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"Tube":2t53y4nr wrote: Because BUL is tailored to local ingredients (barley grown and malted in the US vs barley grown and malted in the UK)[/quote:2t53y4nr]Is US-grown malt the same all over the country?

And is there a chance that the use of UK ingredients might [i:2t53y4nr]improve [/i:2t53y4nr]the beer?

"TheBeerNut":db9dz34p wrote: Is US-grown malt the same all over the country?[/quote:db9dz34p]
No, it wouldn't be, but I'd imagine they'd be buying their malt from one maltster, who is only buying barley from growers in a particular region.

"TheBeerNut":db9dz34p wrote: And is there a chance that the use of UK ingredients might [i:db9dz34p]improve [/i:db9dz34p]the beer?[/quote:db9dz34p]
Of course! But better is different! It pains me to say it tho, but it's Shep Neame and it's UK barley. I don't think it'll be better.

"irish_goat":3sbu3z1u wrote:

"Wyldechild":3sbu3z1u wrote: No!!! Sam Adams BUL! I hope this isn't a sign of things to come with other US beers![/quote:3sbu3z1u]

Should make American draught craft cheaper though surely? I'd imagine there's a fierce transport cost to get beer from West Coast USA to Ireland.[/quote:3sbu3z1u]

I'd say, barman in ATG was saying the other night a 30 litre keg of Rogues Dead Guy Ale cost them 120 euro hence the €7.20 price tag for a pint

&amp;quot;Tube&amp;quot;:31m39snf wrote: I'd imagine they'd be buying their malt from one maltster[/quote:31m39snf]Interesting -- that's a [i:31m39snf]lot[/i:31m39snf] of malt <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->. I'd guess there are still going to be differences between the Samuel Adams produced at Cincinnati and that brewed in Breinigsville.

My point is really that Boston Lager, and Brooklyn Lager for that matter, were born BUL beers. Boston Lager only stopped being one on a technicality when the contract brewery was bought out by its former contractee. It's not like Jim Koch's little Boston Brewery is suddenly having its product industrially upscaled at a foreign brewery.

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:20mqiwga wrote: Interesting -- that's a [i:20mqiwga]lot[/i:20mqiwga] of malt <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->. [/quote:20mqiwga]
According to the man on the telly, the biggest stout brewery in the world buys all their's from one maltings. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:20mqiwga wrote: My point is really that Boston Lager, and Brooklyn Lager for that matter, were born BUL beers.[/quote:20mqiwga]
Actually I didn't realise that as it's not a beer/brand that I've any interest in. All the more reason they won't object to fiddling with the recipe to suit the local ingredients.