Comments on: The session: organic beer http://boakandbailey.com/2008/03/07/the-session-organic-beer/ Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:16:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Tyson http://boakandbailey.com/2008/03/07/the-session-organic-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-4820 Tyson Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:23:20 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=468#comment-4820 Interesting stuff. I'm actually close to an organic (well, most of it, anyway) brewpub-the Marble Arch in Manchester. Now their beers are very good-better than most of the draught orgainc fayre that I've had. The changes to quality over the years have been down to the various brewers, not the fact that the ingredients are organic. So I have to agree that organic beer seems more about marketing than actually being better than "ordinary" beer. The limitations on hop choice, for one, mean that the best "ordinary" beer will always beat its organic counterpart. Interesting stuff. I’m actually close to an organic (well, most of it, anyway) brewpub-the Marble Arch in Manchester. Now their beers are very good-better than most of the draught orgainc fayre that I’ve had. The changes to quality over the years have been down to the various brewers, not the fact that the ingredients are organic.

So I have to agree that organic beer seems more about marketing than actually being better than “ordinary” beer. The limitations on hop choice, for one, mean that the best “ordinary” beer will always beat its organic counterpart.

]]> By: Kieran Haslett-Moore http://boakandbailey.com/2008/03/07/the-session-organic-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-4715 Kieran Haslett-Moore Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:43:53 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=468#comment-4715 I think most of the organic beers brewed in the UK use hops from here. On the whole I'm not a big fan of our hops . You pretty much summed up how I feel about organic beer. I was going to do a post which pretty much said what you said but ran out of time organising last nights Home-brewed Summer Ale Fest. There were no organic beers on. I think most of the organic beers brewed in the UK use hops from here. On the whole I’m not a big fan of our hops .

You pretty much summed up how I feel about organic beer. I was going to do a post which pretty much said what you said but ran out of time organising last nights Home-brewed Summer Ale Fest. There were no organic beers on.

]]> By: Boak http://boakandbailey.com/2008/03/07/the-session-organic-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-4694 Boak Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:12:04 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=468#comment-4694 I think St Peters needs to be fresh, otherwise it's pretty dull. We're now re-appraising our initial (lukewarm) thoughts about their entire range, non-organic as well. I think St Peters needs to be fresh, otherwise it’s pretty dull. We’re now re-appraising our initial (lukewarm) thoughts about their entire range, non-organic as well.

]]> By: The Beer Nut http://boakandbailey.com/2008/03/07/the-session-organic-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-4670 The Beer Nut Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:58:12 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=468#comment-4670 Totally concur with you on the <a href="http://thebeernut.blogspot.com/2006/03/ale-and-arty.html" rel="nofollow">Duchy Original</a>. I feel a little bit guilty for having a go at St Peter's over the Organic Ale now that I've had, and thoroughly enjoyed, their Organic Best Bitter. I commend it to you if you've not tried it. Totally concur with you on the Duchy Original.

I feel a little bit guilty for having a go at St Peter’s over the Organic Ale now that I’ve had, and thoroughly enjoyed, their Organic Best Bitter. I commend it to you if you’ve not tried it.

]]> By: Organic Beer, Session #13 Roundup « Beer Activist http://boakandbailey.com/2008/03/07/the-session-organic-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-4669 Organic Beer, Session #13 Roundup « Beer Activist Fri, 07 Mar 2008 19:48:45 +0000 http://boakandbailey.com/?p=468#comment-4669 [...] Boak and Bailey. “Intra-Sessional” commentary has begun. These two British beer bloggers comment an earlier post from the Beer Nut while sampling St. Peter’s Organic Ale, then move on for a revisit of the Duchy Original Organic Ale (made by Wychwood for the Prince of Wales) and conclude with an organic lager brewed with hemp extract called Biohanfbier. . . . we don’t always buy organic, because there are other factors that are more important to us, like food miles. . . we haven’t had our perceptions of organic beer changed by this exercise, but it’s nice to know that it’s not all rubbish. Read more. [...] [...] Boak and Bailey. “Intra-Sessional” commentary has begun. These two British beer bloggers comment an earlier post from the Beer Nut while sampling St. Peter’s Organic Ale, then move on for a revisit of the Duchy Original Organic Ale (made by Wychwood for the Prince of Wales) and conclude with an organic lager brewed with hemp extract called Biohanfbier. . . . we don’t always buy organic, because there are other factors that are more important to us, like food miles. . . we haven’t had our perceptions of organic beer changed by this exercise, but it’s nice to know that it’s not all rubbish. Read more. [...]

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