tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post8441769790877034168..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Beer colour in MunichRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-36892399922976864692009-11-12T00:28:07.106-08:002009-11-12T00:28:07.106-08:00"There's bound to be a point soon when al...<i>"There's bound to be a point soon when all the old blokes nursing a pint in the corner will be drinking lager. Then every self-respecting youngster will not only want to be drinking something else, but also for it to be obvious that they're drinking something else."</i><br /><br />You're so right, Ron, and I think we're starting to see its effects now, as, for example, the beerblogosphere becomes younger, new breweries are started by young enthusiasts, not, as they used to be, laid-off former brewery workers from the big firms, and so on.<br /><br />On an associated note, it won't be long before Sharon and Tracey are names typically asociated with pensioners ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-85789049160070814102009-11-11T21:07:40.300-08:002009-11-11T21:07:40.300-08:00Hoy hoy one and all,
I can't help but notice t...Hoy hoy one and all,<br />I can't help but notice that a little event now known as the Second World War took place between the first and second columns.<br />I'm no rocket scientist, so I'm wondering if others have taken into account the slight upsettings this event may have caused in terms of calculations?Lager Borehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17177553961288536063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-79390482134262770332009-11-11T09:46:07.665-08:002009-11-11T09:46:07.665-08:00Well I hope you're right, Ron. I take comfort ...Well I hope you're right, Ron. I take comfort in the fact that once upon a time it looked pretty certain that English cask ale was going to die out within our lifetimes, but now it seems to me to be in rude health.<br />Incidentally, it seems to me that, in Germany, Weizen is the new Pils - do you have any figures on this?Rodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-66068275125295631252009-11-11T09:01:03.711-08:002009-11-11T09:01:03.711-08:00Rod, that's true. But I can't imagine ever...Rod, that's true. But I can't imagine everyone turning their backs on beer.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-44531013514576019172009-11-11T08:41:24.841-08:002009-11-11T08:41:24.841-08:00"beer that's a different colour is an eas..."beer that's a different colour is an easy way to achieve that."<br /><br />If they stay with beer, of course. I understand that cider is a big growth area with young drinkers, and there's also alchopops to contend with.rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087435113920569997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-43089121761884437332009-11-11T05:21:12.178-08:002009-11-11T05:21:12.178-08:00Rod, I think beer colour has been driven by fashio...Rod, I think beer colour has been driven by fashion for at least 200 years. It's all about the values consumers think a certain colour of beer embodies.<br /><br />I'm just extrapolating from past trends. There's bound to be a point soon when all the old blokes nursing a pint in the corner will be drinking lager. Then every self-respecting youngster will not only want to be drinking something else, but also for it to be obvious that they're drinking something else. A beer that's a different colour is an easy way to achieve that.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-7769574753515723862009-11-11T04:32:51.722-08:002009-11-11T04:32:51.722-08:00Cannot wait to try the Bud Dark Light. However a...Cannot wait to try the Bud Dark Light. However as long as the perception of dark beers being strong and heavy exists the twigs that are the young drinkers will not consume a dark beer so I am afraid you will have a long wait for the change. It's about perception, not flavor. How else can you explain the success of Bud Light?Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14256078606152011585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-14412745673048692982009-11-11T03:37:19.761-08:002009-11-11T03:37:19.761-08:00"It could simply be lager with added colourin..."It could simply be lager with added colouring."<br /><br />Interesting. There was some market research done whilst I was in the wine trade years ago - members of the public were invited to taste various red wines (at a time when white wine was MUCH more opoular here in Britain), one of which was simply Liebfraumilch coloured red.<br />Guess which "red" wine most people liked? You're right - red Blue Nun.<br /><br />You could be right, Ron, about a change in colour preference. After all, isn't a lot of this, certainly nowadays, a matter of fashion? Witness the rise in popularity of rose wine recently - when I was selling wine, you couldn't give rose away, as it was associated with Mateus Rose, and therefore a naff chavdrink.<br /><br />However, I would be interested to hear what lays behind this prediction - have you started to see the beginnings of trends, or is this an extrapolation of what has been the case before in beer consumption history?rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15087435113920569997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-15432201082615203762009-11-11T01:58:22.853-08:002009-11-11T01:58:22.853-08:00Matt, yes, at some point. It needn't necessari...Matt, yes, at some point. It needn't necessarily be a type of beer that already exists. It could simply be lager with added colouring.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-80322462566196333792009-11-11T00:47:24.779-08:002009-11-11T00:47:24.779-08:00Do you predict a move in public taste to dark beer...Do you predict a move in public taste to dark beer in England? To dark mild, porter or something else?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09310220100267028274noreply@blogger.com