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Beards, Sandals, Soil & Twigs
My stereotypical image of an active CAMRA member is someone who has a beard, wears sandals, prefers soil in the bottom of his pint and twigs floating on top. 
Apologies to any CAMRA member who doesn't fit this image, those that join just to get into beer festivals cheap. 
Followed a link from a thread on Jims, made me chuckle but there are also some very good points regarging the brewing industry, thought peeps might like a read. 
Planning: Wheat beer fermented with Schneider Weisse yeast, a Stout, lots of hoppy pale ales
Fermenting: Marynka pseudo-lager
Maturing/Conditioning:
Drinking: Wheat beer, ESB, Vienna lager & shop bought stuff
Fermenting: Marynka pseudo-lager
Maturing/Conditioning:
Drinking: Wheat beer, ESB, Vienna lager & shop bought stuff
Responses
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Bollocks, Kevin doesn't exist, he's been developed as an excuse to hammer CAMRA.
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I agree on the beard front. Whenever I'm on leave I let the beard grow. I currently sporting 10 days growth due to the luxury of Paternity leave.
Fermenting: GW's Timothy Taylors - Landlord AG
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: GW's Fuller London Porter AG, GW's Gales Festival Mild AG
Drinking: Excellent English shop bought stuff with depth and character
that the Canadians cannot even imagine.
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Well speaking as one who is looking for the oldest typs of hops he csan find and not having had a shave today ......;)
5 gal St Peters Golden Ale as per tin
Youngs Harvest Mild
all a bit moded
Posted 1 year ago by Member
i have a beard and wear nothing but sandals in the summer.
Stereotype ... sometimes!
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Makes interesting reading, although I'm surprised they didn't mention New Zealand hops in there. The fact is, people want new things all the time, and there are limits to the variety you can produce with Fuggles and Goldings. The point about pricing is telling. In Britain, we can't produce anything cost effectively because of the parasites (sorry, overheads) clinging to every business venture.
Really must trim my beard ..... or join Camra and save on the blades!
Tony
All you need is a 2CV and a 'Save The Whale' sticker and you will be the complete 70's teacher stereotype!
Planning: - To get some more brews on now the weather's a bit cooler
Fermenting: - Ginger Beer experiment
Conditioning: - A normal bitter with Styrians
Drinking: - All of it!!
E-mail: arnyfris@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Im a CAMRA member and Im totally off the profile. Seriously it takes my 3 weeks to grow about 5mm....in patches.
I like CAMRA, without them all that time ago, who knows what may have happened. I dont agree with their current form and it really needs a fresh face to sort things out. It needs to be about all craft beers, not just the ones that 30+ years ago may have been lost.
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
Posted 1 year ago by Admin
CAMRA definitely needs to work on its image although from the photo's of our local Camra meetings the beard, belly and sandals images is pretty much spot on.
There is a new younger, cooler breed of ale drinkers now so hopefully these people will help change Camra's image over time. There are also a lot of women ale drinkers now too.
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I don't have a beard nor am I a member of CAMRA. I'm a bit of a hunk if I'm honest.
One of the above is a lie. I get enough stick about the National Trust sticker on my car and my brother keeps referring me to the Real Ale Tw*ts story in Viz.
Yes; it's not a good image to have. What's to be done?
-Barry
Fermenting: Marston's Pedigree
Conditioning (Bottles): Warsteiner Lager Clone
Drinking (King Keg): Fullers London Pride
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Maybe we need Gok Wan to come down and restyle us into hip, happening CAMRA members?
Fermenting: GW's Timothy Taylors - Landlord AG
Conditioning: nowt
Maturing: GW's Fuller London Porter AG, GW's Gales Festival Mild AG
Drinking: Excellent English shop bought stuff with depth and character
that the Canadians cannot even imagine.
Posted 1 year ago by Member
I've just received CAMRA membership for my 30th birthday, so not only am I now officially old but I've now got an excuse to grow a beard and wear sandals too! Ha ha, just kidding, I like to think I'm part of the new and gorgeous face of CAMRA, we're not all Arran jumper and corduroy wearing catweasels!
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
I'd forgotten about the real ale tw@t$...
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Fermenting: Marynka pseudo-lager
Maturing/Conditioning:
Drinking: Wheat beer, ESB, Vienna lager & shop bought stuff
Posted 1 year ago by Admin
That's excellent, I've not read Viz for years, must start reading it again.
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Just like the local CAMRA branch that!
(with grateful thanks to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers and slightly adapted)
Posted 1 year ago by Member
Hamish,
you missed pub quizzes as part of your profile!
I am thinking of joining, as I know my misses will nag me! and that is wort the money
Posted 1 year ago by Moderator
Classic Vis, so funny!
Lol its worth it if you go to beer fests, like reading about beer and enjoy getting money off vouchers for wetherspoons (£1.50 a pint of ale cant be bad!)
Plannin'-
Loads a beer after an upgrade!
nathbrew@gmail.com
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