Price of a pint

[yorky15]

I always found it a bit strange that beer was a penny more expensive in the lounge than the tap room!

[Annina]

1967,my first job in a bar,the Fox and Duck,Broomhill,Stones was 1/10 tap room and 2/- best room.

 

I don't do foreign money,you work it out!

 

They also had another beer at 2d dearer,can't recall the name.

[harvey19]

Could the dearer beer have been Red Barrel ?

[abbeyedges]

Could the dearer beer have been Red Barrel ?

 

Each brewery seemed to sell their bitter and then another keg beer. Tetleys sold Double Diamond, Whitbread sold their Tankard (the beer that excels) John Smiths had Courage Tavern. Can't remember Stones or Wards.

 

Whitbread ran an TV advert for their beer, could have been Trophy or Tankard and I am sure it was filmed at the White Swan in Greenhill village. Any one remember.

[Bypassblade]

I always found it a bit strange that beer was a penny more expensive in the lounge than the tap room!

 

The lounge was always considered "better" than tap room, hence penny more

[hillsbro]

..Can't remember Stones or Wards...

Stones' keg bitter was called simply "Keg"; when ordinary Stones bitter was 1s.10d, the Keg was 2s. I also seem to remember a type of bitter called "Amber" - maybe it was Tennants?

[hobinfoot]

The first pint I bought was in the Corner Pin on Carlisle St in 1974 it cost 23p.

[mikebatty]

About 1s 7d in 1967; 1s 10d in most pubs..

 

Now there's a difference .

1960 , in the pub on Blue Boy street ( don't remember the name ), my first pint of Stones - jungle juice -was 9d in real money.

Though the wages were little at the time , you didn't need a lot for a good session.

to-day , there is still some difference in the pricing of a pint . I can go into a local for a pint of Sam Smiths ( old brewery bitter ) in York at £1.67p. a pint, compared to £3.20 for other beers in other pubs.

Wetherspoons will sell you a pint of decent beer ( branded beers ) much cheaper than other pubs .

Who is conning who?

Inflation accounts for some , greed for the rest !

[Jim Hardie]

Stones' keg bitter was called simply "Keg"; when ordinary Stones bitter was 1s.10d, the Keg was 2s. I also seem to remember a type of bitter called "Amber" - maybe it was Tennants?

 

Tennants' premium bitter was Queens ale and Tetleys had one called Imperial which they revived about 25 years ago but it didn't catch on and was discontinued again. These weren't the dreaded keg ales but proper bitters.

I vaguely remember Amber but can't remember who brewed it.

 

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Now there's a difference .

1960 , in the pub on Blue Boy street ( don't remember the name ), my first pint of Stones - jungle juice -was 9d in real money.

Though the wages were little at the time , you didn't need a lot for a good session.

to-day , there is still some difference in the pricing of a pint . I can go into a local for a pint of Sam Smiths ( old brewery bitter ) in York at £1.67p. a pint, compared to £3.20 for other beers in other pubs.

Wetherspoons will sell you a pint of decent beer ( branded beers ) much cheaper than other pubs .

Who is conning who?

Inflation accounts for some , greed for the rest !

 

I was paying £1.80 for John Smiths yesterday. Special offer for match days.

[mikebatty]

Tennants' premium bitter was Queens ale and Tetleys had one called Imperial which they revived about 25 years ago but it didn't catch on and was discontinued again. These weren't the dreaded keg ales but proper bitters.

I vaguely remember Amber but can't remember who brewed it.

 

---------- Post added 31-08-2014 at 16:53 ----------

 

 

I was paying £1.80 for John Smiths yesterday. Special offer for match days.

 

Wasn't Amber one of Bass prior to Bass Charringtons or was it one of Tennants ?