Comments on Pivní Filosof - Beer Philosopher: St Peter's 12 Apostles (III)

I've got a post in the pipeline that will deal...

2009-12-29T10:15:00.861+01:00

I've got a post in the pipeline that will deal with that. Marketing, I think, plays and important role here, but the beer community itself has much of the blame, too.

I agree with Velky Al; havn't American micros...

2009-12-29T02:36:11.009+01:00

I agree with Velky Al; havn't American micros moved beyond trying to appeal to the "extreme sport crowd"? Mild is a style that needs to find a home here in the US market- GeauxT

Mild,s first history was not very good. Was slop,s...

2009-12-27T19:05:24.130+01:00

Mild,s first history was not very good. Was slop,s at bottom of barrel. In England now we have a Mild month every year. I really like it, great to start a evening drinking.

A lack of mild available in the Czech Republic was...

2009-12-27T18:33:12.335+01:00

A lack of mild available in the Czech Republic was one of the driving forces behind my getting into hombrewing, and given America's seeming indifference to the style as well, I can see it becoming a regular in the brewing schedule.

On the more micros making the stuff thing, I think too many breweries out there are too busy being "extreme" or "edgy" in an effort to appeal to the internet rating crowd, when what most people who love beer really want is a good, flavourful beer that you can drink all night with your mates in the pub and still get up and vaguely function at work the next day.