Bars

[mufcok]

Here's another question... which bars sold Guinness in 2019?

I definitely had a few in the Bimble Inn, but I believe there's a few more..

[Alvoram]

3 minutes ago, CauliflowerEar said:

My local in Zone 3 London does a pint of Carlsberg for £2.60, and my usual is San Miguel at £3.80. Its part of small Pub Co (Red Cat), but if they can shift beer that cheap and stay in business, i do wonder why others cant- especially outside of London. 

When Carlsberg first rebranded as ‘Pilsner’ (2019? Maybe 2018) they convinced us to try it on the bar, the crazy low pricing they offered us meant we could sell it 50p per pint less than Carling and still make a higher GP than Carling. But it just didn’t sell, so we took it out. If people are buying their Carlsberg good luck to them, but I prefer my lines to keep moving so the beer tastes better, so it doesn’t work here sadly. 
 

San Miguel price is about right if they’re not tied. Low for London, but it’s close to our price. 🙂 

[CauliflowerEar]

2 minutes ago, Alvoram said:

When Carlsberg first rebranded as ‘Pilsner’ (2019? Maybe 2018) they convinced us to try it on the bar, the crazy low pricing they offered us meant we could sell it 50p per pint less than Carling and still make a higher GP than Carling. But it just didn’t sell, so we took it out. If people are buying their Carlsberg good luck to them, but I prefer my lines to keep moving so the beer tastes better, so it doesn’t work here sadly. 
 

San Miguel price is about right if they’re not tied. Low for London, but it’s close to our price. 🙂 

This makes sense, as Carling is about 40p more, despite being a similar percentage. 

[Alvoram]

19 minutes ago, mufcok said:

Here's another question... which bars sold Guinness in 2019?

I definitely had a few in the Bimble Inn, but I believe there's a few more..

I’d love to be able to get Rattler. That’s gonna make anybody from Somerset shriek with horror, but it’s one of those drinks we just can’t get on draught where I’m from, but I love it so much! Highlight of any trip to Cornwall. 

Doubt we’ll be able to get it though, so just looking forward to trying some ‘new to me’ local drinks. 

[Jay Pee]

2 minutes ago, Alvoram said:

I’d love to be able to get Rattler. That’s gonna make anybody from Somerset shriek with horror, but it’s one of those drinks we just can’t get on draught where I’m from, but I love it so much! Highlight of any trip to Cornwall. 

Doubt we’ll be able to get it though, so just looking forward to trying some ‘new to me’ local drinks. 

Try some of the local ciders in the Bimble Inn. You know the score with that stuff.  Never drink immediately after brushing teeth. Brake the cake hole in with a few ales first. Possibly a goat curry then just get stuck in.

Simpleh Lovleh

[eiepete]

Been told it was between £7/£7.50 for a pint at MCR at Milton Keynes last week. Sure it was was over £6.50 a pint at latitude and  Reading last year which meant you rarely had to que. God bless festival co op and secruity guards who didn't bother searching.

 

[Simpo]

As good a thread as any to mention that the official website's section for The Park was updated again at some point, and confirms Tricketts Bar will return at the top of the hill

[Beerqueen]

2 hours ago, CauliflowerEar said:

My beers are always cold in the morning if left in the right spot in the tent. Even as the day goes on, i would rather drink a lukewarm £1 strong beer than a £6 slightly cold, slightly flat pint of Carlsberg. 

I agree - if it was Carlsberg.  But I would rather have a pint of draught ale than a can.  And travelling by coach my options for bringing in are a bit limited.  So I'll bring a few but don't have a problem with paying for some pints of decent beer i.e. not Carlsberg.

[Smeble]

19 hours ago, CauliflowerEar said:

Hopefully the bars wont be a ripoff having had 2 years off, the festival is all very socialist etc until someone has the opportunity to serve you up a cup of beer and wants £6 for it! 

I do wonder, as possibly the only festival left that lets you bring in however much booze you want and walk around with it sans restrictions, why anyone bothers with the normal bars. A few Brothers ciders aren't too bad, but i bet they are no longer on offer anymore either. 

Not everyone want to carry a crate of beer around with them all day. Start the day with 3 or 4 cans that I can be bothered carrying, then switch to the bars. Plus I’d rather my money went to some local run bars than a huge uncaring supermarket.

Edited May 26, 2022 by Smeble

[efcfanwirral]

20 hours ago, Avalon_Fields said:

Can’t see details of this year, but most of 2019 will be the same:

https://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/areas/bars/

Didn't know they did craft beers at that Elephant bar - would've been useful for Pyramid acts!

[duke88]

5 hours ago, efcfanwirral said:

Didn't know they did craft beers at that Elephant bar - would've been useful for Pyramid acts!

