tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.comments2023-11-02T00:25:45.327-07:00Real Ale in 140 (and some)Real Ale in 140http://www.blogger.com/profile/16240539185068792307noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-26307964914530233132021-01-10T04:20:51.189-08:002021-01-10T04:20:51.189-08:00Omiyou is a News Social Networking Platform. Use W...Omiyou is a News Social Networking Platform. Use With our new features, user can Make Live Streaming,posts, photos, news, blog, forum, gift, job, marketplace, and many more please register Free if you want to use it Our service. <a href="https://omiyou.com/" rel="nofollow">bussines</a><br />malaika riazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777091912266487555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-55233051452042390682013-12-04T05:40:34.274-08:002013-12-04T05:40:34.274-08:00I and my collegues wrote a report about the presen...I and my collegues wrote a report about the presence of Heneiken, Guinnes and Peroni on social media. You should take a look!<br />http://www.scribd.com/doc/186943110/Social-Media-Beers<br />You also have the Faebook page, check it out! https://www.facebook.com/mediabeers<br />Cristina Paracchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609044292904510590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-85873656131220859502013-04-15T23:27:44.992-07:002013-04-15T23:27:44.992-07:00Superb read again Chris! You really need to start ...Superb read again Chris! You really need to start blogging more often for us to enjoy this quick to the point literature. The Twitter point rings true completely and I have opened a sub reddit called "Craft Beer Guide"<br /><br />Cheers<br />Simonrealaleguidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18260205709757427905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-11056707683333617602012-06-29T14:01:32.253-07:002012-06-29T14:01:32.253-07:00SPROUT!!SPROUT!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12836324046923619423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-14214331407041856662012-06-29T10:14:49.846-07:002012-06-29T10:14:49.846-07:00yeah you can turn any boring video into a comedy b...yeah you can turn any boring video into a comedy by enabling the closed captions.Chad9976https://www.blogger.com/profile/01203466949698633001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-54904988361631025372012-04-21T03:06:05.737-07:002012-04-21T03:06:05.737-07:00It is but its an easy mistake when your typing onl...It is but its an easy mistake when your typing onlineKevin Black (Real Ale Of Britain Book)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561910117595631189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-31578833341554413972012-04-19T15:05:31.345-07:002012-04-19T15:05:31.345-07:00Bugger, forgot to write 'by' after 're...Bugger, forgot to write 'by' after 'read'. Bugger it. Living by the sword is tough.Real Ale in 140https://www.blogger.com/profile/16240539185068792307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-25646015331786091282012-04-19T12:58:17.877-07:002012-04-19T12:58:17.877-07:00Kevin - you stick a sample chapter on your website...Kevin - you stick a sample chapter on your website after it's been read your other people - and if it's good, I will send you a bottle of beer.<br /><br />CheersReal Ale in 140https://www.blogger.com/profile/16240539185068792307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-90750494177175802252012-04-19T12:55:57.985-07:002012-04-19T12:55:57.985-07:00Chad
I think this probably comes down to the cult...Chad<br /><br />I think this probably comes down to the culture difference as you say. Having been exposed to advertising in the US (and it's becoming increasingly so here), they don't seem to be advertising with candour or a knowing look with a tongue firmly in cheek in the way that people here are used to.<br /><br />Ethics do play a massive part, really though I'd imagine nobody wants to look like a whore and nobody wants a whore pushing their wares.<br /><br />The scene here for beer drinkers is buried in our collective need to be boffins, geeks, nerds, experts, hobbyists even enthusiastic amateurs. It's the culture of the pub where a man goes to espouse his view of the world and where his views are likely to receive the respect of his fellow pub goers (or equally derision if they aren't backing it up with knowledge).<br /><br />Maybe it's also a question of geography - if social media here flings a tweet out to my twitter feed, it's getting spread across the whole country, with a couple of retweets it goes to every city. Here, we all have access to pretty much the same stuff without 'state lines' and such to hold us back. So the effect of a good recommendation is maybe stronger than it would be your side of the pond?<br /><br />Thanks for commenting, a pleasure as always.<br /><br />CheersReal Ale in 140https://www.blogger.com/profile/16240539185068792307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-30678100206751485062012-04-19T12:45:58.641-07:002012-04-19T12:45:58.641-07:00Good point Simon.
I'm not saying don't em...Good point Simon.<br /><br />I'm not saying don't embrace it - I'm saying that people should be wary of whom they embrace it with and that they shouldn't feel they must embrace it at all costs.<br /><br />I'm not saying there won't ever be room for another book, but it's going to have to be pretty special and more importantly different enough to be able to generate that ever elusive buzz.<br /><br />CheersReal Ale in 140https://www.blogger.com/profile/16240539185068792307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-80393301298583740262012-04-19T12:37:54.904-07:002012-04-19T12:37:54.904-07:00Quite!
