tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24819979630359804082024-03-18T11:40:49.282+00:00it's just the beer talkingJeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.comBlogger233125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-59836616536089307722024-02-28T10:44:00.001+00:002024-02-28T10:44:02.955+00:00AI breweries in England. <p> I used https://deepai.org/ to generate images of an English brewery.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOJyaawOCdqYVjhGLBWENm6Gijko-uMBVxPFzi3maTZDliU46g157nOU83wgh4zeXRYn-bFy6N0WL-FjdBczdusA22shw5zcSVeR_67nYRyvfQ1EDiiuxmEuK5xYOkJzNurCJq2WItBXAibRLTZJxrs3x5_ey8bgVpGADuwwABm58hrk2zbdvUP2f4j0/s512/unknown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOJyaawOCdqYVjhGLBWENm6Gijko-uMBVxPFzi3maTZDliU46g157nOU83wgh4zeXRYn-bFy6N0WL-FjdBczdusA22shw5zcSVeR_67nYRyvfQ1EDiiuxmEuK5xYOkJzNurCJq2WItBXAibRLTZJxrs3x5_ey8bgVpGADuwwABm58hrk2zbdvUP2f4j0/s320/unknown.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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While they share some similarities, there are a few key differences between the two styles:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Origins: Porter is the older style, dating back to the 18th century. It was named after the porters who carried goods in London. Stout, on the other hand, emerged as a stronger version of porter in the late 19th century.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Ingredients: Traditionally, both porter and stout were made with similar ingredients, including roasted malts, hops, water, and yeast. However, stouts often have a higher proportion of roasted barley, which contributes to their darker color, richer flavors, and fuller body. Stouts may also incorporate unmalted roasted barley, lending a distinct character.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Strength: Historically, porters were known for their moderate alcohol content, while stouts were stronger and more robust. However, the alcohol content of both styles can vary widely in modern times, and there is significant overlap between the two.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Flavor Profile: Porters typically exhibit a balance between roasted malt flavors, which can range from chocolate and coffee to caramel and toffee, and hop bitterness. They tend to be smooth, medium-bodied, and less assertive in flavor compared to stouts. Stouts, on the other hand, often have a bolder, roasted malt character, with flavors such as dark chocolate, espresso, licorice, and sometimes even smokiness. They can also have a fuller body and a more pronounced bitterness.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Sub-styles and Variations: Both porter and stout have given rise to various sub-styles and variations. For example, within the stout category, you may find dry stouts (e.g., Guinness), oatmeal stouts, milk stouts (containing lactose for sweetness), imperial stouts (higher in alcohol and intensity), and more. Similarly, porters have different interpretations, including robust porters, Baltic porters, and American porters, each with its own characteristics.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's worth noting that the boundaries between porter and stout have become somewhat blurred over time, and the terms are sometimes used interchangeably or combined (e.g., "porter-stout"). Additionally, craft brewers often experiment with different ingredients and techniques, further expanding the flavor profiles and blurring the lines between these two styles.</p>Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-37965030800223030722023-06-02T10:40:00.003+01:002023-06-02T10:40:43.390+01:00AI on the difference between Craft Beer and Real Ale<p> Craft beer and real ale are both types of beer, but they differ in terms of brewing methods, ingredients, and the communities surrounding them. Here are the main differences between craft beer and real ale:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Brewing Method: Craft beer refers to beer produced by independent breweries, typically characterized by their small-scale production and emphasis on quality, flavor, and innovation. Craft breweries often use modern brewing techniques, including both traditional and experimental methods, such as barrel aging or adding unique ingredients. On the other hand, real ale is a specific type of beer that refers to beer that undergoes secondary fermentation in the container from which it is dispensed, typically a cask or keg. It is unfiltered and unpasteurized, with live yeast still present in the beer.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Carbonation: Craft beer is often carbonated through various methods, including forced carbonation, where carbon dioxide is added during or after fermentation. Real ale, on the other hand, relies on natural carbonation that occurs during secondary fermentation. The live yeast in the container ferments the remaining sugars, producing carbon dioxide, which gives the beer a softer, gentler level of carbonation compared to craft beer.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Serving Method: Craft beer is commonly served in various formats, including kegs, cans, and bottles. It can be served under pressure through draft systems or with added carbonation. Real ale is typically served through hand pumps, known as beer engines, which use a manual pump action to draw the beer from the cask without introducing additional carbon dioxide. This method allows the beer to be served at cellar temperature, providing a distinct drinking experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. Ingredients: Both craft beer and real ale can include a wide range of ingredients, but there are some differences in traditional practices. Craft beer often utilizes a broad spectrum of ingredients, including specialty malts, hops from different regions, fruits, spices, and other flavorings. Real ale generally follows traditional brewing practices, focusing on the use of malted barley, hops, water, and yeast, without the addition of extraneous ingredients.</p><p><br /></p><p>5. Community and Tradition: Craft beer has a strong emphasis on innovation and experimentation, with a vibrant community of breweries, beer enthusiasts, and festivals celebrating the craft. It has gained popularity in recent years, with a focus on local and independent breweries. Real ale has a more traditional and historical association, particularly in the United Kingdom, where it originated. It is often championed by CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale), an organization dedicated to promoting traditional cask-conditioned ales.</p><p><br /></p><p>It's worth noting that these differences are not absolute, and there can be some overlap between craft beer and real ale. Some craft breweries produce real ale, and some real ale producers incorporate innovative brewing techniques. The important aspect is the specific brewing and serving methods that differentiate these two categories of beer.</p>Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-13874661409212263482023-06-02T10:39:00.003+01:002023-06-02T10:39:54.432+01:00AI on the future of craft beer.<p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The future of craft beer is an exciting and dynamic one. While I can't predict the specific details, I can provide some insights into the trends and potential developments that may shape the craft beer industry going forward.</span></p><ol style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); color: #374151; counter-reset: item 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; list-style-image: initial; list-style-position: initial; margin: 1.25em 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 1rem; white-space: pre-wrap;"><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Continued Growth: Craft beer has been on a steady growth trajectory for years, and this trend is likely to continue. Consumer interest in unique, high-quality, and locally-produced beverages remains strong, leading to the proliferation of craft breweries around the world. This growth is fueled by a dedicated community of beer enthusiasts who appreciate the creativity and craftsmanship that goes into each brew.</p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Innovation and Experimentation: Craft brewers are known for their innovation and willingness to push boundaries. This trend will likely intensify in the future as brewers experiment with new ingredients, flavors, and brewing techniques. We can expect to see unique beer styles emerge and creative collaborations between breweries and other industries, such as coffee, chocolate, or even distilleries.</p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Sustainability: Environmental consciousness and sustainability will play an increasingly important role in the craft beer industry. Breweries will continue to focus on reducing their carbon footprint, implementing energy-efficient practices, and using locally sourced ingredients. Consumers are becoming more conscious of sustainable products, and breweries that prioritize eco-friendly practices will have a competitive advantage.</p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Technology and Automation: While craft beer is rooted in traditional brewing methods, technological advancements are likely to influence the industry. Automated brewing systems and smart brewing technologies may become more prevalent, allowing brewers to streamline their processes and maintain consistent quality. However, it's important to strike a balance between automation and the artisanal aspects that make craft beer unique.