tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post2197405281797368256..comments2023-07-10T00:44:36.377-07:00Comments on Seeing The Lizards: Session #80 - Is Craft Beer A Bubble?Lizard Seerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07497330695288945161noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-23919372028067118362013-10-03T23:27:27.209-07:002013-10-03T23:27:27.209-07:00That's pretty much the point I was making in t...That's pretty much the point I was making in <a href="http://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/the-house-that-craft-built.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a>. The new RedWillow bar in Macclesfield sounds as though it fits into the same category.<br /><br />While I've often referred to the "urban beer bubble", I'm not suggesting that it's a bubble that is about to burst, but rather one that largely isolates the craft beer enthusiast from the wider pub world. Very often, far too much significance is ascribed to events within this bubble than they actually deserve, such as blogs gushing that "triple-hopped Imperial black IPAs are <i>everywhere</i> now!!"<br /><br />But take one of the crafterati out of that bubble and plonk him down in an average pub in an average town in England and he won't find any sign of the "craft beer revolution". Indeed, it's probably been some time since he's actually crossed the threshold of an average pub.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-22421411777926763612013-10-03T16:01:06.876-07:002013-10-03T16:01:06.876-07:00Well, there is a difference between a "Craft ...Well, there is a difference between a "Craft Bar" and a "Pub that sells Craft Beer". For example, the Tap House in Lancaster is a "Craft Bar" (fridgeful of obscure bottles, 6 handpumps of micros, Freedom and Punk IPA on tap). The Black Horse in Preston is a "Pub that sells Craft Beer" (a few obscure bottles and 8 handpumps of Robinsons).<br /><br />Craft Beer will need to be in more places than Craft Bars if it's going to break out of the "bubble".Lizard Seerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497330695288945161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059712069593608891.post-22560411392742162232013-10-03T15:16:29.851-07:002013-10-03T15:16:29.851-07:00A few bottles does not a craft beer bar make - eve...A few bottles does not a craft beer bar make - even the Blossoms in Stockport has a "craft beer menu".Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com