It is entirely two way, and nobody should ...Quite!<br /><br />It is entirely two way, and nobody should be scared of engaging in any form of media. Books and libraries provided a big explosion in the democratisation of thought and knowledge, social media is just evolution. <br /><br />Will read that blog.<br /><br />CheersReal Ale in 140https://www.blogger.com/profile/16240539185068792307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-81439246381356858192012-04-19T07:30:52.104-07:002012-04-19T07:30:52.104-07:00It must be a difference in culture between the UK ...It must be a difference in culture between the UK and the US. I see Simon receiving boxes of free beer all the time (or at least he used to, he hasn't done an unboxing video in a while). I almost never get offered free beer to review except by Dundee (a psuedo craft beer brand made by macro brewery Genesee). <br /><br />If a brewery offers to send me beer to review I always reply with "okay, but there's no guarantee I'm going to like it." And then if I dont like it I never hear from them again. A good example of that would be the beers Adnams sent last year. They were ok, but a couple were pretty lousy. I never heard from them again. Although I think they may have embedded the reviews on their website.<br /><br />I do think it's a question of ethics in both directions. When bloggers/vloggers ask breweries for free beer they sound like cheapskates and also publicity whores. "I'll review anything you send me!" When brewers send reviewers beer it's also a gray area. If they think the reviewer knows their stuff then they probably want to get their take on it. But the personality of a reviewer may not reflect the personality of their average customer. Me, you, Simon and other beer vloggers take our beer pretty seriously - but is that true of the majority of their customers? Probably not.<br /><br />I disagree that it's free advertising. Advertising you have to pay for, publicity is free. And there's only an elite handful of beer bloggers/vloggers whose reviewers are going to be seen or read by a LOT of people. To me, a review of mine getting 400 hits is a lot. In the grand scheme of things it's not. A billboard downtown probably gets seen by 400 people in 30 minutes. I can't compete with that.<br /><br />The only way beer reviews get a lot of traffic is when they're picked up by someplace else. I know a lot of breweries, especially craft breweries, have mailing lists. I know a lot of video beer reviews that essentially went viral because the brewery emailed the link out to their customers and embedded it on their website and social network pages. And then those are only positive reviews anyway, because who wants to say "hey look at this scathing review we got." (unless it to mock said reviewer).Chad Polenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838187463946401115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-24219491727787947482012-04-19T07:05:16.708-07:002012-04-19T07:05:16.708-07:00Most brewers I know are well-tuned into the pros a...Most brewers I know are well-tuned into the pros and cons of social media exposure. Some embrace it, others actively shun it. It comes down to their business model; niche beer for a niche market works well with SM promotion such as blogs/Twitter; mass beer for a mass market works well with ongoing campaigns on Facebook / Youtube. <br /><br />Some brewers have no need to develop the brand or source sales further than their locale. They engage socially by talking to publicans and gathering feedback that way.<br /><br />I (occasionally) review beer on my site and (more often) receive hospitality from brewers and publicans. I don't actively seek it. I'm always transparent about it.<br /><br />Would I, as a brewer, give beer to bloggers who ask? No. Would I give away samples to generate discussion about the beer and the brand? Possibly.<br /><br />Would I as a beery book reader buy yet another one about different beers? Well, it'd have to fight for space between similar books by Michaal Jackson, Adrian Tierney-Jones and Zak Avery. So, I'm guessing... probably not.<br /><br />The problem with preaching to the digitally-converted is the signal/noise ratio has never been great and it's getting worse.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387325466589229898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-69283483468979778942012-04-19T06:41:52.823-07:002012-04-19T06:41:52.823-07:00I love the way your point about spelling and gramm...I love the way your point about spelling and grammar is so beautifully reinforced by the comments section. ;)<br /><br />Seriously though, you're right in saying it's an important thing to be aware of on both sides. The major difference in using social as opposed to traditional media is an appreciation that there is a two way process involved, and as Phil from Beersay commented the other day: <br /><br />"If that's too much to ask, don't bother having a social media presence..."<br /><br />(See http://beeradvice.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/decisions-decisions.html for the article if you're interested.)Garethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859486540598651799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-19242274409812113192012-04-19T04:45:29.891-07:002012-04-19T04:45:29.891-07:00I never said you did. I just making it clear to ev...I never said you did. I just making it clear to everyone who reads itKevin Black (Real Ale Of Britain Book)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561910117595631189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-53409762277232979062012-04-19T04:42:00.544-07:002012-04-19T04:42:00.544-07:00I understand what your saying but thats for the bo...I understand what your saying but thats for the book. The book is not going to be published if it is written badly and i tweek everything i write for the book.I have two other people reading what im writing and when it goes to a publisher they will do the same. I know what i am doing but please do stop the negative comments as its not doing anyone any favours. Lets promote real ale and be happy.<br /><br />CheersKevin Black (Real Ale Of Britain Book)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561910117595631189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-35475765143715817602012-04-19T04:38:30.139-07:002012-04-19T04:38:30.139-07:00I never said you were only writing about freebies?...I never said you were only writing about freebies?Real Ale in 140https://www.blogger.com/profile/16240539185068792307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-17084162159196299492012-04-19T04:36:26.731-07:002012-04-19T04:36:26.731-07:00@Pub Diaries
