tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post1716804770544874387..comments2024-03-28T07:02:44.451+00:00Comments on The Beer Nut: Low hopping on leap dayThe Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-67153971225747839172012-02-29T21:13:48.146+00:002012-02-29T21:13:48.146+00:00It varies. I know micros with their own bottling l...It varies. I know micros with their own bottling lines, some who hand-bottle and some who contract out.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-92057830755702778982012-02-29T21:01:05.937+00:002012-02-29T21:01:05.937+00:00Saltaire have some great cask beers,always been ve...Saltaire have some great cask beers,always been very happy with them. I am intrigued how micros bottle their beer. Do they contract out ( I am assuming very expensive) or do it themselves. Any brewers that could answer that?Topping66https://www.blogger.com/profile/17350764195859163668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-19057884390367697442012-02-29T14:01:48.343+00:002012-02-29T14:01:48.343+00:00Sensible move. Though from what the Irish brewerie...Sensible move. Though from what the Irish breweries tell me the big English contract brewers are worth what they charge, if you absolutely need a bottled product. It's more of an issue here where pubs are lagging behind off licences and restaurants in getting beer variety to the consumers.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-84111354781249523072012-02-29T13:39:50.875+00:002012-02-29T13:39:50.875+00:00One of our very local breweries stopped bottling f...One of our very local breweries <em>stopped</em> bottling for promotional reasons. That is, they were contracting bottling out to another Cornish company who were consistently making a hash of it, and stopped before their reputation was irrevocably damaged. It's now only available in a handful of nearby pubs where the brewer can get in regularly to QA it in person.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-82893485713984546502012-02-29T11:26:22.256+00:002012-02-29T11:26:22.256+00:00I got a bit of impression that, like a lot of Engl...I got a bit of impression that, like a lot of English breweries, they're in it for the draught game primarily and bottles like this are nearly a promotional item rather than a serious attempt to recreate the experience of drinking the cask version of beer.<br /><br />Not a clue if they're bottle conditioned or not -- it certainly wasn't writ large if they were.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12501248.post-62121525597383895892012-02-29T11:20:39.852+00:002012-02-29T11:20:39.852+00:00We've always been very impressed by their cask...We've always been very impressed by their cask beers, including Triple Chocoholic. Are they bottle-conditioned? Young's Double Chocolate is on particularly good form in bottles at the moment so a tough act to compete with.Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.com