tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post1160974954686347836..comments2024-03-17T13:33:13.968+01:00Comments on Pivní Filosof - Beer Philosopher: Where do they get it from?Pivní Filosofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-82630570007778284722010-07-07T18:24:49.147+02:002010-07-07T18:24:49.147+02:00Lagers have a huge stigma. I've read in severa...Lagers have a huge stigma. I've read in several well respected beer blogs the word "lager" used only applied to a certain kind of beers. To a certain extent, the authors can't be blamed because the cultural image of lager a as fizzy, yellowy, tasteless, alcoholic, originating in just a small number of brands is hard to shake.Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-82650448184935063962010-07-07T14:17:33.819+02:002010-07-07T14:17:33.819+02:00My all-time favourite heard from a Bavarian: "...My all-time favourite heard from a Bavarian: "They don't brew beer in Belgium!"<br /><br />A lot of the common fallacies stem from the local beer environment, such as the American belief that ales are dark and strong (based on the pervasive pale lager culture) and the British belief that lagers are light-hued and strong (based on the pervasive best bitter culture). Both are fading rapidly these days, of course, but still hang stubbornly around in certain quarters.<br /><br />BTW, the tyranny of fallacy appears in some beer geek quarters, too, in a prejudice against light-coloured lagers, for example.Stephen Beaumonthttp://worldofbeer.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-53480569403038071852010-07-07T12:18:21.251+02:002010-07-07T12:18:21.251+02:00That one is almost as bad as the ridiculous statem...That one is almost as bad as the ridiculous statement I heard from a Czech friend once that ale was bad quality while lager was good. The basis for his statement being that the beers made in Pilsen before Josef Groll hit the scene were top fermented and had to be poured away.<br /><br />It is an unfortunate state of affairs that, in so many walks of life, bullshit ideas get accepted as truth without the merest hint of reality involved. Thank goodness for the likes of Ron Pattinson and the Zythophile in the beer world!Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-7734377197417366542010-07-07T10:20:27.732+02:002010-07-07T10:20:27.732+02:00There are lots of popular simplifications in the b...There are lots of popular simplifications in the beer world that *are* (I think) useful rules of thumb, "top-fermented=ale; bottom-fermented=lager" for instance. But the dark=strong; light=weak one is invidious and should be stamped on.<br /><br />I think it's just one of those things that feels like it might be true if you don't really think about it, like the annoying fallacy about word origins based on acronyms (posh=portside out, starboard home; fuck=forced unlawful carnal knowledge; golf=gentlemen only, ladies forbidden, etc.).The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com