mosaic comes in cask as well, though both it and E...Mosaic comes in cask as well, though both it and East Cost are under the Jack Brand label so would probably be considered "craft" fwiw. Adnams do both Ghost Ship and Southwold bitter in keg too which is more akin to what you were describing & you can find both competing with each other (ie both keg and cask) at Newmarket races, where Adnams supply the drinks.<br /><br />Greene King also have a keg/cask crossover in Yardbird and of course everyones favourite IPA.<br /><br />but interestingly, well maybe it isnt really ultimately, but last time I was in London I visited a fullers pub that appeared to be keg only, all on those T bar fonts, London Pride, ESB, Wild River etc, but also sitting on the end of one of these fonts I spotted Dark Stars Hophead, seemingly in keg only form, which I hadnt realised theyd started doing, sadly theyd called last orders before Id got to that bar, so I never got to put it to the test.Stonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02656315721111561414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-10344128136125496442019-01-13T15:20:22.218+00:002019-01-13T15:20:22.218+00:00Although Mosaic and Ease Up come into the category...Although Mosaic and Ease Up come into the category of sessionable, American-style IPA which I mentioned. Likewise Shipyard and East Coast. I recently say a Marston's advert, I think in a newspaper sports section, where the highlighted beer was keg 61 Deep.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-73534502660400187612019-01-13T15:13:12.122+00:002019-01-13T15:13:12.122+00:00Spot on. I'd drink Cloudwater rather than som...Spot on. I'd drink Cloudwater rather than some ropey 3.8% Cottage cask, but I wouldn't drink the keg ale. Not that I can remember seeing many keg ales apart from John Smiths Smooth and (oddly) quite a lot of Adnams Mosaic and Ease Up, though I guess some would see that as craft.retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.com