tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post4005033065138239895..comments2024-02-29T11:54:28.419+00:00Comments on Ed's Beer Site: No f****** lagerEdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-20992761920776582752012-07-18T13:45:57.544+01:002012-07-18T13:45:57.544+01:00A fascinating post Ed, and some interesting links....A fascinating post Ed, and some interesting links. There seems to be more of these micropubs in Kent than anywhere else. I wonder what sort of a living their proprietors make? I will certainly have to check a few of them out next time I'm over in the east of the county.Paul Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09678639237696546268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-44308909895869901072012-07-18T09:53:21.167+01:002012-07-18T09:53:21.167+01:00I think Ed's right, the significance is that i...I think Ed's right, the <b>significance</b> is that it's an alternative "model". If it works once there's no reason to suppose that it can't work many times. Low overhead, low debt, well-defined offering, etc. Of course, the backlash re. licensing will probably allow established operators more chance to keep the lid on this kind of thing.StringersBeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573068197944669997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-28215338409713314892012-07-17T19:35:00.387+01:002012-07-17T19:35:00.387+01:00There's definitely not big numbers of them. Bu...There's definitely not big numbers of them. But I think the point of being 'micro' is to keep costs down and allow wet-led, drink and chat establishments to be economically viable. Being free of tie no doubt helps too.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-26352067876987630742012-07-17T17:32:13.193+01:002012-07-17T17:32:13.193+01:00Yes, but how many micropubs actually are there? Th...Yes, but how many micropubs actually are there? That article says "For the moment there is a handful" and I see no evidence of them taking off on a large scale. Plus they are precisely the kind of wet-led, drink and chat establishment that has suffered most in recent years.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-25544711262813847302012-07-17T14:26:33.616+01:002012-07-17T14:26:33.616+01:00There's more to "proportion" than sa...There's more to "proportion" than sales volumes of course. Otherwise, we'd only ever mention the big supermarkets when talking about food retailers. Will Hawkes in The Independent had a go at the <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/features/a-local-pub-for-local-people-micropubs-are-catching-on-2217205.html" rel="nofollow">story back in 2011</a>StringersBeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573068197944669997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-88644088349886159652012-07-17T09:44:13.102+01:002012-07-17T09:44:13.102+01:00There's definitely been a lot of press interes...There's definitely been a lot of press interest, following on from Martyn Hillier's talk at the CAMRA AGM. As to how many there actually are I'm not sure but I know we supply a few of them :-)Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13844169940650659196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2558050635605413616.post-58910783767552025202012-07-16T22:56:24.429+01:002012-07-16T22:56:24.429+01:00"No lemonade" - someone might criticise ..."No lemonade" - someone might criticise them for irresponsible retailing ;-)<br /><br />While they sound very entertaining, haven't micropubs as a trend been built up out of all proportion by the media?Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558747878308766840noreply@blogger.com