tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.comments2023-09-15T08:14:07.431-07:00Taking the beard out of beer!Melissa Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comBlogger1360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-10153957660238423832016-03-21T06:58:03.085-07:002016-03-21T06:58:03.085-07:00Welcome back and sorry for the old website. At lea...Welcome back and sorry for the old website. At least this way I will get updates of all your posts. Look forward to reading them.<br /><br />Good luck!Adventures with Pepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173742788322526476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-65469846768785542812013-01-07T02:17:44.969-08:002013-01-07T02:17:44.969-08:00Hi Melissa,
I thought you might be interested in...Hi Melissa, <br /><br />I thought you might be interested in a competition AB InBev are running to encourage students to have a go at creating a new beer concept which reflects their university. It seems right up your street really! Innovative, creative and bringing beer to new audiences, I know you're not a student but still thought you might find it interesting! http://www.bestbeercompetition.com/Katynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-57236744992887898922012-10-20T03:02:59.915-07:002012-10-20T03:02:59.915-07:00We were wondering where the Belgian influences wer...We were wondering where the Belgian influences were coming from last night, La Chouffe yeast BOOM!<br /><br />Frankly I'm learning more every day about beer, we guessed it would be the yeast, I wouldn't have thought it would be so prominent. Really enjoyed this Melissa, Ilkley, appreciate your efforts. <br /><br />Bottles?Filrdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193228391167385203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-81873465144197028572012-10-13T14:48:00.879-07:002012-10-13T14:48:00.879-07:00Enjoyed a glass of Green Goddess in the Old Red Co...Enjoyed a glass of Green Goddess in the Old Red Cow, Smithfield the other Friday. Didn't enjoy being half crushed to death in the process. If ever a pub needs extending then the Red Cow is a prime candidate!<br /><br />ps. The beer itself was very good.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-78065400109562853892012-10-12T09:11:23.044-07:002012-10-12T09:11:23.044-07:00Sex sells. Always has and always will. Talk of i...Sex sells. Always has and always will. Talk of intelligent drinkers is nonsensical since the social masses are ignorant and are continually led blindly through the commercial mine field. I am not in the least bit offended by a scantily clad woman or a half dressed buff fireman being used to target the ignorant masses but this does not mark a lack of intelligence on my part. I'm just not over sensitive to such marketting strategies which have clearly been used for years by bigger industries than the beer industry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-25761645672641117482012-10-11T05:02:51.608-07:002012-10-11T05:02:51.608-07:00Hello Melissa. I am french and I read your book &q...Hello Melissa. I am french and I read your book "tout sur la bière" Thank you for this awesome book, really fantastic.jmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676524665389312471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-1075613639413667032012-10-11T05:01:51.096-07:002012-10-11T05:01:51.096-07:00Hello Melissa. I am french and I read your book &q...Hello Melissa. I am french and I read your book "tout sur la bière" Thank you for this awesome book, really fantastic.jmadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676524665389312471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-16897500931354695072012-09-21T02:22:14.486-07:002012-09-21T02:22:14.486-07:00Beautiful ! Beautiful ! Saveur Bièrehttp://www.saveur-biere.com/en/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-22915535767504380702012-09-12T06:20:31.674-07:002012-09-12T06:20:31.674-07:00Thanks to your mea culpa, I now know the backstory...Thanks to your mea culpa, I now know the backstory on the Tori Anos song lyrics.. I would have never ever made that connection on my own.<br /><br />Oh, and the chicken sounds amazingly decadent!Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-24241070653511132882012-09-10T03:35:14.729-07:002012-09-10T03:35:14.729-07:00This Item is Superb I too tried to prepare this di...This Item is Superb I too tried to prepare this dish.<br /><br />http://thebeersofbelgium.comBelgian beerhttp://www.thebeersofbelgium.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-30748172769534045612012-09-07T02:54:25.100-07:002012-09-07T02:54:25.100-07:00I was never a fan of the Armand van Helden mix but...I was never a fan of the Armand van Helden mix but Cornflake Girl was a lovely song so I can forgive you casting me as "of a certain age". The recipe looks awesome also. Fried chicken can never be wrong.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122623789276155279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-92173469600229385422012-09-05T04:44:05.446-07:002012-09-05T04:44:05.446-07:00This recipe is the one we've been most impress...<a href="http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/aching-thighs/Content?oid=2519004" rel="nofollow">This recipe is the one we've been most impressed by.</a> Very, very simple!Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-29469066583765174342012-09-04T12:49:17.289-07:002012-09-04T12:49:17.289-07:00There was a very good interview on 6 music just th...There was a very good interview on 6 music just this sunday with Tori Amos, should still be on listen again iPlayer at the moment.arnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046512935179787759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-2230471866670614852012-09-04T02:21:09.208-07:002012-09-04T02:21:09.208-07:00Right on!!! Who's making this artwork?!Right on!!! Who's making this artwork?!Darrenhttp://www.aleguider.