Cask Vs. Keg

Glad to hear and I'm sure it did. I never said it wouldn't taste good just meant that if you had a side by side cask v's keg comparison of different styles of beer, the differences would be more pronounced in some styles compared to others such as a big IPA

 

Maybe so, but it still defies logic. The only way it could possibly make sense was if the Tetleys Mild was so wretchedly bad straight from the cask that it was actually much better when mixed with the warm slop spillage of several other cask ales. That's an absurd scenario, so my guess is the combination of nostalgia and dwindling memory has affected his perception.

Really would like to see input from British BA's on this, though.

 

"you do know why CAMRA was formed, yes?


Stuart, I'm not sure what you mean by that. FYI, I learned about CAMRA during my first trip to Britain in 1995. I maintained an overseas membership for over ten years. I've been back to Britain 11- 12 times since then and have attended many of their cask ale festivals, including three GBBF's and numerous regional ones. I guess I have a reasonable idea of their history.

 

Agreed on all fronts, though Jester King is notorious for flat casks, at least from what I have had. I had the same beer on cask last week in Houston. Thin, watery, no carbonation at all. IMO, that is just not the best beer represented on cask.

 

OK, I will drop the attempts at sublety. Ron is saying that yes, the Tetley's mild was so frickin awful that its flavour was improved by being blended with the remnants of the slop tray.

CAMRA was formed to prevent that level of awfulness being propagated.

 

This is what I gather. Maybe that's what Michael Jackson meant by "in the hands of a good landlord".

 

I know what CAMRA was formed for.
If that was what patto1ro, or "Ron" was really saying, he sure went to great lengths to conceal it. I called him on it early in the exchange and even gave him credit for pulling me in with his joke. He came back with a long detailed post delivered with what I had to assume was a straight face, since their were no emoticons or other indications he was kidding. When I expressed disbelief, he continued to play it straight. Given it's the internet, I finally had to assume he was serious, as ridiculous as that seemed. I've had no experience with Tetleys Mild so I don't know whether it was a really bad beer or not.

WTF was I supposed to think without any other clues? I don't know him here and I've heard so many other ridiculous claims on BA over the years, it wasn't difficult to believe he meant it when he kept playing it straight.

 

There are not a lot of pubs at which I'll try a cask beer, but if it's at the brewery, cask will usually be my first pint. As so many have said, cask is "real" beer, still working, still fermenting, natural carbonation. Cask beers are something everyone should try at least once, but as AlcahueteJ said, it's got to be by someone who knows what they are doing.

 

I know all of that. I deliberately sought out pubs that served tetley's that way. Ever try it yourself? No, I thought not.

 

Tetley's Mild was, in my opinion, one of the best beers in the world.

 

That's what kept me out of my local, poorly kept Ruddles, no thank you. There was great Pub listed in the good beer guide, just 3 miles up the road. I'd usually go there for a few pints & then get a growler filled of whatever was good.

 

I prefer porters and stouts on cask

 

I'm beginning to think you're a real ass.

 

So what do you think of your friend Ron's latest two posts? I won't be subtle either. He's either purposely playing the ass, and attempting to drag the "joke" out longer, or he's really serious, in which case he's merely an idiot.

Since you're on a first name basis with him, you make the call.

 

I think the only reply I can give is "yes?"...

 

One of my locals always has two hand pump casks going and usually has various spices/herbs/hops steeping in the cask. How common is this practice? In the US? Abroad?

 

This Tetley's Mild tangent has really thrown me off.

Love cask, but agree that only on a handful of occasions have I had a great example in the US. A bar near me has Bombardier on cask right now. I had it for old times' sake. Wasn't offensive by any means, but definitely not where it could/should be.

Thornbridge turns up here relatively often. The Jaipur I had on cask in NYC vs the one I had at my wedding in Scotland - two totally different animals.

 

There are a couple pubs in Glasgow with nine(The Three Judges) and twelve(Tennents). The norm in Britain is more like 4 - 5, for pubs that serve cask ale.