I haven't been to the Bucket of Blood for a few years now. Last time I tried I had a lovely walk up the estuary from St Ives to Hayle and continued to the pub, only to find it closed around 2pm. Might make it this summer.
I haven't been to the Bucket of Blood for a few years now. Last time I tried I had a lovely walk up the estuary from St Ives to Hayle and continued to the pub, only to find it closed around 2pm. Might make it this summer.
Alcohol doesn't solve problems .... but then again, neither does milk.
I JUST THINK IT IS BECAUSE YOU CANT STAND THE SIGHT OF BLOOD!Originally Posted by Dave M
MILD:
"vandalism after scrapping more than 200"
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2013-...nal-pub-signs/
"Do I know where hell is? hell is in hello"
Thats Sums up Greene King in a nutshell,although I fail to connect the two phrases used in the article "beer lovers" and "Greene King".
"Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer."
-W.C.Fields
Would that be the Nutshell in Bury St Edmunds?Thats Sums up Greene King in a nutshell,although I fail to connect the two phrases used in the article "beer lovers" and "Greene King".
I think that GK and other large original Southern brewers (what's left of them) have completely lost the plot.
They never knew it in the first place. Marketing/PR departments tend to be populated by the sort of people who go on the Apprentice: ours certainly is. They actually believe in this sort of nonsense and senior management swallow it too, after all they hired them to come up with it. Reversal only occurs when the branding is so silly it is universally ridiculed - the Post Office/Consignia fiasco is a classic example - or when the brand becomes so toxic the shareholders are banging on the boardroom door: remember what happened to Watney's "red revolution" in the 70s.
That is vandalism but I once went past loads of quaint pubs in Kent until I saw a cracker and stopped for lunch only to find it only sold Greene King beers which I am not fond of.No chance of mistaking that pub is there.
I think you are spot on with what yoi've said here. It feels like I could have written it myself.
I remember the Watney's situation very well. In later years they tried removing all the branding from their pubs so that if you saw a pub with no identification you would say "Oh look, there's a Watney's pub, let's give it a miss".
GK have tried removing their name from the current seasonal beer Ale Fresco which is badged as Westgate Brewery. It hasn't fooled Spoons though as it is listed in their tasting notes as GK!
If the craft keg thing takes off I could just imagine GK getting rid of cask, fully kegging the IPA and re-branding it with a £5 a pint markup.
That would free a pump.
Alcohol doesn't solve problems .... but then again, neither does milk.
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