On the basis that all publicity is good publicity the Times coverage of an attempt to get cask beer recognised as a heritage product with UNESCO protection should I suppose be welcomed (21st April 2025).
The accompanying Editorial unfortunately reflects the age old prejudices of not just the paper but the English ruling class. For this group, however configured, historically it is French cuisine and wine that is the best in the sphere of food and drink. As a subset of that drinking wine is what the respectable classes do. Beer drinking is for the rest.
Apparently the Campaign For Real Ale consists at least in part of ‘long haired idealists in sandals and of left-wing views’. Well I joined in 1975 and remain a member although its a long time since I thought it was sensible to have long hair.
Fortunately there is a small opening in the monolith and beer writer Pete Brown now has an excellent weekly column in the Sunday Times
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