</p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Craft Beer Culture and Experience: Craft beer is not just about the beverage itself, but also the culture and experience surrounding it. Breweries will continue to emphasize creating welcoming spaces for consumers to enjoy their products, such as taprooms, brewpubs, and beer gardens. Events like beer festivals and tastings will also thrive, providing opportunities for beer enthusiasts to connect and discover new flavors.</p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Online and Direct-to-Consumer Sales: E-commerce and direct-to-consumer sales have experienced significant growth across various industries, and craft beer is no exception. Online platforms and subscription services will continue to gain traction, allowing consumers to access a wider range of beers and have them delivered directly to their doorstep. This trend provides greater accessibility to craft beer for consumers in areas with limited local brewery options.</p></li><li style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding-left: 0.375em;"><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px;">Global Influence: Craft beer has already gained popularity worldwide, and this global influence is expected to expand. Craft beer scenes will continue to emerge in different regions, each with their own unique styles and interpretations. Cross-cultural collaborations and the sharing of brewing techniques will further diversify the craft beer landscape.</p></li></ol><p style="--tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-ring-color: rgba(69,89,164,0.5); --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 transparent; --tw-shadow: 0 0 transparent; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; border: 0px solid rgb(217, 217, 227); box-sizing: border-box; caret-color: rgb(55, 65, 81); color: #374151; font-family: Söhne, ui-sans-serif, system-ui, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Noto Sans", sans-serif, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 1.25em 0px 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ultimately, the future of craft beer will be shaped by the creativity, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit of brewers, as well as the evolving preferences of consumers. It will continue to be a dynamic industry driven by innovation, community, and the pursuit of exceptional beer experiences.</p>Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-53600266283931800612023-06-02T10:38:00.001+01:002023-06-02T10:38:28.931+01:00AI defines Craft Beer in five hundred words. <p> Here is AI's definition of craft beer in five hundred words. (You may have seen a slightly different version of this I posted on Twitter yesterday):</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">"Craft beer is a term that refers to a specific category of beer that is produced by independent breweries with a focus on quality, flavor, and traditional brewing techniques. Unlike mass-produced beers that are made by large-scale commercial breweries, craft beer is brewed by passionate artisans who take pride in their craft and create unique and innovative flavors.<br /><br />At the heart of craft beer is the idea of independence. Craft breweries are typically small-scale operations that are independently owned and operated. They are not controlled by large multinational corporations or conglomerates. This independence allows craft brewers the freedom to experiment with ingredients, brewing methods, and flavors, resulting in a diverse range of beer styles that cater to different tastes and preferences.<br /><br />Quality is a defining characteristic of craft beer. Craft brewers prioritize using high-quality ingredients and traditional brewing techniques to produce beers that are full of flavor and character. They often source local and artisanal ingredients, such as specialty malts, hops, and yeast strains, to create unique and distinct flavors that cannot be replicated on a mass scale.<br /><br />Innovation is another key aspect of craft beer. Craft brewers are known for pushing the boundaries of traditional beer styles and constantly seeking new and exciting flavors. They are not bound by strict style guidelines and are free to experiment with different ingredients, aging methods, and fermentation techniques. This spirit of innovation has led to the creation of styles like India Pale Ales (IPAs), barrel-aged beers, sour beers, and many others that have gained popularity among beer enthusiasts.<br /><br />Craft beer also emphasizes community and local connections. Many craft breweries have taprooms where customers can visit, taste different beers, and engage with the brewers. These taprooms often serve as gathering places for beer lovers, where they can socialize, learn about the brewing process, and appreciate the craftsmanship behind the beers. Craft breweries also tend to support local economies by sourcing ingredients locally and contributing to the community through job creation and tourism.<br /><br />Furthermore, craft beer has been a driving force in promoting beer education and appreciation. Craft brewers often provide detailed information about their beers, including ingredients, brewing processes, and flavor profiles. They actively engage with consumers, hosting beer tastings, brewery tours, and educational events to help people understand the nuances of beer and develop a deeper appreciation for the craft.<br /><br />In recent years, the popularity of craft beer has grown significantly, leading to a surge in the number of craft breweries worldwide. This has resulted in a vibrant and competitive market, where breweries strive to differentiate themselves by offering unique and high-quality beers.<br /><br />However, it's worth noting that the definition of craft beer can vary depending on the country and regulatory bodies. Some regions have specific criteria and volume limitations for breweries."</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-16121651189607129862017-09-29T14:21:00.003+01:002017-09-29T14:24:48.469+01:00Passive-aggressive hate mailWay back in 2001, my brother and I opened a specialist beer bar in London. You can read more about it <b><a href="http://jeffpickthall.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/britains-first-craft-beer-bar.html" target="_blank">here</a></b>.<br />
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The way we were doings things proved fairly newsworthy. The Sunday Telegraph sent a reporter and and we got a half page with pictures. You see it <b><a href="http://jeffpickthall.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-uk-is-ripe-for-beer-drinking.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</b><br />
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The Telegraph story provoked a CAMRA activist to write to us. The letter is in <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-11582548" target="_blank"><b>Comic Sans</b></a>, surely the green ink of the computer age.<br />
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<br />Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-43335942696514854062016-02-10T10:54:00.000+00:002016-02-11T11:21:09.827+00:00IPAs are dead (almost)<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have long been fond of the beers of <a href="http://www.anchorbrewing.com/" target="_blank">Anchor Brewery</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Memories are vague, but I think I can trace my awareness of Anchor Steam Beer to Michael Jackson's Beer Hunter TV series of 1989. If I recall correctly, the beer was first imported to he UK in 1991. I don't remember when I first got my hands on a bottle of Steam, or any of the other Anchor beers, but I was certainly drinking them regularly before my first trip to California in 1998.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Being a beer geek was different then. Entertaining beer was rare. Feeding beer geekery necessitated a state of constant vigilance, and regular speculative outings to places where desired exotic beers may appear. Disappointment often ensued. Although the internet had arrived, beer coverage was spartan, and there was little opportunity to communicate with fellow beer lovers. Living in London, my beer geekery took the form of buying random bottles from Oddbins, Selfridges, Army & Navy Store*, Pitfield Street Beer Shop, Nelson's Wines in Merton, and of course, supermarkets. Other than the Anchor beers, US craft imports were then very sporadic. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I adored <a href="http://www.anchorbrewing.com/beer/liberty_ale" target="_blank">Anchor Liberty Ale</a>. Although only modestly hopped by today's exuberant standards, then, in the nineties, it stood out for its exotic hoppiness. Such depth of flavour - such complexity - such intelligence to conceive of such a beer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Liberty Ale introduced me to American IPAs. In the late nineties and into the new millennium, a passion for the style was one of the motivating factors behind my brother and me opening <a href="http://jeffpickthall.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/britains-first-craft-beer-bar.html" target="_blank">one of the earliest establishments in the UK to use the term "Craft Beer". </a>We figured that it wasn't just us who could be thrilled by big new flavours. We were right.