A nice pot of tea is also in our culture and I suspect that a good number of the public would be quite satisfied with just that.
True and if they ever hold a tea festival, I will be be there drinking some.
However, I also enjoy a tipple and I don't see a reason to be a killjoy about this. They ran one event which they admit was too large. There is an opportunity to build a bridge here and support a fine local institution in their work. Which is rather removed from tea these days.