Maverick Goose
A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
- Location
- A champagne supernova in the sky
Beer?
- Thread starter Chuffy
- Start date
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we're there for you on your soul quest Man....Saisons to be cheerful 1,2,3
Aperitif
Meme bar
- Location
- ...I don't have much idea - really.
Phew! Crackle-lure at 3:50 - although it's all good.
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
Unless you pronounce it "tatch"
MossCommuter
Guru
- Location
- Salford
To keep the jocks out of England, one assumes
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User169
Guest
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
one Saison Dupont - last one in the shop - poor show
one Sorachi Ace, a Brooklyn Saison, which is really good.
Stock photo whilst phone is still in surgery but my pour looked exactly like that
One Anchor Saison
No. I'm not going anywhere tomorrow. Even tonight's dog walk was an effort.
one Sorachi Ace, a Brooklyn Saison, which is really good.
Stock photo whilst phone is still in surgery but my pour looked exactly like that
One Anchor Saison
No. I'm not going anywhere tomorrow. Even tonight's dog walk was an effort.
nickyboy
Norven Mankey
- Location
- You want hills? We got hills
Interesting free beer offer.......
https://www.charliewellsipa.co.uk/
It's fairly everyday beer but you can buy 4 for £5 from Asda. You then enter the promotional codes for 3 of them on the link above and they send you £5. The fact you have to give them your bank details to wire you the money may put some off but they are a legit company and the promo is through Asda
https://www.charliewellsipa.co.uk/
It's fairly everyday beer but you can buy 4 for £5 from Asda. You then enter the promotional codes for 3 of them on the link above and they send you £5. The fact you have to give them your bank details to wire you the money may put some off but they are a legit company and the promo is through Asda
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User169
Guest
Rubus from Del Borgo outta Italia. A raspberry sour and a very good one. Doesn't look red, a great raspberry aroma and a subtle raspberry flavour.
The brewery was supposed to be at the tasting I went to last week at Cantillon, but they announced that they'd sold to AB InBev and Jean Van Roy immediately cancelled their invite.
The brewery was supposed to be at the tasting I went to last week at Cantillon, but they announced that they'd sold to AB InBev and Jean Van Roy immediately cancelled their invite.
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User169
Guest
If you're not into beer politics, skip this post!
Otherwise, a heart felt read from Cantillon.
"Quintessence 2016 is over.
We had a great time thanks to all of you, Cantillon friends.
I won’t forget our volunteers who worked hard at every tasting spot, in the kitchen, shop, etc...
I have waited the end of the event to speak in more detail about the change in the organisation and why I decided to do it.
I got a lot of congratulations about the decision to cancel the inclusion of Del Borgo.
Some, even if they agreed, didn’t understand why I wouldn’t present beers brewed before Inbev took the Italian brewery over.
To be honest, my first intention was to cancel the Del Borgo presence and invite Leonardo Di Vicenzo as independent brewer with the beer he brewed before the Inbev repurchase.
I have a lot of respect for Leo and in my opinion, he deserved to be present.
But this idea was more due to our friendship and was not the best one to react to the last events. In such a case, a firm decision is the best, all or nothing.
It was nothing, and here are my personal reasons why.
It was first ideological but also due to our history, the history of the Cantillon brewery.
In the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s, the big industry bought over a lot of small craft breweries.
At this time, because of contracts enforced with bars by the industrial breweries, the most important way of beer sales for craft breweries was closed.
Competition was no longer equal and a lot of small producers had a lot of trouble, and had no other choice to shut their doors or to join the industrial side.
In 20 years time, we lost a lot of beautiful breweries, a lot of great beers and a lot of history!
We are very fortunate to live today through a new craft beer revolution, but I have the feeling that the big industry will adapt, at a global level, with the same politics they used in Belgium forty years ago.
In Belgium, decades ago, the reaction against this monopoly arrived too late, the power was already in the other camp.
That’s why, in my opinion, we need to react as fast as possible and that’s also why I couldn’t accepted an Inbev member in the Cantillon brewery.
Today the big industry looks to craft brewers on how to build the best image possible, then says “look, we are like you”.
They are not, and if they need to emulate us, I’m sure we are doing well enough without them.
Understand me, this personal point of view has nothing to do with the beer quality.
Some “industrial” beer is well made and craft doesn’t always mean quality.
Small industry is mainly working with small producers from the region.
When you drink a craft beer, you give work to more than one craft producer!
Unfortunately, I’m sure it’s not the same when you are drinking a beer produced by big industry.
If we allow big industry to take over what we've built, history will repeat itself...and I hope we won’t live again the events of Belgium forty years ago.
Jean Van Roy"
Otherwise, a heart felt read from Cantillon.
"Quintessence 2016 is over.
We had a great time thanks to all of you, Cantillon friends.
I won’t forget our volunteers who worked hard at every tasting spot, in the kitchen, shop, etc...
I have waited the end of the event to speak in more detail about the change in the organisation and why I decided to do it.
I got a lot of congratulations about the decision to cancel the inclusion of Del Borgo.
Some, even if they agreed, didn’t understand why I wouldn’t present beers brewed before Inbev took the Italian brewery over.
To be honest, my first intention was to cancel the Del Borgo presence and invite Leonardo Di Vicenzo as independent brewer with the beer he brewed before the Inbev repurchase.
I have a lot of respect for Leo and in my opinion, he deserved to be present.
But this idea was more due to our friendship and was not the best one to react to the last events. In such a case, a firm decision is the best, all or nothing.
It was nothing, and here are my personal reasons why.
It was first ideological but also due to our history, the history of the Cantillon brewery.
In the 60’s, 70’s and early 80’s, the big industry bought over a lot of small craft breweries.
At this time, because of contracts enforced with bars by the industrial breweries, the most important way of beer sales for craft breweries was closed.
Competition was no longer equal and a lot of small producers had a lot of trouble, and had no other choice to shut their doors or to join the industrial side.
In 20 years time, we lost a lot of beautiful breweries, a lot of great beers and a lot of history!
We are very fortunate to live today through a new craft beer revolution, but I have the feeling that the big industry will adapt, at a global level, with the same politics they used in Belgium forty years ago.
In Belgium, decades ago, the reaction against this monopoly arrived too late, the power was already in the other camp.
That’s why, in my opinion, we need to react as fast as possible and that’s also why I couldn’t accepted an Inbev member in the Cantillon brewery.
Today the big industry looks to craft brewers on how to build the best image possible, then says “look, we are like you”.
They are not, and if they need to emulate us, I’m sure we are doing well enough without them.
Understand me, this personal point of view has nothing to do with the beer quality.
Some “industrial” beer is well made and craft doesn’t always mean quality.
Small industry is mainly working with small producers from the region.
When you drink a craft beer, you give work to more than one craft producer!
Unfortunately, I’m sure it’s not the same when you are drinking a beer produced by big industry.
If we allow big industry to take over what we've built, history will repeat itself...and I hope we won’t live again the events of Belgium forty years ago.
Jean Van Roy"
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
one Saison Dupont - last one in the shop - poor show
one Sorachi Ace, a Brooklyn Saison, which is really good.
Stock photo whilst phone is still in surgery but my pour looked exactly like that
One Anchor Saison
No. I'm not going anywhere tomorrow. Even tonight's dog walk was an effort.
Yeah right!!!
threebikesmcginty
Corn Fed Hick...
- Location
- ...on the slake
I'm going to Italy tomorrow; goodbye beer, hello peroni or some other shïte...
