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Beyond a joke !!!!
« Thread Started on Sept 19, 2011, 2:35pm »
Was walking in Coniston on 10th July and at the end of a great walk and day visited The Black Bull for a pint and some good crack with my walking party. Exorbitant prices i must say!!! £3.70 for their own lager and £4.20 for a German lager. I appreciate you have to pay a little extra in Honey pots like Coniston but feel this is over the top. A constant reader of Lakeland politics and disagreements I fully understand it is not easy in certain places but feel places like The Black Bull are not helping "The Cause">
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« Reply #1 on Sept 19, 2011, 3:15pm »

Sept 19, 2011, 2:35pm, mulldoon wrote:


£3.70 for their own lager and £4.20 for a German lager.



It's hardly breaking the bank.

The average cost of a pint in the UK is apparently more than £3.

An extra sixty pence for a locally brewed artisanal thirst-quencher in,as you correctly point out, a tourist "honey pot"...?

Seems reasonable.







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« Reply #2 on Sept 19, 2011, 3:50pm »
Paying almost £3 in most places in Cumbria these days, even outside the National Park.
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« Reply #3 on Sept 19, 2011, 4:10pm »
How about this

walking on the Kerry way in the south west of Ireland earlier this year i ordered a gin and tonic and a pint of Guinness in a rural pub.
how much ???

£12.00 :o :o :o

Now that's expensive


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« Reply #4 on Sept 19, 2011, 4:16pm »

Double G&T surely?








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« Reply #5 on Sept 19, 2011, 4:21pm »

Sept 19, 2011, 4:16pm, Grumpy wrote:

Double G&T surely?








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Re: Beyond a joke !!!!
« Reply #6 on Sept 19, 2011, 7:01pm »

Sept 19, 2011, 2:35pm, mulldoon wrote:
Was walking in Coniston on 10th July and at the end of a great walk and day visited The Black Bull for a pint and some good crack with my walking party. Exorbitant prices i must say!!! £3.70 for their own lager and £4.20 for a German lager. I appreciate you have to pay a little extra in Honey pots like Coniston but feel this is over the top. A constant reader of Lakeland politics and disagreements I fully understand it is not easy in certain places but feel places like The Black Bull are not helping "The Cause">


As a lifelong bitter drinker I've never understood how lager commands a premium. Sadly as I'm invariably driving home following a beer in the Lakes, I'm limited to one pint, so the price doesn't worry me too much. Plus as I buy the petrol, Claire gets the beers in so they can charge what they like. ;) ;D
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« Reply #7 on Sept 19, 2011, 7:22pm »

Since my thirst is often being slaked in London's Swanky West End, £3.70 is
a right Lidl bargain.

I mean, honestly...you can't trust a VodkaMartini if it's anything below £11 .

(Although you'll get a handful of Wasabi Cashews thrown in for that...)

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Re: Beyond a joke !!!!
« Reply #8 on Sept 19, 2011, 8:50pm »

no pun intended Grumpy but is that straight, £11 for a Vodka/Martini
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« Reply #9 on Sept 19, 2011, 9:30pm »

Sept 19, 2011, 8:50pm, Jennifer and Stephen McGuigan wrote:

no pun intended Grumpy but is that straight, £11 for a Vodka/Martini


Sure is.

But you don't need more than five to hit the spot.

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« Reply #10 on Sept 19, 2011, 10:08pm »
Can still get a locally brewed real ale for a round the £2.00 mark in some establishments in Sunderland. The resident lady of the night is extra . ;D ;)
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Re: Beyond a joke !!!!
« Reply #11 on Sept 20, 2011, 2:04pm »

Sept 19, 2011, 10:08pm, Ray Bradshaw wrote:
Can still get a locally brewed real ale for a round the £2.00 mark in some establishments in Sunderland. The resident lady of the night is extra . ;D ;)
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But usually only another 50p for a Wearside Lass, Eh Ray?? ;D

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« Reply #12 on Sept 20, 2011, 11:10pm »

Sept 20, 2011, 2:04pm, JB wrote:

Sept 19, 2011, 10:08pm, Ray Bradshaw wrote:
Can still get a locally brewed real ale for a round the £2.00 mark in some establishments in Sunderland. The resident lady of the night is extra . ;D ;)
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But usually only another 50p for a Wearside Lass, Eh Ray?? ;D

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That much ::) are you includinga tip in with that ;D
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« Reply #13 on Sept 27, 2011, 9:37pm »

Sept 19, 2011, 3:15pm, Grumpy wrote:

Sept 19, 2011, 2:35pm, mulldoon wrote:


£3.70 for their own lager and £4.20 for a German lager.



It's hardly breaking the bank.

The average cost of a pint in the UK is apparently more than £3.

An extra sixty pence for a locally brewed artisanal thirst-quencher in,as you correctly point out, a tourist "honey pot"...?

Seems reasonable.







I'll get the next round.



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« Reply #14 on Sept 27, 2011, 9:40pm »

Sept 19, 2011, 3:15pm, Grumpy wrote:
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£3.70 for their own lager and £4.20 for a German lager.



It's hardly breaking the bank.

The average cost of a pint in the UK is apparently more than £3.

An extra sixty pence for a locally brewed artisanal thirst-quencher in,as you correctly point out, a tourist "honey pot"...?

Seems reasonable.







I'll get the next round

Give your head a shake Ray !! £4.20 for a pint is totally over the top !! You may have the luxury of being able to afford it but some people have not !!!!!
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