Comments on a swift one...: Beer through a font - the shape of things to come?...

Leigh..don't think Abbeydale had much say in t...

2012-02-03T08:18:52.736Z

Leigh..don't think Abbeydale had much say in the matter, The Grove just decided to use their beer for the trial I believe. It was a normal cask beer, just the method of dispense was different, and imo did not seem to work

That's interesting - didnt know that Abbeydal...

2012-02-03T07:09:00.856Z

That's interesting - didnt know that Abbeydale were dipping thier toe into this keg - world. And yes, you've got a great place in The Grove to try it yourself! I had the kegged Black Isle Porter thae last time I was in (around xmas) and it was wonderful.

This isn't actually that new. Many years ago I...

2012-01-15T23:10:25.872Z

This isn't actually that new. Many years ago I visited a Robinsons pub that sold cask Unicorn via a defunct Fosters font.

Although you virtually never see it now, at one ti...

2012-01-15T10:59:26.710Z

Although you virtually never see it now, at one time a lot of cask beer was served through free-flow electric fonts, especially in the Bass empire. Of course a major disadvantage of that was that, until you drank it, it was impossible to tell it apart from keg.

I have sometimes thought that, in some outlets, serving cask beer through fonts might help it appeal to a demographic that regards handpumps as a sign of something to avoid.