tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post4876839475694800333..comments2023-09-22T19:46:18.734+02:00Comments on Pivní Filosof - Beer Philosopher: Both for the everyman and for the selected fewPivní Filosofhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-37315509940589637772012-09-10T20:11:51.924+02:002012-09-10T20:11:51.924+02:00In both cases is a somewhat artificial, marketing-...In both cases is a somewhat artificial, marketing-driven thing, but as I say at the end, it'll never happen the same with beer, at least not as long as mass producers are still around.Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-75178281561203203422012-09-10T20:09:59.597+02:002012-09-10T20:09:59.597+02:00Definitely, depending on context of course, French...Definitely, depending on context of course, French peasants being more likely to drink wine than beer - though even that depends on locale.<br /><br />I think though within the context from which I am writing, wine has perhaps lost some of its natural constituency and become an aspirational drink, something that I would abhor if it happened to beer.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-36464176319894439452012-09-10T19:46:10.417+02:002012-09-10T19:46:10.417+02:00But couldn't exactly the same be said about wi...But couldn't exactly the same be said about wine? After all, wine has also been tradionally dunk by "peasants and workers, industrialists, nobles and monarchs since time immemorial". And still is...Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-54659666921974410042012-09-10T17:09:26.925+02:002012-09-10T17:09:26.925+02:00i drink beer, and i tend to focus on the beer when...i drink beer, and i tend to focus on the beer when i do so. unless i'm on a barbecue celebration or a bar... when i started getting really into beer i was all about reaching higher levels, on complexity, abv rates and power. and i really like the concept of drinking 2 or 3 long necks, slowly (drinking less, drinking it like wine..) but then i realised i was becoming a snobish beer drinker, realising at the same time that the expensive beers i was having wasnt all that good (sometimes because of importantion issues, freshness, sometimes because i was paying for the brand...). for that reason i started brewing my own, i couldnt be happier, now it makes sense to me, i'm on a quest! my type of beer, my hoppy character, my imperial stouts crude oil- likewhise. then i started to realise the singnificance of easy beers, the importance of unpretensious beer, but yet fresh and welcoming. i kinda crossed the globe to take a nap on my own bed.<br />how senseless is that? and my statement.<br />cheers and loving your blog!<br />ciganoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-77368697683366373082012-09-10T14:01:14.072+02:002012-09-10T14:01:14.072+02:00Can I just point out that I use the term "Eve...Can I just point out that I use the term "Everyman" very deliberately rather than "working man" precisely because beer transcends class and social status. As I wrote in a post called "Of Pigs and Beer" a couple of weeks ago:<br /><br />"Traditionally there is nothing aspirational about beer, it has been drunk by peasants and workers, industrialists, nobles and monarchs since time immemorial. To try and seek an "elevated" status for it is in fact to relegate it as something not fit for everyone, and is that not on the of the joys of beer, it is inclusive?"<br /><br />Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-26723234489088434312012-09-10T12:20:19.595+02:002012-09-10T12:20:19.595+02:00Living in the Czech Republic, I should know that b...Living in the Czech Republic, I should know that better than anyone. €2.00 for a pint is considered rather pricey here :)Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-77731230498550869612012-09-10T12:07:59.831+02:002012-09-10T12:07:59.831+02:00Some of the cheapest beer is the best. As Ron poin...Some of the cheapest beer is the best. As Ron points out in the UK cask is cheaper than keg lager etc. I have just come back from Franconia were we were buying kellerbier at €2.00 for 500ml. Certainly cheap but also magnificent. Life is certainly long enough to drink plenty of that.mentaldentalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15226160741245530097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5042627331437123482.post-16882064903691461782012-09-10T10:35:22.066+02:002012-09-10T10:35:22.066+02:00Funny thing is, though, that in Britain cask-condi...Funny thing is, though, that in Britain cask-conditioned beer is cheaper than industrial Lager. That's one of the reasons I've little time for "craft keg": it's not as good as cask and costs 50% more. Only a twat or a poser would drink it regularly.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.com