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">But by 2005 US IPAs were losing their allure for me. In 2004 I judged at the Great American Beer Festival. This episode was pivotal for me. I was thoroughly blasted by hops. After one particular day judging, my tastebuds were knackered. That evening, in the <a href="http://fallingrocktaphouse.com/" target="_blank">Falling Rock Tap House</a>, my tastebuds were dead. Only a particularly sweet perry managed to penetrate the hop deadness my mouth was experiencing. From that day on, my fondness for US IPAs declined. I had reached peak hop. On my second trip to GABF in 2005 I gave myself a no-IPAs rule and sought out delicacies such as Pilsners and Belgian wit beers. And by crikey, I enjoyed myself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the past decade I have watched the British IPA boom with fascination. It is flattering to have my prediction confirmed that large numbers of fellow Brits could get into big-flavour IPAs. At the same time, it is disheartening to listen to new-wave beer geeks obsessing about big hops while giving modestly-hopped beers the cold-shoulder<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">. I'm not the first person to utter this heresy: big hops are the new boring brown bitter. These days I spurn invites to overtly craft-beer establishments because of the dominance of IPAs. Imagine turning on the radio and finding every station playing heavy metal, or country, jazz, or techno, or whatever your least favourite musical style<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> may be – this is the feeling I get in many craft specialist places. IPAs are boring now. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Having firmly dissed IPAs, I'm going to tell you about my new beer infatuation. It's an IPA, quelle horreur! It's Anchor's new IPA, and it's a work of art. It won't be hoppy enough for johnny-come-lately beer geeks, but to expect it to be stridently hoppy would be to miss the point of this beer. This is a beer of subtely, depth and complexity - qualities that elude many modern IPAs. The malt background is of toffee. Yes, an IPA with a malt background, you did read that correctly. Anchor Brewery knows how to use malt. It may be the grand-daddy of all US microbreweries, which may suggest hop genius. But no, for me, Anchor Brewery is the malt master. Anchor does malt complexity like no one else. I have seen the future, and the future is malt.</span><br />
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<br />Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com84tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-25259724086671073982015-11-10T10:52:00.001+00:002015-11-10T10:52:19.184+00:00Craft Beer CallingA picture paints a thousand words - so here are 24,000 words on <a href="http://www.craftbeercalling.com/" target="_blank">Craft Beer Calling</a>, Newcastle upon Tyne's answer to the inferior <a href="http://www.indymanbeercon.co.uk/" target="_blank">Indy Man Beer Con</a>.<br />
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"Sorry, we don't do vinegar - this is a real ale pub" came the reply.<br />
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A few weeks ago, in another pub a few miles away, the people at the next table were ordering food. They asked for chips:"Sorry, we don't do chips. Too many people ask for vinegar and we can't do vinegar because this is a real ale pub".<br />
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In a third pub, a regular grumbled to me: "We asked for a big jar of cockles on the bar but the boss won't do it because of the vinegar. The same with pickled eggs".<br />
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I've been aware of this no-vinegar thing for some years. The idea seems to be that the mere presence of vinegar in the pub somehow adversely effects the beer.<br />
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This is vinegar that smells of bullshit.<br />
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By what means does the vinegar allegedly adversely effect the beer? I asked one of my lunch friends, who is a very sciencey person, with a PhD in organic chemistry to prove it. "Vinegar ectoplasm" he explained.<br />
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Adding to my suspicion that this is mumbo-jumbo, each of the pubs concerned is quite happy to serve other condiments that contain vinegar – tomato ketchup and brown sauce for instance. Indeed, one of them prides itself on making its own chutneys and pickles. Joined-up thinking is not in evidence.<br />
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My conclusion is that the vinegar-adversely-effects-beer thing is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_thinking" target="_blank">magical thinking</a>. It is an idea - a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meme" target="_blank">meme</a> - that is passed between people who don't question it.<br />
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Has anyone else spotted this? Can anyone defend the no-vinegar rule?<br />
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*<i>Update: </i>The Beercast has also covered this subject. Interestingly, the pub they mention is is no more than 15 miles or so from the ones I mentioned. Could the no-vinegar rule be a local South Cumbrian thing? <a href="http://thebeercast.com/2012/08/keep-our-pubs-vinegar-free.html">http://thebeercast.com/2012/08/keep-our-pubs-vinegar-free.html</a><br />
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<br />Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-53482119104796061802015-07-21T11:49:00.001+01:002015-08-04T14:59:59.250+01:00Am I post-craft?Way back, probably about 1996 or 1997, I first tasted the vivid flavours being imported from the USA. In 1998 I made my first trip to California - and came back an evangelist. Not for big-flavour west coast beer per se, but for a more positive attitude to beer. Long un-enthralled by <a href="http://jeffpickthall.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/how-things-were-before-craft.html" target="_blank"><b>CAMRA's relentlessly negative and doom-laden "real ale under threat" narrative</b></a>, I found the US attitude a breath of fresh air. It got me thinking: ditch the term "real ale" and the negativity surrounding it, and fewer people would be put off real ale. And while we're at it, acknowledge that perfectly good beer can come from kegs, and recognise that Johnny Foreigner can brew good beer, some of which might even be lager. But what about a new term that encapsulates this new positivity? The Americans already had a good one: Craft Beer.<br />
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Fast forward a decade and a half or so, and we find "craft beer" is firmly established in the UK. Big-hop beers are essential for any brewery or bar that identifies with craft. Supermarkets, regional brewers and pubcos are even recognising craft – surely signs that craft is now mainstream.<br />
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A recent long weekend in London allowed me to consider my own feelings about the craft revolution I had long wished for.<br />
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<b>Evening one:</b> I was at the launch party of the <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mikkeller-Mikkel-Borg-Bjergs%C3%B8/dp/1909342882/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428655574&sr=8-1&keywords=mikkeller" target="_blank">Mikkeller book</a></b> at which <b><a href="https://zythophile.wordpress.com/2015/03/21/how-i-got-mikkeller-to-call-me-a-bastard/" target="_blank">Martyn Cornell was called a bastard</a></b>. The venue was Brewdog's Camden establishment. The weakest beer available was 4.5% Brew Puppy (I may have mis-remembered this name). It was bitter. It was nothing else. It was like chewing a teabag. It wasn't pleasant. I later enjoyed a third of one of Mik's sour beers. It was rather good but at the equivalent of £12 a pint it fucking well should have been. But I wanted a pint – a whole pint, not two thirds – of something thirst-quenching. No such beer was available. It made me grumpy.<br />
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<b>Evening two: </b>The venue was <b><a href="http://www.thecatsback.com/" target="_blank">The Cat's Back</a></b>, Harvey's little-known second London pub which is <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/The+Cat's+Back/@51.461789,-0.19945,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x48760f6fe1d4a565:0x41e0bc9ba288f3e2?hl=en" target="_blank">tucked away on a side street on the west side of Wandsworth town centre</a>. I had four pints: a Best Bitter, a Wild Hop, An Armada Ale and an 1859 Porter. Three of the four were sublimely good. Sadly the Wild Hop was tired and flabby. But three out of four ain't bad. In fact, I was overjoyed: highly drinkable, thirst-quenching, intelligent beer in a proper pub devoid of bearded hipster clones blasting their tastedbuds with bitterness.<br />
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<b>Afternoon Three: </b>I popped into the <b><a href="http://theswiftputney.co.uk/" target="_blank">Swift</a></b>, on Putney High Street. This is a Fullers faux-east end hipster craft beer vibe bar for the unadventurous young professionals of south west London. On my first visit, in December 2013 soon after it opened, I was thoroughly underwhelmed. A blackboard listing the "craft beer" selection included Fosters, without any suggestion of it being an in-joke; surly door-staff enforced a no-bags rule. The board had gone but the faux-ness was all too apparent in the sun of a spring afternoon. The exposed bricks were wallpaper. The vintage distressed tiles were wallpaper. The furniture was over-designed to look under-designed. The beer selection was perfunctory. The whole place was false, a facsimile of craft.<br />
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On the train back north I had time to ponder this craft dysphoria. I came to a conclusion: I am post-craft. Genuine craft as exemplified by Brewdog left me cold. Faux craft, as represented by The Swift, left me dispirited.<br />
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A Harvey's pub put a a mile wide smile on my face. I am post-craft. But I'm still not real ale.<br />
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<i>Update: 4 August 2015 - The Swift has closed for business. </i><br />
