tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post6583238075094693703..comments2023-09-15T08:14:07.431-07:00Comments on Taking the beard out of beer!: Apologies and Small UpdateMelissa Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-92006121463430200212010-04-13T04:50:52.644-07:002010-04-13T04:50:52.644-07:00nope, there's no beer festival for WBC, a lot ...nope, there's no beer festival for WBC, a lot of beer geeks turn up in town allegedly, hoping their brewing mates can get them into some of the parties, hilarious!<br /><br />Didn't know CAMRA paid for the beers, I know people have explained to me the process of how and why the ones that get there, get there, but I'm still none the wiser!!!Melissa Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-52710894132641369552010-04-13T04:17:29.809-07:002010-04-13T04:17:29.809-07:00I think CAMRA buys the beer for GBBF. Not sure abo...I think CAMRA buys the beer for GBBF. Not sure about shipping costs. I'm not 100% certain, but I think they also pay to ship stuff for the BSF bars.<br /><br />Is there a set-piece beer fest for WBC, or is it part of the general frivolity of Craft Beer Week?Sid Bogglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452473947039475736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-25882006477036959362010-04-13T03:33:14.115-07:002010-04-13T03:33:14.115-07:00It's pay to play, but so is every other beer c...It's pay to play, but so is every other beer competition in some shape or form - it's probably no more expensive to ship some bottles to the States than it is to ship a cask to GBBF (in that I'm including the costs of the product/containers).Melissa Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-19413692960272201252010-04-13T03:30:57.836-07:002010-04-13T03:30:57.836-07:00Is it like GABF, where I understand brewers pay fo...Is it like GABF, where I understand brewers pay for each beer they enter, or is it free apart from shipping costs?Sid Bogglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452473947039475736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-72331003897165152422010-04-13T02:27:08.339-07:002010-04-13T02:27:08.339-07:00Ahh right. I didn't mean to suggest it would h...Ahh right. I didn't mean to suggest it would have been intentional. More an observation about your tastes possibly being skewed towards UK stuff ... because that’s (probably) what you drink most of. The balance of judges and unanimous decision cancels that out though.<br /><br />Just a though really.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-55842712912239383532010-04-13T02:18:20.107-07:002010-04-13T02:18:20.107-07:00@Chunk - not really no, it was a very unanimous de...@Chunk - not really no, it was a very unanimous decision and there was a balance of other nationalities on the table. The top three really were the best, no doubt.Melissa Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-49844500591491367102010-04-13T02:17:14.213-07:002010-04-13T02:17:14.213-07:00Morning all, ahh I feel so much better than I did ...Morning all, ahh I feel so much better than I did yesterday! <br /><br />Right, firstly this competition is all bottle, so if you spend the money to make sure you get it to the depot in Denver where it's collated within a short period of time then you should be no more disadvantaged than a brewer sending it in from any other part of the world.<br /><br />Secondly, even if you are worried about how well a delicate beer style might travel where were, for example, Sharp's/Harviestoun/Harvey's/St Austell/Sam Smith's with their stronger and wood-aged stuff? <br /><br />The reason for saying people should enter from the UK is we had one of the best medal return percentages of any country, so it's clear that not only do we know we've got world-class beers, other people think so too!Melissa Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-31520904221552643242010-04-13T00:54:53.243-07:002010-04-13T00:54:53.243-07:00I won't pretend that I didn't feel a littl...I won't pretend that I didn't feel a little pang of pride when I heard Spitfire won! (No matter what people say about it).<br /><br />Do you think that having UK judges in the Roosters category made a difference? Being from the UK, are you more likely to favour UK beers? Not for the fact that they're from the UK; for thier flavour profile?Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09280318504737098116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-88938851388384030112010-04-13T00:53:44.666-07:002010-04-13T00:53:44.666-07:00@ ATJ: I know what you're saying. In the large...@ ATJ: I know what you're saying. In the larger US beer markets, many bars make room for cask beers. Does Alex Hall get a name-check in that article? He has been very influential in getting good beer bars in NYC to install beer engines, and persuading brewers to provide beer, and he organises cask fests. Generally, more US craft drinkers are trying it and enjoying it.<br /><br />The issue to me is putting the best of British in front of a judging panel over 4,000 miles away. What category would you judge it in? "Traditionally-Brewed"? "British-Style? Is it ghettoised into a category just for cask, or put up against keg beers brewed to similar "style"?Sid Bogglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452473947039475736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-78522208001883016772010-04-13T00:17:57.502-07:002010-04-13T00:17:57.502-07:00Sid/Rob, see the latest All About Beer for a repor...Sid/Rob, see the latest All About Beer for a report on US cask, it’s not as rare as one would think, which in years to come should encourage Brits, another thing I find odd is that Sheps haven’t shouted it from the rooftops that they won something.Adrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-63714280934474087712010-04-13T00:13:40.042-07:002010-04-13T00:13:40.042-07:00He's right the cask issue is a bit of a boundr...He's right the cask issue is a bit of a boundry. If our brewers could maybe borrow a plant or two in the US we would probably do better in catagories like mild ale and bitter.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686907092077149244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-52043188319581313582010-04-12T08:02:41.403-07:002010-04-12T08:02:41.403-07:00Is the Brit showing really so shocking? Very few o...Is the Brit showing really so shocking? Very few of our good brewers keg or bottle their beer, and I can't imagine the organisers would be able to keep cask in good enough form to be able to judge it fairly against fresher, more local beer. I'd have thought for a cask brewer, CBOB is more meaningful, since it's comparison among peers.<br /><br />And what's going on with the number of categories? 90? Insane... even more confusing than GABF.Sid Bogglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452473947039475736noreply@blogger.com