tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post3276695042743720910..comments2024-02-20T09:10:35.971-05:00Comments on Fuggled: So StylishAlistair Reecehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-43811173490212533832012-04-27T09:05:17.270-04:002012-04-27T09:05:17.270-04:00Is "Scottish Ale" an American invention?...Is "Scottish Ale" an American invention? As it exists today, pretty much yes.<br /><br />70/- and 80/- both both riginated as types of Pale Ale.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-12192565774942438342012-04-26T06:23:43.668-04:002012-04-26T06:23:43.668-04:00Someone mentioned on Twitter yesterday that the Ra...Someone mentioned on Twitter yesterday that the RateBeer admins for the UK put all Scottish ales as "Bitters" rather than "Scottish Ale", which raises an interesting question in my mind - is "Scottish Ale" an American invention?<br /><br />I think my biggest problem with rating sites is when they take a collective decision as to what style they think a beer to be and yet the brewers themselves market it as something else. It smacks of incredible arrogance on the part of the reviewers to effectively say to the brewer "you don't know what you are making, we do".Alistair Reecehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929927359428659775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-54298497432034280722012-04-26T04:35:19.476-04:002012-04-26T04:35:19.476-04:00Funnily enough, I'd class an 80/- as a Bitter....Funnily enough, I'd class an 80/- as a Bitter. Well, Best Bitter, really.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-45116494206458445772012-04-25T10:24:18.591-04:002012-04-25T10:24:18.591-04:00Very well described. Styles are definitely bringin...Very well described. Styles are definitely bringing me down at present. Couldn't agree more with comments regarding reviewers - or worse, judges, for that matter - that have never traveled to the country of origin of a style and tried the real thing. They simply have no basis for comment regardless the forum.Neil Spakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04079950052853787227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-4685034933923671912012-04-25T08:43:06.121-04:002012-04-25T08:43:06.121-04:00I agree that styles are about setting expectations...I agree that styles are about setting expectations, and that shenanigans ensue when that's not done properly.Vince D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02866604111354673509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6521229482537361840.post-89118979603142644812012-04-25T08:15:29.723-04:002012-04-25T08:15:29.723-04:00Sounds to me like the problem is not with styles, ...Sounds to me like the problem is not with styles, nor the brewer, nor the markting department, nor the drinker. The problem seems to be with the rating sites. Ignore them and the problem is largely solved.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com