Yes, I'd like to know if the bre...@Pub Diaries<br /><br />Yes, I'd like to know if the breweries think it is a problem, times are hard, everyone should be looking to get the biggest bang for their buck.<br /><br />You are quite right about the publishing side, maybe an e-book might work in the days of the iPad, but it would still have to be written well.<br /><br />Yes, absolutely, I hope they don't get the wrong idea! I'd also add the Marble Brewery and Thornbridge to that list!<br /><br />CheersReal Ale in 140https://www.blogger.com/profile/16240539185068792307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-11629578890713412502012-04-19T04:32:45.061-07:002012-04-19T04:32:45.061-07:00@ Kevin Black
I believe in the concept, but the t...@ Kevin Black<br /><br />I believe in the concept, but the traditional beer book market is rather flooded. <br /><br />Also, good and engaging writing is a skill I've yet to see you demonstrate, you can see why people might be dubious. Good luck with it though.Real Ale in 140https://www.blogger.com/profile/16240539185068792307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-18367019181184847022012-04-19T03:33:35.683-07:002012-04-19T03:33:35.683-07:00Just to make one other thing VERY CLEAR, its not j...Just to make one other thing VERY CLEAR, its not just brewers who send beer that are going to be included in the book, i also buy beer on a weekly basis and this to is being added. I want to feature as many brewerys as possible.Kevin Black (Real Ale Of Britain Book)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561910117595631189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-20672188548399880892012-04-19T02:38:46.266-07:002012-04-19T02:38:46.266-07:00To keep everyone happy, i wont contact anymore bre...To keep everyone happy, i wont contact anymore breweries whilst doing this project but this project is a real and i will prove this when the book gets published. People may not believe in the concept of it but everyone has their own opinion which i respect.Kevin Black (Real Ale Of Britain Book)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15561910117595631189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-4832879056323095572012-04-19T01:00:22.684-07:002012-04-19T01:00:22.684-07:00Good points and i'd be interested to hear from...Good points and i'd be interested to hear from Brewers as to how much of a problems this is. I've never accepted free beer nor have I asked. It's been offered a few times but for one reason or another it's not something I felt comfortable with. Often down to who was offering. <br /><br />From my side of the fence i'd say it's often bloggers and tweeters who are approached and spammed and it's they who should be wary. Those offering - PR comnpanies being the worst offenders do not understand most bloggers motivation.<br /><br />On the publishing letter point there may be people writing books for Kindle and other self publishing platforms and increasingly these are quality content which wouldn't get past a submissions pile at a publishing house or agents. We are after all in the world of social media and the digital age where a writer can go from conception of an idea to publishing in a direct route.<br /><br />Interested what comes out of this stream. Oh, and if Kernel, Mikkeller, Magic Rock, Camden and such ilk are reading don't take that point about me not accepting beer too literally!!Pub Diarieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088582248606265068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-17944511561452066832012-04-12T17:40:01.054-07:002012-04-12T17:40:01.054-07:00I dislike the term session because it implies that...I dislike the term session because it implies that the beer in question is brewed to be drank in large quantities and for people to get drunk on rather than appreciate the flavour. I was in a bar for several hours last night so it could definitely be called a session but I was drinking high ABV beers because they are generally the ones that I prefer.<br /><br />That being said there are a lot of excellent low ABV beers available like Magic Rock Curious, Thornbridge Brother Rabbit, Fyne Ales Jarl just to name a few and they are labelled with the session tag because I think it helps people identify these beers as ones that might appeal to their tastes. Its a bit like the black IPA tag really because a beer can't be black and pale at the same time but calling it Black IPA is a brilliant way to describe the flavour to the drinker and I guess the word 'session' makes a beer sound more appealing than 'low strength ale'.<br /><br />Just some thoughts anyways!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362693914759656245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-23543702738811185562012-04-11T18:39:04.178-07:002012-04-11T18:39:04.178-07:00hmm well that didn't clarify all that much.
O...hmm well that didn't clarify all that much.<br /><br />Once again I've heard a lot of people say they can "session" a 10% beer over a few hours but again I've never actually seen anyone do it. I drink pretty fast. I can't imagine sitting with a glass at a beer at a bar, even at 10%+ and not wanting to drink it. I might kill a 22oz bottle of something like Southern Tier Choklat over an episode of "The Walking Dead" followed by "Comic Book Men" but that's three servings of ~8oz each and I can throw the bottle back in the fridge. At a bar? The beer would go flat. <br /><br />I wish brewers would make more low ABV beers. Everyone keeps saying it's the future of craft beer but I havent really seen any breweries taking that step yet.Chad Polenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838187463946401115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-960981666406567110.post-10933742690869224922012-04-11T18:32:15.978-07:002012-04-11T18:32:15.978-07:00dingsbeerblog.comdingsbeerblog.comChad Polenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16838187463946401115noreply@blogger.com