According to the website for LeedsCAMRA this year's LeedscBeer Festival (Which is actually in Pudsey!) will no do half pints. They even make a joke of it. The website states, about three quarters of the way down "*Glasses lined at one third and two thirds only - no half measures!"
I can only assume this is a cost cutting measure so they don't have to have two sets of glasses. One of the traditional ale drinkers and one for the craft ale drinkers. I still don't understand why a half line couldn't have also been included. Maybe they thought four lines on a glass would be too confusing! Who knows? It does, however, suggest that Leeds, along with several other CAMRA beer festival, will be including Key-Keg craft beer. It's nice to see so many local branch beer festivals embracing craft beer despite CAMRA's official stance on keg beer.
As a ticker and blogger, I tend to only drink halves at beer festivals (unless its something I know I love) so the removal of the half line is a big turn off for me. I haven't attended Leeds Beer Festival since 2004 and this change does not encourage me to return!
I hope this isn't a trend that will catch on. I will be a very sad day when a half is no longer considered a standard measure!
I can only assume this is a cost cutting measure so they don't have to have two sets of glasses. One of the traditional ale drinkers and one for the craft ale drinkers. I still don't understand why a half line couldn't have also been included. Maybe they thought four lines on a glass would be too confusing! Who knows? It does, however, suggest that Leeds, along with several other CAMRA beer festival, will be including Key-Keg craft beer. It's nice to see so many local branch beer festivals embracing craft beer despite CAMRA's official stance on keg beer.
As a ticker and blogger, I tend to only drink halves at beer festivals (unless its something I know I love) so the removal of the half line is a big turn off for me. I haven't attended Leeds Beer Festival since 2004 and this change does not encourage me to return!
I hope this isn't a trend that will catch on. I will be a very sad day when a half is no longer considered a standard measure!
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