tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post6148830173447971404..comments2024-03-29T05:24:30.793-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Paying for take-oversRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-49557213318258297532015-09-22T15:58:41.962-07:002015-09-22T15:58:41.962-07:00Mine's copy number 15 ... signed 'A Avis&q...Mine's copy number 15 ... signed 'A Avis"<br /><br />It really is the best brewery insider's reminiscences every written. Fabulous book.Martyn Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843357962176591317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-11889611479416125372015-09-18T08:49:28.848-07:002015-09-18T08:49:28.848-07:00Regarding rents, the local breweries such as Ships...Regarding rents, the local breweries such as Shipstone's and Home Ales charged nominal "wet rents" , seeming to be happy with the profits from merely selling their beer.Food sales were the landlord's or landlady's perk.<br /> I remember visiting a Bateman's pub in the early 70s , the landlord told me that the rent was £15 per quarter and "Mr George" gave a 6% ullage allowance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-50942828262152795672015-09-18T02:48:07.627-07:002015-09-18T02:48:07.627-07:00I asume that it is such things that worries when H...I asume that it is such things that worries when Heineken buys Lagunitas (alright 50% then) or when Dugges (a Swedish smaller brewery that are growing) join forces with Carlsberg in terms of distribuation and sales. I can't really see that it's new/strange or even wrong. I can't see either that it is anything wrong with my reaction to not like these breweries as high as before even thou theire beer probably are the same. We should also remeber that beerdrinkers eazy forget like I have forgiven Fuller's for what they did with Gales, a few years back. We custumers decide about what to drink, simply! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com