Beer fans’ fury as woke ale chiefs try to ban ‘sexist’ award-winning brew after ONE complaint
BEER fans are hopping mad at attempts to ban an award-winning brew for being sexist.
Woke chiefs at the Campaign for Real Ale backed a single complaint over the Naked Ladies golden ale.
Camra hit out after the moan was rejected, saying it was “disappointed” at the ruling over the beer’s name and label.
The ale body also admitted banning Naked Ladies from its national contest in 2022.
The brew-haha is over the ale from Twickenham Brewery in South West London, which has been making its flagship Naked Ladies for 19 years.
The name was inspired by statues of naked water nymphs in a nearby park and the label on bottles and beer pumps features an artist’s impression with hop leaves.
However a middle-aged man moaned to alcohol industry body the Portman Group that ordering the beer from a barmaid was “awkward and unsettling for all concerned”.
He went on: “The sniggering tone of the name is offensive.”
His claim that the name, branding and design of the pump clip were “inappropriately sexualised and could cause offence and embarrassment for customers and staff” was rejected.
But Camra’s national executive insists the beer is sexist.
Chairman Nik Antona said: “We are disappointed that the independent complaints panel did not uphold the complaint.
“The beer was removed from eligibility for inclusion in our Champion Beer of Britain Competition in 2022, following complaints from the public.”
Naked Ladies was named Champion Beer of London in 2022 by Camra members.
They slammed the move to ban it as “churlish”.
Twickenham Brewery says it is “proud to promote our local history on the pump clip of our bestselling beer”.
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