Random news of the day

[hondo]

http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/P...et-report-2017

[london calling]

AL1000 seems to have made up his mind on the Craft versus Cask debate on his Never Ending Pub Crawl Blog. Interesting but volatile comments on his post. May,be someone can create a link.

[Mobyduck]

AL1000 seems to have made up his mind on the Craft versus Cask debate on his Never Ending Pub Crawl Blog. Interesting but volatile comments on his post. May,be someone can create a link.

Haven't read it yet ,but here's the link.

[Mobyduck]

Haven't read it yet ,but here's the link.

Have now read it, Alan has obviously had his head turned by drinking too much John Smiths Smooth crap.

[hondo]

"great British boozer is under threat as a result of"
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ss-rates-camra

[trainman]

"great British boozer is under threat as a result of"
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...ss-rates-camra

Also as a result of serving dodgy looking pints such as that in the grauniad photo.
Worrying though - the example of the Baum, as previously highlighted by ROB, is an absolute scandal.

[hondo]

Also as a result of serving dodgy looking pints such as that in the grauniad photo.
Worrying though - the example of the Baum, as previously highlighted by ROB, is an absolute scandal.

granada reports filming at the baum today

[london calling]

Assuming the Baum can make £2 a pint profit after tax and pub costs they will have to sell a 1000 pints a week to cover the rates alone.Seems like a tough one

[ROBCamra]

Assuming the Baum can make £2 a pint profit after tax and pub costs they will have to sell a 1000 pints a week to cover the rates alone.Seems like a tough one

We don't make £2 per pint profit, most pubs don't.

We'd have to charge £4+ per pint, which we don't. If we did the pub would be empty.

This is Rochdale not central Manchester, Leeds or London.

[Aqualung]

This is Rochdale not central Manchester, Leeds or London.

Or indeed Aberdeen, I paid £4.75 for a pint here this week. It will get the score reduced for prices like that.
If the Baum pint is £3.30 then 55p of that disappears as VAT.