tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post1877516689302735355..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Better Alternatives to "Spokane-Style" DesignationsJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-36517797800822167332013-05-13T12:31:25.096-07:002013-05-13T12:31:25.096-07:00Barry, you're correct. TGI doesn't requir...Barry, you're correct. TGI doesn't require local ingredients--but the "traditional" component does link you back to place.<br /><br />Ron, true. Your observation questions the <i>wisdom</i> of such a designation, and that is certainly debatable. The Spokane-style thing is just absurd on every level, really. <br /><br />For me, the local ingredients designation would be fine Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-17907512974180999252013-05-13T12:14:17.222-07:002013-05-13T12:14:17.222-07:00The idea of only using local ingredients is pretty...The idea of only using local ingredients is pretty silly. That's not the way the vast majority of beer has been brewed in the last 200 years. <br /><br />If Burton brewers had tried to stick to local ingredients they'd have been f*cked for hops.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-64463478214847723002013-05-13T11:59:40.746-07:002013-05-13T11:59:40.746-07:00I didn't realise such indicators existed in th...I didn't realise such indicators existed in the US. The Protected Geographical Indicator status for Kölsch seems to be ignored, at least :)<br /><br />It's also fairly tightly stipulated, but at least I thin the ingredients can come from all over (hop-growing not being a strong point in Cologne)<br />http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2008:254:0012:0016:EN:PDFBarry Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367655129107699025noreply@blogger.com