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<br />Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-44655767919036633362015-02-26T15:39:00.000+00:002015-02-26T18:26:58.758+00:00A Victorian Lager Brewery That Never Was<div class="separator tr_bq" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Being without your news about the projected Backbarrow
brewery at seems that the transactions about this have come to a dead stop,
which we should much regret for the sake of the interested persons.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>We know from a good source that the brewery in London, which
is at most about 9 •••••• does a very good trade and we are told that their
beer is much liked by the public and that the price, which they fetch is so
high that a big advance may be the result.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This success and the certainty that an increased demand of
German Lagerbeer will follow, will have the consequence of starting more such
breweries during the next few years and it is evident that those breweries
which will be first established, will be the most prosperous ones, not having
to meet a great competition at the beginning and it certainly will not be
difficult for them to find a sufficient market.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>With regard to the Backbarrow brewery, we feel almost sure
that the net advance, as it was stated in our estimates, will become much
larger still, because the selling price<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>which we have named is the price for beer in barrels which will be much
raised if, as it was intended, they will take up the trade of beer in bottles
at the same time we request you to point this out to your friends and should be
glad if they would soon come to a definite conclusion.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>We beg also to mention, that our engineer[?] is at present
occupied with fitting up the Wrexham brewery for us and will have finished his
work in about 3 months when that brewery will ••••••.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>This had been delayed through the failure of the builder,
which also stopped this work for a while. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>Awaiting your good news & c & c<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-85151757217697302902015-02-20T10:18:00.000+00:002015-02-24T12:41:00.584+00:00How things were before craft...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-85062536373498053132015-02-18T11:52:00.002+00:002015-02-24T12:47:10.468+00:00A New Brewery for CumbriaA couple of years ago I did some sums to confirm a hunch I had – that my home county of Cumbria then had the greatest number of breweries per capita of all UK counties. Confirmed it I did, but I've chucked out the nice little spreadsheet I made and I can't be bothered making it again so I can't give you any figures.<br />
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Of course, that really tells you that Cumbria is sparsely populated but it gets lots of tourists who come to drink our beer after spending the day get rained on. It is well populated by big inhospitable hills and sheep and damn cold lakes, which is nice <a href="http://hardknott.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">if you like those sort of things</a>. If you calculated the number of breweries per sheep, the score would be very low because of the surfeit of said mammals. On the other hand, London would probably be top of the league table of breweries per sheep. Nice one London, another feather in your cap.<br />
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Cumbria's breweries per human capita figure will soon be getting a little bigger, or rather, a little biggar.<br />
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There's a pub I go to, <b><a href="http://thequeensarmsbiggar.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Queens Arms at Biggar Village,</a></b> which I will take you to if you ever visit my home town of <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2012/jul/16/census-barrow-in-furness-population" target="_blank">Barrow-in-Furness</a></b>. It is a community pub in the best sense of the expression. The QA is possesses a courtyard and some near-derelict outbuildings usually referred to as "the barns". Putting the barns to some useful purpose is a common conversation for the villagers. The idea of creating an art gallery fortunately didn't get off the ground. Barrow really isn't an art gallery kind of a town. Fortunately beer is known to be consumed in the area, and the idea of creating a brewery occurred to lots of people.<br />
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The owners of the pub didn't have deep enough pockets nor the know-how to go about creating a brewery so the regulars got their heads together and came up with a plan.<br />
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Two years ago the ball started rolling. Without really knowing how go about it, the idea of a co-operative took hold. It was decided shares would be £200. People soon started buying shares. I chipped in in September 2013. I soon found myself on the managing committee as I gave people the impression I knew what I was talking about. Nothing much happened for many months. Slowly we started to fill our information vacuum. By the summer of 2014 we had found an advisor to help us with the formation of the necessary co-operative legal entity – an Industrial Provident Society. Meanwhile we heard <b><a href="http://www.unsworthsyardbrewery.co.uk/" target="_blank">Unsworth's Brewery</a></b> of Cartmel were looking to upgrade their kit and sell their shiny 2.5 barrel kit. So we bought it. That's our kit you see pictured on Unsworth's website.<br />
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With the co-operative in place and the kit in storage, we embarked on getting change of use planning permission for the bit of the barns we wanted to use. Six months of stress ensued. Unfortunately the barns are listed buildings. Not only that, they are adjacent to an site of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest" target="_blank">special scientific interest</a>. And adding to the complexity, they are close to a flood plain. One of the many hoops through which we had to jump, was a bat and owl survey. Had the the barns not been listed, a bat and owl survey would not have been necessary – which presumably would have meant we could have murdered any resident bats and owls with impunity. As it was, no evidence of bat or owl roosting was found. Thank goodness.<br />
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Planning permission was finally granted just before Christmas 2014. With the ball well and truly rolling, we can think about preparing the premises. The barn doors need rebuilding, a drain needs digging, the walls and ceiling need patching up and lining, and water and electricity supplies need installing.<br />
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While this is going on I'm doing the marketing groundwork, this blog post included. Branding isn't finalised but this is what we're using for now:<br />
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A couple of weeks ago we had a bit of a celebration for getting the planning permission and to present the share certificates, all for the benefit of the <b><a href="http://www.nwemail.co.uk/furness-community-has-thirst-for-real-ale-1.1190234" target="_blank">local media</a></b>. As you can see we have a celebrity shareholder who is known to have a keen interest in beer and breweries. </div>
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<br />Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-45620787948764140312015-02-06T11:05:00.001+00:002015-02-09T11:41:53.719+00:00And so it came to pass...<div class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Way back in the dark ages before blogs, before Twitter, and before Facebook, online chat about beer was hard to find. Only the most geeky of beer geeks would find uk.food+drink.real-ale, a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet" target="_blank">Usenet</a> newsgroup dedicated to real ale. <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/uk.food+drink.real-ale" target="_blank">The group is still active</a> but a pale shadow of its former self. Fortunately its historical content has been archived by Google. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The term "real ale" gives the game away - it was, and still is, heavily pro-CAMRA. Undaunted, my brother Steve and I would wade in for a bit of beer banter. Some cracking arguments ensued. Often the core argument from the voluble CAMRAists went something like this: "making real ale cheaper will make it sell more." The Pickthall counter argument was "real ale is already cheap, and you are doing a disservice to the pubs brewers you are claiming to support by campaigning for cheapness."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It was great fun. Steve was browsing the archive recently and found <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/uk.food$2Bdrink.real-ale/pickthall$20manifesto/uk.food+drink.real-ale/AeaZ873PK6s/ekovqy_QqncJ" target="_blank">this thread</a> from 2002, in which the core argument rumbles on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">At one point, Steve is prompted to offer his manifesto for beer, so he did. Reading it now, what strikes us is how much of this has actually happened. Here's what Steve wrote:</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">One of the things
that has to be done is for CAMRA to remove the phrase "value for
money" from its manifesto. "Value for money" is a nebulous
concept at the best of times but on this occasion it doesn't help real ale it
only serves to commodify it. Beer isn't a commodity, it is a luxury (i.e. it is
