On Tue, 7 Jul 2020 09:11:43 +0100, alan_m
wrote:

On 06/07/2020 11:12, T i m wrote:

I sort of get it if you are there for the beer

I doubt if many pubs would opt for a minimum spend unless on the first
day they were attempting to put off anyone except in small groups also
wanting a meal.

One pub owner said on TV that he was 'looking forward to the crowds
coming in ...'. (now, not later) ;-(

There are some (failing) pubs that seem to rely
completely on the Sunday lunchtime type trade, and then only on a sunny
weekend.

I think most pubs will be gone soon as I'm not sure that there is the
demand, certainly for those not offering a broader / 'family'
experience (good + VFM food, play area for the kids, plenty of
comfortable seating, sufficient / clean toilets, friendly staff etc).

When I was a field tech and needed refreshment on the move I don't
think I ever called in at a pub (even one advertising food outside),
preferring even McDonalds as I could predict how long it would take to
get served, what I would get and how much it would cost.


... because you can
only get your favourite beer that way. I went to a CAMRA event with a
mate who was into his 'real ales' but as I'm not (prefer my drink
chilled and less 'beery' (so lager)), there wasn't much for me there.

You were probably given the wrong advice about what to drink and you
opted for what your mate liked.

I don't think I actually even tried anything alan (I was probably the
nominated driver as I knew I didn't really like 'beer').

All decent beer festivals will have a
range between very light hoppy beers through to dark malty beers with
everything in between, and with a wide range of taste.

None of which appeals to me. ;-)

I tried doing some homebrew a few times. Typically 5g of lager, 5g of
'mild' (for the first Mrs) and 5g of 'bitter' (for my mates) and those
who would typically drink 'bitter' seemed to enjoy it, as did the Mrs
and her mild. I enjoyed the lager, just didn't have a fridge big
enough for the PolyKeg. ;-(

Cheers, T i m