tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076725205410370436.post2219535483039092127..comments2024-01-29T10:16:00.995+00:00Comments on CALLED TO THE BAR : Do I blame Elizabeth David for postwar beer decline?Adrian Tierney-Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076725205410370436.post-77648261029111682502012-05-23T07:27:46.354+01:002012-05-23T07:27:46.354+01:00Bailey
There were plenty of breweries putting out...Bailey<br />There were plenty of breweries putting out nice ads (for the 1950s) and don’t forget lifestyle was really something that came a bit later.<br />Knut — I always have a wry smile when I hear a chef say how much they love cooking with beer, it seems to me to be a) part of a deal they have with a brewery or b) someone has said it is a good gimmick<br />Kieran — yeah I remember thatAdrian Tierney-Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421802854011395300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076725205410370436.post-44789085194161444852012-05-23T04:48:55.498+01:002012-05-23T04:48:55.498+01:00I remember Gordon spitting out Landlord on telly b...I remember Gordon spitting out Landlord on telly because it was unbearibly bitter.Kieran Haslett-Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562970144894398803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076725205410370436.post-76476134859356173642012-05-22T10:33:38.832+01:002012-05-22T10:33:38.832+01:00But it is interesting to note that in Gordon Ramse...But it is interesting to note that in Gordon Ramsey's Pub Food book released just a few years ago, there is hardly any mention of beer at all. Go figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3076725205410370436.post-30787873753162595152012-05-22T09:40:38.207+01:002012-05-22T09:40:38.207+01:00A very interesting suggestion. In the 1950s, beer&...A very interesting suggestion. In the 1950s, beer's lack of variety (not just in terms of recipes but also 'brand values' -- which was the trendy brewer with youth appeal in 1955?) must have made wine appealing as a 'lifestyle choice'. (Can't write these things without sarky quotemarks.)Baileyhttp://boakandbailey.comnoreply@blogger.com