tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post7577937606649545055..comments2024-03-29T08:01:51.705+00:00Comments on The Pub Curmudgeon: The giant of the pub worldCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-5367269634570822542009-02-14T22:41:00.000+00:002009-02-14T22:41:00.000+00:00Another point in Tim Martin's favour is that he sp...Another point in Tim Martin's favour is that he spoke out against the age limit in pubs being <A HREF="http://www.pubcurmudgeon.org.uk/beer07/curm0711.html" REL="nofollow">enforced too strictly</A>.<BR/><BR/>I learned how to behave in pubs by being a slightly furtive 16- and 17-year-old drinker, conscious of the need not to annoy the established older customers, but nowadays kids find that much harder to do.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-29576809441575547042009-02-13T22:39:00.000+00:002009-02-13T22:39:00.000+00:00Lest we forget, in very many working-class (North ...Lest we forget, in very many working-class (North west London, parts of South-East London and Scotland, JDW provides the only decent ale, and certainly the only pub with acceptable standards. I've never seen drunken behaviour in a Spoons, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-10307221483480731422009-02-10T20:46:00.000+00:002009-02-10T20:46:00.000+00:00Nice spot TPC. I pinched it and linked here, hope ...Nice spot TPC. I pinched it and linked <A HREF="http://dickpuddlecote.blogspot.com/2009/02/green-shoots-of-pubco-defiance.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>, hope you don't mind :-)Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-51087429701292503232009-02-09T20:09:00.000+00:002009-02-09T20:09:00.000+00:00Are "community" pubs really Wetherspoons rivals? A...Are "community" pubs really Wetherspoons rivals? As they are mostly based in dense urban centres, I see their rivals as being other chains, such as Yates.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-89128519291130340232009-02-09T14:14:00.000+00:002009-02-09T14:14:00.000+00:00It's too early to judge whether Martin's price war...It's too early to judge whether Martin's price war has worked for him. I suspect in this climate he'll easily be able to claim victory, though, whatever happens.<BR/><BR/>I expect he'll drop the 99p pints once he's driven "community" (which, let's face it, means predominantly working class) pubs out of business. Those are his competitors.Stonchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07001578598975666535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-80350443505725087972009-02-08T23:11:00.000+00:002009-02-08T23:11:00.000+00:00You do have to admire Tim Martin. He often talks s...You do have to admire Tim Martin. He often talks sense and is happy to put his head above the firing line. I do wonder what JDW will do when he leaves though.Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-68184185779816072692009-02-08T19:36:00.000+00:002009-02-08T19:36:00.000+00:00Hello Derek - it's surprising who you bump into on...Hello Derek - it's surprising who you bump into on here ;-)<BR/><BR/>Your comments echo the points I made in <A HREF="http://pubcurmudgeon.blogspot.com/2009/01/its-1988-again.html" REL="nofollow">this post</A>.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5623537812609722663.post-42036608818657928252009-02-08T19:25:00.000+00:002009-02-08T19:25:00.000+00:00I like the JD idea of selling cheap beer - 99p a p...I like the JD idea of selling cheap beer - 99p a pint I think, although the anti alcohol lot have criticised it.<BR/><BR/>Fact is the cheap beer is weak beer - 3.5% or thereabouts - although there's nothing wrong with it and you can sink a fair few of them and still walk.<BR/><BR/>The problem drinkers are those who sit at home necking cans of Stella or (worse) special brew. People should be encouraged to go out to drink IMO and to do that we need cheap beer in pubs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com