tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post6682859249601234063..comments2024-02-23T08:43:07.382+00:00Comments on Wee Beefy's beer and pub blog: Oh dear. It seems CAMRA doesn't say this is real ale....wee beefyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16922755344809968104noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post-974662549492617052013-02-10T18:05:13.751+00:002013-02-10T18:05:13.751+00:00Its such a shame because treating every bottle con...Its such a shame because treating every bottle conditioned beer as being of the same consitency/quality, as the logo seems to do, just means that excellent BCA's suffer from the associated bad press. <br /><br />Despite one hiccup, there have been times that I have been absolutely bowled over by beers such as Durham Temptation and Fullers Vintage. I'd hate to think someone would pass up the chance to excperience the magnifcence of those beers beacuse they'd tried a pile of crap amateurish offering bearing CAMRA's mark of approval.wee beefyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922755344809968104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post-54960620455765278302013-02-10T13:53:38.718+00:002013-02-10T13:53:38.718+00:00Hi everyone, I posted quite extensively on the sub...Hi everyone, I posted quite extensively on the subject of BCA's just under 3 years ago, see link http://baileysbeerblog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/03/bottle-conditioned-beers.html.<br /><br />My views haven't changed since then, and if anything they've hardened! CAMRA really has boxed itself into a corner on this issue (and others).Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post-43533770560530709152013-01-27T22:18:24.200+00:002013-01-27T22:18:24.200+00:00Its a bit confusing because there are a few other ...Its a bit confusing because there are a few other types of bottled beer that CAMRA probably don't consider to be BCA. I was hoping Mike McGuigan would expand upon his Twitter comment, because he was talking about different types of filtering used by Thornbridge. Still time!<br /><br />Derventio on the other hand don't claim to bottle condition their beers but they all carry a sediment (but no logo). And bottled Bernard lager is cloudy but due to being unfiltered (if I remember rightly).<br /><br />All of which shows that the CAMRA website should be a bit more detailed in its definition, and the logo should be awarded based on rigorous quality testing. It seems silly to still be finding the logo on, for example Corverdale Brewery beers - I don't suggest you try one to find out what I mean.... wee beefyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922755344809968104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post-10487709065699922712013-01-27T08:30:10.339+00:002013-01-27T08:30:10.339+00:00Last night I had an Eastern Nights "exotic In...Last night I had an Eastern Nights "exotic Indian pale ale" (5.6% ABV) from Bollington Brewery, which I had won in a CAMRA raffle. I had assumed this was bottle-conditioned, and was fearing the worst, but was pleasantly surprised to find it had decent condition and poured clear without too much difficulty. However, on looking at the bottle it doesn't have the CAMRA logo and makes no mention of bottle-conditioning, so presumably isn't.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post-71243674622184181112013-01-27T01:44:05.536+00:002013-01-27T01:44:05.536+00:00Here's the other angle of course - I reckon yo...Here's the other angle of course - I reckon you know what beer should taste like - but not everyone does. In not quality checking beers displaying the logo the wording makes a mess of the message. Counterproductive, end of.wee beefyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922755344809968104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post-34416690031374882012013-01-25T12:20:28.448+00:002013-01-25T12:20:28.448+00:00I think the "CAMRA says this is reale ale&quo...I think the "CAMRA says this is reale ale" logo has been on the go for quite some time. Early noughties at the very least. <br /><br />With regard to the best bottle conditioned beers (Kernel, Buxton, Marble and so forth) I think the breweries in question have a good enough reputation not to need the CAMRA label. T_i_Bhttps://twitter.com/T_i_Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post-66918557683734267632013-01-25T09:22:00.513+00:002013-01-25T09:22:00.513+00:00Last bottle I had with the sticker on had to go do...Last bottle I had with the sticker on had to go down the sink, definitely had that real ale flavour, but real ale that had been sat in a cellar too long. In date and kept at cellar temperature. Not a good advert.Garethhttp://beeradvice.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post-16506446571472895032013-01-24T22:16:44.648+00:002013-01-24T22:16:44.648+00:00Spot on. If you could make that a few words shorte...Spot on. If you could make that a few words shorter, and introduce a rigid quality regime on the back of it, there could be a logo worth its ink. I trust you will propose this new slogan at some sort of AGM....wee beefyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16922755344809968104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87120916463415542.post-84364922602346407932013-01-24T22:12:50.157+00:002013-01-24T22:12:50.157+00:00If the "CAMRA says this is real ale" log...If the "CAMRA says this is real ale" logo is to mean anything, it needs to be a positive mark of quality, not just a statement that this is a bottle of beer with gunge in the bottom.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com