tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post7125730288019489607..comments2023-02-25T13:22:44.189+00:00Comments on Sid Boggle About Beer: Does A Brewer Need An 'Extreme' Beer To Keep Drinkers Interested?Sid Bogglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07452473947039475736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post-28933282064427574412009-12-28T18:43:31.260+00:002009-12-28T18:43:31.260+00:00Sid-mercifully no! I've bought it from indepen...Sid-mercifully no! I've bought it from independent deli's and the Biddenden Vineyards shop, for about £1 less than the NT charges (bless 'em).You could possibly get it from the Brewery if you live within their delivery area(mostly TN postcodes, but we live in TN27 which is too far out!)David, Little Omenden Farm and Nurseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955877094820632300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post-37385875134151766362009-12-28T08:59:07.602+00:002009-12-28T08:59:07.602+00:00@Glyn: Sadly, beer snobs seem to be everywhere. I ...@Glyn: Sadly, beer snobs seem to be everywhere. I got a feeling of déja vu when I read the chow.com piece, as I'm old enough to remember New Order fans feeling let down once 'their' band wasn't unknown any more. Maybe these people resent having to share.<br /><br />@wittenden: There is a separate discussion to be had about drinking local - CAMRA encourages it with LocALE. I haven&Sid Bogglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07452473947039475736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post-90074973167797250832009-12-27T23:30:23.645+00:002009-12-27T23:30:23.645+00:00As a long term beer lover, I've only learnt th...As a long term beer lover, I've only learnt this year that America actually produces decent beer, and had my first glass of (naturally)Sierra Nevada Pale Ale this Christmas. My comments: a good, clean hoppy beer, but with a slight "biscuity" taste. Perfectly good, but it didn't blow my socks off, and in all honesty not worth fetching half way round the world in these David, Little Omenden Farm and Nurseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955877094820632300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582135234038648019.post-19257591756725618792009-12-27T10:47:33.089+00:002009-12-27T10:47:33.089+00:00Great post Sid, it's hard enough getting peopl...Great post Sid, it's hard enough getting people to get into craft beer in this country without that sort of crap starting to happen, are we about to see an American version of CAMRA for craft brewers? i.e beer snobs. I don't believe that brewers need a so-called extreme beer to stay interesting. Let's not forget that the cask stuff that Sierra Nevada do is absolutely sublime, bring itrabidbarflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02287790634237896071noreply@blogger.com