Have you heard of Oban Bay Brewery? No, me neither. Not until I read yesterday's Scotland on Sunday. Seems they produce beers with "jokey" names (aimed at tourists they say) and that's got them into hot water with the Anti Alcohol Lobby and CAMRA.The cause of this stooshie? A beer called Ginger Jakey - a jakey being a colloquialism in Scotland, for an alcoholic down and out. I'd have shown you the offending beer label, which is printed in the paper, but not on line, nor on the Oban Bay site, but instead a similar one from their web site.
Make your own mind up. SoS has the story here.
7 comments:
So it's an India Pale Ale ale?
So it would seem and it has a caramel aftertaste which I think you'll find is traditional in India Pale Ale Ales. (-;
Doesn't offend me, sad that breweries have to resort to 'comedy' branding tho, it reminded me of these! http://www.directbeers.com/Bottled-Beers.php
They make beers with jokey names aimed at tourists?! I find that wrong in so many ways and it just says to me that the beer is going to be crap without even trying it!
Just not funny. I will endevour never to drink their beers.
I don't find these examples of jokey names particulary offensive, and if they annoy the anti-alcohol mafia (who are funded by the government to lobby the governmment, which to me is borderline corruption), that a bonus.
Names I don't like would include Slater’s Top Totty, Hart Brewery’s Dirty Debbie and BrewDog Trashy Blonde. However, despite the laddish marketing, these beers can be rather good, and my ex-girlfriend perversely used to delight in ordering beers with sexist names.
There steel are "breweries"?
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