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News Article Comments : Oliver regrets Camra "hobbit" jibe
Marston’s beer boss Stephen Oliver says he “regrets” some of his “intemperate” descriptions of certain real ale enthusiasts, who he labelled “hobbits” and “whisker-stroking stormtroopers”.
Oliver’s comments about some Campaign for Real Ale (Camra) members, from his My Shout column in last week’s Morning Advertiser, caused a storm and were slated by Camra stalwart and MA columnist Roger Protz.
Oliver’s target was the Camra members who talk “rubbish” about beer and want a greater choice of ales than those offered from Marston’s.
In an email, Protz told Oliver he was “aghast” at his “grotesque language”, and demanded an apology. Camra is a “modern, sophisticated organisation”, Protz said, whose members don’t fit Oliver’s “crude stereotypes”.
“You have not only done Camra a disservice, you have done a disservice to the truth,” said Protz.
In reply, Oliver said “it was not my intention to criticise Camra in total or all of its members”, adding that he’s a Camra member himself.
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Trevor Brown 19/03/2009 17:25:47  |
There you go Stephen - I did warn you. Criticism of CAMRA (in whole or part) is akin to criticising the late Queen Mum - you just have to be on a loser. One (according to Mr Protz) saved cask ale, whilst t'other (allegedly) saved Gordons Gin. That makes them both untouchable! For goodness sake, how can you as MD of a major beer company possibly know more about real ale than 100,000 well intentioned amateurs that includes women! Furthermore, how dare you use the My Shout column to write something that many found highly entertaining. A piece of advice - write a dull column with some kindly words about an obscure Serbo Croat beer that sells 100 BPA and then you and Mr Protz can kiss and make up! This post replies to this thread |
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J Mark Dodds 19/03/2009 17:49:03 |
Mind you Roger Protz did a whitewash a few weeks ago on why pubs are falling like dominoes in a communist coup and no one even said boo to a goose about it. Well I did. But then I'm nobody. This post replies to this thread |
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| June Keir 19/03/2009 18:45:24 |
Poor Stephen daring to have and boldly express an opinion in this day and age when the PC mob bays for the blood of anyone with original thought and the wherwithals to state it with conviction. Tell them to all take a running jump and don't cower down to the chanting classes.I am sure that CAMRA actually like the bearded sandle wearing stereotypical personna on the quiet(even for the women) This post replies to this thread |
