Debunking Beer Myths

[Melissa Cole]

So what's the most common myth you hear about beer? That it makes you fat or that it's got chemicals in it?

[Finn Greig]

Totally that it is really fatening! Or just generally that beer is for louts and wine is for foodies. The amount of 'good' restaurants that you go to with an extensive world wine list, and no beers. You then have to ask what beers they do and the waiter/ress has to go ask!!
worst of all when they come back and say St***a or Kr*******g

[Dan]

I hear that, the newst restraunt in middlesbrough, Akbars, has loads of Wine but no beer.

Its lack of exercise that gives me a little beer belly

[Jeff]

Here's a myth - "women just don't like beer" - uttered by the head brewer of a micro. I was tempted to tell him what a load of bullshit that was but thought better of it since they're paying me for marketing/PR.

[Melissa Cole]

That's all right Jeff, you can always just point them in my direction to 'discuss' this point of view!!!!!!!!!

[Jeff]

I keep finding pockets like this of the 1950s all over the British craft brewing business.

[Melissa Cole]

It's just ridiculous!

[Melissa Cole]

I agree Finn, it's so aggrevating that in good restaurants, even ones that claim to be very British-focused, that all you get is a wine list - last time I checked beer is the most consumed alcoholic drink on the planet and is our national product - you'd think they'd wise up a bit to that wouldn't you?

[The Beer Philosopher]

I ran into this one recently ... draught beer causes headaches! I only drink beer from bottles.

[Matt Stephenson]

They say foreign beer that comes over from other countries to the U.S. has formalydahyde in it to perserve it from spoiling to be able to sell in the States.

[Melissa Cole]

Sorry Matt, missed this one earlier in the year, that one comes from when Austrian wines were found to have formaldahyde in them! There was also an issue with some of the Eastern block wines doing that too a couple of years ago! Ugh!

[Ruth Tyrrell]

Mmm, "girls don't like beer". Sorry, this one does. Also the restaurants thing is just so painful. Some of us genuinely don't like wine.

I went to an incredibly posh dinner held at the Natural History Museum. They offered me all these fancy wines, and I tried to explain that I don't like wine, I drink beer. Please. I spoke to five serving staff including the person in charge and delicately explained that I would like a glass of real ale please, any real ale, to go with my lovely dinner. Half an hour later, a glass of chilled fizzy lager appeared. And they were so pleased with themselves. I just couldn't take it any further.

Why have we got this culture in this country? Grrr, it makes me so cross. Beer is NOT just for oiks. Male ones at that.

[Melissa Cole]

I share your pain on that front!!!