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Offline mike

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #225 on: August 14, 2019, 02:27:51 PM »
For what it’s worth, having looked them up, I think they walk their talk, which is important to me as a consumer. Chief question for me is are they vegan (in output not byproduct use), I simply haven’t bought Isinglass refined stuff for years which is a pain but use barnivore.com to check stuff - I’ve emailed them to check if all their products are, certainly a lot are I’m sure all bottled/canned but it’s draft that’s usually the challenge, I think they are though.

More significantly re: their spiel

 https://puritybrewing.com/pure-eco/?v=79cba1185463

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Sustainability and brewing with a conscience is at the heart of our business.
At Purity we take our responsibility to our environment and local community very seriously. We’ve made some huge strides for a small company but we are determined to continue to make a difference.


Our brewery uses the latest heat exchange and steam recapture technology to reduce our energy consumption.


Our spent grain goes to the Longhorn Cattle on the farm as well as going to Brewers Goose. The spent yeast goes to the local pigs and the used hops are used as fertiliser on the farm.


We recycle our waste water by using a natural wetland system. Creating a unique and thriving ecosystem ensuring pure water is going back into the water system.


Canning our beer on site with our own line allows us to reduce beer miles and less fuel being used.


Our testament to sustainability was rewarded on a national level as we won the Insider Made in the UK Sustainable Manufacturer of the Year in 2015 and again in 2016 as Midland’s Sustainable Manufacturer
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So it’s a big commercial success (rather than failings thread) for me.

Don't the vast majority of ales/bitters/milds use isinglass?

I know home brewers use Irish Moss, also known as Whirlfloc or Protofloc, which is made from seaweed. The biggest problem to veggies/vegans would be the use of gelatine which is added post fermentation to ensure absolute clarity. It would make everything easier and cheaper if we could all accept that it makes no difference whatsoever to the taste or safety of beer. Wheat beer is usually not fined, hence some of your Christmas market beers are will be hazy but taste fine and the latest craft trend is for New England IPA which is deliberately very hazy. Beer that is cloudy because it has gone off is another matter, but one sip of that and you'll know.

Offline Brend'Watkins

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #226 on: August 14, 2019, 03:09:38 PM »
“Working with Aston Villa & Villa Park is testament to the ongoing success of our original mission when we started, which is to brew great beer without prejudice, with a conscience and with a consistency and an attention to detail, which is second to none.”

Beer without prejudice and with a conscience? I really have got to read more company mission statements as I was totally unaware such magic existed.
Yes it’s total bollocks


It's good bollocks. I always look for a beer with a conscience, a beer with it's own mind, a living beer, a beer for the many not the few....

Then I look at the purity website and I think "Oh do fuck off"

Quite, but they do sell some decent beer which will be the first time in living memory at Villa Park.

I'm with you on that Chris. Decent beer is exactly what it is.

I've been racking my brains thinking about their mission statement and it's come to me where I've heard similar before..

'The Heartbreak Kid'.....  "There is no deceit in the cauliflower"  5 minutes in.  Added bonus, it features Cybil Shepard in her prime.




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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #227 on: August 14, 2019, 03:09:52 PM »
Happy with this, like a few others I'm a fan of their beers. I've been to wasps a couple of times in the last year or 2 and they have a few purity bars (I've got one of their plastic glasses on my desk right now) which do much better beer than most stadiums.

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #229 on: August 14, 2019, 06:39:50 PM »
I did the Purity tour on Saturday with my Dad and it was very good.  The brewery is by Alcester which about 5 mile away from me in Redditch and it worth a few hours of your time.  Especially as you get loads of samples during the day.  Their lighter stuff is very nice indeed.

They said on Saturday that they were making a special announcement on Wednesday but I never thought it'll involve the Villa.

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #230 on: August 14, 2019, 06:58:20 PM »
“Working with Aston Villa & Villa Park is testament to the ongoing success of our original mission when we started, which is to brew great beer without prejudice, with a conscience and with a consistency and an attention to detail, which is second to none.”

Beer without prejudice and with a conscience? I really have got to read more company mission statements as I was totally unaware such magic existed.

Theres a movement amongst ale prodicers to stop the sale of sexist based products in pubs and bars. Perhaps a reference to that?

Offline Mike Jeffries

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #231 on: August 14, 2019, 08:25:03 PM »
Forgot that we did the Purity brewery tour a good few years back now, suspect more to it now ! But anyhow this is fine news ! Good beer at VP maybe anything is possible  !

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #232 on: August 14, 2019, 08:54:51 PM »


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Offline KRS

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #233 on: August 14, 2019, 08:59:23 PM »
Do they do a lager too or just ales?

I wonder if we’ll see pop up stands on the concourses to assist with the queues at usual outlets.

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #234 on: August 14, 2019, 09:22:38 PM »
Do they do a lager too or just ales?

I wonder if we’ll see pop up stands on the concourses to assist with the queues at usual outlets.

They do a lager called lawless and it's pretty good. I think I've seen another one as well but can't remember the name and haven't tried it. Their Mad Goose and Pure Ubu are lovely ales though, and well worth a try.

Offline Pat McMahon

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #235 on: August 14, 2019, 09:24:03 PM »
Do they do a lager too or just ales?

I wonder if we’ll see pop up stands on the concourses to assist with the queues at usual outlets.

That would be good. Fulham used to have people walking around behind the away end with backpacks like astronauts. They only sold bottled Carlsberg, mind.

Offline Mike Jeffries

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #236 on: August 14, 2019, 09:41:49 PM »
Lawless is very drinkable ( Lot's of the newer " Lagers" are) Pure Helles is a German style Lager they ( Purity) do but I haven't tried that.

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #237 on: August 14, 2019, 09:43:23 PM »
I like a pint of Ubu myself.

Offline KRS

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #238 on: August 14, 2019, 09:44:46 PM »
I’d be up for trying either of those lagers...has to be better than the Fosters or Heineken piss they have on tap.

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Re: Commercial failings
« Reply #239 on: August 14, 2019, 09:52:18 PM »
Oh for the good old days of Ansells Bitter, Mild and Davenports delivered to your door :)

 


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