Brixton news, rumours and general chat: Summer 2019

[editor]

Someone told me yesterday that Guinness is £8 a pint in Brewdog

What? Surely not. That is a monster rip off if true (not that I'm ever going to visit that awful bar).

 

[alex_]

So you're OK with a half pint costing you £11.25? It's not like the surroundings of the 'pub' are particularly sumptuous either.

It costs 20 quid for a 750ml bottle online, so in a pub a 3x markup seems pretty fair.

That’s a smaller mark up than greene king ipa Albert vs Morrison’s ( pound a tin ).

I’m not falling for this PR game of trying to generate free coverage for the good pub guide, by suggesting that that this is some sort of standard beer.

Alex

 

[alex_]

What? Surely not. That is a monster rip off if true (not that I'm ever going to visit that awful bar).

I can’t believe brew dog sell pints of Guinness !

 

[editor]

It costs 20 quid for a 750ml bottle online, so in a pub a 3x markup seems pretty fair.

That’s a smaller mark up than greene king ipa Albert vs Morrison’s ( pound a tin ).

How about you calculate how much they on a single pint of this stuff and then tell me if you still think it's 'pretty fair'?

 

[alex_]

How about you calculate how much they on a single pint of this stuff and then tell me if you still think it's 'pretty fair'?

If you know how much it costs to import a barrel of beer from the us, let me know and I’ll have a go.

 

[editor]

If you know how much it costs to import a barrel of beer from the us, let me know and I’ll have a go.

Sorry, I thought you were the one that knew all the figures and were defending the bar's 'pretty fair' mark up - but now you're saying you don't know what it is?!

Oh dear.

 

[Smick]

I can’t believe brew dog sell pints of Guinness !

It might be like Lidl. They sell some branded stuff alongside their own wares, but only to provide an unfavourable comparison.

Lurpak, £3.99. Danpak £1.89.

Heineken, £2.50/litre. Perlenbacher £1.50/litre.

 

[cuppa tee]

Such petulance is quite common place when I DJ out.

It's a pretty weird explanation he's dreamt up there. And, as you say, this kind of behaviour is quite common with some people getting stroppy/angry/petulant/aggressive when we won't play their song.

I'm truly lost for words...I guess it must be down to the parents.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

I'm truly lost for words...I guess it must be down to the parents.

There's a lot of entitled pricks out there....

 

[cuppa tee]

There's a lot of entitled pricks out there....

How old are these people...I started going to youth club discos age 12 and I never saw anyone throw a wobbler cos a request was denied.

 

[editor]

There's a lot of entitled pricks out there....

And then there's the finger clickers demanding you play whatever shit song it is they want to hear.

Mind you, me and my friend were DJing one night and some utter bellend wanted to impress the girl he was by offering to pay us £10 each to play a song. He made a big show of paying us - which was fine because I was about to play the song anyway.

Total win-win.

 

[editor]

How old are these people...I started going to youth club discos age 12 and I never saw anyone throw a wobbler cos a request was denied.

Anywhere from 20 years old upwards, although it's usually the boozed/cooked up ones in their 30s and 40s with a bigger sense of entitlement.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

How old are these people...I started going to youth club discos age 12 and I never saw anyone throw a wobbler cos a request was denied.

All ages really.

 

[cuppa tee]

Anywhere from 20 years old upwards, although it's usually the boozed/cocked up ones in their 30s and 40s with a bigger sense of entitlement.

Thatchers children ?
btw you keep typing 'cocked' is that your spell check or a intentional mistake

 

[editor]

Thatchers children ?
btw you keep typing 'cocked' is that your spell check or a intentional mistake

Coked up and cocked and ready to deliver a load of entitled shit.

Actually, to be fair, the crowd at the Effra are usually great, probably because we don't go on till 4am.

 

[CH1]

It costs 20 quid for a 750ml bottle online, so in a pub a 3x markup seems pretty fair.

That’s a smaller mark up than greene king ipa Albert vs Morrison’s ( pound a tin ).

I’m not falling for this PR game of trying to generate free coverage for the good pub guide, by suggesting that that this is some sort of standard beer.

Alex

Surely the Albert don't sell cans of Greene King IPA? As a refugee from Bury St Edmunds I'm shocked and appalled.

 

[CH1]

It might be like Lidl. They sell some branded stuff alongside their own wares, but only to provide an unfavourable comparison.

