Tourist wrote:Personally, I am grateful to have a world-class brew-pub (The W&P) just down the road. The (multi-award-winning) beer is top-notch and the food is not overpriced.
Tourist wrote:I don't really think you can compare it to the Labour Club in Belco, which is riddled with pokies, no atmosphere etc. (I won't mention the food (edit - I thought this was a "puke" smiley)).
Tourist wrote:Lob is having a gripe because of the price, yet has a gripe at other places with lack of choice - I challenge him to name me a place in Aus that has a wide range of craft beer at $4.50 a schooner. W&P and Zierholz are great places to go for a few beers. They are not for having massive benders.
Tourist wrote:Please do yourself a favour and ignore Lob's litte tantrum.
Tourist wrote:Dude, it's pub food! Where do you go to get unfrozen chips, anyway?
Tourist wrote:I went to the Local Taphouse in Sydney - have you been there? Seems to be the sort of thing you are after, but the prices are up there with micro's such as W&P.
Tourist wrote:I have to admit that I have a soft spot for the W&P - as a member of the Canberra Brewers, we are well supported by the pub and head brewer, Richard, who lets us in on his recipes, techniques and good humour. He tries our beers and gives feedback, improving our beer and knowledge of brewing. I am sure this support extends to pretty well anyone who is interested in beer and brewing. If you see the brewer around, go and have a yak. As an added bonus, the beer is fantastic!
My extra $ is always well-spent.
Tourist wrote:If you want to hang shit on the W&P website, go for it - nobody cares but you.
lob wrote:I grew up in NZ in the 70s and 80s, and I could get unfrozen fish & Chips Everywhere. Big slabs of tasty fleshy white shark, with batter that didn't fall off. The chips were cut in shop from real, fresh, potatoes. In Canberra everything is brought in prepared, ready for the kitchen staff to place in the deep fryer. If the W&P wanted to "lift their game" they could. Farmers Markets are open every Sat morning. Why not buy Potatoes fresh and local, rather than Frozen McCain that's been shipped from who knows where? Why is this so hard for these lazy Canberran pubs, bars, clubs, and restaurants? Quality isn't always perfect in NZ also, but can still get great food, coffee, and beer in Wellington in lots of places (though still on the pricey side), yet it's the same population as Canberra.
lob wrote:Red Oak in Sydney make excellent "hand cut" chips, But the % of pubs providing real potatoes is probably 0.5% or less.
lob wrote:At some point, no matter how good the beer is, if the prices keep going up, you reach a point where you think, "these pricks just think everyone in this town is a f---ing rich public servant on 100K a year".
matr wrote:I'm sure they are still doing flights back to NZ.. Maybe we could round you up enough coin for a fair? Geez I though Poms were bad.
matr wrote:It's called running a profitable business mate.... Why would you pay some one to go down and buy your potatoes, wash them, peel them & cut them when you can get frozen for half the price? It's also determined by the market and what people want and are willing to pay for. There is probably only 0.5% of pubs using real potatoes because 99.5% of people are happy with the frozen variety at a reduced price. They don't produce 1 million Ferrari F40s every year when the market is screaming out for a budget price commodore..
matr wrote:....as far as your rant goes on BUL. Don't friggin buy it..
Tourist wrote:Thanks for your insights.
I think you have some issues that are bigger than the W&P.
All the best.
Paul
lob wrote:Tourist wrote:Thanks for your insights.
I think you have some issues that are bigger than the W&P.
All the best.
Paul
"Issues"..."all the best"...wtf. That's pretty weird stuff. I may rant and rave a bit, but Jesus, I just thought it was a bit of back and forth banter, free-thought, constructive criticism, etc.
lob wrote:The other day I bought a 6 pack of "Pikes Oakbank" Pilsener from Dan Murphys Phillip. From the label I was under the impression it came from a small brewery in the Clare Vally, SA. As I was drinking the first stubbie and thinking 'hmm this tastes rather bland' I started to read some of the very small print at the very bottom on the back label "BREWED AND BOTTLED UNDER LICENCE BY AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT BREWERIES..."
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