tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post5600774548193134024..comments2023-09-20T12:50:40.208+01:00Comments on Pete Brown: Beer 'not appropriate' for Royal WeddingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-71541631648016615802011-04-29T07:26:56.364+01:002011-04-29T07:26:56.364+01:00Look, they've roughed it with choice of birds ...Look, they've roughed it with choice of birds this year. Perhaps common beer will get a look in next time. It's surely a vague trajectory of progress that will end up with them just as fucked as the rest of us in time. Sit back, have a nice sip of cidre, and relax.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158943109849313176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-37394450084112783712011-04-28T12:53:25.284+01:002011-04-28T12:53:25.284+01:00I'm not a fan of the royal family, but it'...I'm not a fan of the royal family, but it's fine if they don't want to serve beer...what's not ok is to badmouth beer as it is a great british tradition. What gets me most about this, is how people seem to think it's ok to think other people are better purely because they were born in different circumstances, but for people to badmouth them is wrong. If the royal family or the people who represent them do something stupid like this, then they deserve people complaining about them.<br /><br />I say scrap the monarchy and their stupid "better than you" attitude.Jonny Hemingwayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13422109836686043543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-6494146483938252002011-04-28T12:09:40.175+01:002011-04-28T12:09:40.175+01:00I can't believe the negative press this blog i...I can't believe the negative press this blog is receiving. Are you all so blind? Beer is one of the main providers for income in this country. Beer is liquid gold. Beer built our armys. Beer built our shipping industry. We don't export beer anymore. We don't have a shipping industry. Beer is a necessity to our diet and evolution as man kind. Beer is a pre-requisite for a healthy life-style yet it is ignored; plagerised and butchered by incompetent half wits in charge of the higher order of our society. <br /><br />I think beer duty should be frozen; grants for micro breweriers increased and funding schemes for better understanding and tolerance of beer. For the Royals to drink French is a travesty. It's a kick in the teeth for an industry so British and dear to our hearts. <br /><br />People whom disagree otherwise are hypocrites. You wouldn't be writing on this blog if you didn't drink beer would you?Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04383343727650548268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-52908708378165555532011-04-27T09:51:05.124+01:002011-04-27T09:51:05.124+01:00No one's mentioned that it seems rather incons...No one's mentioned that it seems rather inconsistent given that they're at least a quarter German. So I will.The Bocking Kellyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240585512893244560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-45626831420221992262011-04-26T21:08:01.142+01:002011-04-26T21:08:01.142+01:00Oops... After rereading the above comments I think...Oops... After rereading the above comments I think the 'commie trot' one was a joke, but I stand by the sentiment of my last post. I just don't see how defending beer as a sophisticated beverage can be interpreted as a political statement.Chibehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255790557381362058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-63151904092673819602011-04-26T20:27:18.258+01:002011-04-26T20:27:18.258+01:00Wow... I would like to thank some of the commenter...Wow... I would like to thank some of the commenters above for demonstrating that we Americans don't have a monopoly on ridiculous partisan bickering. I'm fairly ignorant to the nuances of British politics but like to think I know quite a bit about political theory in general, and characterizing the above post as 'vaguely leftish,' 'commie tommy rot' or 'leninist' seems to say more about the commenters than it does about Pete.Chibehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00255790557381362058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-19141952990707186882011-04-26T17:48:34.322+01:002011-04-26T17:48:34.322+01:00As always, Pete, a witty and thought-provoking Pos...As always, Pete, a witty and thought-provoking Post, this time about a national tragedy.<br /><br />Personally I wouldn't be watching Kylie and Jason's wedding on Friday anyway, but now I'll not watch it very, very pointedly...Ardbeg D-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383153745292414669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-47728330901604589122011-04-26T17:46:52.889+01:002011-04-26T17:46:52.889+01:00As always, Pete, a witty and thought provoking Blo...As always, Pete, a witty and thought provoking Blog post about something that all right thinking people ought to be aware of and, frankly, beating their breasts about - it's a national tragedy.