Random news of the day

[NickDavies]

This article is peak Guardian, nicely subverted BTL with recipes for Turbo Shandies and Purple Nasties.

[Wittenden]

Anybody heard of these legends? https://twitter.com/GBG_Kent/status/...056335/photo/1

[london calling]

Yeah .Plenty of articles about them over the years.Impressive stats.

[Real Ale Ray]

Spotted in the doorway of the now closed Split Chimp. A shame as it was a nice place
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[Tris39]

More gloom.

[london calling]

More gloom.

A mate whatsapped me to say the Dodo had a Kernal beer on cask.5.3 pale ale and it was warm and over £6 a pint.this was about a week ago on a Sunday.they shut at.5.00pm and then open again onWed at 5.00pm.so they probably reduce the number of casks as they only had 2 on.I told him I wouldn't be trying it as I have fell out of love with this pub due to restricted hours,more expensive than other local pubs and restricted range of beers.I have been in there a few times when it was practically empty and its soul destroying for the customers as well.

[Brainypool]

A mate whatsapped me to say the Dodo had a Kernal beer on cask.5.3 pale ale and it was warm and over £6 a pint.this was about a week ago on a Sunday.they shut at.5.00pm and then open again onWed at 5.00pm.so they probably reduce the number of casks as they only had 2 on.I told him I wouldn't be trying it as I have fell out of love with this pub due to restricted hours,more expensive than other local pubs and restricted range of beers.I have been in there a few times when it was practically empty and its soul destroying for the customers as well.

I always lose a bit of faith in a pub when I can’t rely on it to be open. Personally I prefer drinking early in the week and that’s when you can build up your real loyal custom.

[london calling]

I always lose a bit of faith in a pub when I can’t rely on it to be open. Personally I prefer drinking early in the week and that’s when you can build up your real loyal custom.

Agree.I like drinking early in the week but.lots of pubs now don't open.or open later.Lunchtime drinking is dead in London.

[Brainypool]

One of the last traditional pubs still employing table service from the Covid lockdowns has moved service back to the bar:
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23...table-service/

I tend to agree with his customers here, the bar is what makes a pub feel like a pub- going straight to a table just never felt right to me. Although it was an interesting novelty for a few months.

[Mobyduck]

One of the last traditional pubs still employing table service from the Covid lockdowns has moved service back to the bar:
https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/23...table-service/

I tend to agree with his customers here, the bar is what makes a pub feel like a pub- going straight to a table just never felt right to me. Although it was an interesting novelty for a few months.

It was back to normal when I revisited last September, the geezer obviously didn't understand what a proper pub is.