£7.50p a pint. That’s it I’m out
Discussion
Driver101 said:
That is because Coors were pushing it so hard and giving it to bars for next to nothing.
I don't doubt it. Which would explain that it's severed right across the range; from quite smart/trendy places to utter dives. But it shows you what you can do with marketing. Look at Magners several years ago; people were going mad for it, regardless of the fact that it's an affrontage to the apple.
sim72 said:
As a frequent gig-goer, one of my pet hates is the sometimes ridiculous prices of beer in venues. Unsurprisingly, the big players, notably O2/AMG, are by far the worst culprits here (especially as their beer is often terrible).
From recent shows, the O2 Institute Birmingham (£6.75) and Rock City Nottingham (£6.50) were the worst culprits - £4.20 and £3.50 respectively in pubs before those shows. I am told by a friend who visited recently that the Forum in Birmingham is £7!
However, a thumbs up for KK's Steel Mill Wolverhampton (£4.50 for a good pint, and the only large venue I've been to recently with sub-£5 pints), Camden Roundhouse London (£6.20, but 60p cheaper than the pub over the road, and Camden Pale as well) and De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea (£5.50, also cheaper than the pre-gig pub).
Hate to be one of those types, but that sounds v reasonable compared to anything I have bought in a gig venue or festival. From recent shows, the O2 Institute Birmingham (£6.75) and Rock City Nottingham (£6.50) were the worst culprits - £4.20 and £3.50 respectively in pubs before those shows. I am told by a friend who visited recently that the Forum in Birmingham is £7!
However, a thumbs up for KK's Steel Mill Wolverhampton (£4.50 for a good pint, and the only large venue I've been to recently with sub-£5 pints), Camden Roundhouse London (£6.20, but 60p cheaper than the pub over the road, and Camden Pale as well) and De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea (£5.50, also cheaper than the pre-gig pub).
£8 a pint in First Direct Arena in Leeds for a pint in a paper cup.
Shnozz said:
Hate to be one of those types, but that sounds v reasonable compared to anything I have bought in a gig venue or festival.
£8 a pint in First Direct Arena in Leeds for a pint in a paper cup.
Aye, arenas are a whole new barrel of sh*te which I tend to avoid, to be honest. Festivals are really variable, though. A couple I went to last year still had sub-£5 pints. My point was though that charging punters £2.50 more than the pub just outside is simply profiteering, especially when your beer isn't very good. £8 a pint in First Direct Arena in Leeds for a pint in a paper cup.
snuffy said:
£6.30 for a pint of Madri in Chester last night.
Molson Coors dross with much marketing. Brewed in the UK, like almost all UKlagers with foreign names.
Ideal for unfussy drinkers who like something well marketed. See Magners Cider a few years ago.
More detail on:
https://www.timeout.com/uk/food-and-drink/what-is-...
By contrast: Something that tastes of something: Pint of White Lady, Caingorm Brewery
Bavarian style Wheat beer - £1.89 with CAMRA discount at local Spoons. Lovely.
Free Wifi, no music and queueing at the bar at 3 pm on a Saturday afternoon.
Great venue.
dcb said:
Molson Coors dross with much marketing. Brewed in the UK, like almost all UK
lagers with foreign names.
Ideal for unfussy drinkers who like something well marketed. See Magners Cider a few years ago.
More detail on:
https://www.timeout.com/uk/food-and-drink/what-is-...
By contrast: Something that tastes of something: Pint of White Lady, Caingorm Brewery
Bavarian style Wheat beer - £1.89 with CAMRA discount at local Spoons. Lovely.
Free Wifi, no music and queueing at the bar at 3 pm on a Saturday afternoon.
Great venue.
One extreme to another. Bars heavily overcharging for beer, to an outdated beer group driving real ale prices down far too low and ruining the pubs they are supposed to support with the Spoons tie in. lagers with foreign names.
