After a lovely dinner as Samsi we headed to Unit 101 for an evening about Lager. Will Evans from Cave Direct North talked a group of us through the history, the present and his thoughts on the future of Lager.Lagers aren’t something that we knew much about, other than how difficult they are to make and that they’ve got a rather chequered image. Will took us through seven different lagers from Pilsners to modern brews from ???. Will was knowledgeable and informative and we learned just how much variation there could be in lagers. Pen was presently surprised but she’s not converted yet.On our table was Marina from Brasserie de la Senne, who was presenting a Belgian beer tasting on the Tuesday, and we had a interesting conversation about Belgian beers and their production.After the session we spoke to the people sat behind us, one of whom worked for Holts and would be at the tour on Friday. It’s a small world. She took a certain amount of offence at some of the comments made by Will and others about the less-than-righteous business practices of some of the larger breweries. As an ex-brewer for a large lager brewery she believed that they have an undeserved bad reputation and made a positive contribution to the brewing industry. We think that this is a very debatable position.
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