Lurpak, £3.99. Danpak £1.89.

Heineken, £2.50/litre. Perlenbacher £1.50/litre.

I dispute your Lidl prices there.
Heineken ought to be £2.50 per 750 mL
Perlenbacher could be £1.50/litre for Non-alcoholic - or alcoholic (bottle) Perlenbacher would be 99p per 500mL (£1.98 per L)

BTW if you've taken your blood pressure tablets look at Morrisons Lurpak - £6.99 per kg I think you'll find.

 

[editor]

Surely the Albert don't sell cans of Greene King IPA? As a refugee from Bury St Edmunds I'm shocked and appalled.

I've never seen it, but should anyone look to justify the outlandish prices of the Craft Beer Co by comparing them with the prices charged at the Albert, they'd be in for one hell of a drubbing.

 

[alex_]

Surely the Albert don't sell cans of Greene King IPA? As a refugee from Bury St Edmunds I'm shocked and appalled.

By volume

 

[alex_]

Sorry, I thought you were the one that knew all the figures!

Perhaps you could point out where I’ve said this ?

Btw 3x markup on retail is pretty low for pubs and restaurants.

Alex

 

[alex_]

This is sad/bad news, Lambeth law centre closes.

Details

 

[editor]

This is sad/bad news, Lambeth law centre closes.

Details

I was just writing an article about this. It really sucks.

Lambeth Law Centre in Brixton closes after nearly 40 years

 

[BCBlues]

Thug threatens 'I'm a Burger Bar Boy' in terrifying McDonald's scrap Thug threatens 'I'm a Burger Bar Boy' in terrifying McDonald's scrap

A bit strange it's Brixton news on a Brum news site. I suppose the fact hes come all the way down to London for a Big Mac gives him the right to clamber up the counter instead of queuing.

 

[CH1]

Thug threatens 'I'm a Burger Bar Boy' in terrifying McDonald's scrap Thug threatens 'I'm a Burger Bar Boy' in terrifying McDonald's scrap

A bit strange it's Brixton news on a Brum news site. I suppose the fact hes come all the way down to London for a Big Mac gives him the right to clamber up the counter instead of queuing.

Wouldn't surprise me if the Birmingham Mail and South London Press were connected.

 

[editor]

A steam train just went through Brixton but I could hardly hear it because some annoying twat has been playing the same all-autotuned dire dancehall for the last hour through a painfully bass-free sound system.

 

[Gramsci]

I was just writing an article about this. It really sucks.

Lambeth Law Centre in Brixton closes after nearly 40 years

This and the Pound Cafe going I really resent. Things for ordinary not well off locals go whilst big bucks companies and there Starchitects move in to "regenerate" Brixton.

 

[northeast]

Saw your article on Brixton pound cafe looking for premises, wonder of Lambeth would consider letting the cafe space at back of Nu town hall, think it's part of Ivor house building. Seems they have been unable to find tenants for any of the development so fair.

 

[cuppa tee]

Saw your article on Brixton pound cafe looking for premises, wonder of Lambeth would consider letting the cafe space at back of Nu town hall, think it's part of Ivor house building. Seems they have been unable to find tenants for any of the development so fair.

....strange to see one of those shonky "£10 any item" joints rock up on't main drag (formerly doddle) man on mic flogging prada sunglasses and designer watches, ain't seen that for a long time, Oxford st, 199X ?

 

[editor]

....strange to see one of those shonky "£10 any item" joints rock up on't main drag (formerly doddle) man on mic flogging prada sunglasses and designer watches, ain't seen that for a long time, Oxford st, 199X ?

Yeah, I saw that yesterday. Old school!

When did the Brixton Doddle close? It always seemed pretty busy but the writing was on the wall from years ago
London delivery startup Doddle is closing most of its stores after burning through tens of millions of pounds

 

[editor]

Saw your article on Brixton pound cafe looking for premises, wonder of Lambeth would consider letting the cafe space at back of Nu town hall, think it's part of Ivor house building. Seems they have been unable to find tenants for any of the development so fair.

Pop Brixton should have been a perfect venue too, but then that's more about entrepreneurs, wine importers and expensive food and booze these days.

I'll forward them your suggestion although I expect that the rent will be sky high (the rent was doubled on their last premises, hence their departure).