The Cape of Good Hope pub

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

4 minutes ago, Tonka said:

Certainly wouldn't want a car which uses beer as its fuel. 

Nope

 

…because I’d be siphoning your tank. 
👍

[Heartland]

It would depend on the beer sureley. Does any body recall Greenalls Brewery of Warrington ?

[beerbeerbeerbeerbeer]

We were taught put ‘Ein Tiger in dem Tank’. 
 

That was at my local comp, not the Nazi camp down the road. 
it was supposed to help with grammar 

Eine, einen, and all that. 
 

[MtB]

1 hour ago, ditchcrawler said:

Over six quid down the road from me, I won't be going there again.

 

 

With beer that cheap I dunno how they make a profit and stay in business, given the overheads a pub has to pay nowadays.

 

 

[matty40s]

57 minutes ago, Heartland said:

It would depend on the beer sureley. Does any body recall Greenalls Brewery of Warrington ?

I wish I was in Greenall Whitley land, where beer is warm and hearts are cold...

[Mad Harold]

2 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

Over six quid down the road from me, I won't be going there again.

That's more than I would pay for a pint.It's £3-60 in the pub I use (Rat and Ratchet, Huddersfield) a beer only pub.

Less than a year ago, it was £2-85.

Pubs like any business have to keep ahead of inflation or go under so I can understand the price rises.

It is a sobering thought however that a half litre bottle of Hobgoblin Gold is £1-35 in my local supermarket.

Just been to the local chippy 'cos sproglet asked for fish and firks.

£13 for fish and chips twice!

Edited December 3, 2022 by Mad Harold

[MtB]

5 hours ago, Mad Harold said:

£13 for fish and chips twice!

 

Bargain! 

 

The chap in the F&C van that pitches up at The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton was telling me back in summer he is gonna have to put his price for standard F&C up to a tenner per portion, or stop doing it and sell the van.

 

Enjoy yours at £6.50 while it lasts.

 

 

Edited December 4, 2022 by MtB
Finesse a point.

[GUMPY]

16 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

Over six quid down the road from me, I won't be going there again.

Well if you will live just down the road from Yuppietown on sea 🤭

[ditchcrawler]

43 minutes ago, Loddon said:

Well if you will live just down the road from Yuppietown on sea 🤭

It was nearer the big city "Norwich"

15 hours ago, Mad Harold said:

 

Just been to the local chippy 'cos sproglet asked for fish and firks.

£13 for fish and chips twice!

1/3 for fish and chips, shilling the fish and 3 pence for the chips plus scraps

[Laurie Booth]

On 03/11/2022 at 18:23, David Mack said:

 

More than once, when I was in 6th form, our young Maths teacher, who was much closer in age to us than to most of his colleagues, squeezed 4 or 5 of us into his sports car and took us for a lunchtime pint in a pub far enough from school for us not to be discovered...

Can't see it happening these days. 

Back in 1964 (I was 14) my headmaster took us all to the pub and got us some cider. Below a photo of the head

[Nightwatch]

10 hours ago, MtB said:

 

Bargain! 

 

The chap in the F&C van that pitches up at The Wharf Inn, Fenny Compton was telling me back in summer he is gonna have to put his price for standard F&C up to a tenner per portion, or stop doing it and sell the van.

 

Enjoy yours at £6.50 while it lasts.

 

 

I believe he did, in fact, give up. I bought ‘FnC’ from him on his last visit to Fenny Compton. Or should I say, I sent the boss out to get them.

[cuthound]

21 hours ago, Heartland said:

It would depend on the beer sureley. Does any body recall Greenalls Brewery of Warrington ?

 

I was born in Ormskirk and until I was eight, lived near St Helens in Rainford.

 

Whenever Greenhall's were brewing it stank the whole of St Helens out 

 

Fortunately it didn't put me off beer in later life.

Edited December 4, 2022 by cuthound
Phat phingers

[IanD]

5 minutes ago, cuthound said:

 

I was born in Ormskirk and until I was eight, lived near St Helens in Rainford.

 

Whenever Greenhall's were brewing it stank the whe of St Helens out 

 

Fortunately it didn't put me off beer in later life.

Good job you didn't drink any then, that might well have put you off... 😉

[TheBiscuits]

19 hours ago, Mad Harold said:

.It's £3-60 in the pub I use (Rat and Ratchet, Huddersfield) a beer only pub.

 

Walk down the hill to the Star Inn if you're that close! I do like the Rat & Ratchet though.

[cuthound]

I think I've found the ideal pub to celebrate Christmas in.

 

 

[Mad Harold]

6 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said:

 

Walk down the hill to the Star Inn if you're that close! I do like the Rat & Ratchet though.

The Star closed during lockdown and is now only open (I think) three evenings a week.

It used to be very good, no music, no food, just a good selection of real ales.

Havn't been in since before lockdown, but I am a bit reluctant to go in now because I don't think with reduced openings, the beer will be very good.

A pub landlord once told me, if you want good beer, find a busy pub.