Beer

[machin05]

Carlsberg gonna Carlsberg

 

[leedswolf]

Indie brewers ditch ‘craft beer’ tag as drinkers are ‘misled’ by global brands

Survey shows many consumers unaware that previously standalone businesses now owned by big corporations

www.theguardian.com

 

[Kenny]

Wife has purchased me an advent calendar.

Just the month to wait before starting it then...

 

[leedswolf]

Time to hang up my boots...

 

[Stan Hullis]

Carlsberg gonna Carlsberg

CMBC to axe well-known beer brands, says CAMRA - Beer Today

The Campaign for Real Ale is reporting that Carlsberg Marston's Brewing Co is to axe eight well-known cask beers by the end of the year

beertoday.co.uk

 

[Tredman]

No Mild in pubs

 

[Jolemai]

Shocking. Absolutely shocking.

 

[leedswolf]

Most of those are pretty average tbf. However, the choice for the consumer is reduced and the basic principle of binning cask because there's 'less faff' is disturbing, but hey ho the bean counters are happy.

 

[BillyDee]

Living 200 miles away, I don't often see Banks's in pubs, although the local Coop will randomly sometimes have bottles of Mild for just over a quid, which is nice...

 

[SSB]

Most of those are pretty average tbf.

I was about to mention that, although I do have a Sunbeam usually if I'm in The Stile

 

[sycophantia]

I always used to enjoy a pint of Banks mild (and Sunbeam). As with any beer it depends how its kept. Dont think any of our locals stock them anymore (haven't been in our local Marsdens/Banks for a while)
Mostly I frequent the local Black Country Ales pub, I like all of their brews, plus they usually stock some interesting guest ales.

 

[Tredman]

Does this announcement mean no bottles too? I quite like old empire.

 

[Jolemai]

Seeing how petitions are the in things these days...

Sign the Petition

Save our Banks's Mild

www.change.org

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Very sad to see. Hardly a surprise though, Carlsberg closed Wychwood and just asset stripped the Hobgoblin brand.

 

[Jolemai]

Huh. Had no idea they did that to Wychwood

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Huh. Had no idea they did that to Wychwood

My mate was a brewer there. Just shut the brewery and moved production of the Wychwood beers they still make to Burton and Wolverhampton. Wolves going now.

 

[Kenny]

Start of the beer advent calendar i had this


Thoroughly enjoyable drink even with the odd spice kick at the end.

Today's seems to a very mild one

 

[Stan Hullis]

The second one was one of my favourite Beavertown beers before they sold out.

 

[Kenny]

I would sell out if someone offered me mega millions.

Im a man of no principles