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-34866229713940815392012-08-24T16:51:24.425-07:002012-08-24T16:51:24.425-07:00Don't normally leave comments, but sometime yo...Don't normally leave comments, but sometime you have to speak up rather than nodding in agreement (nobody gets to see that!)<br /><br />Completely agree with this. And Séan's comment that it looks amateurish too. The "only a bit of fun" defence is so evil - it is used to make you look unreasonable. Well, I don't find it fun - it just seems dated, belonging to another age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-54479347281859284852012-08-24T14:00:54.170-07:002012-08-24T14:00:54.170-07:00Right on Melissa. I wrote a similar plea for brewe...Right on Melissa. I wrote a similar plea for breweries to stop creating sexist labels here: http://digboston.com/taste/2012/02/honest-pint-sexist-shouldnt-sell/ <br /><br />Labels of half-naked women = lazy, tired, and unnecessary. We're starting to see a backlash to it here--a few breweries changing their labels/rebranding--but there's still a ways to go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-82952648472016519552012-08-22T15:01:38.430-07:002012-08-22T15:01:38.430-07:00With you on this Melissa. Back when my wife and I ...With you on this Melissa. Back when my wife and I ran our real ale off-licence, there were a number of breweries that specialised in this sort of thing. I was hoping that this tacky, juvenile nonsense had died out, but it seems I'm wrong. Nothing is more likely to put me off trying a beer than a silly name and an equally silly pump clip. Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-42221340399375103382012-08-22T08:47:36.513-07:002012-08-22T08:47:36.513-07:00Is the beer good enough to brand it as beer, or do...Is the beer good enough to brand it as beer, or do they need a diversion to get people to drink it? If the Top Totty tempest were singular I'd say it was a tacky but effective ploy to get marketing viral. <br />I'm not interested - and make a point of not drinking or writing about - beers that are advertised in really juvenile ways, and that includes crassly sexist labels. But then they're not marketing to me.<br /><br />Beer culture is shifting. However, despite the currently increasing diversity and quality of craft beer, there will always be drinkers of pond scum, and these ads will attract them.Elspeth Paynehttp://www.elspethpayne.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-39630601875077760832012-08-22T06:28:49.147-07:002012-08-22T06:28:49.147-07:00Thanks for all the comments guys & gals, nice ...Thanks for all the comments guys & gals, nice to see agreement in most cases.Melissa Colehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-13498962430621789012012-08-22T05:08:58.709-07:002012-08-22T05:08:58.709-07:00I agree with you 100% Melissa. This needs to hamme...I agree with you 100% Melissa. This needs to hammered home more, nothing puts me off a beer faster than a stupid name and design. A la "Sheep Shagger" or "Top Totty" <br /><br />Whilst we're at it, can we bash beers names that are simply just awful puns. Sam McGregorhttp://www.signaturebrew.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-2444483961339668722012-08-22T05:08:06.164-07:002012-08-22T05:08:06.164-07:00I agree with you 100% Melissa. This needs to hamme...I agree with you 100% Melissa. This needs to hammered home more, nothing puts me (and many others) off a beer faster than a stupid name and design. A la "Sheep Shagger" or "Top Totty" <br /><br />Whilst we're at it, can we bash beers names that are simply just awful puns. Sam McGregorhttp://www.signaturebrew.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-68163738708408843032012-08-21T08:13:18.548-07:002012-08-21T08:13:18.548-07:00Well said Melissa! This has been an annoyance of m...Well said Melissa! This has been an annoyance of mine for a long time now, this is 1970's imagery that should be well and truly left in the 1970's.<br />Whilst trying recently to champion real ale to some female friends of mine, what was on offer at the bar..? Wychwood's Bountiful, that's what. Back to square one I went after telling them how cool and diverse breweries had become. Triple fff Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197239129440664701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-91848057608539002522012-08-21T08:10:30.467-07:002012-08-21T08:10:30.467-07:00That kind of personal attack on you was totally un...That kind of personal attack on you was totally unwarranted. You were the better person for walking away.<br /><br />The problem with branding of this nature is its own success. Slaters' sales went through the roof following the level of national media coverage that even a macro brewer couldn't buy.<br /><br />I think Hart's changed their branding when their ownnership changed.<br /><br />As for Marston's... maybe they're not appealing to the "intelligent drinker"? Maybe they don't need to? <br /><br />If their profits and market share are up, why should they change?<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03387325466589229898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-75939239658510658922012-08-21T07:47:29.615-07:002012-08-21T07:47:29.615-07:00Too right. Just because something is a traditional...Too right. Just because something is a traditional product doesn't mean its marketing has to come from the dark ages. I don't think it's a coincidence that some of the best beers brewed in this country are marketed in a modern, inclusive way; it's about having self-respect and some pride in your product.Garethhttp://beeradvice.blogspot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-67730652038105620592012-08-21T07:35:28.486-07:002012-08-21T07:35:28.486-07:00I actually think that such pump clips look amateur...I actually think that such pump clips look amateurish. It's pretty poor marketing to use a pump clip which has the potential to offend a huge proportion of the population.Séan Billingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347677720588826886noreply@blogger.com