There is some hope here in the States. Many micro breweries have opened
up. Some of the brews are quite good. I am in the process of reviewing
ALL of them coast to coast!
Ray
At 06:11 PM 12/9/97 -0000, Philip Raby wrote:
>On 9/12/97 4:56 pm Chris Nevard said
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>>Speckled Hen isn't a bad beer at all. The problem we have in this
>>country is that the landlord of the pub doesn't always understand Real
>>Ale. These beers, the ones from handpump or straight from the barrel
>>aren't pasturised which means that they 'go off' if not consumed
>>withing 3 to 4 days. The beers continue to *live* in the barrel
>>fermenting further (this is what creates the head and sparkle). It is
>>quite a skill for the landlord to know when the beer is ready to be
>>served at its best. Because of this aquired skill pubs owned by the
>>brewery are usually the best for sampling a good pint - the landlord
>>will know the brew better. Pubs with the largest selection of ales
>>will often have stale (warm / flat) beer 'cos they can't sell it in
>>time.
>
>At least we've got decent beer, unlike some countries I could mention ;-)
>
>Philip Raby
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