tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post9100915863423341574..comments2024-03-09T00:31:10.190-05:00Comments on Seen Through a Glass: Iron Hill North Wales beer alertLew Brysonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-32687664039454866222007-05-21T07:08:00.000-04:002007-05-21T07:08:00.000-04:00Larry said the Saison will be available in "overpr...Larry said the Saison will be available in "overpriced, for geeks only" ;-) bottles in a few weeks or so.<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13913987288354432001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-43795929293517983002007-05-19T23:48:00.000-04:002007-05-19T23:48:00.000-04:00Exactly. But...if we weren't so hung up on nailing...Exactly. <BR/><BR/>But...if we weren't so hung up on nailing down everything into a style category (one of things about American craft brewing I <I>don't</I> thank homebrewers for), wouldn't they all just be "IPA"?Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-74965958716041141152007-05-19T23:30:00.000-04:002007-05-19T23:30:00.000-04:00OK but what if the whole concept behind a new belg...OK but what if the whole concept behind a new belgian-brewed beer came from being influenced by American-crafted IPAs? I think this is how Hop-it evolved, right? (or if not Hop-it, than was it Chouffe Houblon)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-87171249258417338062007-05-19T23:19:00.000-04:002007-05-19T23:19:00.000-04:00It's the champagne vs. sparkling wine thing. Which...It's the champagne vs. sparkling wine thing. Which I get, and okay, it's a good thing. But my problem is this: if we make a beer that's <I>made just like a kölsch</I> in every niggling detail, and the Kölsch Convention says we can't call it kölsch...what <B>do</B> we call it? <BR/><BR/>This is particularly pertinent (IMO) when you're talking about "Belgian IPA," which is hardly an established Belgian beer style with a long history and glorious tradition. <BR/><BR/>But Europeans have a completely different perspective on this issue. Arguments are often pointless: most European brewers have no desire to make styles from other cultures, so the whole idea is foreign to them...so to speak. But damn! What beers are we <I>supposed</I> to make? A limiting perspective, and you know how we Americans feel about limiting our brewing freedom.Lew Brysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084380741402026573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7315262155858800734.post-54490725766875074122007-05-19T22:48:00.000-04:002007-05-19T22:48:00.000-04:00Some European loser on beeradvocate argued with me...Some European loser on beeradvocate argued with me in a recent forum that all Belgian Pales or Belgian IPAs, that are made by American craft brewers, should not be included in the "belgian pale ale/IPA" style. I say they should. Why not? Why should the style only be beers made IN Belgium for the American craft drinkers? I don't get that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com