tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post2257305908120470880..comments2024-03-28T17:11:52.333+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Interesting timesCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-80983966496667854712014-03-04T21:09:50.583+00:002014-03-04T21:09:50.583+00:00http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/106389...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/10638933/Am-I-the-only-man-in-Britain-who-hates-craft-beer.htmlRob Nicholsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14871887147718814739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29259418475511081692014-03-01T23:17:56.471+00:002014-03-01T23:17:56.471+00:00Im in the often category BUT they are often pretty...Im in the often category BUT they are often pretty dear when compared to their cask equivalent.<br /><br />Ie ive had some magic rock and thornbridge at £3 cask yet the same beer (and on two occasions the same pub) at shy of a fiverJamie_t_83https://www.blogger.com/profile/00338693835471981042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-10233216012923717052014-03-01T20:57:52.946+00:002014-03-01T20:57:52.946+00:00Okay, thank you for clarifying.
Apologies
Churc...Okay, thank you for clarifying. <br /><br />Apologies<br /><br />ChurchmouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-88566497113150040172014-03-01T20:52:39.328+00:002014-03-01T20:52:39.328+00:00I certainly haven't removed your blog - it'...I certainly haven't removed your blog - it's just that only the 5 most recently updated are displayed. Click on "Show all" and you will see it.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-76772104363434381502014-03-01T20:50:22.193+00:002014-03-01T20:50:22.193+00:00And have now noticed the removal. It won't sto...And have now noticed the removal. It won't stop me citing your blog in future re pub closures.<br /><br />Many thanks.<br /><br />Best wishes<br /><br />ChurchmouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-76058780425242652672014-02-26T01:10:20.829+00:002014-02-26T01:10:20.829+00:00Sorry, but without a smoking section, CAMRA pubs (...Sorry, but without a smoking section, CAMRA pubs (and their ilk) cease to be relevant.<br /><br />Thanks, Mudgie (if I might call you that), for including me on your blogroll.<br /><br />ChurchmouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-69296731475355137742014-02-25T13:51:47.579+00:002014-02-25T13:51:47.579+00:00Yes, there are plenty of sensible people, unfortun...Yes, there are plenty of sensible people, unfortunately there are also plenty of the unreconstructed type and they seem to have the monopoly on setting national policy - probably due to the intrinsic selection bias of only allowing people with the spare time and money to physically attend the agm to be allowed a say in shaping policy.pynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-89836230413102078112014-02-25T12:47:46.916+00:002014-02-25T12:47:46.916+00:00I think you exaggerate somewhat there, as I'd ...I think you exaggerate somewhat there, as I'd say what CAMRA says or doesn't say has very little influence on most people who drink real ale or beer in general.<br /><br />And there are plenty of people in CAMRA who are not myopic, unreconstructed or hidebound.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34990242280062900352014-02-25T10:23:30.185+00:002014-02-25T10:23:30.185+00:00Its always going to be relevant, because it has lo...Its always going to be relevant, because it has lots of members and a huge national presence. The real question is whether it is a help or a hindrance to the cause of beer in general and cask ale in particular in the UK. The way it is run currently, it is definitely a huge hindrance. Its myopic, unreconstructed and fogeyish attitude probably puts more people off trying real ale than all other factors combined.pynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-73515143469784250562014-02-25T00:54:57.414+00:002014-02-25T00:54:57.414+00:00Surely Camra has already ceased to be relevant? Surely Camra has already ceased to be relevant? Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504703255217214600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-13617703170736127602014-02-24T19:37:30.360+00:002014-02-24T19:37:30.360+00:00Only the ignorami on trains say that, Mudge.Only the ignorami on trains say that, Mudge.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-69406576420454484702014-02-24T18:29:21.757+00:002014-02-24T18:29:21.757+00:00Even if people have no idea of the difference betw...Even if people have no idea of the difference between brewery and bottle-conditioning they are still likely to say "I'm not having that crap again, it was cloudy and/or full of bits!"Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-14468426305684850782014-02-24T14:56:46.963+00:002014-02-24T14:56:46.963+00:00You've missed out an option on your PBA poll m...You've missed out an option on your PBA poll mudgie, because you're assuming that people care enough to pay attention to whether their bottled beers are brewery or bottle conditioned.pynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-41191279627881015212014-02-24T13:23:40.561+00:002014-02-24T13:23:40.561+00:00I had a few pints of Thwaites Dark Creamflow on sa...<i>I had a few pints of Thwaites Dark Creamflow on saturday, does that count as craft keg?</i><br /><br />I suppose it could do, compared to John Smiths smoothflow!ElectricPicsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-88516737255018155082014-02-24T10:13:54.342+00:002014-02-24T10:13:54.342+00:00I voted for "occasionally", because alth...I voted for "occasionally", because although I quite regularly go to pubs that sell craft keg stuff, I tend to go for the cask 75% of the time, simply because its cheaper and weaker and I have to drive home, and we tend to be blessed with good cask beer here in Cam.<br /><br />I had a few pints of Thwaites Dark Creamflow on saturday, does that count as craft keg? It mainly seemed to be me and a handful of old blokes drinking it while the youngsters went for Red Bulmers.<br /><br />pynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-20709292084745253072014-02-24T07:57:36.813+00:002014-02-24T07:57:36.813+00:00Beer may be fashionable but trying to be fashionab...Beer may be fashionable but trying to be fashionable is so uncool. I found the coolest cats in beer piss artistry to be those odd ball social inadequates with the orange jerseys at beard festivals that have tankards on their belts. They may look odd, they may smell odd but they don't care and goddammit they are cool. Defining cool and not following it. Cooler than a bus of hipsters on its way to coolsville to see Steve McQueen give a lecture on cool.<br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-70993059179946300072014-02-23T20:01:21.372+00:002014-02-23T20:01:21.372+00:00The poll missed out one important category: "...The poll missed out one important category: "I wouldn't know". <br /><br />Although the difference between a hand pump and a tap should seem obvious, it's realistically only the real ale aficionado's who genuinely know it indicates a secondary brewing difference. For those of us who do know the difference but are in a round sat in a pub that serves both, we don't specify a secondary fermentation method (or absence of one) when sending a friend to the bar. "Something hoppy/portery/IPAy/bittery that I haven't had yet" will be as much as much instruction as I'll generally offer.deadmanjoneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920080723618205512noreply@blogger.com