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  1. Thread: How much?

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    £8.40 for two bottles of alcohol free Sam's Brown...

    £8.40 for two bottles of alcohol free Sam's Brown Ale in the Princess Louise the other day. And they say Sam's beer is cheap.
  2. Thread: How much?

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    Brewers who make beer you like, so horses for...

    Brewers who make beer you like, so horses for courses.

    I would say that most people using station bars have either got half an hour to kill or are waiting for someone. That you get unexciting...
  3. Thread: How much?

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    The Forester could help itself by spending some...

    The Forester could help itself by spending some of its income on making a web site that works properly.
  4. Thread: How much?

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    .. "I won't be returning..." Maybe they've...

    .. "I won't be returning..." Maybe they've been waiting patiently for the last six years to get their revenge.
  5. Thread: How much?

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    UK beer costs soar as average price of pint tops...

    UK beer costs soar as average price of pint tops £8 in one London pub

    "In one pub in London, which CGA did not name, the average price of a pint was £8.06 – the most expensive it has ever...
  6. Thread: How much?

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    Did you try asking for nuts and were offered, in...

    Did you try asking for nuts and were offered, in exchange for about three quid, a huge bowl of budget cash and carry nuts decanted from a sweetshop jar?
  7. Thread: How much?

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    It is indeed a great walk...

    It is indeed a great walk, and a nice pub, but I'm glad it's not my local..

    "Local ales on tap include Harvey’s Sussex Best bitter (£5.50 a pint) "
  8. Thread: How much?

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    There's been nothing local about it since they...

    There's been nothing local about it since they shut the brewery 15 years ago.
  9. Thread: How much?

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    £5.70 for Purity Session IPA here...

    £5.70 for Purity Session IPA here this afternoon. The alternative was Doom Bar at £4.15, some of us have standards, but why writing "craft" on the badge gets another thirty bob on the ticket price...
  10. Thread: How much?

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    What annoys is that those who reserve a table on...

    What annoys is that those who reserve a table on their heated terrace get full table service and glass glasses, the passing trade queue at a hatch to sit on picnic benches with plastic beakers. ...
  11. Thread: How much?

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    Of the six of so pubs we've sat outside lately...

    Of the six of so pubs we've sat outside lately everywhere was more than £4 a pint. Fair enough if they've staffed up appropriately to provide efficient table service, I'm not so sympathetic if...
  12. Thread: How much?

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    Depends how foramlised it is. You can't sell...

    Depends how foramlised it is. You can't sell something for more than the ticket price, but there's no issue striking an informal bargain for less. If someone said "five pounds for cash" that would...
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    Discount for cash?

    Discount for cash?
  14. Thread: How much?

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    I said "I'd be perfectly content to pay £6 or...

    I said "I'd be perfectly content to pay £6 or more for a pint if I could enjoy it in comfort."

    Clarification: Nick would rather pay extra to enjoy a drink in comfort rather than endure it in a...
  15. Thread: How much?

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    I wonder, do you complain about pubs near...

    I wonder, do you complain about pubs near sporting events because they're horrible, or do you complain because they put their prices up?

    I must admit the former trumps the latter and I'd be...
  16. Thread: How much?

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    Indeed, in 1981 the roster (from Real Ale In...

    Indeed, in 1981 the roster (from Real Ale In London) was:

    Bateman - XB and XXXB
    Brain's SA
    Brakspears Bitter
    Chudley - Bitter, Lords
    Devenish - Bitter, Wessex Best
    Everard - Beacon, Old...
  17. Thread: How much?

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    You only care deeply about the price of beer if...

    You only care deeply about the price of beer if you spend a lot your income on beer. If you drink 40 pints a week price is going to be an issue even if you're on quite a good income. A pound a pint...
  18. Thread: How much?

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    Out of interest, what's your view on the...

    Out of interest, what's your view on the widespread practice of offering a double measure of spirits for, say, a quid more than a single? And wine by the glass is seldom pro-rata the bottle price. ...
  19. Thread: How much?

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    Cask Beer: solving the problem of price ...

    Cask Beer: solving the problem of price

    https://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2018/03/12/Cask-Beer-solving-the-problem-of-price
  20. Thread: How much?

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    Were some of those £2.50 halves pro rata for a...

    Were some of those £2.50 halves pro rata for a pint? The second nearest pub to me, 90 odd miles from London, charges £4 for pints and £2.50 for halves, a disparity which once upon a time would have...
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    I'm not sure what his point is, if he has one. ...

    I'm not sure what his point is, if he has one. If his punters won't pay for craft beer, there's obviously no reason why he should want to sell it. If the only thing his punters will drink is craft...
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    Not listed in my 1975 edition. As you say it...

    Not listed in my 1975 edition. As you say it moved on, in 1981 we have "six bitters and one mild always on handpump from a total range of about 50 different beers." I surprised they could, without...
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    Indeed a similar sized glass of cheap pub wine...

    Indeed a similar sized glass of cheap pub wine will cost you that so it seems fair enough.
  24. Thread: How much?

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    I would add that out of laziness I use...

    I would add that out of laziness I use contactless far more than my conscience tells me to. The banks would love to get rid of cash. They don't get a rake off and it costs them to process it. But...
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    Not a London No 12 then, no cash taken for some...

    Not a London No 12 then, no cash taken for some time now.
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