Ideal for unfussy drinkers who like something well marketed. See Magners Cider a few years ago.
More detail on:
https://www.timeout.com/uk/food-and-drink/what-is-...
By contrast: Something that tastes of something: Pint of White Lady, Caingorm Brewery
Bavarian style Wheat beer - £1.89 with CAMRA discount at local Spoons. Lovely.
Free Wifi, no music and queueing at the bar at 3 pm on a Saturday afternoon.
Great venue.
Whistle said:
Estrella Damm €2.50 in el cotillo Fuerteventura this week.
Most restaurants and bar prices are around 1/2 of UK.
Beer pricing is similar to coffee pricing here in Spain… the Spanish would avoid anywhere that tried to charge them much more than a couple of euros for a cana (330ml here) or a coffee. Most restaurants and bar prices are around 1/2 of UK.
okgo said:
Shortly after someone got stabbed in the neck and died. Now THAT’s gentrification! But there’s nowhere around here that charges that, I call BS, unless some strange strong craft s
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Pint in White City television center development etc £7.75.
With current inflation, that will soon be £10 and more t. Pint in White City television center development etc £7.75.
I don’t drink so I’m unaffected by the extortionate prices listed in this thread, but it does remind of when I worked in a bar/cafe/restaurant in Edinburgh back in 1997 - it was very much one of the first places in Edinburgh to offer a wide selection of Belgian beers, and had Frambozen on draft. It was meant be served as a half costing £2.20, but I remember four Edinburgh Uni students ordering 4x pints, which cost £16.80.
I thought back then that this was an outrageous amount, which to be fair it was!
I thought back then that this was an outrageous amount, which to be fair it was!
While we were sat enjoying a beverage in a beer garden a few days ago, my wife made the comment that "Drinks always taste better in the pub".
That is certainly true if you enjoy cask ales like I do, but probably not if you drink wine like my wife does. But the point she was making was a valid one, meaning that when you purchase and consume a drink in a pub, bar, or restaurant, you clearly aren't just buying the drink. You are buying the location, the building, the architecture, the atmosphere, the patrons, the laughs, the conversations, the meeting friends, the chatting to people, and so on.
Yes, drinks prices are somewhat silly in some pubs, but as long as you know roughly what you'll be paying, and are happy to pay it, then there's no problem. Judging by how busy most pubs are, the prices aren't putting too many people off.
If we all lived our lives around refusing to pay for everything we deemed a bit too expensive or poor value, then we probably wouldn't do much! I enjoy a drink at home, but I'm also happy to pay pub/bar prices and enjoy the establishment and the atmosphere as well as the booze, even at the prices we see now.
That is certainly true if you enjoy cask ales like I do, but probably not if you drink wine like my wife does. But the point she was making was a valid one, meaning that when you purchase and consume a drink in a pub, bar, or restaurant, you clearly aren't just buying the drink. You are buying the location, the building, the architecture, the atmosphere, the patrons, the laughs, the conversations, the meeting friends, the chatting to people, and so on.
Yes, drinks prices are somewhat silly in some pubs, but as long as you know roughly what you'll be paying, and are happy to pay it, then there's no problem. Judging by how busy most pubs are, the prices aren't putting too many people off.
If we all lived our lives around refusing to pay for everything we deemed a bit too expensive or poor value, then we probably wouldn't do much! I enjoy a drink at home, but I'm also happy to pay pub/bar prices and enjoy the establishment and the atmosphere as well as the booze, even at the prices we see now.
Lord Marylebone said:
If we all lived our lives around refusing to pay for everything we deemed a bit too expensive or poor value, then we probably wouldn't do much! I enjoy a drink at home, but I'm also happy to pay pub/bar prices and enjoy the establishment and the atmosphere as well as the booze, even at the prices we see now.
Spot onWas out in Brixton on Saturday night, certainly not paying £11 a pint, that must be some 10% treacle craft beer
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