Revitalisation or revisionism?

There is only one lie, there is only one truth
There is the lie of revisionism and opportunism
Of all hues
The lie of kegism and reaction
And there is the truth of CAMRAism-Protzkyism
Of casking and conditioning

The CAMRA revitalisation process seems to be finally drawing to an end and proposed changes are now online. They didn't seem particularly earth shaking to me, but Des de Moor's response made me look more closely:

The CAMRA Revitalisation proposals go further than many imagined they might -- let's hope they get accepted! https://t.co/CFkegaFHy2

— Des de Moor (@desdemoor) January 19, 2018

He's clearly a better CAMRA Kremlinologist than me. One point I'd given little thought to clearly has wider implications:

CAMRA’s scope widens to include quality beer of all types

Though in many ways this is what CAMRA are already doing, officially broadening its scope means filtered and kegged beers not from overseas can be supported. Clearly keggist roaders are at work. Though it would remove one of CAMRA's odder anomalies.

We also find at the bottom of the beer recommendations:

CAMRA should adopt a neutral position on the use of cask breathers.

Yes, that's right neutrality in the face of extraneous CO2! Keggist roaders indeed. I do have vague memories of the cask breather debate and if I remember rightly CAMRA's technical committee recommended they get approval, but the membership voted against at the AGM. I could be wrong but it's a fact that CAMRA's cellarmanship guide gives them the thumbs up.

I will try and get to the meeting in London about the changes, and I'll take some popcorn in case any of the proverbial CAMRA dinosaurs are there to kick off (I've always wanted to see one but I'm not sure they really exist).

But as for myself I won't be gearing up for a two line struggle. For me beer is not a political  matter, it is a spiritual issue. Though I do miss the old certainties of when we were free to denigrate other lesser beers we live in ecumenical times now and as a faithful member of the one, beery, catholic and apostolic beer consumers organisation I will accept the church's teaching whatever they may be.