tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post7934645407874037963..comments2024-03-03T19:52:17.901+00:00Comments on ReARM ~ RedNev's Blog: No Silver Spoons for GuinnessNeville Grundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-11741581371035554142014-07-04T14:51:03.326+01:002014-07-04T14:51:03.326+01:00 Brains Black is the stout that the brewery offer ... Brains Black is the stout that the brewery offer as their alternative to Guinness arnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04046512935179787759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-14740505515234311432014-07-03T20:48:38.166+01:002014-07-03T20:48:38.166+01:00Wetherspoons have form for this. In the early days...Wetherspoons have form for this. In the early days they didn't sell Guinness as Diageo wouldn't meet their price point. Eventually they came a-courting and I suspect they will again this time even though Diageo are on home turf. Sat In A Pubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123038980796000837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-75861791983397201692014-07-03T16:55:02.373+01:002014-07-03T16:55:02.373+01:00A blog might be a good starting point for that, CL...A blog might be a good starting point for that, CL.Neville Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10923209266005338452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-77270951730937432152014-07-03T16:16:30.846+01:002014-07-03T16:16:30.846+01:00it gutting for cooking lager enthusiasm, Mudge.
f...it gutting for cooking lager enthusiasm, Mudge.<br /><br />finding Carling going for buttons these days is tough. Carlsberg, Fosters, no probs. Beck Vier, cheap as chips often enough. tesco recently flogged Carling dearer per ml than the Weissbier.<br /><br />If only there was a consumer campaign for cooking lager.Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-26718250930890512282014-07-03T16:07:55.664+01:002014-07-03T16:07:55.664+01:00Great minds think alike there, Cookie.
I don'...Great minds think alike there, Cookie. <br /><br />I don't follow lager prices in Spoons closely, but I think Carling is actually dearer than some of the 5% premium brands.<br /><br />I was in a Brains pub last week that had their own stout but no Guinness, so they must be making it work to some extent.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-56561080957819472242014-07-03T16:03:26.493+01:002014-07-03T16:03:26.493+01:00I think something similar occurred in the UK with ...I think something similar occurred in the UK with Carling<br /><br />I few years ago spoons dropped it claiming it was too expensive only to later re introduce it but placed at the top end of their pricing, with other cooking lagers noticeably cheaper.<br /><br />A few beers often dismissed by beer geeks are fairly strong brands among punters and asked for by brand. Many punters being willing to pay a premium for them.<br /><br />Sam Smiths managed to knock Guinness on the head with it's own budget offering. Other brewery pubs seem to have had less luck. Robinsons tried it with a keg stout based on a cask stout that was popular as a seasonal. Didn't seem to dent Guinness, many drinkers of which ask for it by brand and seem to prefer it regardless.<br /><br />If punters are willing to pay top dollar for Guinness I suspect Spoons will volte face. If Beamish shifts, and punters seek value, they will stick with it.<br />Cooking Lagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02830924433230427226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8285162121291357473.post-43756728681798929622014-07-03T15:56:06.668+01:002014-07-03T15:56:06.668+01:00I think Spoons are trying to make a point here. In...I think Spoons are trying to make a point here. In the UK, they sell Carling, the market-leading standard lager, for about £1 a pint more than Carlsberg. Nobody has to pay it, but if you think Carling is that much better, or someone else is buying, you can if you want. Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com