Looks promising...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3259221/Top-restaurants-offer-beer-lists.html


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KeithS.

In message <TNmdnXM9kKkZtJnUnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@posted.metronet>, KeithS 
 wrote
>Looks promising...
>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3259221/Top-rest
>aurants-offer-beer-lists.html
>

Yep, they will be serving bottled Bud, Fosters etc.

Can you see any restaurant stocking, say, six casks of real ale to offer 
the discerning dinner a choice to match what they are eating? People 
don't normally go to restaurants to drink beer and if the turn-over of 
cask ale is insufficient it will only be fit for pouring over the fish 
and chips after a few days.
-- 
Alan
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"Alan"  wrote in message 
news:C+5vtBF36CBJFw0c@amac.f2s.com...
> In message <TNmdnXM9kKkZtJnUnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@posted.metronet>, KeithS 
>  wrote
>>Looks promising...
>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3259221/Top-rest
>>aurants-offer-beer-lists.html
>>
>
> Yep, they will be serving bottled Bud, Fosters etc.
>
> Can you see any restaurant stocking, say, six casks of real ale to offer 
> the discerning dinner a choice to match what they are eating? People don't 
> normally go to restaurants to drink beer and if the turn-over of cask ale 
> is insufficient it will only be fit for pouring over the fish and chips 
> after a few days.
> -- 
> Alan


One reason I avoid poncy restaurants and go to a good pub for grub.

Alan wrote:

> Can you see any restaurant stocking, say, six casks of real ale to offer 
> the discerning dinner a choice to match what they are eating? 

No, but I can see them offering good bottle-conditioned beers.


-- 
KeithS.

On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:25:42 +0000, KeithS  wrote:

>Looks promising...
>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3259221/Top-restaurants-offer-beer-lists.html


Rupert Ponsonby (what an appropriate name) said

"Goldings [hops] are the unoaked Chardonnays of Chablis, Fuggles are
the earthy Syrah of the Rhône, the apricot-scented First Gold hops are
the Viognier whites of the Rhône, and Cascade the Sauvignon Blancs of
New Zealand,"

Almost worthy of Pseud's Corner in Private Eye. Is this really what
beer is coming to? 

I have never used an expletive online before, but I have to say this
is utter and total bollocks and not at all what beer should be about.

In article <V82dnVIEb6c1pZnUnZ2dnUVZ8s3inZ2d@posted.metronet>, KeithS
 writes
>Alan wrote:
>
>> Can you see any restaurant stocking, say, six casks of real ale to offer 
>> the discerning dinner a choice to match what they are eating? 
>
>No, but I can see them offering good bottle-conditioned beers.
>
>

Sort of related - we went to the Manoir Quat Saison recently - and they
strongly recommended a fruit beer to accompany the dessert course,
rather than a dessert wine - I was pleasantly surprised.

<M Platting> wrote in message 
news:hc99g4t3a5d0m3ng5vrr4bjc0kkn4h9afv@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:25:42 +0000, KeithS  wrote:
>
>>Looks promising...
>>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3259221/Top-restaurants-offer-beer-lists.html
>
>
> Rupert Ponsonby (what an appropriate name) said
>
> "Goldings [hops] are the unoaked Chardonnays of Chablis, Fuggles are
> the earthy Syrah of the Rhône, the apricot-scented First Gold hops are
> the Viognier whites of the Rhône, and Cascade the Sauvignon Blancs of
> New Zealand,"
>
> Almost worthy of Pseud's Corner in Private Eye. Is this really what
> beer is coming to?
>
> I have never used an expletive online before, but I have to say this
> is utter and total bollocks and not at all what beer should be about.

But if it gets more people to drink real ale....? (and I say "if"!!!)

In message <BpfNk.14539$YE2.1295@fe09.news.easynews.com>, gavin 
 wrote

>But if it gets more people to drink real ale....? (and I say "if"!!!)

Introduce someone to a quality bottled real ale in an up-market 
restaurant and the next time they are in a Greene King tied house they 
are sure to get the same thing when they ask for it.

-- 
Alan
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"Alan"  wrote in message 
news:kcSGVzBbQhBJFwDd@amac.f2s.com...
> In message <BpfNk.14539$YE2.1295@fe09.news.easynews.com>, gavin 
>  wrote
>
>>But if it gets more people to drink real ale....? (and I say "if"!!!)
>
> Introduce someone to a quality bottled real ale in an up-market restaurant 
> and the next time they are in a Greene King tied house they are sure to 
> get the same thing when they ask for it.

Like you can get your favourite wine in every restaurant, you mean?

In message <S9pNk.25911$HE4.6327@fe04.news.easynews.com>, gavin 
 wrote
>
>"Alan"  wrote in message
>news:kcSGVzBbQhBJFwDd@amac.f2s.com...
>> In message <BpfNk.14539$YE2.1295@fe09.news.easynews.com>, gavin
>>  wrote
>>
>>>But if it gets more people to drink real ale....? (and I say "if"!!!)
>>
>> Introduce someone to a quality bottled real ale in an up-market restaurant
>> and the next time they are in a Greene King tied house they are sure to
>> get the same thing when they ask for it.
>
>Like you can get your favourite wine in every restaurant, you mean?
>

It's all re-labelled Blue Nunn

-- 
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

"Alan"  wrote in message 
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> In message <S9pNk.25911$HE4.6327@fe04.news.easynews.com>, gavin 
>  wrote
>>
>>"Alan"  wrote in message
>>news:kcSGVzBbQhBJFwDd@amac.f2s.com...
>>> In message <BpfNk.14539$YE2.1295@fe09.news.easynews.com>, gavin
>>>  wrote
>>>
>>>>But if it gets more people to drink real ale....? (and I say "if"!!!)
>>>
>>> Introduce someone to a quality bottled real ale in an up-market 
>>> restaurant
>>> and the next time they are in a Greene King tied house they are sure to
>>> get the same thing when they ask for it.
>>
>>Like you can get your favourite wine in every restaurant, you mean?
>>
>
> It's all re-labelled Blue Nunn

I wouldn't know about that - beer's my tipple  :-)