tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post98740497093583132..comments2023-07-10T00:44:36.377-07:00Comments on Seeing The Lizards: What No Evil Keg Bitter?Lizard Seerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07497330695288945161noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-33075430043998734322013-09-24T06:08:40.984-07:002013-09-24T06:08:40.984-07:00Some beers simply don't work on keg because th...Some beers simply don't work on keg because the flavours are too subtle to survive being served chilled below 8-10 degrees: mild and bitter are two amongst them. SLAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750653266156249490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-87652344145307373092013-09-18T13:59:15.849-07:002013-09-18T13:59:15.849-07:00All Meantime beers are keg, but why charge £6 a pi...All Meantime beers are keg, but why charge £6 a pint? To do so would be the worst form of marketing hype; a totally unecessary case of style over substance?Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-1687838463266369482013-09-18T09:51:10.141-07:002013-09-18T09:51:10.141-07:00"Table Ale" seems to be the nom du jour:..."Table Ale" seems to be the nom du jour: brown, strong-flavoured, low-ABV (sometimes <3%), usually keg with prices to match. I don't see it "breaking out" particularly, but I don't think the breweries involved necessarily want it to.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07009879034507926661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-89139360634930822692013-09-08T11:35:34.925-07:002013-09-08T11:35:34.925-07:00His IPA is pretty good, too.His IPA is pretty good, too.John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-52604040263337900962013-09-08T11:04:58.207-07:002013-09-08T11:04:58.207-07:00Line yourself up in Henley-on-Thames to try Lovibo...Line yourself up in Henley-on-Thames to try Lovibonds Henley Amber then... Jeff's been making it for years, and a good drop it is too.Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04244432915659177250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-42081178892248196992013-09-08T10:09:32.018-07:002013-09-08T10:09:32.018-07:00The letters column of What's Brewing has also ...The letters column of What's Brewing has also published letters of a contrary view, as you will know.<br /><br />CAMRA has always been a broad church encompassing a whole range of views. I think that is both a great strength and arguably a weakness as it does give ammunition to those, like perhaps the author of this blog, who seek to tar us all with the same brush.John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-30376972412073644162013-09-08T09:45:43.964-07:002013-09-08T09:45:43.964-07:00But some at least continue to regard it as the spa...But some at least continue to regard it as the spawn of the devil, as you can see from the letters column of "What's Brewing".Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-15377554438273490082013-09-08T06:30:03.665-07:002013-09-08T06:30:03.665-07:00Quite a few of the "Beards" drink "...Quite a few of the "Beards" drink "Evil Keg" already. You really should get out more.John Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132845616834779091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-23743512136526846222013-09-07T15:20:56.684-07:002013-09-07T15:20:56.684-07:00I'm sure the Big Steel Shed brewers like InBev...I'm sure the Big Steel Shed brewers like InBev and GK can find room for a keg bitter in their schedules. However, I've heard these are utter filth.<br /><br />What I want is a Meantime or a Magic Rock to do a keg bitter. And maybe try getting away with charging £6 a pint for it. They may have to "reposition" it, say by calling it "Traditional English Pale Ale" or something.<br /><br />If anything would get the Beards drinking Evil Keg it would be this.Lizard Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497330695288945161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-77222386449134880622013-09-07T15:11:34.632-07:002013-09-07T15:11:34.632-07:00Keg bitter is alive and well - I thought, what abo...Keg bitter is alive and well - I thought, what about stuff like Ruddles Smooth or Boddingtons?Dankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04931538891014657377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-46488478814262471502013-09-06T23:37:20.166-07:002013-09-06T23:37:20.166-07:00If they want it to break out of the beer bubble th...If they want it to break out of the beer bubble that's what they need to do, particularly since the general trend in pub drinking is towards lower-strength beers. The Americans are already making "session IPAs".Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com