Reasons for Real Ale

BeerManWalking mailed me yesterday after he found a nice article from his archives. It gives detailed reasons for drinking real ale. It is written by a guy called Charles Foster who is a writer, traveller and barrister - and presumably real ale drinker. He also has mention on his web site about folk music so sounds like an ideal Woolpack regular - pity he's in London....

Anyway - his copyrighted article which he has kindly allowed to be reproduced is here
10 reasons to drink real ale

His website is also interesting and is here
http://charlesfoster.co.uk/

The arguments are very well put in an eloquent and detailed way. Unfortunately this results in anybody who understands it probably already having the sophistication to know what it's saying. Anybody who needs convincing probably wouldn't have the intellect to be bothered to read it.

However, it does encapsulate many things that are unique about The Woolpack Inn that goes much further than the simple Real Ale concept.

"Those who have not heard cannot be damned. Of those who have heard and drunk, there are no decent people who go back to the ways of keg and lager."