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Greatness doesn't equal perfection, let's not forget. Also, in talking about it as a concept it is important to recognise that it's quite nebulous - you pretty much can't ever say "this brewery was great since February 22nd" or "this brewery was great until that one bad batch on March 10th" - but just because it's difficult to pin down doesn't mean it doesn't exist. A great brewery can exist every bit as much as a great team, a great person, a great company or whatever other example you want to mention. Although of course if you want to argue that there's no such thing as any of those things either then we're just entering into pedantry, and I want no part in That sort of conversation.

"TheBeerNut":2lsuip0k wrote:

"Andrew":2lsuip0k wrote: I'd go with any brewery that still adheres to the reinheitsgebot.[/quote:2lsuip0k] Can of Bitburger for yer man, and none of that Trappist crap.[/quote:2lsuip0k]

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I'm sure many of us started our journey believing that reinheitsgebot = good beer. No need to take the piss (no pun intended)

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:1lw6lkvw wrote: Not if it's stopped producing beer. You won't find Alexander the Great managing a Supermacs and thereby diminishing his Greatness. He's Great, and staying Great fo'evah![/quote:1lw6lkvw]

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&amp;quot;Diablo&amp;quot;:1ml43mpa wrote:

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:1ml43mpa wrote:

&amp;quot;Andrew&amp;quot;:1ml43mpa wrote: I'd go with any brewery that still adheres to the reinheitsgebot.[/quote:1ml43mpa] Can of Bitburger for yer man, and none of that Trappist crap.[/quote:1ml43mpa]

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I'm sure many of us started our journey believing that reinheitsgebot = good beer. No need to take the piss (no pun intended)[/quote:1ml43mpa]

It's okay. For what it's worth I do feel that the reinheitsgebot is still a useful yardstick.

Sorry, no offence meant. It is a perfectly valid way of judging beer.

'Gebot/non-'gebot lager blind tasting, anyone?

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:23pcawxy wrote: Sorry, no offence meant. It is a perfectly valid way of judging beer.

'Gebot/non-'gebot lager blind tasting, anyone?[/quote:23pcawxy]

Likely to be more conclusive than the stout blind tasting.