tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post5620627914526431701..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: A Little Light Campaigning in RochdaleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-74121840385904835802008-03-02T21:10:00.000+00:002008-03-02T21:10:00.000+00:00Completely agree about the complaining, but it has...Completely agree about the complaining, but it has to be to the licensee. Youngsters behind the bar look astonished when I say no thanks and walk out when they can't offer proper beer - but do they ever tell the manger? Probably not. <BR/>Despite everything CAMRA does, there's still so much ignorance about real ale, especially keeping it and getting the orders right. Some landlords say their drinkers prefer smoothflow, I doubted this until I started asking people at these bars as research for my blog. They say they prefer the taste and get quite annoyed when I tell them their mad. Why do they like it? Probably because of adverts, image etc. Perhaps its a form of auto sado-masochism<BR/>Because I'm sad I often write to the licensee pointing out the trade they've lost. They never write back, you'll be astounded to hear.<BR/>BTW, hope you're back in the 'land of the living' after the 8 JW Lees.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-5431938870857323142008-03-02T12:05:00.000+00:002008-03-02T12:05:00.000+00:00Aha. It all comes flooding back now.Aha. It all comes flooding back now.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-44843137289073788702008-03-02T09:52:00.000+00:002008-03-02T09:52:00.000+00:00That was Grenfield Monkey Business, although Monke...That was Grenfield Monkey Business, although Monkey Biz would be a good name for a beer. From my recollection, it was a light coloured beer, but had a strong malty taste which sat at odds with the beer style. We concluded it might be a reasonable beer if it was darker, but that malt overtones didn't belong in pale beers.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.com