‘Real Ale’ Enthusiasts, Serious Leisure and the Costs of Getting ‘Too Serious’ About Beer

Thurnell‐Read, Thomas

doi:10.1080/01490400.2015.1046618

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“…This article adds to these debates by exploring the discourses deployed by ale enthusiasts who frame their drinking as responsible and social, yet, with only a few exceptions (Spracklen et al, 2013;Thurnell-Read, 2016), remain a largely undertheorized group of drinkers. That is not to say that real ale enthusiasts drink less than other drinkers; indeed, the majority of research participants regularly drink in excess of government guidelines relating to supposed safe drinking limits.…”

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‘Did you ever hear of police being called to a beer festival?’ Discourses of merriment, moderation and ‘civilized’ drinking amongst real ale enthusiasts

Thurnell‐Read

2016

The Sociological Review

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While the real and perceived excesses of 'binge drinking' have received considerable attention in policy, media and academic debates, the concept of 'sensible drinking' is poorly defined and has rarely been subject to empirical analysis. Using qualitative research, this article explores the drinking discourses of ale enthusiasts as a means of highlighting how understandings of sensible drinking draw on notions of taste, sociability and self-control. Drawing on Elias's concept of the 'civilizing process', the article analyses how these narratives highlight self-control and social regulation as central features of acceptable drinking practices. Emerging from these accounts is a rejection of elements of the night-time economy and the unruly and hedonistic 'determined drunkenness' often associated with it.

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‘Did you ever hear of police being called to a beer festival?’ Discourses of merriment, moderation and ‘civilized’ drinking amongst real ale enthusiasts

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2016

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“…Despite the importance of home brewing highlighted in different reports (Clifton, 2016;Hill, 2016, Wells, 2015, apart from very few recent contributions (Murray and O'Neill 2015;Thurnell-Read 2016), to date, this serious leisure activity has been explored to a very limited extent. This exploratory study sought to narrow the existing knowledge gap, and contribute to the leisure literature, examining Australian home brewers' perceived benefits from and barriers to networking and collaborating.…”

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Networking, collaboration, and home brewing: An exploratory study

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O’Brien

2018

Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure

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Networking, collaboration, and home brewing: An exploratory study http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8583/ Article LJMU has developed LJMU Research Online for users to access the research output of the University more effectively. AbstractThis exploratory study contributes to the academic leisure literature, examining perceived benefits from and barriers to networking and collaboration among home brewers, employing social exchange theory (SET) and the theory of collaboration (TOCL). Sharing basic knowledge of recipes, camaraderie, and mutual support in home brewing activities were main perceived benefits, and lack of time and geographic isolation challenges of networking. Quality improvements, gains in strategic knowledge, and learning alongside others were key beneficial outcomes from collaboration; again, lack of time, and perceptions of giving more than receiving from collaboration were main perceived challenges. Alignments between various tenets of the theories and the findings were revealed, for instance, concerning value, reward, outcome and transaction (SET), stakeholders of a problem domain and interactive process (TOCL). The study will discuss practical and theoretical implications that could be considered in and guide future leisure studies; in addition, new research avenues will be suggested.

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“…A third study (Thurnell-Read, 2016) was conducted among members of the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA, United Kingdom). Real Ale is a type of beer that contains traditional ingredients, such as yeast, malted barley, water, and hops (CAMRA, 2017a).…”

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“…Such involvement also provided a sense of identity, community and conviviality among CAMRA members (Thurnell-Read, 2016). However, while participants agreed that benefits outweighed costs, their involvement also entailed commitments and financial, time, and effort-related investments (Thurnell-Read, 2016).…”

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‘Every brew is a challenge and every glass of a good beer is an achievement’: home brewing and serious leisure

2017

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‘Real Ale’ Enthusiasts, Serious Leisure and the Costs of Getting ‘Too Serious’ About Beer

Cited by 50 publications

References 52 publications

‘Did you ever hear of police being called to a beer festival?’ Discourses of merriment, moderation and ‘civilized’ drinking amongst real ale enthusiasts

‘Did you ever hear of police being called to a beer festival?’ Discourses of merriment, moderation and ‘civilized’ drinking amongst real ale enthusiasts

Networking, collaboration, and home brewing: An exploratory study

‘Every brew is a challenge and every glass of a good beer is an achievement’: home brewing and serious leisure

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