Revolution

[Rev. Brew Daddy]

A beer revolution is what this country needs. right now as I write this down a certain american brewer controls over 50% of the beer consumed in this country. This bewilders me a little because I understand it is a business and that is what they run but why are they so afraid of the little guys? I mean they will sue anyone who has a good idea; ask the guys who had a beer called billy bud or a certain czech brewer who had a beer thats slogan is the beer of kings. even if they would lose 2% of their grasp of the market; would they starve? I think not but that 2% could mean a million barrels of beer for everyone else or open the door for new comers. Hey this doesn't just affect us here in america but also some of our beer producing brothers in Europe. I would like to see the real ale drinkers around the globe to unite and stand up proud, then grasp this market. Who needs to spend 400 million on advertising unless the product being pushed really sucks! That what rice and corn adjucts do for you.

[b3s]

i consider it more beer evolution.

this can be accomplished in a couple of ways:
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never buy their products (not a problem for me...i drink my own home brew most of the time, micros other times, decent imports other times, and water or martinis the rest of the time).
educate your friends on decent beers. there are many decent beers out there that do not cost more than swill, errr, bud. hell, get them a pilsner urquell or budvar just to show them what the styles is supposed to be like.
we (meaning americans) could always start a north american branch of camra...camra is mostly a brit thing, but i suppose if enough of us indicated a prediliction towards decent cask/bottle conditioned ales camra might be willing to expand here.
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[Ninkasi]

start a north american branch of camra...camra is mostly a brit thing, but i suppose if enough of us indicated a prediliction towards decent cask/bottle conditioned ales camra might be willing to expand here.

There is a North American chapter of CAMRA, located in beautiful Victoria, BC, Canada. This chapter of CAMRA has been the driving force behind the revolution of 'real beer' in BC, and especially in Victoria. More importantly, they are the founders of The Great Canadian Beer Festival, a fab fest indeed.

I'm surprised there are no CAMRA chapters in the US...or are there and we just haven't heard of them?

Richard?

[chazwicke]

Here! Here! on the American Camra idea! I am a member of Camra and very much wish we could have the delectable cask ales here that they have in Britian. Our drinking culture is different than the pub culture and I am not certain we could pull it off here in the states. It is too bad that most Americans are accustomed to the fizzy yellow water that is so prevelant here. How many times have I heard someone ask "Isn't their beer served warm?" or state "European beers are stronger than ours." Most think a dark beer is automatically thick or stronger. It would take a lot of reeducation. But I am quite happy to fight for this cause. I travel to Britian often just to drink their beer. Camra is a worthy organization and deserves support even from Americans!

[hades_ibex]

There is also a fairly new chapter of CAMRA in Vancouver, BC. Tomorrow I will be visiting a pub called DIX (I suppose it's the unofficial hangout of CAMRA) to join CAMRA and try DIX's gravity-fed cask ale. Can't wait.