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13-03-2012, 09:10
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Last week was the SIBA AGM, in a week that was already very busy, we managed to squeeze in a day a Stratford to attend.

Moor Beer Company (http://moorbeer.co.uk/) put forward a motion regarding unfined beer. (http://moorbeer.co.uk/news/brewers-united-for-unfined-beer) I was keen to support Justin.



1. That SIBA recognises that historic beer styles and modern beer drinkers do not ALL require clarity in beer.
2. That SIBA removes clarity as a requirement for beer competitions.
3. That SIBA proactively markets to and educates the trade and consumers on the potential benefits of hazy beer including:
• Improved flavour
• Improved aroma
• Improved mouth feel
• Vegan acceptance (where Isinglass is not used)
• Reduced settling time
• Reduced wastage / ullage
• Increased demand from consumers for more natural productsI generally supported this motion, but could see an issue with removing clarity altogether from competitions and suspected that at the very least debate would ensure and could have possibly caused the motion to fail.


Luckily someone realised this and an amendment was tabled at the last minute. Justin agreed to the amendment.



Amendment:Delete sections 2 and 3InsertThis meeting asks the Secretariat to consider how best to recognise this in SIBA Beer Competitions and to consider how best to educate the trade and consumers about the increased variety of styles this brings to British Brewing
I'll be honest, I was looking forward to a debate. In the event no one spoke against the motion and no one voted against the amended motion.


All in all a success for a democratic process.


The amended motion reads thus;



1 That SIBA recognises that historic beer styles and modern beer drinkers do not ALL require clarity in beer. 2 This meeting asks the Secretariat to consider how best to recognise this in SIBA Beer Competitions and to consider how best to educate the trade and consumers about the increased variety of styles this brings to British Brewing
Personally, I think it is a shame that the points as to why supporting beer that is not pin-bright have now been deleted from the motion, but I'm pleased that a preconception about beer has been eroded.


Of course the original motion and the amendment are all on record, and so my reservations are further diminished.
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