gbbf 2011

[hondo]

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/n.../article/91110

[hondo]

http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/...wdogs-gbbf-bar

[Wittenden]

http://www.brewdog.com/blog-article/...wdogs-gbbf-bar

Its the Campaign for Real Ale-Keg isn't Real Ale. QED

[Quinno]

Its the Campaign for Real Ale-Keg isn't Real Ale. QED

With a history of publicity stunts, you do wonder whether this was planned all along. I suspect they'll send some penguin-suited jocks to stand outside Earls Court drinking BD from tins.

I wish all the those who keep banging on about starting a Campaign for Real Keg (or whatever) would just get on with it. They won't get CAMRA to change, regardless of how many millions of pixels they take up with blogposts and comments about it.

[oldboots]

With a history of publicity stunts, you do wonder whether this was planned all along.

of course it was, they would win which ever way it went

a. CAMRA bans a poor little brewery.... what hypocrites when they sell foreign kegs...yadda yadda yadda
b. Brewdog sells KEG BEER at GBBF shock horror gasp


You can try their keg pish in Foleys if you come up to Leeds, personally I wouldn't bother with it.

I suspect they'll send some penguin-suited jocks to stand outside Earls Court drinking BD from tins.

I have this mental image of thuggish, drunks in DJs, black ties, kilts and big boots, obviously they would be wearing Tam O'Shanters with built in ginger rug a la Russ Abbott

See You Jimmy

[Quinno]

of course it was, they would win which ever way it went

Best comment I've seen reads:
I think we can see how silly all this has become by asking the question "why not just take some cask beer instead?". We all know that BD would see that as completely unacceptable - despite the fact that they make some excellent cask. Which tells me that ultimately they're in it for the marketing, not for the beer.

[gillhalfpint]

I went onto Brewdog webpage to read the arguements in the forum as to why they were not going to GBBF, and gave up. There are hundreds - well a lot anyway - of comments about the decision to exclude them from GBBF. This one will run and run I reckon.

[hondo]

of course it was, they would win which ever way it went

a. CAMRA bans a poor little brewery.... what hypocrites when they sell foreign kegs...yadda yadda yadda
b. Brewdog sells KEG BEER at GBBF shock horror gasp


You can try their keg pish in Foleys if you come up to Leeds, personally I wouldn't bother with it.



I have this mental image of thuggish, drunks in DJs, black ties, kilts and big boots, obviously they would be wearing Tam O'Shanters with built in ginger rug a la Russ Abbott

See You Jimmy

i have no problems with your sentiments its a forum but the uncouth language is more suited to the dark side

[aleandhearty]

With a history of publicity stunts, you do wonder whether this was planned all along.

of course it was, they would win which ever way it went

I like BrewDog beers, I really do. However, I find their petulant hissy fits and frothing-at-the-mouth rabid advocacy of keg beers just as tedious as the CAMRA 'beardy-weirdies' they obviously despise. As echoed elsewhere, if the product is that good, form your own bloody movement.

[Quinno]

I went onto Brewdog webpage to read the arguements in the forum as to why they were not going to GBBF, and gave up. There are hundreds - well a lot anyway - of comments about the decision to exclude them from GBBF. This one will run and run I reckon.

I strongly suspect that most of those posts were made by the same couple of people who perhaps may or may not work for BD. All part of their PR campaign, to make it look like the whole world is anti-CAMRA and that BD are the untarnished virgin hero of British brewing.
I think BD are sailing close to the wind on this one.

As echoed elsewhere, if the product is that good, form your own bloody movement.

I'd happily attend a craft keg fest with my CAMRA hat on and hopefully enjoy some of the beers available. Our former branch chairman wasn't averse to a pint of Staro when there was no hoppy ale available at the bar, so it's not like we're Nazis....