Heineken to reopen 60 pubs in UK

[tforturton]

Re: Heineken to reopen 60 pubs in UK

Any news on where these 'new' pubs will be?

[Dembe]

Re: Heineken to reopen 60 pubs in UK

Any news on where these 'new' pubs will be?

And who will be going there to keep them open. Most pubs in my area are dead midweek, they close early or entirely on some days.

The ones in town aren't much better and get by off a busy weekend but even they must be struggling, one of the clubs used to be open every Thursday, I'd see people outside there 4am Friday as I was driving home, It's only open Friday and Saturday now and looks dead on a Saturday night when I pass between 9-11 depending on where I'm working, same as spoons etc they are only busy now if theres a big sporting event like rugby internationals or football, and even some of the local pubs are half what they used to be 10 years ago.

Pubs are great. But they need people to go in them to keep them open, and employing staff etc.

[splott parker]

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And who will be going there to keep them open. Most pubs in my area are dead midweek, they close early or entirely on some days.

The ones in town aren't much better and get by off a busy weekend but even they must be struggling, one of the clubs used to be open every Thursday, I'd see people outside there 4am Friday as I was driving home, It's only open Friday and Saturday now and looks dead on a Saturday night when I pass between 9-11 depending on where I'm working, same as spoons etc they are only busy now if theres a big sporting event like rugby internationals or football, and even some of the local pubs are half what they used to be 10 years ago.

Pubs are great. But they need people to go in them to keep them open, and employing staff etc.

And this is exactly why pub drinking has to be made more financially attractive than cheaper ‘at home’ drinking.

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

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And this is exactly why pub drinking has to be made more financially attractive than cheaper ‘at home’ drinking.

as a senior I like to have a beer, sit down and to be able to have conversation.

our local pubs are very busy, overcrowded, insufficient seating and expensive beer. it's the whole package which makes inviting friends over more appealing.

I also don't enjoy rowdy yobs using bad language and people out for a ruck.

[splott parker]

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as a senior I like to have a beer, sit down and to be able to have conversation.

our local pubs are very busy, overcrowded, insufficient seating and expensive beer. it's the whole package which makes inviting friends over more appealing.

I also don't enjoy rowdy yobs using bad language and people out for a ruck.

Are pubs that bad your way?

[goats]

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Put £2 on a supermarket can and knock £2 off a pub bought pint. Drinking at home, alone isn’t a good thing for society as a whole. A cup of tea is the ‘at home’ drink and a few pints in a pub with mates is sociable and can much better for the mind and well being and should be encouraged……in my opinion.

The breakdown of society, the working man or woman not even being able to afford to go out and have a few drinks anymore…..

[Dembe]

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And this is exactly why pub drinking has to be made more financially attractive than cheaper ‘at home’ drinking.

How would you cut the costs in a pub? Take it off the barrel price? Even then theres still higher staff wages, the electric bill etc.

Do you think supermarkets are just going to roll over and accept their prices being forced up and the backlash they'd get from their customers? Some people don't like drinking in the pub and like a cheap drink at home, what about them?

I think pubs are great and we need them in the community, but I don't think its as simple as you make out.

[Dembe]

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The breakdown of society, the working man or woman not even being able to afford to go out and have a few drinks anymore…..

Wouldn't you say alcohol has broken society?

[Taffy Blue in Berkshire]

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Are pubs that bad your way?

there are a few decent real ale pubs in Reading like the Nags Head but the ones in our village are not appealing for the reasons I mentioned. not enough places for too many people.

[bobh]

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Words starting with 'sj' tend to be Scandinavian rather than Dutch

Fat fingers.
Either that or I've too much real ale

[Taunton Blue Genie]

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Fat fingers.
Either that or I've too much real ale

Sjurely sjome misjtake

[light up the darkness]

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Words starting with 'sj' tend to be Scandinavian rather than Dutch

Sjambok

Not Scandinavian

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Heineken to reopen 60 pubs in UK

Put £2 on a supermarket can and knock £2 off a pub bought pint. Drinking at home, alone isn’t a good thing for society as a whole. A cup of tea is the ‘at home’ drink and a few pints in a pub with mates is sociable and can much better for the mind and well being and should be encouraged……in my opinion.

Remember all the garden bars during Covid, it was a laugh at the time but I wouldn't want a pub in my garden full time, do many people still do that?

[North Cardiff Blue]

Re: Heineken to reopen 60 pubs in UK

Put £2 on a supermarket can and knock £2 off a pub bought pint. Drinking at home, alone isn’t a good thing for society as a whole. A cup of tea is the ‘at home’ drink and a few pints in a pub with mates is sociable and can much better for the mind and well being and should be encouraged……in my opinion.

I agree many pubs are getting too expensive £5.70 for a pint of average larger in many places now, it's water with some hops and stuff ffs.

[splott parker]

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I agree many pubs are getting too expensive £5.70 for a pint of average larger in many places now, it's water with some hops and stuff ffs.

Buy a smaller then