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I think that the daily telegraph needs some history and geography lessons, let alone a brewing lesson.

Dave

Widdlespoons were one of the 'pubs' quoted as offering a £1 off. My local Spoons denied all knowledge of the deal and refused to honour the vouchers. PeteY

You must be bloody tight, trying to get a quid off w'spoons prices. For once, I'm with spoons.

thanks for that John - for once I really did LOL (I've still never ROLF'd after reading something online yet though)

not that I blame Pete, mind - the possibility of a decent pint for about 50p - I'd give it a go! (but I wouldn't admit in public that I'd bought the DT ;~) cheers MikeMcG

Did you branch point this out? I am aware that one branch who had this happen received an apology and some free beer later after the manager was put right.

Brett

That's not the point. If they make an offer, they should stand by it.

What if Tesco offered a BOGOF. Then when you got to the checkout, they said "sorry that doesn't apply, as they were cheap enough in the first place".

My point was that my local Spoons were on the list of participating bars and refused to admit it. The voucher would have brought the price down to 89p, still a lot to pay for a mediocre pint drunk surrounded by pissed-up chavs.

PeteY

If Black Sheep Bitter is one of the best beers in the country I think I'll emigrate.

Can't think of anything much less appealing.

OK a local manager made a mistake, Tim has apologied The local manager made an apology and put things right with the branch.

So what else do you think should happen?

Brett

Are you one of those people who think that everyone's tastes apart from yours is wrong?

Brett

Probably, but thinking about it I don't think I know anyone who likes Black Sheep. It seems to be stocked by landlords who think they ought to stock a guest beer, but don't know anything about it.

I kinda like the whole Black Sheep range, especially the Riggwelter. Rather the BSB than all the tasteless blondes so prevalent today. More and more the ales are starting to be no better than the lagers: cold and wet.

nick

I knew a tasteless blonde who liked Black Sheep Bitter...

Perhaps you should try it in a pub where they do know something about it?

But surely any landlord who knows anything about it wouldn't stock it?

Like Paul Rigg, I know of nobody who would have Black Sheep out of choice. Thank goodness the dales now have Copper Dragon, a brewery which is making significant inroads into the sacred Theakston/Black Sheep territory.

Black Sheep is my favourite Ale - absolutely love it !

Guess we all have different tastes :-)

True. I have a night in Masham this week, so I'm guessing it will be a Theakstons / Black Sheep experience. I'll report back though I have to say BS and Theakstons are not my favourites.

Now Copper Dragon!!

Peter

I like a well kept sheep myself. There is a point here in that a lot of pubs that don't really do real ale tend to sell Sheep or Duchars as a gues beer. It might put you off if you had several bad ones in a row.

That says as much about the brewery as the pubs. Wasn't it Donnington's who insisted in vetting pubs to see if they were good enough to be allowed to stock their beer? If Black Sheep will let anybody have it regardless of cellarmanship, they have only themselves to blame if much of it is badly kept.