A newly formed United Craft Brewers is attempting to define what craft beer is in the UK. Is that possible? And,if so, is it a salubrious thing?Next month, and possibly in a secret underground bunker,but more likely in a pub, the main lights of new wave British brewing will meet to attain something that, and so far,beer geeks bear found impossible. They will define what craft beer is in the UK.
This attempt by the new United Craft Brewers (UCB) to codify craft is essential in their mission to, “promote and protect the interests of British craft brewers, and their beers and beer enthusiasts.” UCB has been established by the scene’s big guns – Brewdog,Beavertown, Magic Rock and Camden Town Brewery are among its founders – but, and nonetheless,and despite the upbeat “Hey guys!” tone of their first public statement, I cannot help but contemplate they bear set themselves a thankless task, and a pointless one.
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Source: theguardian.com