News, nuggets and longreads 20 April 2024: Slap Shot
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Every Saturday we share links to a selection of articles or blog posts
about beer and pubs. This time we’ve got Art Deco pubs, posh publicans and
lethal ...
7 hours ago
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Fullers, Adnams, Robinsons, now Lees. There's no sense that these pubs have been identified as "non-core" assets, it just seems like a fire sale.
One caveat is that Lees beer is very much an acquired taste, and locals won't necessarily be flocking to drink it. The Gardeners Arms in Stockport (which doesn't serve cask) has not been a roaring success for them.
I don't know the Gardeners Arms, but I'll make enquiries. Maybe being force fed Robbies for so long has tainted the locals' palates? (-:
"Maybe being force fed Robbies for so long has tainted the locals' palates?"
Or educated them!
I did put a smiley on!
Latest reports are that Shepherd Neame have bought 13 pubs from Punch and Charles Wells 17. No doubt these are the cream of the crop and not marginal outlets. It really is looking like panic selling.
It will also greatly strengthen the hand of the family brewers, which IMV is good news.
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