jakester1
Member
Hey all, just wanted to let you know of my experience with the new Hop Thief.
One of my locals is Panthers club at Penrith and out the front have their own bar named the Squires bar, with about four or five of their beers on tap, which in Penrith is a treat and as close to boutique as you can get here :angry:
Anyhow, i was lucky enough to get down there the first day they put this on, not my favourite beer but very enjoyable and fresh anyhow, as i said, a treat in Penrith!! What concerned me was the price, members price i think was $7.00 and non members $8.00. Pretty steep for a beer out here considering before a concert at a pub near the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, i paid $6.00 for one.
Now, i will pay good money for a good beer, and i know its a hoppy beer therefore a more costly to produce but how is that sort of price going to change my VB guzzling westie mates into buying something a bit nicer? No way is a VB drinker going to see this new beer at the bar and think of giving it a go, then sees the price and so orders a VB.
Im sorry for crapping on but i would love to see more of the finer beers come out on tap here, but how is this going to help? Im sure Chuck would want to change the culture too but surely this isn't the way to go. As i said, good beer, but come on, get real!
One of my locals is Panthers club at Penrith and out the front have their own bar named the Squires bar, with about four or five of their beers on tap, which in Penrith is a treat and as close to boutique as you can get here :angry:
Anyhow, i was lucky enough to get down there the first day they put this on, not my favourite beer but very enjoyable and fresh anyhow, as i said, a treat in Penrith!! What concerned me was the price, members price i think was $7.00 and non members $8.00. Pretty steep for a beer out here considering before a concert at a pub near the Entertainment Centre in Sydney, i paid $6.00 for one.
Now, i will pay good money for a good beer, and i know its a hoppy beer therefore a more costly to produce but how is that sort of price going to change my VB guzzling westie mates into buying something a bit nicer? No way is a VB drinker going to see this new beer at the bar and think of giving it a go, then sees the price and so orders a VB.
Im sorry for crapping on but i would love to see more of the finer beers come out on tap here, but how is this going to help? Im sure Chuck would want to change the culture too but surely this isn't the way to go. As i said, good beer, but come on, get real!
