tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post5776864057212997675..comments2024-03-23T04:23:48.076+00:00Comments on Tandleman's Beer Blog: Lees Buy Punch PubsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-49258017697099014852009-05-09T17:04:00.000+01:002009-05-09T17:04:00.000+01:00Latest reports are that Shepherd Neame have bought...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.<br /><br />It will also greatly strengthen the hand of the family brewers, which IMV is good news.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-5228560120918829092009-05-07T12:50:00.000+01:002009-05-07T12:50:00.000+01:00I did put a smiley on!I did put a smiley on!Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-23158843012603861052009-05-07T12:43:00.000+01:002009-05-07T12:43:00.000+01:00"Maybe being force fed Robbies for so long has tai..."Maybe being force fed Robbies for so long has tainted the locals' palates?"<br /><br />Or educated them!Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-23572563690934438962009-05-07T07:46:00.000+01:002009-05-07T07:46:00.000+01:00I don't know the Gardeners Arms, but I'll make enq...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? (-:Tandlemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804499573827044693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8629758183547510158.post-90012982666695885982009-05-06T17:07:00.000+01:002009-05-06T17:07:00.000+01:00Fullers, Adnams, Robinsons, now Lees. There's no s...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.<br /><br />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.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com