Comments on: Japanese Rats Prefer Czech Beer http://www.beerculture.org/2008/04/17/japanese-rats-prefer-czech-beer/ Sat, 17 Dec 2011 10:08:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Evan Rail http://www.beerculture.org/2008/04/17/japanese-rats-prefer-czech-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-197 Evan Rail Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:09:24 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/2008/04/17/japanese-rats-prefer-czech-beer/#comment-197 Boak, I think it's very important not to sound pretentious when talking about beer. Sounding like a wanker, of course, is perfectly normal. If there were only some way to split the difference... Boak, I think it’s very important not to sound pretentious when talking about beer.

Sounding like a wanker, of course, is perfectly normal. If there were only some way to split the difference…

]]> By: Pivero http://www.beerculture.org/2008/04/17/japanese-rats-prefer-czech-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Pivero Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:07:25 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/2008/04/17/japanese-rats-prefer-czech-beer/#comment-196 I really don't see the point of the České Pivo label. Most of what you can find abroad is from the big three, and everybody knows they are Czech. Moreover, as you mentioned in the first article about the subject, if there is a list of ingredients, the we will have something akin to the German Purity Law, which is a great stupidity. To me, České Pivo is beer brewed in the Czech Republic. I would like to see, though, some kind of "Craft Beer" label, but I don't see that happenning anytime soon, as the big three would strongly oppose it, and I do believe their lobby is quite strong. I really don’t see the point of the České Pivo label. Most of what you can find abroad is from the big three, and everybody knows they are Czech. Moreover, as you mentioned in the first article about the subject, if there is a list of ingredients, the we will have something akin to the German Purity Law, which is a great stupidity.
To me, České Pivo is beer brewed in the Czech Republic. I would like to see, though, some kind of “Craft Beer” label, but I don’t see that happenning anytime soon, as the big three would strongly oppose it, and I do believe their lobby is quite strong.

]]> By: Boak http://www.beerculture.org/2008/04/17/japanese-rats-prefer-czech-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Boak Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:29:39 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/2008/04/17/japanese-rats-prefer-czech-beer/#comment-195 Two not-entirely connected thoughts prompted by this interesting post. (1) We've blogged before about how we prefer the concept of "craft beer" to the UK "real ale". It's not that real ale's not great, of course, but it's not all-encompassing enough to admit many great beers we love. It's a bit of a "four-legs-good, two-legs-bad" way of seeing the world... I think using the term "craft beer" in the UK would make you sound like a pretentious wanker though... (2) I tend to shy away from beers/brewers that use the word "drinkability" as a marketing concept. Great beers are all drinkable, but they're other things as well. ergo if you emphasise the "drinkability", to me that implies there's nothing else going on... Two not-entirely connected thoughts prompted by this interesting post.

(1) We’ve blogged before about how we prefer the concept of “craft beer” to the UK “real ale”. It’s not that real ale’s not great, of course, but it’s not all-encompassing enough to admit many great beers we love. It’s a bit of a “four-legs-good, two-legs-bad” way of seeing the world…

I think using the term “craft beer” in the UK would make you sound like a pretentious wanker though…

(2) I tend to shy away from beers/brewers that use the word “drinkability” as a marketing concept. Great beers are all drinkable, but they’re other things as well. ergo if you emphasise the “drinkability”, to me that implies there’s nothing else going on…

]]> By: Nick http://www.beerculture.org/2008/04/17/japanese-rats-prefer-czech-beer/comment-page-1/#comment-194 Nick Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:45:02 +0000 http://www.praguemonitor.com/beer/2008/04/17/japanese-rats-prefer-czech-beer/#comment-194 I understand (somewhat) the rationality for giving the geographic designation to Parmesan Cheese, and I've become accustomed to drinking Sparkling Wine. But Ceske Pivo? Is someone using that designation incorrectly? Perhaps some nefarious Polish operation is duping some poor Brits into drinking some Galician swill? I understand (somewhat) the rationality for giving the geographic designation to Parmesan Cheese, and I’ve become accustomed to drinking Sparkling Wine. But Ceske Pivo? Is someone using that designation incorrectly? Perhaps some nefarious Polish operation is duping some poor Brits into drinking some Galician swill?

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