Comments on: Beer sales in British pubs hit 70-year low http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=701 What part of beer don't you understand? Mon, 13 May 2013 13:22:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Stonch http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=701&cpage=1#comment-85717 Stonch Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:00:02 +0000 http://www.realbeer.com/blog/?p=701#comment-85717 Can I add another fact into the mix, that doesn't fit with the picture of doom and gloom being painted by BBPA? The actual value of the market for small/independent British breweries is <i>growing</i> - yes, growing. Poor quality mass produced beer is losing ground to other things that make people drunk. Is that such a bad thing, for those of us that love beer? Frankly I'm fairly indifferent as to whether people drink Fosters or Smirnoff Ice. That's why figures like this - that take in the whole beer market as opposed to just quality beer from honest brewers - aren't depressing in the slightest. Can I add another fact into the mix, that doesn’t fit with the picture of doom and gloom being painted by BBPA?

The actual value of the market for small/independent British breweries is growing – yes, growing.

Poor quality mass produced beer is losing ground to other things that make people drunk. Is that such a bad thing, for those of us that love beer?

Frankly I’m fairly indifferent as to whether people drink Fosters or Smirnoff Ice. That’s why figures like this – that take in the whole beer market as opposed to just quality beer from honest brewers – aren’t depressing in the slightest.

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