Not drunk in here before so looking forward to a quick one here before retiring to the balcony for a few indoors(too hot to be around 400 bodies in the Bromley S Wspoons). Unfortunately I'd already bought my drink when I saw the sticker.
Not drunk in here before so looking forward to a quick one here before retiring to the balcony for a few indoors(too hot to be around 400 bodies in the Bromley S Wspoons). Unfortunately I'd already bought my drink when I saw the sticker.
Not drunk in here before so looking forward to a quick one here before retiring to the balcony for a few indoors(too hot to be around 400 bodies in the Bromley S Wspoons). Unfortunately I'd already bought my drink when I saw the sticker.
Bromley is smothered with these f****** things.
PTID?
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Look at the badge as a clue
Palace Till I Die And yes Bromley has been smothered with the crap lately
Not drunk in here before so looking forward to a quick one here before retiring to the balcony for a few indoors(too hot to be around 400 bodies in the Bromley S Wspoons). Unfortunately I'd already bought my drink when I saw the sticker.
Bromley is smothered with these f****** things.
PTID?
**************
Look at the badge as a clue
Palace Till I Die And yes Bromley has been smothered with the crap lately
We are too civilised to do things like this, palice are better supported in the Bromley area methinks.
Not drunk in here before so looking forward to a quick one here before retiring to the balcony for a few indoors(too hot to be around 400 bodies in the Bromley S Wspoons). Unfortunately I'd already bought my drink when I saw the sticker.
Bromley is smothered with these f****** things.
PTID?
**************
Look at the badge as a clue
Palace Till I Die And yes Bromley has been smothered with the crap lately
We are too civilised to do things like this, palice are better supported.
I did notice a road near Trinity Roundabout, in Shirley.The street sign had been covered in CAFC graffitti and was called Valley Walk. It made me smile
And another one gone. Molson Coors acquires Hop Stuff.
From 853London blog: Founder James Yeomans: “In Molson Coors we’ve found a partner who believes wholeheartedly that craft beer should be accessible, inclusive and of exceptionally high and consistent quality"....“I would completely understand if you wanted to wash your hands of us, but I very much hope that you don’t."
Thankfully the corps only seem interested in those independents that sell overpriced, over-hopped 'craft' offerings in brightly coloured cans that can be churned out cheaply, transported easily and sold on with whopping margins. The ones to worry about are those breweries producing real ales where the quality would really suffer if the big boys got their hands on them. Hopefully, it's a market that remains tricky for them to do well in.
There are certainly some breweries making easy money from average craft beer. But there are a lot of craft breweries now using costly ingredients to make great beers, with a range not made in the UK previously. Both craft and real ale are threatened by the big companies. As someone who drinks real ale and craft beer, there are certainly some very good real ales but the great beers at the moment are from the craft market. Willingness to spend on ingredients, collaborate and innovate has seen the craft market set the bench mark for beer. All of which are potentially threatened by being taken over by the big companies.
And another one gone. Molson Coors acquires Hop Stuff.
From 853London blog: Founder James Yeomans: “In Molson Coors we’ve found a partner who believes wholeheartedly that craft beer should be accessible, inclusive and of exceptionally high and consistent quality"....“I would completely understand if you wanted to wash your hands of us, but I very much hope that you don’t."
They went bust, an administration package and not a buy out. James Yeoman has screwed over the investors. Baring in mind they've never made good beer, I was surprised they managed to raise the full amount.
Thankfully the corps only seem interested in those independents that sell overpriced, over-hopped 'craft' offerings in brightly coloured cans that can be churned out cheaply, transported easily and sold on with whopping margins. The ones to worry about are those breweries producing real ales where the quality would really suffer if the big boys got their hands on them. Hopefully, it's a market that remains tricky for them to do well in.
I can assure you making quality beer isn't cheap. The price of new world hops is eye watering.
Thankfully the corps only seem interested in those independents that sell overpriced, over-hopped 'craft' offerings in brightly coloured cans that can be churned out cheaply, transported easily and sold on with whopping margins. The ones to worry about are those breweries producing real ales where the quality would really suffer if the big boys got their hands on them. Hopefully, it's a market that remains tricky for them to do well in.
