teuchter
je suis teuchter
Because you haven't unambiguously condemned Pedigree Chum, I'm afraid I'm going to have to note you down as a Pedigree Chum fan-boy.
BrewDog: yet another hip company using 'rebel' language to sell its stuff
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littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
What gets me most is the meanness of places like that. Wetherspoons give all their staff free meals. I looked up the tax situation of that, and as long as you give everyone a meal and it's on the premises, it's tax-free. So it costs them fuck all to do, basically. Yet Sam Smith's refuse to even do that.
When I worked for Borders years ago, they were just like that as well. Never knowingly giving away freebies. Tight fuckers.
I agree, though, some of the SS pubs are really nice inside. I used to drink in them regularly. But I was surprised not just by the price but also by the shit quality of the beer last time I was in one.
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Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
They absolutely do. The Soho branch has a “Dog Menu”, that includes dog beer, and Punk IPA beer biscuits.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
Drank in here a few days ago. Nice little pub, decent ale The Lemon Tree in Covent Garden
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
If you're around there, a wander up to the Queen's Larder just past Holborn is worth the ten minute walk. Gets busy after work hours, but it's a great pub during quieter periods. Good beer and not stupidly pricey London-wise. Very nice, very little pub.
TBH I am as likely to go to one of the Spoons in Holborn around there.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Sam Smith’s business model is as much about acquiring high quality properties as it is selling booze. The main problem is that many of them aren’t outwardly branded, so you don’t realise it’s an SS boozer until you go in and see the beers.
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Books, not bombs
Heading up Holborn way is the 7 stars, with Roxy.If you're around there, a wander up to the Queen's Larder just past Holborn is worth the ten minute walk. Gets busy after work hours, but it's a great pub during quieter periods. Good beer and not stupidly pricey London-wise. Very nice, very little pub.
TBH I am as likely to go to one of the Spoons in Holborn around there.
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
Much as Humphrey is an old twat, I do worry his kids will just see the immense value of the property portfolio and sell the lot. Some of them are listed and safe, but loads could go.
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
Yep. I used to regularly go to the one in Bristol. It actually used to be quite reasonable pricewise but now is a total piss take. I think last time I went there I got a pint of 5% lager and a bag of nuts, came to 8 quid.
Yeah. The one I used to drink and I pretty much read the whole of Game of Thrones series in one of the booths there over several Sundays. it’s a pretty old building with the vibe of an old hotel kind of thing.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
I don't really buy into the whole thing of Waterloo not being the busiest station any more because the Elizabeth Line counts at Liverpool St. and Paddington. That's nonsense.
editor
hiraethified
Cheapest pint: £6.95. Wankers.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Ouch
Chz
Stark Raving Sane
SS want £7 for a pint of Pure Brewed in central London. And then everything is priced against that by ABV, so it's not too bad to have an Alpine at 3.4%.
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
It was weird, worse than I expected tbh. Just lacking something - warmth I suppose; something quite sterile and soul-less about it.
Yeah, the prices didn't surprise me, nor the gimmicks. It's just so big. And despite the gimmicks, devoid of character.
Give me an old fashioned boozer any day - thick walls, wooden beams, brass nick-nacks etc. Atmosphere.
Yeah, the prices didn't surprise me, nor the gimmicks. It's just so big. And despite the gimmicks, devoid of character.
Give me an old fashioned boozer any day - thick walls, wooden beams, brass nick-nacks etc. Atmosphere.
Spymaster
Plastic Paddy
Totally different target market.
That's akin to going to an Iron Maiden concert and grumbling about the lack of French horns and piccolos.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
......people smoking......
surreybrowncap
“Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand"
The Hole In The Wall next time
Dystopiary
putting up a hook to hang my hopes upon
Yeah, I'm not particularly in the target demographic of course, it's just an observation.
Still, a bit of brass and woodwind would fit nice with a few Maiden tracks. Can I Play With Madness featuring cor anglais.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Crikey O’Blimey! Never has a pint been so much a serious proportion of the minimum hourly wage. I currently earn £13 ph up north and haven’t been for a pint in a pub of whatever stripe for a long time. Viva Elderberry wine!
brogdale
Coming to terms with late onset Anarchism
Genuinely surprised that he pays tax, tbh.
No doubt that Watt & Dickie have offshore, tax-haven trust funds for their ill-gotten gains
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
I am surprised it's that much in Scotland, here on the Sussex coast, pints in my local village pub are around £4.80-£5.50.
It doesn't surprise me that central London prices are 20-25% more.
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
littlebabyjesus
one of Maxwell's demons
Not sure that's true. Minimum wage is about 1.5 pints London prices. 20 years ago, that would have been about 6 quid. Minimum wage was about that.Crikey O’Blimey! Never has a pint been so much a serious proportion of the minimum hourly wage. I currently earn £13 ph up north and haven’t been for a pint in a pub of whatever stripe for a long time. Viva Elderberry wine!
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