Beer prices?

[Bob_z_l]

Yes, late 90's in Cardiff Brains SA was the best choice. 
 

Started having a beer after starting work. Friday lunchtime when as the "boy" I was the beer bitch. Getting beers and delivering to tables.

Charingtons IPA was around 38p I seem to remember. Sam Smiths Best bitter (in Richmond Surrey) was in the 40's.

 

I remember later in the 80's when the price of IPA went over 50p there was protest. No longer 2 pints for a Quid.  If those lads were around today! 

[Bocca]

16 hours ago, Steven P said:

which does make you wonder if they can do it why are the rest so much more.

Because they have 800 venues and a huge distribution network. Therefore they can order kegs in huge volumes and be guaranteed to shift them, thus they get them at massively discounted rates. 
 

your local village pub orders one barrel a week through a distributor aka a middleman, so gets charged their cut aswell. If it’s not through a distributor they get tied into a contract with one supplier, who might give them £10k cash upfront and some branded furniture. But then they  can only order from them, at inflated prices.

 

£5/6 a pint once they’ve bought the barrel and paid someone to pour it, is them making 10/20p per pint profit if their lucky. 

[doobin]

Topical thread. Went out for a mates birthday last night. Didn’t join the table to eat (thankfully). 
 

so ordered a round. One pint of London pride, large glass of red wine and an alcohol free beer. 
 

21 ****************ing quid.
 

 

[markieg31]

I remember the late naughties when spoons were doing recession busters and it was 99p a pint, ruddles county was order of the day for my self. Haven't been in there for a 5 years or so, literally stank of shite when I last went in, I thought this is an absolute dive so haven't been back, if me mates are heading that way after cycling I'll just go home instead! Minehead btw incase you want to avoid it. 

Edited November 1 by markieg31

[organic guy]

20p a pint for Hooky when I first drank

[Stubby]

10old pence when  started 🙂 

[Oldfeller]

5 hours ago, Stubby said:

10old pence when  started 🙂 

Many  won't know what that is Stubby,  that's 24 pints for a quid.

and I've heard it was once 4pence [old money] for pint.

60 pints for a quid.

Edited November 1 by Oldfeller

[Macpherson]

Local spoons in Glasgow £2.10 for a strong 5-6% ale.

My local in the West Highlands where I am mostly, San  Miguel £7 and local ales £8, large white £12.30 and an almost invisibly small 12 year old malt £13.40,who knows what it'll be next tourist season...

 

What used to be a vibrant busy country hotel and pub is now Fecked by greedy new London owners.

 

Last night being Halloween, would have previously had a party night with great live music and 200+ customers for the full evening spending a fortune, yesterday only 3 locals including myself... this decline in less than a decade ain't any good.👎

[Tree monkey 1682]

16 hours ago, Macpherson said:

Local spoons in Glasgow £2.10 for a strong 5-6% ale.

My local in the West Highlands where I am mostly, San  Miguel £7 and local ales £8, large white £12.30 and an almost invisibly small 12 year old malt £13.40,who knows what it'll be next tourist season...

 

What used to be a vibrant busy country hotel and pub is now Fecked by greedy new London owners.

 

Last night being Halloween, would have previously had a party night with great live music and 200+ customers for the full evening spending a fortune, yesterday only 3 locals including myself... this decline in less than a decade ain't any good.👎

Yeah but which one is that, thes 2 in Glasgow, one where you'd get a kicking if your from down south...and the other one isn't too bad !

And tfls aren't great ,they seem to wreck anywhere they go

[Welsh cleaning services]

In the eighties a sheep shearer could buy a pint for each sheep shorn,now it takes 4-5 sheep shorn to make a pint .