None, because the missus keeps hiding them.
I beg to differ.Originally Posted by Sailing into trouble
What did happen was that micro-breweries got tax breaks though.
Problem for a small brewery in Thailand is that to keep a valid license it needs to distribute over 1 million litres. They also get stung on the equipment that monitors the production levels.
Hi Marmite,
The organization was is called CAMRA
This is from Wiki,
The organisation was founded in 1971 by a group of four drinkers—Graham Lees, Bill Mellor, Michael Hardman, and Jim Makin—who were opposed to the growing mass production of beer and the homogenisation of the British brewing industry. Other early influential members included Christopher Hutt, author of "Death of the English Pub", who succeeded Hardman as chairman, Frank Baillie, author of "The Beer Drinker's Companion", and later the current "Good Beer Guide" editor, Roger Protz. The original name was the Campaign for the Revitalisation of Ale.[2]
[edit]Aims
CAMRA's campaigns include promoting small brewing and pub businesses, reforming licensing laws, reducing tax on beer, and stopping continued consolidation among local British brewers. It also makes an effort to promote less common varieties of beer and other traditionally brewed beverages including stout, porter, mild, traditional cider, and perry.
In the UK the big breweries real did. Rethink Policy. They had they started to loose money. Also small breweries now had a target markets and independent pubs had an ever increasing market. The consumers, including me and mi dad, wanted a better product and got it.
Then I emigrated. Afraid I have had to wait along time for Beer in my part of the world to improve.
As to Tax breaks not sure if that happened in the UK.
Yes, I know CAMRA; my mother had 2 CAMRA listed pubs.Originally Posted by Sailing into trouble
I also know what large breweries are up to having dealt closely with one and now involved quite closely with one of the world's largest. Large breweries are not interested in minor real ale products. They only keep some of them going to give the impression that they are 'preserving tradition' in local markets. Ideally, they'd stop all that nonsense and get everyone drinking their generic lager piss.
Bloody hell 2 Camra pubs! I would never have left home I agree that the big boys only keep the real ale alive because they have to. Still without Camra becoming a voice to be heard the plastic pubs with their plastic beer would have become the only choice.
One of the few things I miss about the old country is the selection of beers you can find, many I'd never heard of before drinking them. We have some small micro breweries in BC but small and only in the Large Southern Cities. We have many types of larger Piss here from both sides of the border. As I said N. America is the inventor of taste free beer.
Good luck with your dealings with the big boys. Next time you enjoy a good pint think of us in the far flung parts of the empire
A good pint? In Asia?Originally Posted by Sailing into trouble
I do miss my mum's pubs. The first one had 13 real ales on tap; 8 of them changing after each cask was emptied. I actually had a good real ale lager once. It was good fun going along the row of taps with a shot glass seeing which one would be the tipple of choice for the evening. Even better was that I lived next door for about a year.
In her second pub, it had one of the best pint of London Pride outside of the Fuller's Brewery.
Today I shall mostly be drinking...
You drink it for the taste? I found it doesn't have any...
^ Gotta put some lime in the neck
Have to agree with that the only good san mig is pilsen.Originally Posted by Pol the Pot
And I agree with that!
In Thailand - Chang.
At Home it varies.
Sunny day in the garden; (once every 3 years or so) Cider. Stowford Press is a particular favourite.
On the piss - standard cooking lager. Carling or something like that.
Few quiet pints - guest ales, particularly like Bishops Finger, Abbot Ale or Brains Dark.
For beer drinkers on a budget
I have never tried Tiger Beer, but the 7/11 near us is selling four-packs (bottles) for 68 baht marked down from 135 baht.
Unsure if a national promotion.
Anyone?
^ Be careful with that, I drank a sour bottle of Tiger the other day, that was in a bar
I've had some off Singha before too
^ how well does beer keep?
I checked - the 4-packs of discount Tiger are dated 17-06-2010, maybe has to be sold pre- 17-06-2011?
Since when has an expiry date mattered here?
Expiry date doesn't matter on beer much, but how/where it is stored does.Originally Posted by genghis61
Leo?
Ladies with a sexy roar
Singha Corporation recently launched the sixth edition of the "Sexy Leo Girl" campaign with a press conference at Route 66 on RCA, under the concept "sexytainment" - sexy and entertainment.
The campaign is on a road show until June 18 with stops in Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen, Chanthaburi, Hua Hin and Bangkok. Three girls from each region will be picked and all 15 girls will initially receive Bt10,000.
The seven finalists will promote the campaign around the country and shoot a commercial for a leading magazine before going to the final round in November.
The winner will be the amb-assador for "Sexy Leo Girl Season 6" and receive Bt1 million.
2010:
Was in a British pub near Manila yesterday, and had a pint of IPA. Bit fruity at first, but by the third pint was going down quite well. Had never tried it before. Don't remember the brand, but they had several brands of IPA, all of which appeared to have been bottled in California.
Drinking Hoegaarden Whire t he moment.
I think Mcewans export was an IPA and a fine drop of gear it was to , I remember the ol boy in the buffet car serving me on the way back from Liverpool Street ,, " are you over 18 sir ? " he inquired to a 15 yr old wearing hipsters and DM,s and a Ben Sherman ,,,,,,, cause I am mate ! ffks line em up ! ( preferably quickly before I fall over ,, I have allready drunk 3 tins )Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton
I'm proud of my 38" waist , also proud I have never done drugs
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