Beer, revisited

[PhilM]

Everybody is frightened, the iran thing is about to land in the market proper, and we've had farmer briefings daily about fertilizer and fuel price shocks to come. Keeping the house warm and the lights on is more important than some hyper expensive pints out of an evening.

This is the end of the great british pub, no one has any money. We'll end up like 50's soviet russia yet.

Add to that, the proposed rates hike is going to hit incredibly hard. A relative of mine was fairly close to buy a well-respected pub in the city.

When the books were mulled over and the increase in rates was factored in, plus the investment needed to do it up, it wasn't worth the hassle.

Greene King are going to be selling off or franchise quite a few pubs in their estate, which will likely many will close.

 

[summerisle]

Add to that, the proposed rates hike is going to hit incredibly hard. A relative of mine was fairly close to buy a well-respected pub in the city.

When the books were mulled over and the increase in rates was factored in, plus the investment needed to do it up, it wasn't worth the hassle.

Greene King are going to be selling off or franchise quite a few pubs in their estate, which will likely many will close.

That's not much off a loss to be honest.

 

[PhilM]

That's not much off a loss to be honest.

In most cases you're right, but in Liverpool alone it was suggested that less than 25% would be kept centrally. How many of the 75+% will stay open?

 

[Joey66]

Thaites by the old Blackburn brewery Bitter & mild was brilliant crap in Liverpool - it never travelled well .....

 

[summerisle]

Thaites by the old Blackburn brewery Bitter & mild was brilliant crap in Liverpool - it never travelled well .....

You should move to the Wirral, get a lovely THWAITES bitter here, mild a bit more difficult to find though.

 

[Joey66]

You should move to the Wirral, get a lovely THWAITES bitter here, mild a bit more difficult to find though.

Again down to the Landlords pumps etc - the main brewery at Blackburn town centre may have closed now ?

 

[summerisle]

Again down to the Landlords pumps etc - the main brewery at Blackburn town centre may have closed now ?

Yep, they've moved. Marstons also grew some of their beers.

 

[COYBL25]

Thaites by the old Blackburn brewery Bitter & mild was brilliant crap in Liverpool - it never travelled well .....

It’s not that Joey, it’s a lot of licensees don’t know how to keep it.

Same with Tetley Cask, Robinson beers etc.

If a licensee knows how to keep it, it’s a beautiful pint. Problem is, there’s more don’t know how to keep it than do.