Scant days after Hardknott Brewery's shocking craft apostasy I've now seen that their decision was in fact timely.
In the local Waitrose beef and craft ale pies are now on sale
Clearly all cred is gone and it is indeed time for a new term.
What's really interesting is that this is a new image for an old product - Pieminister Web site still describes it as a "British beef steak and real ale" pie. Clearly 'craft' has gone mainstream (and lost any meaning it still had).
ReplyDeleteThat was going to be my next post! Depending on your preference either: a. craft beer has definitely arrived as a real thing or b. craft beer is confirmed as a meaningless marketing term.
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It's a fair cop, as soon as I've got the house sold the cheque will be in the post.
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