tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post155560208516605195..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: Grow your ownCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-19754728649668728762013-10-07T13:08:01.387+01:002013-10-07T13:08:01.387+01:00Unfortunately the Stockport branch of B&M Barg...Unfortunately the Stockport branch of B&M Bargains doesn't have an alcohol licence due to an objection by Tesco.<br /><br />As Cookie knows, I do call in at Home Bargains from time to time, but their beer range is mostly limited to Thwaites and Marstons products and is not hugely cheaper than the major supermarkets (e.g. Pedigree £1.29 a bottle as opposed to 3 for £4.50 in Morrisons).<br /><br />There is a psychological reluctance to buy own-brand beer apart from the cheap stuff which doesn't, I think, apply to cornflakes.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-13776518863405215722013-10-07T12:55:54.538+01:002013-10-07T12:55:54.538+01:00I can't see the point of Morrisons going to al...I can't see the point of Morrisons going to all that trouble unless their own label is going to be significantly cheaper than an equivalent 'branded' beer. Asda tried it with a Porter brewed by Fullers that was thin and not at all what I expected. <br /><br />B&M Bargains always has a good selection of bankrupt stock/overproduction starting at 99p a bottle (some of their wine can be a fantastic bargain as long as you have half a clue about what you're buying).ElectricPicsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-55817581186189352412013-10-03T16:13:08.755+01:002013-10-03T16:13:08.755+01:00I appreciated being told the brewer, it meant I on...I appreciated being told the brewer, it meant I only bothered buying the Titanic one, which as you say, wasn't bad at all.pyonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-66430916332224446652013-10-03T14:40:51.789+01:002013-10-03T14:40:51.789+01:00Naming the original brewery makes the difference. ...Naming the original brewery makes the difference. Just calling a beer IPA, for example, wouldn't encourage me to buy it in case it came from Greene King, whose IPA is the most boring beer since Tetley Bitter.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34260418565554458722013-10-02T11:50:51.178+01:002013-10-02T11:50:51.178+01:00Get yourself down Home Bargains, fella.
Get yourself down Home Bargains, fella.<br /><br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-72229374748858163662013-10-02T11:47:07.473+01:002013-10-02T11:47:07.473+01:00Well, they do what they say on the can (or bottle ...Well, they do what they say on the can (or bottle in this case). And if they came up with contrived brand names for them it would just appear gimmicky.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-34855267567897169292013-10-02T11:39:11.137+01:002013-10-02T11:39:11.137+01:00So creatively named too.So creatively named too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com