purchased and consumed entirely for pleasure), the only people who will benefit
from the commodification of beer are the producers of low, low quality swill
like Lynx and Ace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">CAMRA has to
de-emphasise dispense. Germany, Holland, USA, Belgium, Czech Republic all make
great keg beer and CAMRA shoots itself in the foot whenever is bangs on about
"Ask if it's Cask" (which means little to most people anyway). In the
Seventies the keg beers CAMRA protested against were appalling beers, keg
dispense was not the problem. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Breweries have to
shake up their marketing, they have to stop regarding it with suspicion and
assuming 'a good product sells itself' - it doesn't. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Stop banging on
about 'tradition', many associate it with hanging, racism, rickets and old
duffers ranting about National Service. 'Traditional' can also be understood as
'we have our heads in the sand', 'we are contemptuous of young people', 'we are
dismissive of technological advance'. Anyone for 150 year old standards of
hygiene? Tradition often is just a romantic view of complacency.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Stop being
disparaging about 'fizziness'. People like fizziness and real-ale's poor image
includes the largely erroneous notion that it is flat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Improve product
design. Brewers spend a fortune on bespoke embossed glass bottles and most of
them look shit and go straight in the bin anyway (e.g. Youngs). They also spend
a shed load of money on full colour labels, on some occasions full colour with
metallic effects, this hugely expensive and looks absolutely crap. It would be
better to spend that money on a good designer who could also design a specific
glass for their beer to be drunk from, there is a lot of research which
suggests people like drinking from the right glass for the product - it adds
value.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Provide more
information about the product so consumers can identify flavours and malts and
hops and so make fewer shot-in-the-dark selections. Not along the lines of
'brewed for 150 years with the finest hops and malted barley', this kind of
anodyne expression shows contempt for the consumer - it is up to the consumer
to decide if it is 'fine' or not. 'Floating drinkers' who do occasionally buy
real ales are disappointed when they feel they have to finish a pint they don't
like when better information may have allowed them to choose a beer they could
have thoroughly enjoyed. (This also relates to thelanguage many pubs/PubCos
spout about their products - 'quality', 'home cooked', 'finest' - often these
are simply lies and the consumer doesn't fall for it).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">De-emphasise pint
drinking. Pint drinking implies mindless guzzling rather than discriminating
connoisseurship. Not to mention that a pint is too much for many people,
particularly women.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Strive for greater
consistency. I know consistency can be difficult with real ale, but commercial
products can't chop and change, they have to be the same everywhere every time
or people desert them. The wine world manages to turn inconsistency into a
virtue i.e. vintages, unfortunately the beer world can't do this as most beer
needs consuming within days or weeks of production,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Don't compete on
price. Real ale MUST be more expensive than mainstream mass produced products,
there is no way on this earth to make high quality more cheaply than low
quality, any brewer who tries will suffer. Also, there is a perception along
the lines of 'I thoroughly enjoy my Stella, Caffrey's etc. - how could anything
cheaper provide this amount of satisfaction'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">End the tied house
system. The tied house system is mostly illegal in the USA and many European
nations (I'm studying this in greater detail) for a very good reason - it
stifles competition. Competition is good. Britain got a special exemption from
the Treaty of Rome for it's 'traditional' tied pubs. This was an error. It is,
of course, also necessary to restrict the anti-competitive practices of the
non-brewing PubCos who permeate equally strangulatory ties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">CAMRA and many real
ale campaigners need to forget about 'competing with the ‘big boys'. Real ale
is in a niche, this is not a bad thing, but you have to forget about getting
real ale in the mouth of every pub goer in the country, it is not going to happen
- this is a good thing, it makes real ale 'exclusive'. Real ale is never going
to be able to attract alcopop drinkers likewise alcopops will never attract
real ale drinkers - they are not in competition as they operate in different
sectors.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Cask breathers. The
benefits outweigh the (unproven) drawbacks, the real ale fraternity has to be
less disparaging about modern developments in general - it is holding it back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-language: JA;">Ad campaign. A good
campaign would be 'Real Ale worth paying more for' (or a message to that
effect), part of the campaign would involve getting good beer in the hands of
some intelligent celebrities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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photographers from the GBBF. It is the quiet season and all they're looking for
is a photo of the biggest fattest beardedest ugliest people quaffing real ale.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-76482515541769891952014-11-05T14:18:00.000+00:002015-07-29T09:05:07.446+01:00Q. When is a beer festival not a beer festival?A. When it's a "convention" or a "calling".<br />
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I attended the recent Independent Manchester Beer Convention and Newcastle upon Tyne's Craft Beer Calling. Beer festivals in all but name.<br />
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I first visited a beer festival in the summer of 1986. I was nineteen. It was held in the Rydal suite of the Civic Hall (now snappily named "The Forum") in my hometown of Barrow-in-Furness. Back then I only just knew the difference between Theakston's Old Peculier and Timothy Taylor's Landlord. My memories of the occasion are dominated, not by the beer, but by the municipal gloom created by the venue. Concrete, strip lights and mid-century council architecture provided Warsaw Pact levels of joylessness.<br />
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I didn't let this event put me off. I was already enjoying beer too much to be put off by individual crappy experiences. I have of course been to countless beer festivals since then. Dull venues, surly stewards, glacial service, dull food and dull beer. The background murmur, to distract you from the awfulness of the experience, is "it's what's in the glass that matters."</div>
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Now that CAMRA's <strike>hegenomy</strike> hegemony on good beer has been challenged by the arrival of "Craft Beer", what happens but beer festivals become enjoyable and even a bit, well, festive and fun. Gone are the concrete municipal bunkers, the glacial service, the dull food and parochial beer selections. The new craft beer festivals aren't perfect but they are a giant leap forward.</div>
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Brother Steve and I attended IMBC on the Friday afternoon trade session. Neither of us is terribly keen on daytime drinking. Nonetheless, we tried a variety of beers. The organisers thoughtfully provided highly tickable print-outs of the beer list - and provided dinky little branded ticking pencils. Top marks there IMBC! At this point, diligent citizen journalist bloggers would provide you with some information on the beers they tried. But as I chucked out my tick list, you'll have to make do with the highlight and the lowlight of the day.</div>
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<b>Highlight </b>- Kernal's 3.5% Sour Raspberry. Tart, refreshing, beautifully executed, not stupidly sour. Divine.</div>
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<b>Lowlight </b>- Keen to avoid IPAs and derivatives, I went for a 5% lager. I could tell you what it was, but that would be impolitic. Cardboard! It was extremely oxidised. Possibly the most oxidised beer I have ever had the misfortune to imbibe. I took it back. The twenty-something female server told me "Oh yes, that one has divided opinion. If you don't like it...". I explained that those who had liked this beer obviously didn't know their arses from their elbows, and that the question was not whether I like it, but whether or not such shiteley bad beer should continue to be served. I was offered another beer. Asked what I would like, I said "sell me something". The friendly bartender gave me a speech about some beer that involved a string of adjectives and descriptors like "Belgian", "barrel-aged", "Brett", "Imperial" etc. Contrary to my expectation of an example of enthusiastic but ham-fisted noob craft brewing, I found the resulting beer to be sublimely good. I would love to tell you what it was - but I chucked out my tick-sheet. The beer was as good as the nature of the service I had received - top marks IMBC!</div>
