Diageo rigged micro-brewers award.

RichieC · 09-05-2012 09:13PM

I really like brewdog! their hardcore IPA is very nice!

RichieC · 09-05-2012 09:15PM

bgrizzley wrote: »

i drink Guinness, but havin a think about this, ive decided, i wont anymore. fcuk you Diageo and your too cold stout. New day.........

Drink Beamish! it's cheaper and nicer! don't listen to faux no-it-alls who tell you Guinness is better, they probably never tasted a real stout in their lives.

Benny_Cake · 09-05-2012 09:16PM

dan1895 wrote: »

Intending to head down to the Carlow Brewing Co soon and stock up on the various types of O'Hara's. I've heard you can get it off them direct at a very good price.

Really? Would be great if that was the case, I love their pale ale and Leann Follain is a fantastic bottled stout.

Sky King · 09-05-2012 09:18PM

bgrizzley wrote: »

fcuk you Diageo and your too cold stout. New day.........

YES!

Big Nasty · 09-05-2012 09:18PM

Superquinn do an excellet deal on craft and speciality beers charging 6 for 5 which usually works out about €2 a bottle. Tesco have recently introduced a good portfolio of quality beers.

WoollyRedHat · 09-05-2012 09:23PM

Baneblade wrote: »

lol they could have at least whipped out a key and tried to hide the name a bit

Diageo, Always rig responsibly.

Lollymcd · 09-05-2012 09:33PM

Reading this has me hankering for some Punk IPA... Brew Dock here I come...

Seaneh · 09-05-2012 09:39PM

ScumLord wrote: »

Just finished a bottle of leann follain, love chocolatey stouts.

Bottles of guniness stout are really nice, it's many times better than the stuff out of the tap, I'd drink it if they served it in pubs.

You are in Galway, yeah? E. Bruin (sp?) on domminick street have it, pretty sure Murphys and Freeney's do too.

Sky King · 09-05-2012 09:42PM

I have some nice homebrew here but I only bottled it on monday

Caliden · 09-05-2012 09:43PM

Mirco brews are amazing.
In Boston there are some bars where you could be doing well to try all of their micro brews or their rotating local brews, really spoilt for choice.

Before coming over my poison would've been Heineken (don't mock) but now, I just try everything.
Last Friday I had an IPA that was 8.5% and it was seriously tasty.

ScumLord · 09-05-2012 09:45PM

Seaneh wrote: »

You are in Galway, yeah? E. Bruin (sp?) on domminick street have it, pretty sure Murphys and Freeney's do too.

Not in the city, They do stock it in all the local shops it's just always sold out.

themandan6611 · 09-05-2012 10:05PM

scummy Diageo, i hear that some pubs who have a contract with them can't install any craft beers on tap, cartel-vill like

Sky King · 09-05-2012 10:09PM

False, a publican can put in what they like, unless the pub is owned by the brewery as is the case in N.I.

Big Nasty · 09-05-2012 10:21PM

Sky King wrote: »

False, a publican can put in what they like, unless the pub is owned by the brewery as is the case in N.I.

Depends though, you only have a limited number of lines, breweries battle for same. I've heard stories of reps damaging other breweries lines.

ScumLord · 09-05-2012 10:22PM

You can sell what you like but then Diageo are under no obligation to sell you any of their beer.

Big Nasty · 09-05-2012 10:27PM

ScumLord wrote: »

You can sell what you like but then Diageo are under no obligation to sell you any of their beer.

The only time any brewery will say no is if it's not economically viable. For some rural pubs it's not logical to send a truck for two 50L kegs a week. Similalry for some craft brewers it's not logical to send a transit van for one 30L keg a month.

Blackjack · 09-05-2012 10:39PM

TPD wrote: »

Disgusting behaviour. Hopefully the craft brewing culture continues to grow. Would be great to have small town breweries in Ireland, competing for county and national awards each season / year etc. Also, to have Diagio out of small pubs and have some proper choice on a night out.

That would be a dream come true....

Big Nasty · 09-05-2012 10:49PM

Blackjack wrote: »

That would be a dream come true....

It's not completely unbelieveable that it could happen though. Let's face it, pubs are quietier and Diageo and Heineken are often refusing to travel to rural pubs to drop 1/2 kegs. Local breweries can pick up the slack. Also, most pubs have identical stock, can you imagine if every restaurant had the same menu? Pubs greatly need to diversify and provide alternatives to the pub next door.

