Price of a Pint

Dec 15, 2007 48 Replies

As I understand it, Managers of Wetherspoons outlets are permitted to buy in beers from any brewery within a 15 (IIRC) mile radius. This would account for the presence of beers from local micros on their bars.

My local occasionally has 3Rivers beers on the bar. I have to say I find them not particularly to my own personal taste.

It certainly did for one microbrewer of my acquaintance - caused health problems while filling his bank balance. Understandably he sold the brewery before it did him and his wife any further damage.

The good news is that we have managed to negotiate compensation for you for.................£

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Or scoopgen at Yahoo! groups. I agree that it's rather like real ale train spotting. ;-)

I can now see why he has not introduced them to my local. They are a bit on the strong side for passing trade.

Dave

well, there is a few at 3.8, 4.0, 4.1 & 4.2 - not serious 'falling down' strength? (though the figgy pudding one is a bit potent) MikeMcG

sorry to hear it do his health any good, I can imagine why.

on the subject of how much beer a big 'Spoons order might be - funny what you find on the net . . . from

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"October 25, 2007: A successful national distribution trial, encouraging customer feedback and positive recommendations from the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) have helped earn 3 Rivers brewery's Murphy's Law (4.5%) a place alongside more well-known beers in next week's Wetherspoon Beer Festival.

First brewed in 2006, at the request of a local landlord looking to offer customers an interesting guest beer, the occasionally produced, russet amber-coloured beer has a noticeable bitterness on the palate and is one of Reddish brewery 3 Rivers' less well-known but most highly regarded ales.

Its listing in the Wetherspoon Beer Festival programme has meant an initial order equivalent to almost 13,000 pints." >

the rumour is that the beer is named after the local 'Spoons area manager. cheers MikeMcG

36 gallons seems a lot are you having a party or got the size wrong, the correct generic is cask.

This is discussed further up the thread

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