tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post2731177914526192397..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: The Native Dunkel of GlasgowJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-71963450233887624092011-05-23T22:17:02.928-07:002011-05-23T22:17:02.928-07:00I am not against the idea of people moving, and br...I am not against the idea of people moving, and bringing their local culture with them (as seems to be the case in the article). But the point I was making is that there's always a tradeoff, and our downside homogenization. <br /><br />CAMRA types are reflexively defensive about ale for good reason: it is their tradition, and it is unquestionably endangered (especially the small, local pub). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-472481490541877472011-05-23T21:40:28.836-07:002011-05-23T21:40:28.836-07:00Friedman, cerealdisobedience? Ouch, you know how ...Friedman, cerealdisobedience? Ouch, you know how to hurt an erstwhile political blogger. I would say that "complete destruction" may be overstating things. We'll see how things evolve. The nature of styles has always been mutable, and although I'm a huge fan of the "beer is local" theory of style development, we should recognize that cultural drift and even Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-71039727464508866322011-05-23T20:52:40.181-07:002011-05-23T20:52:40.181-07:00On that note, Jeff, I would be extremely wary of F...On that note, Jeff, I would be extremely wary of Friedman-esque proclamations of how great a global economy is. Sure, you have a plethora of local breweries, in Portland. Very few places have such options. Remember that CAMRA itself was founded, at least in part, to shield the dying small town pub from the ravages of corporate consolidation.<br /><br />Then there is the issue of terrior: can you Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-22543584802469241202011-05-23T20:28:43.620-07:002011-05-23T20:28:43.620-07:00They were. Well, kind of. Though all evidence poin...They were. Well, kind of. Though all evidence points to it being czechs who invented it and brought it over in the 15th century, in Bavaria it was an exclusive right of the Degenbergers. It was banned everywhere else in Bavaria (competition with baking guilds for wheat, most likely). The Degensbergers and the Wittelsbachers (the Bavarian ruling line) had themselves a little feudal spat, and the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-39139171123684722002011-05-23T18:56:19.747-07:002011-05-23T18:56:19.747-07:00Barm, good to know. Apparently the presence of la...Barm, good to know. Apparently the presence of lager breweries doesn't instantly change Scottish preferences.<br /><br />IM Lock, Bavarian wheats were never subject to reinheitsgebot.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-19906304843422498722011-05-23T17:48:33.070-07:002011-05-23T17:48:33.070-07:00How can she brew a wheat beer and adhere to the ge...How can she brew a wheat beer and adhere to the german tradition?<br /><br />It states only barley, hops, and water. Not wheat.IM Lockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978561569326407210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-74115451591005166102011-05-23T15:38:23.458-07:002011-05-23T15:38:23.458-07:00Brewing lager has a long tradition in Glasgow. Ten...Brewing lager has a long tradition in Glasgow. Tennent's started construction of a specialised lager brewhouse in 1889, with a complete German-made brewery imported from Augsburg. They employed several German-born chemists and brewers, some of whom reached senior management level. Both pale and dark lagers were brewed. I don’t think Tennent's lager is very good nowadays, but once upon a Rob Sterowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870233673933087794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-75613279204972252322011-05-23T10:04:17.709-07:002011-05-23T10:04:17.709-07:00I drank there a few times and WEST was a part of t...I drank there a few times and WEST was a part of the Pub School event series I organized in Glasgow. I really enjoyed their beer. The best/worst part of it is that all their beers are kegged so they're left out of all CAMRA events.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080459111984448901noreply@blogger.com