<br /><br />(And I don't find the language used on Twitter anywhere near as offensive as I find the Monarchy barring beer from the wedding).Ardbeg D-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06383153745292414669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-51627455140902733572011-04-26T16:32:00.846+01:002011-04-26T16:32:00.846+01:00Blair and Brown must be gutted not to get an invit...Blair and Brown must be gutted not to get an invite when even the Middleton's local publican will be there. He's clearly sophisticated enough but, like beer, neither of those two are.The Beer Justicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418201851697711865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-42099528874505129712011-04-26T13:50:43.361+01:002011-04-26T13:50:43.361+01:00ToA,
The problem with the reaction is that there ...ToA,<br /><br />The problem with the reaction is that there has been no official pronouncement from on high. It is an unattributed "quote" from an "insider" - no more official or authoritative than the idea that it must be true because the "bloke in the pub said so".<br /><br />Slightly tongue in cheek perhaps, but if you take out the word "beer" and replace it with "fish n'chips", whilst replacing "wine" with "canapes" you could create the same situation with the food on offer at said soiree.<br /><br />I also think that we are overstating slightly the case for beer being the number 2 thing people think of when they think of Britain. I would suggest further up the list would be said fish n'chips, swiftly followed by tea, scones and roast beef, or as Cousin Avi would have it:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbWJoZAsCs<br /><br />As for the Royals being "beer hating snobs", that is demonstrably not true, Prince Philip's tipple of choice is Boddingtons for starters.Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-16022211509058073242011-04-26T12:33:56.937+01:002011-04-26T12:33:56.937+01:00Keep it up Pete, every word you said was spot on. ...Keep it up Pete, every word you said was spot on. They're not just c***s, they're repulsive, odious, obnoxious inbred c***s, and this comment about their own country's national drink sums them up perfectly.Beeronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02657819837673241949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-86264477227390599882011-04-26T11:23:02.415+01:002011-04-26T11:23:02.415+01:00Indeed.
But people above have also explained why ...Indeed.<br /><br />But people above have also explained why just beer and weddings often don't go together. Beer at the bar and the best part of the socialising, wine with the meal and toast is ONE way to do it. shame, indeed, that they are not doing that.<br /><br />Quite right to catch and comment on their public statement. Quite wrong to assume they are better or worse than the rest of us, and certainly wrong to abuse others. IMHO. <br /><br />Try commenting on things not people, and it'll be a smoother ride, I suspect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-38162741092138114332011-04-26T09:59:19.625+01:002011-04-26T09:59:19.625+01:00It seems a lot of people are very angry by Petes c...It seems a lot of people are very angry by Petes comments but I don't get why.<br /><br />Perhaps you can expect this sort of reaction from people who love the Royal family because it is part of their heritage. You know, being British. <br />So is Beer and for it to be announced that Beer is "unsuitable" for the British Royal family, it means that they are implying that Beer, one of the foundations of the Empire is "unsuitable for modern Brits".<br /><br />All they had to do was have the wedding and not serve beer. It was the public announcement that pissed him off and rightly so.Reuben Gray - TaleOfAlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948722985150698273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-77002003881801235982011-04-26T08:41:45.878+01:002011-04-26T08:41:45.878+01:00Blimey.
I can understand that some people may hav...Blimey.<br /><br />I can understand that some people may have a problem with my language (though I don't regret it).<br /><br />But I'm genuinely staggered that some beer fans are criticising ME for having a problem with beer being declared 'unsuitable' for the biggest occasion in the British calendar this year.<br /><br />Wow, guys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-48242936466364429302011-04-26T08:15:37.774+01:002011-04-26T08:15:37.774+01:00I think I can see who the twit is here.