P_1 · 09-05-2012 11:08PM

Good to see that Diageo are finally starting to be put under pressure by the independent craft brewers. This incident could well be a win-win for those of us who can't stand the majority of the swill that is available in most pubs.

1 - More craft brews become available
2 - Diageo up their game and bring out some decent beers.

Sky King · 09-05-2012 11:12PM

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Depends though, you only have a limited number of lines, breweries battle for same. I've heard stories of reps damaging other breweries lines.

Beer lines are allocated according to the publicans preference and installations are grant aided by the three main breweries on this basis. There's no 'limit' to the number of lines in a pub, and breweries don't 'battle for them'. The only limit is the physical space for the beer line python and of course the beer cooler capacity (though there's nothing stopping the publican adding a plug-in flash cooler at their bar if there's no space in the main line cooler).

And as for other breweries 'damaging beer lines' that's just plain daft.

paddyandy · 09-05-2012 11:31PM

Give publicans the right to brew beer because there are too few at it .

grenache · 09-05-2012 11:39PM

Hate Diageo with a passion. They are nothing more than a money making racket. No one company should be legally allowed to own so many brands, most of which are $hite anyway. They recently introduced us to their new Smithwicks Pale Ale, describing it as a "craft beer" :pac::D I dont know which was worse - the taste of the beer or the fact they claimed it to be a craft beer!

Brewdog on the other hand, are a breath of fresh air. More power to them and the craft brewing industry.

Big Nasty · 09-05-2012 11:50PM

Sky King wrote: »

Beer lines are allocated according to the publicans preference and installations are grant aided by the three main breweries on this basis. There's no 'limit' to the number of lines in a pub, and breweries don't 'battle for them'. The only limit is the physical space for the beer line python and of course the beer cooler capacity (though there's nothing stopping the publican adding a plug-in flash cooler at their bar if there's no space in the main line cooler).

And as for other breweries 'damaging beer lines' that's just plain daft.

That's fine for an original instillation but not down the road when you have a limited amount of lines and you want to remove Bud and Carlsberg to replace with craft beers. Obviously Diageo will provide you with incentives (free kegs) to hold on to same.

BarackPyjama · 10-05-2012 12:08AM

Not drinking Diageo brands anymore. It sickens me to think that such a massive, profitable corporation could try to damage such a small competitor with such spite and ruthlessness. I've been drinking Guinness for 20 years. Not anymore. Besides, I know there are much better stouts out there now that they've f**ked Guinness up beyond recognition. Vive la revolution.

Zebra3 · 10-05-2012 12:12AM

BarackPyjama wrote: »

Besides, I know there are much better stouts out there now that they've f**ked Guinness up beyond recognition.

It has become so bland. The Budweisers of stout.

eth0 · 10-05-2012 12:27AM

BarackPyjama wrote: »

Not drinking Diageo brands anymore. It sickens me to think that such a massive, profitable corporation could try to damage such a small competitor with such spite and ruthlessness. I've been drinking Guinness for 20 years. Not anymore. Besides, I know there are much better stouts out there now that they've f**ked Guinness up beyond recognition. Vive la revolution.

what is your stout of choice now?

BarackPyjama · 10-05-2012 12:29AM

eth0 wrote: »

what is your stout of choice now?

I like O'Hara's and Porterhouse plain. Got some really nice ones from Oddbins recently who's names escape me. Still many left to try. And try I will.

Zebra3 · 10-05-2012 01:00AM

Best stout-O'Haras.

Best porter-Dark Arts. Yum.

Jimmyhologram · 10-05-2012 01:01AM

Whatever you think about Luke Flanagan, he made a great point about alcohol sales and the local economy: his constituency (Roscommon/South Leitrim) spent almost 15 million on draught beer and stout in 2010. Imagine the impact if all of that money was to remain in the area, via local craft breweries?

grindle · 10-05-2012 02:04AM

BarackPyjama wrote: »

I like O'Hara's and Porterhouse plain. Got some really nice ones from Oddbins recently who's names escape me. Still many left to try. And try I will.

Amazing.
Amazing.
Amazing.

On-topic: Grrr, how dare Diageo do this, etc.

Diageo rigged micro-brewers award.

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