johnnyboy1965
Well-Known Member
I`m new to this web-site, and Id thought Id give anyone who`s interested, an insight to the pub scene in the UK.
To sum it up, its dying. The pub is no longer a place where you can go and have a few beers with your mates/wife/girlfriend/mistress or the neighbours cat, you go there for a treat, something special.
The main reason for this is the cost. This is not going to be a rant about the current Government (well, actually it is) but, bare with me.
Approximatley 30% of the cost of the beer goes to the Government in tax. People just cant afford to go to the pub anymore. In-line with EU directives it is now illegal to smoke in British pubs. They (the Government) in their wisdom didnt give the landlord/owner the choice whether or not he/she would allow smoking, they just banned it. No, Smoking/No Smoking areas, just simlpy banned it. If you want to smoke you go outside. How is this acceptable to treat a customer.
There is a positive side to this post.
There are more and more regional micro breweries setting up, offering different types of traditional beers and ales. These tend to be more expensive than your mass produced beers, but much better in quality. You still pay 30% in tax.
TBC
johnnyboy
To sum it up, its dying. The pub is no longer a place where you can go and have a few beers with your mates/wife/girlfriend/mistress or the neighbours cat, you go there for a treat, something special.
The main reason for this is the cost. This is not going to be a rant about the current Government (well, actually it is) but, bare with me.
Approximatley 30% of the cost of the beer goes to the Government in tax. People just cant afford to go to the pub anymore. In-line with EU directives it is now illegal to smoke in British pubs. They (the Government) in their wisdom didnt give the landlord/owner the choice whether or not he/she would allow smoking, they just banned it. No, Smoking/No Smoking areas, just simlpy banned it. If you want to smoke you go outside. How is this acceptable to treat a customer.
There is a positive side to this post.
There are more and more regional micro breweries setting up, offering different types of traditional beers and ales. These tend to be more expensive than your mass produced beers, but much better in quality. You still pay 30% in tax.
TBC
johnnyboy