| Cask/Real Ale 19:41 - Jul 29 with 10210 views | colinallcars |
Depressing read in the Sunday Times about slumping sales. I'm aware of it of course, but there you are.
In the early CAMRA days we travelled miles for a pint - people thought we were bonkers and I guess we were.
I didn't quite complete the Youngs 135 Club but did the Fullers Passport.
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| Cask/Real Ale on 20:10 - Jul 29 with 6036 views | dmm |
I'm sorry to hear this, Colin. As I write I am enjoying a lovely pint of Harveys bitter in a pub garden. Apart from Guinness, I will rarely drink anything other than cask these days. |  | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:17 - Jul 29 with 5996 views | robith |
I mean it's been a million degrees for 3 straight months, of course no one's buying it |  | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:19 - Jul 29 with 5980 views | MancR |
It’s alive and kicking up north💪 |  | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:23 - Jul 29 with 5971 views | SK_hoops |
I'm part of a facebook where they talk about about London pubs and a lot of the cask lot are REALLY snobby about beer, I guess that doesn't help the cause. | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:24 - Jul 29 with 5970 views | BlackCrowe |
Love my ale, but it's an Autumn and Winter drink for me. And big shout out to earlier re Harvey's Sussex... the king of ale imo. And served in the Princess Vic. |  |
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| Cask/Real Ale on 20:34 - Jul 29 with 5931 views | colinallcars |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:10 - Jul 29 by dmm |
I'm sorry to hear this, Colin. As I write I am enjoying a lovely pint of Harveys bitter in a pub garden. Apart from Guinness, I will rarely drink anything other than cask these days. |
I used to drink Harveys in the Prisoner of War in Hammersmith. Last time I was there, Clyde the guv said they were taking cask off as most of it got thrown away, well sent back. | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:38 - Jul 29 with 5885 views | digswellhoop |
im a camra member £30 worth of vouchers discount in a lot of pubs
wont drink larger it's tarts beer😁 | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:39 - Jul 29 with 5881 views | digswellhoop |
put a ice cube in it | | | |
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| Cask/Real Ale on 20:53 - Jul 29 with 5849 views | TwoHalves |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:34 - Jul 29 by colinallcars |
I used to drink Harveys in the Prisoner of War in Hammersmith. Last time I was there, Clyde the guv said they were taking cask off as most of it got thrown away, well sent back. |
Looking forward to my pre-match pint (or three) of Harvey’s in the Red Lion, Bromley on Friday. Got the CAMRA vouchers but tend to save them for the festivals. | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:58 - Jul 29 with 5818 views | TwoHalves |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:38 - Jul 29 by digswellhoop |
im a camra member £30 worth of vouchers discount in a lot of pubs
wont drink larger it's tarts beer😁 |
Don’t mind a decent, cold continental lager now and then but the commercial stuff certainly lives up to your description. | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:01 - Jul 29 with 5802 views | TwoHalves |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:23 - Jul 29 by SK_hoops |
I'm part of a facebook where they talk about about London pubs and a lot of the cask lot are REALLY snobby about beer, I guess that doesn't help the cause. |
‘Snobby’ or just enthusiastic? | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:03 - Jul 29 with 5786 views | Boston |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:23 - Jul 29 by SK_hoops |
I'm part of a facebook where they talk about about London pubs and a lot of the cask lot are REALLY snobby about beer, I guess that doesn't help the cause. |
That description 'snobbiness' was something we experienced 50 years ago. I couldn't give two hoots what anyone does or doesn't drink, just enjoy it and enjoy the pub. | |
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| Cask/Real Ale on 21:08 - Jul 29 with 5761 views | MrSheen |
| Cask/Real Ale on 20:38 - Jul 29 by digswellhoop |
im a camra member £30 worth of vouchers discount in a lot of pubs
wont drink larger it's tarts beer😁 |
My daughter bought me CAMRA membership but I haven’t tried my vouchers or card yet. Can you name a few places who take it?
I pretty much only drank Guinness but craft made more adventurous, though I’m now a cask drinker. HSB, sometimes on sale in Fullers pubs, is the one I love finding now. |  | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:19 - Jul 29 with 5710 views | colinallcars |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:08 - Jul 29 by MrSheen |
My daughter bought me CAMRA membership but I haven’t tried my vouchers or card yet. Can you name a few places who take it?
