tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post9008871598291809971..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: How Much is a Pint Then?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-28835423395483207922011-01-15T21:45:35.688+00:002011-01-15T21:45:35.688+00:00Missed this post earlier, Tandleman. Unfortunately...Missed this post earlier, Tandleman. Unfortunately the £3 pint has been very much the norm around here for some time, and with the recent price increases £3.50 + is not unusual in some establishments!Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-68523558707006431832011-01-12T23:50:24.236+00:002011-01-12T23:50:24.236+00:00Martyn - Because Duty on beer is £17.32 for every ...Martyn - Because Duty on beer is £17.32 for every 1% of strength per 100 litres. Wine £225.00 per 100 litres?<br /><br />Source. Wine and Spirit Trade Assoc.<br /><br />£6 a half seems a LOT for Harvest Ale, but if people are daft enough to pay it.....<br /><br />You'd get £864 income from a nine if you sold all 72 pints. Cost? Maybe £160 at the top. There is indeed one born every minute.Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-44159841292982497092011-01-12T21:21:37.464+00:002011-01-12T21:21:37.464+00:00A half pint of wine in a pub would cost you £5 or ...A half pint of wine in a pub would cost you £5 or £6. Why would you not expect to pay the same for a beer that's as strong as much wine?Martyn Cornellhttp://zythophile.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-46223744118296336432011-01-09T14:03:48.080+00:002011-01-09T14:03:48.080+00:00It is interesting to note that JW Lees prices are ...It is interesting to note that JW Lees prices are very reasonable, (as ever!) & that "London" prices are expensive.<br /><br />However, I have noticed the The Rake, in Southwark "a popular free house amongst the tickers", is doing cellar runs of Lees Harvest Ale 11% for a mere £6.00 a half!<br /><br />A brewery has no control over what price its beers are sold for in the Free Trade, I knoe, but I wonder what Peter's views are on this, obviously knowing him well& his connections with Lees.Openscreennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-14301579869988834442011-01-06T08:52:34.393+00:002011-01-06T08:52:34.393+00:00A friend of mine noted that one newspaper was comp...A friend of mine noted that one newspaper was complaining that a pint of lager was going to be over £3 in London due to the increases. The journalist must not drink in London otherwise they would have known it's been that way for a long time.Meer For Beerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491541613823327962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-1811920638422277592011-01-06T08:27:37.869+00:002011-01-06T08:27:37.869+00:00Ooh £2.35 is very reasonable,there's nowhere r...Ooh £2.35 is very reasonable,there's nowhere round here other than 'spoons where you can find a pint of cask ale at that price.We did a litlle sortie round some local pubs last Monday,in the interests of research,prior to putting our own prices up and found cask ale ranging from £2.90 to £3.10..<br />The worst pricing we found was £3.10 for a pint of John Smiths..Northern Snippethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07207173438875166390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-47790230227890612772011-01-05T20:26:42.802+00:002011-01-05T20:26:42.802+00:00While clearly price isn't everything, there...While clearly price isn't everything, there's still a lot of price-consciousness about amongst pubgoers, as witness the success of JDW and many Sam Smith's pubs.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com