With companies such as Ridleys giving up the ghost and selling out to a large company is this its final death throes?
2006-09-04 06:26:25 · 19 answers · asked by http://hogshead.pokerknave.com/ 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
No, real ale is alive and well. Many breweries in CA are doing really well making great ales including Belgians. Have you tried Pirat Ale? One of the best! The IPAs being made these days are becoming much more popular.
Too bad about Ridleys!
2006-09-04 06:33:51 · answer #1 · answered by Freesumpin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unless the publican himself was an enthusiast, in which case he'd know how to look after the ale, it's patently obvious that as he could make more money out of the mass produced stuff, that's the road he took, so the real ale brigade could do little except cry in their beer. The real ale sales crashed, the breweries gently went into retirement, and then everybody started to complain about the loss, and the publicans no longer had to mess about with actually 'looking after' their beer, because it was all the same now - straight from the enormous brewery miles away in great big alluminium barrels. The seet little local ales in their even sweeter little wooden barrels will soon be a thing of the past, AGAIN !
2006-09-04 13:56:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all - if anything real ale is going from strength to strength.
Even the big pub chains like Whetherspoon's serve several real ale as there is still a demand for it - and it's not just oldies that drink it. In Sheffield and the area there are a couple of small breweries that do a great service and brew fabulous beer. As well as this, there are many pubs that cater for real ale customers who appreciate a good, rich tasting pint. One of the most popular pubs in Sheffield is the Dev Cat on Devonshire Green - this is a modern looking pub that serves a whole host of real ales - both on pump and in bottles. Try getting in there of an evening and try the wondeful range that the yhave to offer ;-D
2006-09-04 13:39:40 · answer #3 · answered by smileyh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, there will always be a demand and companies do have to listen to their clientele. I remember when Whitbreads transfered their Liverpool beers to Sheffield. The water was not the same and the quality of the beer suffered. They then had to transfer production back. Whether they still do, I have no idea as I've not been that way for a while. Real Ale is alive (if not totally fit) and the good folks at CAMRA will do their damndest to keep it that way.
2006-09-04 13:38:20 · answer #4 · answered by wilf69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are always new smaller breweries starting up. They get big, they get bought out and their founders get rich - that's the benefit of the capitalist system. Real Ale will only die out when there are no more fat old men who like the taste of sawdust.
2006-09-04 13:32:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a chance. Theres loads of really good small independent brewers out there doing marvellous ales. Check out skinners of cornwall.
2006-09-06 09:47:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. There are lots of other brands of ale around - it's not as big a seller as beer in North America, but it is in Europe.
2006-09-04 13:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by theophilus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More and more bars in New York City are getting beer engines, so I'm going to say 'no' to your questiooin. Most new microbreweries put beer in casks just to get their names out.
2006-09-04 17:11:23 · answer #8 · answered by dogglebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Noooooo!
2006-09-04 13:34:35 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh god, I hope not. I love real Ale.. and am alarmed by the rate that it's disappearing from my clutches.
2006-09-04 13:36:33 · answer #10 · answered by James M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