Take Away
On Sunday I was well and truly back on the drinking wagon after giving my liver a two week reprieve. I met up with some friends at my local Young's pub - The Brook Green Hotel to enjoy a typical Sunday meal. I made mine a Burger, and I upscaled and payed the extra pound for bacon and cheese - a worthy investment in my book. After smashing down three or four pints of Young's brilliant Winter Warmer I needed to relieve myself. I will spare you the details of how I wrestled the massive serpentine that is my manhood and fill you in on the poster I observed at eye level. Now normally in pubs they will display the newspaper (sometimes page 3) or their guest ale list. Not at the Brook Green! Here they advertise their new take away beer service.... That's correct - you can now take your favourite draught ales home with you in a sturdy 2 pint beer hopper. This looks like an over sized milk carton (pictured top left), I spied this specimen on the bar. Anyhow I am intrigued to see whether this concept takes off, especially as there is a giant Tesco supermarket located directly behind the pub which is bound to have a greater selection of ales at cheaper prices.
By the way, I only managed to get one or two strange looks as I took the photo of the poster (which is below). It did not occur to me until a little while later that it must be a strange sight seeing a guy taking photos in the gents - one hand on the camera phone, one hand on his wang.
By the way, I only managed to get one or two strange looks as I took the photo of the poster (which is below). It did not occur to me until a little while later that it must be a strange sight seeing a guy taking photos in the gents - one hand on the camera phone, one hand on his wang.
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Labels: Ale, Brook Green, Take Away, Tesco
posted by Tim at
Friday, January 30, 2009
8 Comments:
Now I have a horrible mental image when I look at that picture...
is that horrible mental image of reflecto-pron ?
Can't see it taking off when you can buy cold beer in bottles from Tesco for half the price.
Still..
Dave it's ok. I washed my hands afterwards!
Moses - Beer in a milk carton. I can't say its something I would buy. The business model of a pub is to get punters drinking at the venue so you can upsell them with food and snacks (thats where the money is). Why give your cutomers the option to escape?
Haha, that's very funny!
I've heard about these and think they're a good idea, especially if you want to carry on the night after closing time.
I do have images of people walking down the street drinking from 2 pint beer cartons though and that's not good.
Don't feel put off by Tim's comments, he always has one hand on it!
I saw one in a pub the other day and am sure that something similar, possibly the same thing, has been around for ages. I much prefered the 4 bottles for a fiver deal they used to do so you could keep on drinking on the way home from Fullers pubs.
I often get a two pint take-away - you can't get anything like it in Tesco. It's a great way the experience pub quality beer at home.
OMG!! 2pt hoppers have been around for at least 26 years..
And of course you can buy ale & lager so much cheaper at your local supermarket-but it's that train of thought that is causing pubs to close at the rate of 6 a day.. & my guess is that once all the pubs have closed & mark my words-they will!..you'll be paying one hell of a sum for those tinnies from the supermarket
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