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"steveb":2yshap1g wrote: Worth a listen. Padraig Cribben, CEO of the vintners federation is on too defending the "limited selection" of beers available in most pubs because "in the past the consumer has reacted negatively to new products because they like what they know and trust".[/quote:2yshap1g]

Yeah, because that attitude is filling pubs right now. I was in the Mill House last Sunday night and there was only 4 of us in the entire lounge.

"steveb":d3ijuqmz wrote: "in the past the consumer has reacted negatively to new products because they like what they know and trust".[/quote:d3ijuqmz]Cheers for the link Steve!

Cribben is completely correct.

Except, he's completely correct for about five years ago. We've moved on and I'd say he hasn't noticed. I'd be willing to bet that the new bottled beer opportunities he has identified are the like of Erdinger and Corona.

In fairness, McKenna is ahead of the curve. He's describing our little niche as though it was a commonplace reality. It's not a commonplace reality yet, but that's where it's heading.

"TheBeerNut":3rsn9ou5 wrote: Except, he's completely correct for about five years ago. We've moved on and I'd say he hasn't noticed. I'd be willing to bet that the new bottled beer opportunities he has identified are the like of Erdinger and Corona.[/quote:3rsn9ou5]
That's actually well put. He was talking about bottled beer but my head was saying "does not compute" as he really should have been talking about craft beer.