Like many people I attend a gym regularly despite what my joints keep telling me. It is not at all fancy, there isn’t a flat screen TV in the place, CRT displays being the order of the day. Some machines have seen better days and a couple haven’t worked since I joined, while the changing […]
Archive for October, 2012
Pubpaper 681 – “Comfortable Familiarity” and when the temporary landlord is a good thing
Posted: 29th October 2012 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, Writing0
Pubpaper 680 – A third party view of IndyManBeerCon and observations on Beer Festivals
Posted: 20th October 2012 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingTags: beer festivals, grove inn, indymanbeercon
Beer festivals are big business for pubs and venues, this is the only conclusion given the number of such events which take place every year. Just in Calderdale alone there is at least one beer festival every week somewhere in the area during peak season which generally runs from May until October. One weekend in […]
Pubpaper 679 – Real Ale = Real Money in the Till
Posted: 15th October 2012 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingTags: brighouse, calderdale, Cider, Halifax, pub, real ale, sowerby bridge
It is very easy to get trapped into a cycle of visiting the same pubs repeatedly, for most people this is not an issue, in fact it is behaviour like this which keeps many local pubs profitable. Two or three pints does not sound much, but repeated 2-3 times a week plus a couple of […]
Pubpaper 678 – The “Irish” Brewer falls flat (and not just its beer this time)
Posted: 6th October 2012 by santobugtio in Pub Paper, WritingTags: guinness
Over the last few weeks I have covered various aspects of alcohol marketing and branding, from failed launches to those who have a very good track record in getting it right. One of the latter is Guinness who’s reputation for eye catching adverts over the last 30 years is second to none, unlike the beer […]