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Thursday, 22 May 2008

Both sides of the argument

I've been so impressed with the standard of debate on RateBeer that I want to try and emulate it here on the blog. That's why I've started a new poll.

What's the poll about? Good question. It's about letting all sides of the argument be heard on the topic of the day: are German top-fermenting beers Ales?

These are the possible answers and what they mean:

  • - No. German top-fermenting beers should not be called Ales.
  • - Never. German top-fermenting beers should never be called Ales.
  • - F*cking no way. German top-fermenting beers should f*cking no way ever be called Ales.
  • - It's inaccurate and misleading. German top-fermenting beers should not never be called Ales because it's inaccurate and misleading to do so.
  • - I didn't bother listening your question. You're an idiot.
  • - I once spoke to a German brewer. You're an idiot.
  • - Top-fermenting yeast is called saccharomyces cervesia. You're an idiot.
  • - I'm a homebrewer. You're an idiot.
  • - I've read Eric Warner. You're an idiot.
I think that just about covers all the possibilities. Vote now!

4 comments:

  1. Andy Holmes23 May 2008 at 00:52

    Interesting Ron, people are actually voting on this, some even claiming to be idiots! I guess that proves your point about not reading things. It would be interesting to know who voted for what, wouldn't it?

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  2. Mr. Colby23 May 2008 at 05:16

    Context matters.

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  3. Ron Pattinson24 May 2008 at 05:08

    Andy, I'm quite shocked at the number of votes for the idiot options. I'm still trying to work out exactly what that means.

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  4. Lew Bryson11 July 2008 at 14:13

    http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/business/display.htm?StoryID=77311

    Eric Warner has quit as CEO of Flying Dog Brewing. I suspect it's so he can take the time to learn more about kölsch, eh?

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