tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post6182349286268857147..comments2024-03-03T19:52:17.901+00:00Comments on ReARM ~ RedNev's Blog: Goat's Milk is ChampionNeville Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-47354727457222709502017-08-12T16:38:29.946+01:002017-08-12T16:38:29.946+01:00It was announced just after three o clock on the f...It was announced just after three o clock on the first day of the festival.<br />David Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02850704997797033266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-73344557950017969062017-08-10T20:38:42.824+01:002017-08-10T20:38:42.824+01:00I'm pretty sure I read that the black-tie dinn...I'm pretty sure I read that the black-tie dinner had been dropped this year.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-54951047372308514382017-08-10T18:14:03.372+01:002017-08-10T18:14:03.372+01:00I don't know, although I can't see any men...I don't know, although I can't see any mention of a posh dinner on the website.RedNevhttp://rednev-rearm.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-55857115326938912342017-08-10T15:27:55.627+01:002017-08-10T15:27:55.627+01:00Apart from the publicity generated for CAMRA by th...Apart from the publicity generated for CAMRA by this competition, you do have to question its value.<br /><br />As has been pointed out already, many past CBOB winners have been very obscure beers with limited distribution, and the fact that a winning brewery will sometimes have to contract production out to a larger brewery, negates the whole idea.<br /><br />btw. Do either of you know whether CAMRA’s top brass tried the “black-tie” dinner job to announce the awards? They pulled this trick last year, and received considerable criticism from brewers and members alike.<br />Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-50661283525892145312017-08-10T13:37:39.517+01:002017-08-10T13:37:39.517+01:00I've seen Cwtch only once on a bar. It is a va...I've seen Cwtch only once on a bar. It is a valid point that the average drinker is unlikely ever to come across most of these beers. <br /><br />Winning the Champion award does usually result in a large increase in orders for the brewery concerned, sometimes well beyond their capacity to fulfil. A few of them have had to use contract brewers to meet demand, for example Coniston Bluebird.RedNevhttp://rednev-rearm.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-69610919457755235792017-08-10T13:15:22.158+01:002017-08-10T13:15:22.158+01:00I've never had this particular beer, or even s...I've never had this particular beer, or even seen it on the bar, so can't really comment on its quality.<br /><br />However, I do wonder exactly what value it adds for either drinkers or the brewery itself to give the award to such a relatively obscure beer. <br /><br />And I've never seen Tiny Rebel Cwtch on a bar either.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com