I can assure you making quality beer isn't cheap. The price of new world hops is eye watering.
@SomervilleAddick had some fantastic beers from New York breweries, Equilibrium, Hudson Valley, Finback and Other Half, great beers
Apart from Finback, you don’t see these very much in Boston. I’m going down to NY next week and was going to visit the cluster of breweries in Long Island City, which is northern Queens. Now I’m thinking head south to Other Half.
Thankfully the corps only seem interested in those independents that sell overpriced, over-hopped 'craft' offerings in brightly coloured cans that can be churned out cheaply, transported easily and sold on with whopping margins. The ones to worry about are those breweries producing real ales where the quality would really suffer if the big boys got their hands on them. Hopefully, it's a market that remains tricky for them to do well in.
I can assure you making quality beer isn't cheap. The price of new world hops is eye watering.
Not to Molson's.
It is to Molsons accountants. No matter what they say when they buy a brewery, eventually the accountants will identify cost savings to increase the margin. Expensive hops will be on that list. In fact, any expensive ingredient that gives a particular beer it’s character will be on their list.
Thankfully the corps only seem interested in those independents that sell overpriced, over-hopped 'craft' offerings in brightly coloured cans that can be churned out cheaply, transported easily and sold on with whopping margins. The ones to worry about are those breweries producing real ales where the quality would really suffer if the big boys got their hands on them. Hopefully, it's a market that remains tricky for them to do well in.
I can assure you making quality beer isn't cheap. The price of new world hops is eye watering.
Not to Molson's.
It is to Molsons accountants. No matter what they say when they buy a brewery, eventually the accountants will identify cost savings to increase the margin. Expensive hops will be on that list. In fact, any expensive ingredient that gives a particular beer it’s character will be on their list.
There are certainly some breweries making easy money from average craft beer. But there are a lot of craft breweries now using costly ingredients to make great beers, with a range not made in the UK previously. Both craft and real ale are threatened by the big companies. As someone who drinks real ale and craft beer, there are certainly some very good real ales but the great beers at the moment are from the craft market. Willingness to spend on ingredients, collaborate and innovate has seen the craft market set the bench mark for beer. All of which are potentially threatened by being taken over by the big companies.
But then for every new craft or real ale producer who sells out, a new one will open.
It's an incredibly vibrant sector at the moment, impossible to keep up with!
Is there any real difference in the craft beers that come in cans as opposed to bottles?
for some reason I am put off from buying cans.
Cans have the advantage of being light and air tight, unlike bottles, so the beer keeps for longer.
I suspect there is a large advertising element as well, as the "wacky" can designs presumably appeal to a particular market. Had a few can and bottles in my beer advent calendar no affect on the taste, just remember to pour into a glass
On the crouch vale Brewers Gold and a stout from Tring, both excellent pints. Followed up with some pints of red stripe in a plastic cup at a nightclub... First time I've been to one for about a decade. Great night. One mate was sick in the smoking area, another thought he'd pulled a stunner but had to leg it because it turned out she was a prostitute, and nobody knows what happened to our other mate. Bearing in mind his track record, it will be a tale to pull up an armchair and pour a brandy to. Proper spontaneous piss up, the like of which I haven't had since I was a student!
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The Belgians need to learn how to run a football club, as for their sherbert they deserve a gold medal.
A poor mans Leffe Blonde, but still slides down very well.
6 of these before a game would not be a good idea.
And yes Bromley has been smothered with the crap lately
Both craft and real ale are threatened by the big companies.
As someone who drinks real ale and craft beer, there are certainly some very good real ales but the great beers at the moment are from the craft market. Willingness to spend on ingredients, collaborate and innovate has seen the craft market set the bench mark for beer. All of which are potentially threatened by being taken over by the big companies.
James Yeoman has screwed over the investors. Baring in mind they've never made good beer, I was surprised they managed to raise the full amount.
It's an incredibly vibrant sector at the moment, impossible to keep up with!
for some reason I am put off from buying cans.
I suspect there is a large advertising element as well, as the "wacky" can designs presumably appeal to a particular market. Had a few can and bottles in my beer advent calendar
Pretty good stuff i reckon.