The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #93390 Message #2785315
Posted By: GUEST,Steamin' Willie
10-Dec-09 - 09:03 AM
Thread Name: Real Ale v Lager
Subject: RE: Real Ale v Lager
CAMRA did have a valid argument for lobbying many years ago, and without them, local variety of ales would be a thing of the past.
However, there is a festival now and then at a pub near me and I do like to go down as I might bump into old mates. To see people treating it the same as train spotting with their pads and half pint glasses does put people off the idea of championing the cause of retaining real ales.
I think the word "real" needs dropping though as that causes the elitism that many of find either repulsive or mildly amusing, depending on whether you take it seriously or not.
Viz. comic sends CAMRA up a treat with a comic strip called something like "Real Ale Bores"