I pretty much only drank Guinness but craft made more adventurous, though I’m now a cask drinker. HSB, sometimes on sale in Fullers pubs, is the one I love finding now. |
Horndean Special Bitter - superb ! | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:37 - Jul 29 with 5667 views | MrSheen |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:19 - Jul 29 by colinallcars |
Horndean Special Bitter - superb ! |
Last seen at The Star in the mews behind Belgrave Square about 3 months ago. | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:39 - Jul 29 with 5652 views | TwoHalves |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:37 - Jul 29 by MrSheen |
Last seen at The Star in the mews behind Belgrave Square about 3 months ago. |
Isn’t that where they planned the Great Train Robbery? | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:50 - Jul 29 with 5616 views | colinallcars |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:39 - Jul 29 by TwoHalves |
Isn’t that where they planned the Great Train Robbery? |
They never did find the great train did they ? | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:52 - Jul 29 with 5595 views | MrSheen |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:39 - Jul 29 by TwoHalves |
Isn’t that where they planned the Great Train Robbery? |
I think you’re right. Incongruous lair for armed robbers! | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 22:03 - Jul 29 with 5561 views | TwoHalves |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:52 - Jul 29 by MrSheen |
I think you’re right. Incongruous lair for armed robbers! |
Horndean Special Bitter’s got a lot to answer for! | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 01:47 - Jul 30 with 5320 views | numptydumpty |
Semi skimmed Americano is now the tipple of choice today - progress !! |  |
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| Cask/Real Ale on 08:40 - Jul 30 with 5051 views | johann28 |
Yeah, depressing news. Real ale is a real pain for pub landlords as it goes off so quickly, so unless you've got a loyal following as it were then I can see why they stick to lager. That said, there are still many great pubs where serious drinkers gravitate towards. For Harvey's fans, there's the Royal Oak near London Bridge which does the complete range - Best, naturally, but also the seasonals such as Tom Paine, Armada, Bonfire Boy and Old (my favourite). In South London next to Carshalton stn, the Hope is a wonderful community-owned old-fashioned boozer with a tremendous variety of ales, then you've got the ever-reliable Fullers pubs and of course Spoons - the new one at Waterloo is very good, as is the one in Hammersmith. |  | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 09:07 - Jul 30 with 5003 views | johann28 |
| Cask/Real Ale on 21:39 - Jul 29 by TwoHalves |
Isn’t that where they planned the Great Train Robbery? |
Indeed it was. Some info here for those interested
https://medium.com/@yooseok81/ | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 09:21 - Jul 30 with 4970 views | robith |
| Cask/Real Ale on 01:47 - Jul 30 by numptydumpty |
Semi skimmed Americano is now the tipple of choice today - progress !! |
My experience at work with younger people (albeit in quite a boozy industry) is that they actually love drinking, but most of the pubs round here are minimum £8 a pint. They can't afford it. There was some card data during the world cup that younger people would spend almost as much as older drinkers but over more transactions cos they can't afford rounds.
Can't blame them tbh. I earn a decent salary and I often look at my card the next day and think jesus | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 09:54 - Jul 30 with 4901 views | johann28 |
| Cask/Real Ale on 09:21 - Jul 30 by robith |
My experience at work with younger people (albeit in quite a boozy industry) is that they actually love drinking, but most of the pubs round here are minimum £8 a pint. They can't afford it. There was some card data during the world cup that younger people would spend almost as much as older drinkers but over more transactions cos they can't afford rounds.
Can't blame them tbh. I earn a decent salary and I often look at my card the next day and think jesus |
This. Whenever I go into central London I stick to Spoons but even their prices are rapidly catching up. But in my local in Sutton a pint is still relatively cheap (£5.40) and in Spoons £3.19 (£2.95 Mon-Weds) so all is not lost quite yet. | | | |
| Cask/Real Ale on 10:24 - Jul 30 with 4830 views | TwoHalves |
| Cask/Real Ale on 08:40 - Jul 30 by johann28 |
Yeah, depressing news. Real ale is a real pain for pub landlords as it goes off so quickly, so unless you've got a loyal following as it were then I can see why they stick to lager. That said, there are still many great pubs where serious drinkers gravitate towards. For Harvey's fans, there's the Royal Oak near London Bridge which does the complete range - Best, naturally, but also the seasonals such as Tom Paine, Armada, Bonfire Boy and Old (my favourite). In South London next to Carshalton stn, the Hope is a wonderful community-owned old-fashioned boozer with a tremendous variety of ales, then you've got the ever-reliable Fullers pubs and of course Spoons - the new one at Waterloo is very good, as is the one in Hammersmith. |
Talking of stations, there’s a small ‘pub’ selling real ale in an old cab office next to Platform 3 at Claygate station apparently. I’ve not tried it yet (bit too close to the Ch*lsea training ground for my liking) but might bite the bullet and give it a go sometime. | | | |
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