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TheSun UK – BEER prices could fall at pubs across the UK after an unprecedented demand for a shake-up of the industry yesterday. The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) urged the Office of Fair Trading to stop dominant pub companies from “over-charging” tenants for booze and rent.

CAMRA said the firms abused a “beer tie” that obliges landlords to buy all their beers, wines and spirits from them. It claimed landlords often had to pay up to 50p A PINT more than the going rate – and slammed “excessive” pub rents. CAMRA also called for “tied” pubs to be allowed to serve guest ales.

The move threatens to trigger a full-scale investigation into Britain’s two biggest pubco’s - PUNCH TAVERNS and ENTERPRISE INNS. Between them the two companies own a fifth of pubs in Britain, and were recently slammed by MPs for “bullying” tenants.

CAMRA chief executive Mike Benner said: “The tied model works best when it is a true partnership, where the risks are shared equally between pub-owning company and landlord. “Unfortunately, this is not the current reality.” The British Beer and Pub Association says 52 pubs a week are closing because of sky-high beer duty. But CAMRA said that the “flawed” beer tie was as much to blame.

Two months ago MPs on the Business and Enterprise Committee found “alarming evidence” of abuse by the pub companies. It claims that half of tenants with more than £500,000-worth of sales are earning less than £15,000. Enterprise Inns chief executive Ted Tuppen called the committee “morons”. Lord Mandelson has been expected to call for a Competition Commission review. But by issuing a “super-complaint” to the OFT, CAMRA could force change in a matter of months.

Enterprise yesterday fiercely defended its record. The pub companies have repeatedly claimed their tenants benefit from business support and discounted rent. In a statement, Enterprise said: “We are confident that any investigation will conclude that the principle of the tie continues to confer significant advantages for tied tenants.” Punch said it would co-operate fully with any probe.

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Many of the drinker out there don’t like to amid that they go for brand and not taste, but in actual fact we all go for the brand not the taste. The brand loyalty of the customer do sometimes surprise me. For instance Tiger fans will condemn how bad Carlsberg taste like, vice verse from Carlsberg fan to Tiger fanatic.

I myself have a few favourite brand, although I always hunting for new brand. I looking for new taste too. I don’t think I like all the beer I drank, but I do think some beer stand up more on certain occasion. People don’t need to agree with me, as everyone have different taste. Some may said Hoegaarden witbier is the best, the other will curse and said that the beer is blend. Hence not all the writer in Beerbeer agree on the taste too.

For me brand is important as well as the taste. For instance young adult will always order Heineken, as the brand stood stronger then most brand. Tiger is slowly eating up the market as the brand stand firm as the best taste beer in the region. Of course some of us prefer the neighbouring beer like Chang, Singha, Lao and Bintang, but how can this brand built to us if they never stamp their mark in our country? Can it be really taste that effect the result?

I quite doubtful about that, as some just like to be different. As a friend of mine said that those who drink expensive beer are just a bunch of show offs. But I disagree, as I find those expensive beer like Paulaner, Hacker Pschorr, Weihenstephan are all great beer to drink. They are smooth, good aroma with taste, perfectly balance and perfect pairing with food. As of Tiger or Carlsberg I can really go by jug, but I try to control not to drink too much. For me those beer is just a drink like Teh Tarik in the mamak.

What’s your favourite brand? Thanks God we stay in Malaysia that we don’t have many brand to choose from, limited big boys to fight. That’s why when I go out to drink with my friend, when they ask me to recommend, I will always ask what is the taste they looking for. This way, I can at least get the right beer for them when we go hunting for beer. Less brand mean easy hunting.

Not many people will sit down and enjoy their beer, as beer is something to gulp in and make you high. No one really bother how the beer taste like, some people like Carlsberg, some people love their Tiger. Either way, brand is still the winner. Not many people in Malaysia really enjoy their beer, they just want to drink for fun. They don’t normally find their taste, they find the brand.

For instance Brussels Cafe in Jaya One (Malaysia), so many people think it’s a German pubs. But actual fact is Belgium not Germany. Many think Hoegaarden come from Germany, but actual fact is Belgium. Many people think Witbier mean wheat beer, but actual fact witbier mean white beer, they are made of barley malt. Too many actual fact to share. For people who knows, we have the inner laugh when someone come to us that this wheat beer taste good while holding their Hoegaarden. A bit of beer knowledge while drink your favourite beer will do good too.

A good friend told me, it doesn’t matter what brand they serve, as long is Happy Hour, the price is cheap, hell ya… just bring it. I totally agree with this friend “brand my ass, taste my bull shit”, cheap beer is the king of all beer. Not many will pay for RM30 per pint for everyday drinking, but RM30 a jug many will jump to the wagon. At this stage, Brand win against Taste, but Cheap Beer beat them flat. Cheers and happy drinking!

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