Comments on: Where’s the beer?

By: southportdrinker

southportdrinker — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:09:01 +0000

Think that’s a fair point, barmaid. I used to like the Welly a few years ago for it’s characters. However, I still think they could mop up some business by putting on an unusual real ale or maybe one from the Southport Brewery. I notice that Leo’s is now going down this route.

By: barmaid

barmaid — Sun, 18 May 2008 15:52:33 +0000

I used to work in the Freshfield/Hogshead many moons ago under the scary eye of maureen with Les cowering in her shadow, and know many drinkers go out looking for real ale. However.. I now work in the Welly (different licensee to when you went in last year) and I personally don’t believe there is a massive market in this particular pub for real ales. I’ve been wrong before (just once admittedly..) but as much as this pub is getting more popular week in week out, I personally don’t see it as the mecca for real ale drinkers – ever. The Welly has identified its market and caters for them. There is usually one guest bitter on but it’s not what the majority of customers come in for.

By: For folk’s sake - where’s the beer? « The Southport Drinker

For folk’s sake - where’s the beer? « The Southport Drinker — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:58:59 +0000

[...] For folk’s sake – where’s the beer? You will not be surprised to learn that there was a large number of beer fans at the fantastic Folkport folk festival at Southport arts centre this weekend, which put on a real ale bar as it had done with the recent winter jazz festival. [...]

By: Tandleman

Tandleman — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:18:36 +0000

It’s like that old joke “You are the 2oth person today I’ve had to tell there’s no demand for real ale in this pub!”