Where is the Elephant bar? Don’t recall seeing it before

[hblow92]

HS Ny one ever been to the rabbit hole bar or the piano bar.... I've heard there both tricky to find ??

[CauliflowerEar]

6 hours ago, Smeble said:

Not everyone want to carry a crate of beer around with them all day. Start the day with 3 or 4 cans that I can be bothered carrying, then switch to the bars. Plus I’d rather my money went to some local run bars than a huge uncaring supermarket.

You dont need to 'carry a crate of beer around all day'. There is loads of absolute amateurs at Glastonbury, the ones who buy crates of Fosters on the way down for example, but not even they carry a crate around all day. 6 or 7 cans in your rucksack, until you run out, then head back to the tent to reload (if you are banging decent coke all day anyway cans tend to last a bit longer). You dont even have to buy your beers from an 'uncaring supermarket' either. Buy from your local independent corner shop before you head off. 

[Crazyfool01]

Don’t feed the troll … hi Jim 

[stuartbert two hats]

On 5/25/2022 at 8:22 PM, Alvoram said:

When Carlsberg first rebranded as ‘Pilsner’ (2019? Maybe 2018) they convinced us to try it on the bar, the crazy low pricing they offered us meant we could sell it 50p per pint less than Carling and still make a higher GP than Carling. But it just didn’t sell, so we took it out. If people are buying their Carlsberg good luck to them, but I prefer my lines to keep moving so the beer tastes better, so it doesn’t work here sadly. 
 

San Miguel price is about right if they’re not tied. Low for London, but it’s close to our price. 🙂 

Hang on, this suggests there are some beer connoisseurs who are turning their nose up at Carlsberg Pilsner, preferring that high quality craft lager - Carling??

[CauliflowerEar]

18 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Hang on, this suggests there are some beer connoisseurs who are turning their nose up at Carlsberg Pilsner, preferring that high quality craft lager - Carling??

nah, they are both as bad as each other, one of them just costs more. Do keep up. 

[Alvoram]

37 minutes ago, stuartbert two hats said:

Hang on, this suggests there are some beer connoisseurs who are turning their nose up at Carlsberg Pilsner, preferring that high quality craft lager - Carling??

Not really, Carling is just the 'local' mainstream lager, being made in Burton on Trent, so it has it's fans locally, enough to keep the lines moving nicely anyway.

Carlsberg has a real stigma, at least around here, of being utter trash, a level below even Carling. Something they were clearly aware of, hence the rebrand and reformulation. I actually prefer it to Carling since it's reformulation, But I'm not sure it will shake that stigma, at least not locally. 

Our best selling Lager is actually Birra Moretti., closely followed by San Miguel. After that it would be close between the local micro lager Hockley Helles, and Carling. Heineken is on it's way out, and being removed soon due to very poor sales. 

Lagers in general seem to be losing pace to Ciders, Real Ales and Craft Beers though, which I think is fantastic. The Heineken pump isn't being replaced by lager, and will instead be replaced by a completely new concept from Thatchers, (Fusion) and I can't wait. 😉 

[efcfanwirral]

3 hours ago, duke88 said:

Where is the Elephant bar? Don’t recall seeing it before

Not sure myself - that website page describes it as "near the Pyramid" which isn't overly helpful. 

[T-Mouse]

The elephant bar description says ideal meeting place between the Pyramid and Other stage. Logic would therefore suggest it's this bar here to the right of the BBC intro stage as its slap bang in the middle of the two. That's my best guess.

With there seemingly being more craft beer/unique bar set ups, the festival should consider poviding a more detailed guide. 

[gazzared]

8 hours ago, duke88 said:

Where is the Elephant bar? Don’t recall seeing it before

It was here in 2019 and I wouldnt have classed the two elephants outside the bar as "Giant" so probably why it was missed

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Fb6abza1fXbASPYUzBSvJ8u4wXxqGVKH&ll=51.15417668551548%2C-2.57956584171791&z=16

 

[duke88]

11 minutes ago, gazzared said:

It was here in 2019 and I wouldnt have classed the two elephants outside the bar as "Giant" so probably why it was missed

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1Fb6abza1fXbASPYUzBSvJ8u4wXxqGVKH&ll=51.15417668551548%2C-2.57956584171791&z=16

 

Thanks!

[clarkete]

On 5/25/2022 at 9:11 PM, eiepete said:

Been told it was between £7/£7.50 for a pint at MCR at Milton Keynes last week. Sure it was was over £6.50 a pint at latitude and  Reading last year which meant you rarely had to que. God bless festival co op and secruity guards who didn't bother searching.

 

Although of course at Glastonbury the Co op don't sell booze.