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Our afternoon at IMBC made us wish we had made the effort to get to an evening session. Although our overall impression was very positive, were not too chuffed to be turfed out at 5pm. "Right we've had your money, now piss off". This awkward afternoon session/evening session thing is a pain in the arse. Still, with four hours to kill before our pre-booked return train, we managed a couple of pints in the Marble Arch.</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.facebook.com/craftbeercalling?fref=ts" target="_blank">Craft Beer Calling</a></b> in Newcastle was a very similar event. Presumably the organisers had watched the success of the two previous year's IMBCs. Or maybe, you just put an interesting beer selection (<a href="http://pumpclipparade.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b>without pumpclip shitery</b></a>) in an atmospheric building, provide friendly, knowledgable and enthusiastic staff, provide decent food and a good modern beer festival is what you get. </div>
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CBC's beer selection was less about peacock beers, more about a rounded selection of beers in contemporary styles, brewed to a high standard. A selection from my brother's <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/outtherebrewco?fref=ts" target="_blank">Out There Brewing Company</a></b> appeared and we were pleased to see his "Laika" keg wheat beer sell out very quickly. A beer list was circulated as a <a href="http://www.craftbeercalling.com/CBC_BEER_LIST.pdf" target="_blank">PDF</a> before the event but many <strike>festival-goers</strike> calling-attendees commented about a lack of beer information on the day. On The keg bar pumpclip images had been scanned and printed on A4 and posted on the back of the bar above the American-style array of taps. Legible and identifiable they weren't. Meanwhile a large screen in the main room displayed a repetitive slideshow of uninformative beer and brewery images. A beer information black mark there CBC. </div>
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In the corner of the main hall there was a mini-nightclub. Decks, P.A. and snazzy lights. People known as DJs were advertised as appearing over the weekend. On the busy Friday night session, this was fine. The music ticked over in the background, largely confined to the corner. On the Saturday evening session the music was broadcast over extra speakers to the main part of the room. This was completely unnecessary and fucking intensely annoying as my tweets suggest. </div>
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Your music is equivalent to Stella, Carling and Fosters. Dull, dull and duller. <a href="https://twitter.com/CraftBeerCall">@CraftBeerCall</a><br />
— Jeff Pickthall (@jeffpickthall) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffpickthall/status/526100993554264064">October 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Turn the music down please, lots of people getting the hump about It now <a href="https://twitter.com/CraftBeerCall">@CraftBeerCall</a><br />
— Jeff Pickthall (@jeffpickthall) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffpickthall/status/526095787202453505">October 25, 2014</a></blockquote>
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The music was dominated by extended versions of early nineties club favourites. I am a veteran of many nineties warehouse parties. I grew out of them. I guess the CBC organisers haven't. <a href="http://www.last.fm/user/jeffpickthall" target="_blank">I am by no means a no-music zealot</a>, but my dislike of having other peoples' witless choice of music inflicted on me is definitely zealous. By all means provide music, but please CBC, make it opt-in rather than compulsory.</div>
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Despite the grumbles above, IMBC and CBC get the Pickthall seal of approval. If pushed, I would declare CBC the winner, mainly because of its more rounded, grown-up beer selection (<b><a href="http://www.craftbeercalling.com/CBC_BEER_LIST.pdf" target="_blank">PDF here</a></b>). After many years of trying to enjoy beer festivals, I think I have finally succeeded. </div>
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You may have noticed that I am no longer a prolific blogger. This doesn't mean I have ceased to be interested in beer. Nor does it mean I am not reading other blogs. The world of beer still fascinates me, you will be pleased to learn.</div>
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The modest effort required to look up and read blog posts I believe limits our audience. I believe a wider audience is
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ourselves pretty well, but on the whole we write for each other. If only our blogging efforts had some other means of delivery, I believe we could reach a wider audience. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">A common gripe amongst us beer people is that newspapers, television and radio give beer little coverage. If they do,
it’s often negative, such as beer being associated with problematic town centre binge
drinking. We know that craft beer is booming and that interest in good beer has
probably never been greater. But a mainstream media paucity of beer coverage lets us down.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">I'm certainly not the first person to think of it, but I think we need a podcast. A podcast, as a more passive medium, can reacher a wider number of people than blogs. A podcast, in mimicking radio, can go some way to filling the beer void in national broadcast media. It's win-win. But it will have to be a joint effort.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">I've looked up existing beer podcasts and found them somewhat underwhelming. Opening bottles and chatting is something we all enjoy, but listening to other people do it isn't a whole load of fun. A podcast needs a more journalistic attitude.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">As a dedicated Radio 4 listener the a good format was obvious: a "<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qjlq" target="_blank"><b>From Our Own Correspondent</b></a>" for beer is exactly what we need. I've been doing a lot of research into all the magical things that are needed to make podcasts work: HTML, PHP, RSS and the like*. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">So <b><a href="http://beerlinespodcast.co.uk/wp/" target="_blank">here</a></b> it is. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">The website isn't finished and I've yet to set up the RSS integration with iTunes, however the first episode is nearly ready. So far </span><span style="line-height: 150%;">I have two features for the first episode: Des De Moor on German monastic brewing and me interviewing Dave "Hairy Biker" Myers. Because I like odd numbers (especially primes) I would like a third feature for the opening episode. This is where YOU step in and shout "I'll do something!" </span></div>
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Have a look at your blog archive and dig something out. A piece of a thousand or so words should do it. You can find tips and instructions <b><a href="http://beerlinespodcast.co.uk.gridhosted.co.uk/wp/how-to-submit/" target="_blank">here</a></b> on how to record and submit a piece. But please contact me on my new email address <a href="mailto:editor@beerlinespodcast.co.uk" target="_blank">editor@beerlinespodcast.co.uk</a> before hitting the record button.<br />
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">p.s. you can hear a preview of Des's piece </span><b style="line-height: 150%;"><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/7bv26lcye3ba6ck/German%20Monastic%20Breweries.mp3" target="_blank">here.</a><span id="goog_126675943"></span><span id="goog_126675944"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a> </b><span style="line-height: 150%;">Des has set the tone perfectly: if the idea of submitting something appeals to you, pay attention to Des's pace and diction - they're just right. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 150%;">p.p.s. follow me on my new <b><a href="https://twitter.com/BeerlinesEd" target="_blank">Beerlines Twitter account</a></b>.</span></div>
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<br />Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-50344995221020404582013-12-19T13:14:00.000+00:002013-12-19T16:28:06.330+00:00Golden Pint Awards 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">2013 has seen a change in my beer drinking habits. It may have been <a href="http://jeffpickthall.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/most-drunk-ive-ever-been-without.html" target="_blank"><b>this episode</b></a> in 2012 which changed my outlook, but I have turned into a <b><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10965608" target="_blank">mamil</a>. </b>I entered 2013 nearly two stones lighter and considerably fitter than I entered 2012. I have experienced a reduction in appetite for food and beer. Strangely, my beer tastes have also changed. The most conspicuous aspect of this change is that my tolerance for bitterness has reduced to such a degree that I find, for instance, IPAs almost unbearable. The corollary is that I have renewed my passion for the beers of Belgium, a country that has largely escaped the big-hop tyranny. I now crave delicacy, a characteristic sadly sometimes lacking in the marvellous new wave we call "Craft."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In the following I am not going to mention any beers from my home county of Cumbria. I know many of the brewers so I want to avoid any snipey comments about favouritism. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am also not going to mention any beers from my brother's brewery, <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/outtherebrewco?fref=ts" target="_blank">Out There Brewing Company</a>, </b>where I am occasional mash-tun digger-outerer<b>. </b>I am especially not going to mention his spectacular "<a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Sun+Ra/_/Next+Stop+Mars" target="_blank">Next Stop Mars</a>" which is currently available in Newcastle's finest hostelries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Hmm, this is a bit of a head scratcher. I'll have to go for a particularly memorable single pint experience: Mordue Brewery's Workie Ticket as consumed at the GBBF.