tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post1981775255162401986..comments2024-03-29T07:17:26.082+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Passing the BuckfastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-17481305579930079822009-03-04T20:12:00.000+00:002009-03-04T20:12:00.000+00:00I drove past Buckfast abbey today, funnily enough....I drove past Buckfast abbey today, funnily enough. I half expected to see a queue of drunken, weasley neds at the monk's shop... sadly not.Gazza Prescotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11834776854227668409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-85745288582054827762009-03-03T15:44:00.000+00:002009-03-03T15:44:00.000+00:00I think most who will be there tonight have been. ...I think most who will be there tonight have been. I have anyway and I love Wrasslers - even in Covent GardenTandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-33455175914216195832009-03-03T15:42:00.000+00:002009-03-03T15:42:00.000+00:00If the question does happen to come up, Tandleman,...If the question does happen to come up, Tandleman, you can recommend The Porterhouse ;) The western branches rather than the southern one...The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-27012819980066400252009-03-03T15:38:00.000+00:002009-03-03T15:38:00.000+00:00And what Curmudgeon said.And what Curmudgeon said.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-66000830232555013902009-03-03T15:37:00.000+00:002009-03-03T15:37:00.000+00:00Tim: "I have found that many CAMRA members like be...Tim: "I have found that many CAMRA members like beer besides cask". <BR/><BR/>Which is agreed and what I said. The aspects of the campaign that are not supported widely are tactical largely. Not enough campaigning, too much concerned with money, disagreement with the Full Pint Campaign, not enough emphasis on this and that and so on. Of course there are those that don't see the wider picture and for them, maybe that's OK. It is of necessity a broad church. <BR/><BR/>If you are continually mixing with odd, fundamental, sandalled, bearded CAMRA types then I can't help you. Most are pretty broad minded within the overall aim of promoting cask ale. Maybe these types are all wandering around London and the South? It would explain a lot.(-;<BR/><BR/>At my CAMRA branch meeting tonight, there won't be any such oddballs, but funnily enough, we won't be wondering where we can get a decent pint of keg either.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-25005382964038194982009-03-03T15:34:00.000+00:002009-03-03T15:34:00.000+00:00You'll find some CAMRA members really do have an a...You'll find some CAMRA members really do have an almost Puritanical view of beer that anything not qualifying as real ale is the spawn of the devil, whereas others take a more broad-minded and eclectic view of beer styles. <BR/><BR/>In practice, people pay their subs as they believe in broad terms what CAMRA stands for and promotes is a good thing, but they then pick and choose which aspects of the organisation they take up and which they ignore. And for many the most important part is the social side. <BR/><BR/>As with many organisations, "policy" tends to be made by activists who are not necessarily representative of the general membership.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-25806100851302006222009-03-03T15:21:00.000+00:002009-03-03T15:21:00.000+00:00I can assure you I've had more interesting blows t...I can assure you I've had more interesting blows than that.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-81551066858308809382009-03-03T15:20:00.000+00:002009-03-03T15:20:00.000+00:00I have never suggested that CAMRA members are more...I have never suggested that CAMRA members are more keen on keg than cask. But I have found that many CAMRA members like beer besides cask, and many agree with the public perception that I have. What I don't understand is why so many aspects of the campaign supported if they are unpopular? <BR/>I think I am coming from the same place as The Beer Nut, whom has had some rather intersting blows over at the CAMRA forums!Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979252489432311435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-88846160725945481222009-03-03T12:40:00.000+00:002009-03-03T12:40:00.000+00:00CAMRA people, by and large like good beer of all t...CAMRA people, by and large like good beer of all types, but don't mistake that for a weakening of their commitment to cask beer.If you reckon that CAMRA members, no matter their stripe, are keen on more keg beer and lager, then I suspect you are mistaken. <BR/><BR/>If you reckon that there are aspects of the campaign that a lot of CAMRA members might disagree with, then you are on the money. Of course, members are always unhappy in a voluntary organisation, but they need to get involved to change it.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-75244986815565345852009-03-03T12:18:00.000+00:002009-03-03T12:18:00.000+00:00haha, Thanks. I don't think I am Anti CAMRA as suc...haha, Thanks. I don't think I am Anti CAMRA as such, but I have a different opinion as I have not grown up with it as an establishment. From chatting to a few CAMRA members over the last couple of weeks, it seems that my views are shared by a lot of members. Comments in the blogosphere tend to indicate similar sentiments as well.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979252489432311435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-57569686006580977252009-03-03T10:15:00.000+00:002009-03-03T10:15:00.000+00:00Thanks for the link Tim. I've linked your blog on ...Thanks for the link Tim. I've linked your blog on mine with a tongue in cheek comment. It's a good read mate.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-53633336921789427112009-03-03T10:08:00.000+00:002009-03-03T10:08:00.000+00:00I think the Scots are making a sensible move. Aust...I think the Scots are making a sensible move. Australia recently introduced an alcopop tax which I was pretty sceptical of for teh same reasons you are with this issue. It seems that the tax has actually <A HREF="http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25124610-5013871,00.html" REL="nofollow">worked rather well</A>. The Australian government are now crying poor that they will not raise the additional $30 billion in excise it predicted due to the increase tax.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11979252489432311435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-3339514420519071142009-03-03T09:44:00.000+00:002009-03-03T09:44:00.000+00:00Several pubs in the town of my birth serve Buckfas...Several pubs in the town of my birth serve Buckfast from the optic.<BR/><BR/>I am of very classy stock indeed.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-47872568937033063452009-03-03T09:25:00.000+00:002009-03-03T09:25:00.000+00:00In a narrow sense mimimum pricing would not affect...In a narrow sense mimimum pricing would not affect pubs, but neither in practice would it do anything to encourage people to drink in pubs rather than buying in the off-trade. However, it is indicative of a wider anti-drink mindset from the Scottish government which in the longer term will inevitably affect pubs. We are already seeing fairly innocent sounding price promotions in pubs banned in Scotland that would be legal south of the border.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com