Sadly at ...I think I can see who the twit is here.<br /><br />Sadly at least one great local craft brewer has spread your comment and if they are equally political then you'll be losing them business too.<br /><br />What a great way to represent beer drinkers. When you have the high ground, slag off other people and end your post "Feck the Royal Family" I'm think you've slipped right down the hill into the swamp at the bottom.<br /><br />I support my local craft brewer but I don't support these sentiments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-2139466823042554072011-04-25T19:07:26.021+01:002011-04-25T19:07:26.021+01:00The word "inappropriate" shows, not shoe...The word "inappropriate" <b>shows</b>, not <b>shoes.</b><br /><br />I know it's only a small typo but it threw me at first. I was wondering what beer had to do with wearing inappropriate shoes to the Royal Wedding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-80166365954473392142011-04-25T18:20:49.729+01:002011-04-25T18:20:49.729+01:00If there is no stand-up bar, I would think trays o...If there is no stand-up bar, I would think trays of wines will be carried to guests. It is more difficult, and not usual, to do this with beer.<br /><br />As for table service, beer generally still is not an accompaniment to evening meals of the "entertaining" kind. Of course, it should be, but this is not the case yet I believe.<br /><br />Certainly though if a stand-up bar will be provided, I agree beer should have been provided - beer not lager. Still, if it is omitted, it doesn't seem a major issue to me.<br /><br />George III visited Whitbread in the 1790's accompanied by the consort and numerous aristocrats. They spent some hours touring the facility in fact. At a post-tour dinner held at the brewery, the visiting party tasted ("partook" of), not just the fine wines laid out, but Whitbread's Entire. <br /><br />Part of that tradition continues in the form of Royal figures visiting pubs - one recalls the famous picture of the late Queen Mother drawing a pint of Young's - or attending at brewery openings. The Royal Duchy beer is another example. And now I read that Prince Philip enjoys a glass of bitter at lunch. <br /><br />Thus, in my view, it's not that the Royals have any particular aversion to the malt, but rather that the conventions of entertaining have precluded consideration of offering beer to guests.<br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-53549196322905803882011-04-25T17:38:22.532+01:002011-04-25T17:38:22.532+01:00Pete - HEAR, HEAR!!! As somebody who is rowing in...Pete - HEAR, HEAR!!! As somebody who is rowing into the centre of Lake Bala to avoid the Royal hysteria I shall ensure I take a bottle of my favourite ale tipple. Beer is certainly sophisticated enough for me....Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362805548158032920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-73804867065591626642011-04-25T16:19:24.731+01:002011-04-25T16:19:24.731+01:00@ William:
If you think that using the word "...@ William:<br /><br />If you think that using the word "c*nt" (I only censor myself here, in case there are robotic filters around) in regards the "royals" is always off-limits, even when they do something which is genuinely-arguably "c*ntish", then you have ceded to them all the power they could ever dream of.<br /><br />These are regular people; they are not magic, they are not above criticism or outrage. Using certain corners of the English language to describe their behaviour couldn't ever automatically amount to a "low blow" or "poor form" -- not unless something has gone horribly, horribly wrong with the world.Philhttp://philcook.net/beerdiarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-51826508071708375102011-04-25T13:49:23.518+01:002011-04-25T13:49:23.518+01:00Actually I know a few beers that would be 'ina...Actually I know a few beers that would be 'inappropriate' to server in MY company.Paul the Brewenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-42581233309148985982011-04-25T13:22:08.393+01:002011-04-25T13:22:08.393+01:00For once I agree with you, Pete. As a royalist I a...For once I agree with you, Pete. As a royalist I am disappointed and disgusted.<br /><br />---DeGarreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-46155024782654225442011-04-25T11:55:52.575+01:002011-04-25T11:55:52.575+01:00Loved your response BLTP :)
All those people comp...Loved your response BLTP :)<br /><br />All those people complaining...just unfollow Pete and stop reading the blog if it offends your delicate sensibilities so much.<br /><br />I think its crazy that they're not even serving the duchy originals beer, I wonder if any brewers have approached the couple to be to ask if they'd like to brew a commemorative beer...beersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-90956670199991968722011-04-25T11:26:16.376+01:002011-04-25T11:26:16.376+01:00Curiously censorious note crept into some of the c...Curiously censorious note crept into some of the comments here - oooh dear, Pete said the C word about the Windsors, off to the Tower with him.<br /><br />Frankly, I genuinely care not at all what a pair of undeservedly privileged people drink at their subsidised wedding celebrations, and I cannot believe the subject is worth even a nanosecond of attention, not will it have a microgram of influence on anyone anywhere.Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-1893177061602437682011-04-25T11:01:47.360+01:002011-04-25T11:01:47.360+01:00I for one am outraged that my £10 subscription to ...I for one am outraged that my £10 subscription to this blog is being spent on commie tommy rot like this foulmouth tirade. We don't pay you, to write leninist diatribes. I think you should buck your ideas up and get on Saturday Kitchen with that nice James Martin and talk about wine with an Eastenders actor and see how quickly you can make a grim looking omelet and less of this trot conchy talk about the Queen gawd bless her and all who sail in her. <br />Next week I want my hard earned cash to go towards 2000 words on how Greene King affect house prices in Warwickshire and best kind of porter to drink when you're beating your housekeeper.BLTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564846497205095201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-45731071367462590552011-04-25T09:58:40.834+01:002011-04-25T09:58:40.834+01:00Well, it's good to see that they're only 2...Well, it's good to see that they're only 20 years behind schedule. If ever there was an event to show case the new Golden Age of British brewing, then this would be it - especially with beer this good.Alcohol Rehab NYhttp://www.seafieldcenter.com/Seafield/family-program.cfmnoreply@blogger.com