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><a href="http://www.partizanbrewing.co.uk/" target="_blank">Partizan Brewing.</a></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Best Overseas Brewery<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16.363636016845703px;">Birrificio Italiano</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Best New Brewery Opening 2013<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="font-size: 16.363636016845703px;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>[watch this space]</i></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Pub/Bar of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The Free Trade Inn, Newcastle upon Tyne.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Best New Pub/Bar Opening 2013<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><a href="http://ptmy-newcastle.co.uk/" target="_blank">Pleased to Meet You</a>, </b>Newcastle upon Tyne<b>.</b> Proof that craft beer has mainstream appeal.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Beer Festival of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">GBBF</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Supermarket of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.booths.co.uk/" target="_blank">Booths</a></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Independent Retailer of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I don't recall using any specialist beer retailer this year so I'll have to pass on this one.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Online Retailer of the Year<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">No opinion.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Best Beer Book or Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CAMRA's "Beer" despite its propagandistic drum-banging.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">·<span style="font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Best Beer Blog or Website<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://boakandbailey.com/" target="_blank">Boak and Bailey</a></span></span></b></div>
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Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-7927664986528775322013-11-19T11:31:00.003+00:002013-11-21T12:35:27.474+00:00Fifteen Years Is A Long TIme in Beer<div class="MsoHeader" style="tab-stops: 36.0pt;">
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<o:p><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In the late nineties an old chum of mine was a brewer at Youngs (then still very much in Wandsworth). At the time we we're hanging out, drinking beer, as you do. I was also drinking second-hand brewing knowledge from my Heriot-Watt-educated pal. My old chum gave a Word document of off flavours and aromas from Youngs. </span></b></o:p></div>
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<o:p><b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">The document has hung around on my various computers ever since. I was reading it again recently when number 13 shouted at me from the screen. Hop aroma is an off aroma! How times have changed.</span></b></o:p><br />
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<i>(yes, I know it says "this is desirable...." but this is a document about off-flavours and aromas)</i><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Flavour</span></b><span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Common Causes</span></b><span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">1. Sour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Acidic,
Sharp, Lemon, Sour Milk, Vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Beers
are naturally acidic however, an excess of acid can lead to an undesirable
flavour and mouthfeel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">NB.
Beer may still be bright.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Mostly
a problem on cask beers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From raw
materials, fermentation and bacterial infection in the presence of air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The latter may be caused by:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">1. Beer
on dispense too long<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">2. Poor
hygiene, dirty equipment<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">3. Beer
sat in buckets being returned to casks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">2.
Phenolic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Diacetyl,
Cloves, Lactic, Wild Yeast<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">A
variety of off-flavours may accompany this, but diacetyl is usually the most
prominent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Phenolics
are a necessary flavour characteristic of some beers e.g. Wheat beers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">1.
Produced by speciality yeasts used in wheat beers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">2.
Produced as an off-flavour by wild yeast/bacterial infection in presence or
absence of air.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Often accompanied by
haze formation and can affect cask or keg beers.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The cause is usually poor cellarmanship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Aldehyde<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Grassy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">High
concentrations lead to off-flavours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Bacterial
infection (acetic bacteria) produces acetaldehyde as a by-product of
metabolism of alcohol to vinegar (acetic acid).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">4.
Diacetyl<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Buttery,
Butterscotch, Modern Margarine, Milky, Vanilla<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Off-flavour
in Lagers, which are particularly susceptible, normally removed during
maturation period.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>‘Cheap’ continental
lagers may have high levels due to rapid processing in the brewery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Higher levels are desirable in ales were
diacetyl makes a positive contribution to flavour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">1 in 3
people tend to be sensitive to low levels of diacetyl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some may find it pleasant at relatively
high levels.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">1.
Inadequate removal of diacetyl during maturation, however this will be
detected at the brewery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">2.
Formed by contaminant bacteria when hygiene standards are poor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the most common cause and can
usually be related to poor line cleaning, or not pulling beer through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first beer pulled through after
standing overnight usually has a high level, where beer is in contact with
air in the uncooled part of the system.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is exacerbated by illuminated T-bars, as the beer is heated. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">5. DMS<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">(Dimethylsulphide)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Cabbage,
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Desirable
characteristic of most lagers, but an off-flavour in some beers. e.g. high
levels are found deliberately in Stella Artois and Lowenbrau, but very low
levels are found in Budweiser.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Formed
from a malt derived precursor during beer production. May also be produced by contaminant
bacteria during fermentation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">6.
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Fruity,
Banana, Peardrop (iso-amylacetate)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Beer is
a delicate balance of esters. The
flavour depends on which esters are predominant, each contributing its own
characteristics.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Many
factors in brewing affect ester formation, especially yeast strain and type
of fermentation vessel. Handling in
the pub is unlikely to affect the balance of esters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">7.
Chlorophenolic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">TCP,
mouthwash type taste. Often has a
harsh after-bitterness. Individual
susceptibility to this flavour is highly variable. Some may find it objectionable at even very
low concentrations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Taint
from hypochlorite in cleaning fluid, especially if used too hot or left in
the lines for long periods. The fault
could originate in the brewery but is normally associated with dispense.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Caustic<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Biscuity,
Detergent<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">May
leave a burning sensation on the tongue.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Again,
contamination by cleaning fluid if line cleaner is not rinsed sufficiently
. Lines should be checked for
soapiness by rubbing the rinse water with the fingers, and the final flushing
water smelled and tasted before beer is pulled through.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">9.
