Supporters' bar/beer update

[kevo]

Duvel! Then we are truly blessed!

Nectar Of The Gods

C'mon, if they sold Duvel none of us would be able to make it to our seats for kick-off!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

C'mon, if they sold Duvel none of us would be able to make it to our seats for kick-off!

Good point, well made!

 

[kevo]

My only concern is being able to get in there.

Anyone know what the capacity of the bar is? Gonna have to get in there at midday for the first home match I'd imagine! And any idea if away supporters are allowed in? Presumably not, but when we played at Villa I was 'signed in' to their bar by a Villa-supporting friend - would there be any such system in use?

 

[Cian]

Heineken is rather good, it's not the weak stuff that you used to get years ago. I responce to another post, I wouldnt have thought any stadium sells Stella due to the voilent tendanies it gives when drunk on it!!

Heineken gives me banging hangovers, although I've never tried it from the UK brewery (only Cork and Amsterdam).

And Fosters is the distillate of the Sydney sewerage system as far as I can tell...

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Anyone know what the capacity of the bar is? Gonna have to get in there at midday for the first home match I'd imagine! And any idea if away supporters are allowed in? Presumably not, but when we played at Villa I was 'signed in' to their bar by a Villa-supporting friend - would there be any such system in use?

Attila will have up to date information, but the early discussions that I was involved in suggested that the answers were:- About 250; and YES.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

Finally, for you stout drinkers there will probably be no Guinness

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Captain Haddock]

Duvel! Then we are truly blessed!

Nectar Of The Gods

Never a truer word spoken. Tis lushly quaffable nectar indeed!

I foresee a problem now...want to enjoy some Duvel, Staro', Hoegarten Harvey's AND Hophead. Need all to sell well to keep 'em stocked.

Hmmm.

This is gonna get messy! Probably wont recall a single match this season!

 

[Captain Haddock]

P.S posting pictures like that, Ross, is tantamount to beerporn!

You devil!

 

[Captain Haddock]

I'm more of a campaign for real lager person, and they're are some great large produced draft products out there, Warsteiner and Bitburger are great examples. If you want to push the boat out then Meantime Helles or Kolsher. They also do bottled London Lager which is possibly the best lager I have ever tasted. Ask them nicely and they might stick it in plastic bottles for you. And if you really want to go mad then Brewdog 77 lager. They do a grand IPA as well.

 

[Captain Haddock]

I was a bit worse for wear when posting on this thread last night, and apart from the Dark Star and Harveys (which i was told about) unfortunately the rest was my wishlist instead

Still, would be good if it came true

Anything but the dreadful triumvarate of Fosters/1664/Stella (does anyone else's heart sink when they walk into an establishment and see these three evil liquids on tap)

Yup!

 

[Hastings woody]

Getting hammered at home.

Congratulations gentlemen, You truely are a bunch of piss heads and it sounds like you will not remember the first game at the amex. fair play.

 

[sams dad]

Bollocks to all this talk of beer. What about the CIDER ?
Thatchers on draught would be nice, and maybe some bottled Westons Organic.

 

[8ace]

I'm sure they said the cider would Bulmers/Magners when this was announced in the Argus.

 

[Falkor]

or im not going lol

 

[Lord Bracknell]

I'm sure they said the cider would Bulmers/Magners when this was announced in the Argus.

Yes. But what cider will they be selling?

 

[8ace]

Yes. But what cider will they be selling?

Strongbow hopefully

 

[sams dad]

Strongbow hopefully

I f***ing hope not.

 

[Bozza]

Am I the only one beginning to dread that as the real ale bores have made such a f***ing fuss about things to ensure they got their way that, unfortunately, those who like quality lagers and quality ciders are going to be stuffed?

I hope I'm wrong - we'll find out soon enough.

 

[METALMICKY]

Am I the only one beginning to dread that as the real ale bores have made such a f***ing fuss about things to ensure they got their way that, unfortunately, those who like quality lagers and quality ciders are going to be stuffed?

I hope I'm wrong - we'll find out soon enough.

I think you may be right. And aside from any debate what brands of alcohol will be available there is the problem of the measly capacity. Particularly if there is SKY sports available showing the lunchtime games there is going to be a massive bundle to get in.

PS. Will there be Cresta or Tizer on draught!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Am I the only one beginning to dread that as the real ale bores have made such a f***ing fuss about things to ensure they got their way that, unfortunately, those who like quality lagers and quality ciders are going to be stuffed?

I hope I'm wrong - we'll find out soon enough.

I hope you're wrong, too.

The whole point about the original discussions about a Supporters' Bar was to achieve something that was responsive to supporters' wishes, rather than simply delivering what a supplier chose to sell.

There was a brief phase when the Club was asking "if we offer real ale in all the concourses, will that satisfy those of you who want a Supporters' Bar?" The answer was, emphatically, NO.