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[DulwichFox]

Landlords will be able to shop around and beat high tied brewery prices..

Doubt very much will will see prices drop at the pump as they say. :(

DulwichFoz

[Jeremy]

You're probably right there.

[Otta]

That is wonderful news for anyone that likes a pub.

As EP says, it's just a shame it's taken so long and so many good places run by good hard working people just couldn't survive being royally screwed by the PubCos.

[StraferJack]

re: pricing

The options appear to be:

lower prices to the public, and keep landlords on similar margins to the pubco days

Keep prices the same and allow landlords to make a living and encourage them to stay in the business

Can't help but feel there is a wider societal lesson there somewhere

[Jeremy]

Well... or a compromise between the two.

But we all know how hard/impossible it has been to make money as a landlord of a tied pub, so an opportunity to carve out a living for themselves and their employees is not to be sniffed at...

[DaveR]

"The options appear to be:

lower prices to the public, and keep landlords on similar margins to the pubco days

Keep prices the same and allow landlords to make a living and encourage them to stay in the business

Can't help but feel there is a wider societal lesson there somewhere"

I think there is too, but we may not agree on what it is. I think the lesson is that lots of small(ish) independent businesses freely competing with each other will provide a better product, and be more responsive to changing customer demands, than huge plcs. Whether landlords make a living (and some still won't) should depend on their own hard work and enterprise - and they'll decide what price is right for the product they offer.

[Jah Lush]

It's also very good news for the plethora of local beer making businesses. I.e Late Knights, Gipsy Hill and Brockley Brewery, etc etc.

[DovertheRoad]

Now well and truly mainstream...but why this continued obsession with IPA? There's lot's of potential in other styles like African Sorghum or perhaps just perfecting a light lager.

[Seabag]

DovertheRoad Wrote:

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> Now well and truly mainstream...but why this

> continued obsession with IPA? There's lot's of

> potential in other styles like African Sorghum or

> perhaps just perfecting a light lager.

IPA just rolls off and the tongue

Whereas African Sorghum is hard enough sober, imagine when you've had a few

*currently in a bar drinking Grimbergen Blond, very nice it is too

[Jeremy]

Lots of the craft breweries make other styles.. porter, wit, hefewiezen, saison, geuze, pils.. but the hoppy American style is pretty addictive. I really like the German dopplebock beers, surprised we've not seen more along those lines from the craft brewers.

[Oily Telly Tyke]

I think a lot of places make an IPA as a default beer as it's solid but you will find most breweries have at least 4 beers on their books that are varied in style and flavour. Jeremy, you are right the American Pale ales do very well especially as they are quite fruity with their hoppyness. Most breweries know they need to satisfy growing tastes and that's great news for beer fans as loads of new beers are coming onto the scene. O

[maxxi]

Seabag Wrote:

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> *currently in a bar drinking Grimbergen Blond,

> very nice it is too

Been drinking a fruity Zwickl (unfiltered lager) but the cold spell has led to a dark and malty Rauchsbier - a smoked Porter. Very good with garlic soup.

[Oily Telly Tyke]

Without risking the wrath of admin my site I posted about the other day has a load of styles from London breweries and has more set to come in the new year. If anyone has any recommendations or additions they would like to see please let me know - I will see what I can do.

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