Beer prices?

[Steven P]

2 hours ago, BillQ said:

Are you sure? I remember a bottle of dog was 24 1/2p at the Punch Bowl in 76-77, sounds a bit low. My grandad said, but didn't follow through, that he wouldn't drink in the club if it went over a pound back in the mid 90's.....

 

50p beer was proper shit beer though, the dregs from whatever brewery had a few barrels 'best before' last week style.

[openspaceman]

14 hours ago, topchippyles said:

John Smith's last week in our local spoon s was £1.29 I was flabbergasted.

Brains was 1/10d when I first went to Wales, it tasted like vinegar to me  after the sweet (and stronger) bitters here, but I soon got used to it.

[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.
 

 

[BillQ]

1 hour ago, Bocca said:

Because they have 800 venues

Where they don't give you a full pint, always ask them to top it up to the line or brim, those small amounts over 800 pubs = big profits 

[BillQ]

Off to watch the rugby and eat a pork pie, won't be as cheap as locally but better fare

[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 5 hours ago by markieg31

[organic guy]

20p a pint for Hooky when I first drank

[Stubby]

10old pence when  started 🙂