Oxidised<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Cardboard,
Stale, Bready, Biscuity<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Mainly
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Air/oxygen
in package, coupled with high pasteurisation temperatures. These stale flavours develop faster with
high temperatures and with age, hence the importance of temperature
controlled storage and stock rotation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Imparts
a desirable flavour at low concentrations and an off-flavour at high
concentrations.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">1.Brewing
product. Produced by yeast during
fermentation and occasionally during maturation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">2. May
be a product of bacterial infection due to poor hygiene standards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Drains, Rotten Vegetables,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Natural
part of a beers character which becomes an off-flavour when present in
excessive quantities.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Formed
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present in the beer to make it unpleasant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">Formed
when beer is exposed to daylight or artificial light. Therefore mainly a problem in beers packed
in clear glass bottles, or pints of beer drunk in beer gardens during
summer. An exposure time of ten
minutes on a sunny day can be enough to have a serious effect on beer
flavour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier; font-size: 10.0pt;">The
flavour comes from modification of the hop compounds in the beer, therefore
beers produced with specially modified hop products will not develop this
flavour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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It does not impart any more bitterness to the beer, but gives a
pleasant hoppy smell and taste.</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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by addition of hops late during copper boil or by dry-hopping (addition of a
hop pellet to cask). This is desirable
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Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-3690945160692900922013-10-31T11:59:00.004+00:002015-02-24T13:20:37.756+00:00SIBA North Judging: Possibly Slightly Less Unfit For Purpose Than Last Year<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;">
Last year at about this time I had
a<b> <a href="http://jeffpickthall.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/siba-beer-judging-not-fit-for-purpose.html" target="_blank">grumble</a></b> about poor judging at the SIBA North event in Manchester. I had witnessed
a woeful ignorance of off flavours from several judges. I also noticed that
many judges preferred bland beer to tastier beer, marking them accordingly. It
seemed many judges were treating the event as a jolly day out drinking beer at
someone else’s expense. <o:p></o:p></div>
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This year’s North West event was held at
<b><a href="http://www.hawksheadbrewery.co.uk/" target="_blank">Hawkshead Brewery’s </a></b>beer hall at Staveley near Kendal, in my home county of
Cumbria. The beer hall is considerably smaller than last year's Manchester venue. The number of Staveley judges was about a third of the number
of Manchester judges. I noticed the absence of some of the clueless judges I’d made a mental
note of the previous year.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The first of my three rounds was
bottled pale ale. Or, at least I think it was; my scrawled note said “bpa”. Three of the
eight beers showed the unmistakeable damp cardboard flavour of oxidisation –
one of them was particularly bad. I kept schtum while my three fellow judges
murmured their general approval of the beers. I thought about correcting my
fellow judges but decided not to be the know-all dick of the table. Several
times I heard the beers to be declared “balanced.”* Result: bad beer got
reasonable marks.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My second round was speciality
beers. I opted to judge this round as I’d previously witnessed reluctance by
some judges to have a go at funny foreign styles at rocket fuel strengths as
high as a jaw-dropping 7% abv. Two of my three fellow judges expressed
disappointment at being allocated the “weird stuff”, as one of them described it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The beers were entertaining.
Fortunately none showed any off flavours. One, described as “spiced”, tasted
like mildly alcoholic Coca Cola. Another was an extremely good dark raspberry
fruit beer with a sour note. It was a marvellous beer: if you had told me it
was from a very good Belgian brewery I would have believed you. Two of my fellow three judges took exception to it, screwing up their faces in disgust. They marked it
very low. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My third round was bottled golden ales. One beer was hellishly bitter, other than that they were
competent though unremarkable beers.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Not being a SIBA grandee, I didn't judge the final round.</div>
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All in all, my piss boiled less
than last year – possibly because I didn't have to fork out £30 for a rail ticket**. But questions for SIBA remain: just what are people
doing judging a round in which they are likely to encounter something outside their parochial tastes? Just why are people who don’t
know common off flavours judging beer?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><b>Many thanks to Jon and Becky of
<a href="http://www.stringersbeer.co.uk/" target="_blank">Stringers</a> Beer for the lift to Stavely and to John and Lucy of<a href="http://barngatesbrewery.co.uk/" target="_blank"> Barngates</a> Brewery for the
lift home.</b></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p> </o:p><span style="line-height: 150%;">* I am suspicious of the descriptor
“balanced.” It is often used where the word “bland” would be more appropriate. I find its use is often indicative of entry-level beer
appreciation.</span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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** Yes, I know SIBA is a good cause
and all that, but so is my never-ending overdraft.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A happy brewer: category prize-<br />
winner Roger Humphries of Cumbrian Legendary Ales</td></tr>
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My local paper, the North Western Evening Mail, has described me as a "real ale buff."</div>
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I have spent years trying emphasise the point that I am not a real ale buff. I've certainly got nothing against cask-conditioned ale – far from it: I consume it several times a week and have done for a quarter of a century. No, it's just the baggage that comes with the notion of being a real ale buff – amateurism, zealotry, anti-lagerism and anti-keggism – that puts me off.</div>
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My reputation is in ruins.</div>
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Call me a beer geek, call me a craft beer aficionado, call me anything but a real ale buff.</div>
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<i>BTW: Please visit the site - <a href="http://www.brewedincumbria.com/"><b>www.brewedincumbria.com</b></a></i></div>
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<br />Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-18104911324022592892013-07-15T11:53:00.000+01:002013-07-15T11:53:17.532+01:00More shite about real ale and craft beer.This is a letter (in fact, the only letter) published in "Canny Bevvy", Tyneside CAMRA's propaganda pamphlet, issue 224, Summer 2013.<br />
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<br />Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-32586292950487897162013-07-10T12:07:00.001+01:002015-02-24T13:24:15.905+00:00What is craft beer?I've been meaning to have a go at this subject, but as yet I can't be arsed. So here's one pub's take on the subject. It's from <b><a href="http://www.thefeathers.net/index.php" target="_blank">The Feathers Inn</a></b> in Northumberland.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Beer has had a few favourable telly appearances recently.
National newspapers still seem reluctant to give coverage to things beery but
telly people seem increasingly willing to acknowledge that beer exists.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">You are probably aware of the Hairy Bikers. They make hugely
popular telly programmes and they sell caboodles of recipe books. Gordon,
Nigella, Jamie and others also do these things but, pleasingly for us beer
geeks, the Hairy Bikers are rather fond of beer and quite happy to say so.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The first episode of <a href="http://www.hairybikers.com/shows/the-hairy-bikers-everyday-gourmets/1654" target="_blank"><b>the Hairy Bikers new series "Everyday Gourmets"</b></a> will feature beer. To be more precise, Dave and Si will "find out how beer can be as good a match with food as
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dave and Si invited me to do a spot on camera
talking them through beer and food matching. The scenes were shot last July at
the highly agreeable <a href="https://twitter.com/Holyrood9A" target="_blank"><b>Holyrood 9a</b></a> pub in Edinburgh. I'm not going to go into
detail about what beers I chose – you'll have to watch the programme to find
out. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will though forestall comments on my beer selections.</span><br />
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know what you beer geeks are like: you know lots of obscure beers. You like
matching beer and food; you can match food with a myriad of obscure beers.
You'll see my selections and think "you idiot Pickthall, you should have
known beer X from brewery Y would have been perfect for that dish." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The
average peak time telly viewer is not a beer geek. The show's producers know
that. They know their viewers and they know what provokes angry letters in
green ink. Obscure beers only available on the beer geek underground for
instance. I was instructed not to choose anything too obscure. As it happened,
the dishes we featured were only decided upon once we'd arrived at the venue
for the shoot. I could therefore only choose from the beers Holyrood 9a had in
stock, and what was on the shelves of the Waitrose on the other side of the
city centre. Hence the absence of anything too esoteric to annoy the green ink
brigade.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I suspect I will also get criticism from some quarters for not
exclusively featuring British beers. I also suspect there will be purists who
will declare the beers I chose to be rubbish because they are not necessarily
bottle-conditioned. Well, either way, I don't give a toss. I stand by my
selections. I hope you enjoy them too.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;">p.s. I've also written a beer and food bit for the <b><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Hairy-Bikers-Great-Curries/dp/0297867334/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1359563918&sr=8-3" target="_blank">Hairys' next book "Great Curries."</a> </b>Rodenbach Grand Cru with vindaloo anyone?</span>Jeff Pickthallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06343140031285101096noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481997963035980408.post-48693210173813249002013-01-09T11:00:00.004+00:002013-01-09T11:01:28.349+00:00The Palate Cleansing Taste Of Onion <div style="margin-top: 40px; text-align: left;">
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