tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076725205410370436.post8526649199341917910..comments2024-01-29T10:16:00.995+00:00Comments on CALLED TO THE BAR : Sugar sugarAdrian Tierney-Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076725205410370436.post-3074229839957544222014-03-05T11:36:10.667+00:002014-03-05T11:36:10.667+00:00We (CAMRA) also refuted the claim Adrian and got a...We (CAMRA) also refuted the claim Adrian and got a retraction printed in the Daily Mail this monday (3rd March) upon advice of their legal team following a challenge from us, which read "An article about the hidden sugar content of alcoholic drinks on 5 February said that there were up to nine teaspoons of sugar in a pint of real ale. The Campaign for Real Ale has asked us to clarify that in fact it typically comntains less than one teaspoonful of sugar."<br /><br />Our full response to the article which was submitted to the Daily Mail legal team was as follows:<br /><br />"Sugar is generated from the malt in the earlier parts of the brewing process but most of it is used up during fermentation and the final product will typically have very little sugar in it – certainly a lot less than many alcoholic drinks which have large amounts of sugar added to sweeten them. This means that a standard pint of real ale will typically have less than one teaspoon of sugar in it."<br /><br />"Real ale actually contains lots of different types of carbohydrate, such as dietary fibre, which are actually very good for us and nothing to do with sugar (a simple carbohydrate)."<br /> <br />Neil Walker, CAMRA National Press ManagerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com