tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post2309653272649014924..comments2023-09-20T12:50:40.208+01:00Comments on Pete Brown: A Turning Point?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011702209832734676noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-48249204020483646412008-04-01T14:06:00.000+01:002008-04-01T14:06:00.000+01:00I wrote a follow-up letter to the Independent desc...I wrote a follow-up letter to the Independent describing how the tie system is a major contributor to the woes of pub trade (IMHO) - it wasn't printed.<BR/><BR/>The letter included a description of this nasty phenomenon I've observed recently-<BR/><BR/>Regional brewer owning 100s of pubs looks at its spreadsheets and decides to flog a few of the poorly performing ones.<BR/><BR/>Enquiries to the agent handling the sale are met like this "are you in the pub trade?" or "are you looking to develop the site?".<BR/><BR/>A positive reply to the former meets with stony obfuscation, the latter meets with the kind of greeting a long-lost relative who happened to win the lottery would receive.<BR/><BR/>I tried, I rang them.<BR/><BR/>So there you have it - chains, flogging off their under-performers, actively cultivate non-pub developers. Presumably this behaviour is motivated by a desire to reduce future competition for their remaining pubs.<BR/><BR/>I don't know how common this but continue to be convinced that the chain operators are the biggest culprits in screwing our unique pub culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-82659900512803937052008-03-09T20:15:00.000+00:002008-03-09T20:15:00.000+00:00Nothing to do about beer from me Pete.Congratualti...Nothing to do about beer from me Pete.<BR/><BR/>Congratualtions on a fine win from Barnsley this weekend though. You must be chuffed !!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850771674051221654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-21917518745009037512008-03-09T00:41:00.000+00:002008-03-09T00:41:00.000+00:00again very odd after Morrrissey has spent years po...again very odd after Morrrissey has spent years portraying a lager lout ( now has there ever been such an odd sentence at that?) <BR/><BR/>anyway, you must be holed up in some town centre boozer singing by now - let me know if we need to take Browny's Barnsley Bitter to Wembley!<BR/><BR/>well done and you must really be looking forward to looking in The Mirror tomorrow!!jaipurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05100265426305086360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-88727415742579568432008-03-06T22:26:00.000+00:002008-03-06T22:26:00.000+00:00Yes, it's bizarre. You'd think local, traditional...Yes, it's bizarre. You'd think local, traditionally-brewed real ale would be a great seller in the days of the great food revolution.<BR/><BR/>Some of the brewers are getting in on this, obviously, and trying to launch themselves as a premium product (Meantime springs to mind). Will be interesting to see the Neil Morrissey thing.Boakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657725007230709027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-4307492178723180412008-03-06T13:14:00.000+00:002008-03-06T13:14:00.000+00:00Knut: Sadly the media in the UK are wine drinkers ...Knut: Sadly the media in the UK are wine drinkers to a man (woman) and having be putting forward a "honey hued tuscan farmhouse large glass of chilled white view of the world" for many years now. In every other sphere of food production they love local micro businesses but beer seems to beyond the Pail (pale ale !?) let's hope this is a sea change.BLTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564846497205095201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-22479581834024869062008-03-06T11:53:00.000+00:002008-03-06T11:53:00.000+00:00Interesting, but maybe not that surprising. The bi...Interesting, but maybe not that surprising. The big American newspapers, particularly the New York Times, have been covering beer, including beer travel, quite exstensively the last year or so.<BR/>I would think that the growth of the British micros would be a good source of stories for the media as well. The success of BrewDog who are taking the world by storm from their remote base would make a splendid article!Knut Alberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330987617984777530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30743480.post-35938203975101538722008-03-06T10:32:00.000+00:002008-03-06T10:32:00.000+00:00Top stuff, look at you with ya fancy dan Daily Mir...Top stuff, look at you with ya fancy dan Daily Mirror stories. Neil Morrissey did do a a good if lightweight doc about scouts last year, so one on beer might be good. Sadly Channel 4 don't do docs by anyone other than celebs and also they do only seem to do life style programmes that promote the business of presenter. The latest being about a some blokes chocolate firm, but all the foods programmes promote directly the stars restaurants, books, food courses, the property shows are the same.<BR/>But anyway good stuff and we'll have to get a copy of the mirror! oh and have drink tooBLTPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564846497205095201noreply@blogger.com