tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post4590455465420610088..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Busy or Not?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-47715842262151057742023-01-27T11:35:10.313+00:002023-01-27T11:35:10.313+00:00Add insurance premiums in Ireland on top and the b...Add insurance premiums in Ireland on top and the big brewers hiking the prices despite record profits and you have enough fuel for a fire. My regular haunt is drink only, no music and the quietest televisions and taped music. Lovely warm friendly atmosphere and a fair amount of patronage. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-18971147060982460682023-01-24T14:49:40.624+00:002023-01-24T14:49:40.624+00:00I mentioned in a rather long post on Mudgie's ...I mentioned in a rather long post on Mudgie's blog that the pub I used to own in Ireland nearly 25 years ago closed down last week which surprised me, not least because you couldn't fail to make money in those days and virtually all pubs were wet only ( still remarkably the case for many pubs in Ireland.)It had been going for a century, was in a busy street with a lot of footfall and had a solid and thirsty working class clientele.<br />Prices and prices alone are what's killing the pub trade. Not just the cost of heating a pub - although a log fire is really not that expensive to run - but the actual drink itself.<br />It's between €5-6 a pint in the sticks and even mnore than that in Dublin. Lump that in with €20 packets of fags and the days of a fast prile of pints after work and double figures on Friday/Saturday have been replaced by the lure of cheap supermarket booze and illegal sports streaming at home which itself has exploded in recent years after Sky and the rest priced themselves out of the market to recoup their massive outlay.<br />The same has happened here in Blighty. Beavertown Neck oil is six quid a pint in my rural Wiltshire local, likewise the excellent Butcome Bitter at another local boozer.<br />Hardly anyone bothers opening on a Monday any more.<br />Some will close at 6pm on Sunday night.<br />All is not lost though. Another local boozer which knocks out pub grub will do 80 covers on a Sunday with one chef and a couple of minimum wage waitresses. With average main courses around £15 including Sunday roasts it's clear there is still an appetite for a once a week visit at the very least.<br />One last thing - it's no surprise 'Spoons are flourishing in Ireland after initially being ridiculed by the Irish pub trade clearly worried about the effect cheap prices would have on their monopoly.<br />The one in our nearest city in Ireland has been a stunning success since the day it opened.<br />Reasonable beer prices and cheap food. Who 'da thunk it ...Professor Pie-Tinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-78246800972126973132023-01-22T10:43:02.090+00:002023-01-22T10:43:02.090+00:00I guess the market is deciding who is the winners ...I guess the market is deciding who is the winners and losers.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-34989791316327309892023-01-17T16:17:39.609+00:002023-01-17T16:17:39.609+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.BillShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12285501179397724529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-82422399145273258772023-01-17T08:45:18.346+00:002023-01-17T08:45:18.346+00:00Solidarity with the pubs. Save pubs now
Boycott C...Solidarity with the pubs. Save pubs now<br /><br />Boycott Costa Coffee and Cat Cafes.<br /><br />Cask Socialistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-21539354886076630632023-01-16T22:03:37.441+00:002023-01-16T22:03:37.441+00:00Thanks. I'll correct it.Thanks. I'll correct it.tandlemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-88072264905106401882023-01-16T21:31:37.516+00:002023-01-16T21:31:37.516+00:00Hello, you've posted a picture of the Northern...Hello, you've posted a picture of the Northern Monkey bar, which is also on Nelson Square, more or less opposite the Spoons and confusingly, The Northern Way.<br />Boozy Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-7399317900344663982023-01-16T19:53:08.163+00:002023-01-16T19:53:08.163+00:00I think the comment below is pretty fair.I think the comment below is pretty fair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-70117957939726468762023-01-16T14:20:44.901+00:002023-01-16T14:20:44.901+00:00I've noted on todays cask ale list from a larg...I've noted on todays cask ale list from a large regional supplier that I use, that it's getting very difficult to buy a 9g cask for under £100 + VAT. Those that are under aren't very far under either. Prices rises at the bar are inevitable. We're very lucky that the prices in the Dale aren't that much different from Martin's in Sheffield, especially with almost all the pubs giving a small CAMRA discount.ShadowHidernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-70271287509785897242023-01-16T14:13:07.136+00:002023-01-16T14:13:07.136+00:00An excellent analysis, Peter, as usual informed by...An excellent analysis, Peter, as usual informed by actually getting out and seeing what's happening.<br /><br />Like yourself, and Boak and Bailey, recently, I'd say pub traffic seems to be holding up, the problem is costs. I may be a bit insulated from those here in Sheffield, where I paid £3.20 twice last week, but pubs in Bedfordshire were charging £4.60 for Greene King IPA this weekend (though they were also full).<br /><br />What can it mean ?retiredmartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429804437739227082noreply@blogger.com