Franconian Beer Message Board
New brewery: Brauhaus Binkert, Breitengüßbach |
| Posted by Nick B. on 2012-08-06 23:49:02 |
| Much as it's difficult for Britons and certain non-Euro-continentals to comprehend, [ Obligatory smiley: ;) ] beer is in fact a foodstuff, and thus falls under the jurisdiction of the regulatory body governing food production. I, for one, don't see allowing exceptions for rat excrement in brewing equipment, but not in, for example, bakery equipment, as a reasonable solution. There have been shut-downs of bakeries, butchers and meat processors reported here in recent years, so it's not just about breweries. One in favour of the closed bakeries could just as easily ask how many people have really been infected by rat-poop-contaminated bread. It's a terrible shame that these breweries can't afford the investment to keep up with what their government requires of them. You've hit upon a topic that has come up in the media: how cheap the "Fränkische Schweiz" is. The head of tourism (?) there recently said that it would be better if taverns charged more than 1,60€ a Seidla and 5,50€ a Schäuferla, specifically so that they could afford to invest in keeping up with modern requirements and even be more profitable. It's caused a bit of a ruckus in the media. People I've discussed this with at the Bierkeller have said --with a straight face-- there should be a tourist price and a local's price. Well, why not? A discount for locals. This article talks about country breweries that have been able to modernise: < http://www.nordbayern.de/region/pegnitz/am-ruhetag-bier-fur-nur-einen-euro-1.2252735?searched=true > (And at Meister in Unterzaunsbach, a fridge with bottles for 1€ stands ready for hikers in need of emergency refreshment on Ruhetag.) General discussion of how the region could better capitalise on tourism income: < http://www.nordbayern.de/region/forchheim/wir-brauchen-mehr-qualitat-1.2244941?searched=true > < http://www.nordbayern.de/nuernberger-zeitung/nz-news/die-frankische-schweiz-und-die-preisfrage-1.2246043?searched=true > Tighter regulations on how things are done in this country (compared to certain other countries) is one of the things that make it a nice place to live. Things in general simply work better than they might otherwise. |
| Followups: |
 New brewery: Brauhaus Binkert, Breitengüßbach by barry on 2012-08-07 01:32:24 |
| Bier pricing by Uncle Jimbo on 2012-08-07 09:16:10 |
| Bier pricing by Gerhard Schoolmann on 2012-08-07 09:33:34 |
| New brewery: Brauhaus Binkert, Breitengüßbach by DonS on 2012-08-07 15:33:10 |
| Bier pricing by Nick B. on 2012-08-11 00:37:10 |
| Hallerndorfer Rittmayer - die neue Brauerei by Nick B. on 2012-08-11 00:50:10 |
| Hallerndorfer Rittmayer - die neue Brauerei by barry on 2012-08-11 02:05:07 |
| Hallerndorfer Rittmayer - die neue Brauerei by Nick B. on 2012-08-11 03:34:46 |