Norman Verona Posted April 28, 2012 Share Posted April 28, 2012 The Carling advert describes their cats pee as "Brilliantly British" Should be reported under the Trade Description act as British Beer is called Bitter and is full of flavour. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Lurks, I'm not really complaining about the taste but the calling of a Continental lager a British Beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajpearson Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Can't stand the stuff, and you are right its technically not British, however Carling was a Brit himself that moved to Canada Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Isn't Carling a Danish beer? Or is that another one which had an advert about loading a artic with the stuff in Denmark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 I believe it actually made in the UK, so it would then be British Beer. The wife puts it out in the garden to get the slugs drunk if someone leaves a can at our house. Hate it myself and local pub 100yards away, has a choice of 2 real ales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Nissan & Toyota cars are made in Britain but it doesn't make them British. Carling is a Danish beer brewed in Britain amongst other places. However, To my mind, "British Beer" means traditional British beer called bitter. I'll be in the UK next Friday and will enjoy my first pint of real ale since Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s2rrr Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Posts gone missing. ?? "Bon appetit" Norm see you at Stoneleigh. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Banks Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Hows about the IPA advert then, not what I'd call a typical ale drinking crowd and the beer looks cloudy, now if kept well IPA can be a good session beer, but if were to choose based on the ad I'd be drinking something else. It just looks crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SootySport Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Nissan & Toyota cars are made in Britain but it doesn't make them British. Carling is a Danish beer brewed in Britain amongst other places. However, To my mind, "British Beer" means traditional British beer called bitter. I'll be in the UK next Friday and will enjoy my first pint of real ale since Christmas. Bet it will taste even better after a long break. Favourite Tipple is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 IPA isn't trad British Beer. It built Burton on Trent as the brewing capital of the world due to the underground lake and it's clean fresh water. IPA is Indian Pale Ale and was sent to India for the ex pats. My favourite beer? Well it used to be Old Peculiar but now it's probably Framers Blond brewed by the Bradfield Brewery. The chief brewer used to work at Kelham Island brewery and brewed Pale Rider. He left to set up Bradfield Brewer with a farmer when his old boss not only didn't give him a bonus for brewing CAMRA "Best Ale" several times but he didn't even say "thanks" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echoz Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 (edited) Norm I think you're referring to Carlsberg when you're thinking of a Danish lager Edited April 29, 2012 by echoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 Carling as a brand is now owned by the South Africans, but was originally set up in Canada by a Yorkshireman! Like many of these international "p*sswater" commodity brands, they're often brewed locally in the countries they're sold in. While I'm sure the employees might care about what they're doing, it does seem like these breweries could just be any other chemical works. We have our own (excellent) micro brewery in Congleton, it's nice to see the where and how, and the passion such places bring to beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Verona Posted April 29, 2012 Author Share Posted April 29, 2012 Ah, my little echo, your correct as usual. At my age, memory is a rare commodity. At least it's a similar name. Gadget, couldn't agree more about peewater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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