woolley Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, gettafa said: How did they do it in the 1970s? I seem to remember beer in UK (student prices) being about £1 a pint and IoM 75p. I worked in a pub in the 1970s. There was a bloke from Ireland who was on holiday who just sat in the pub all day downing Guinness, same as he did most days at home. His wife and kids were on the beach all day. He said the money he saved in cheaper Guinness, and I suppose the exchange rate on the punt, more-or-less paid for the holiday. Well that was his excuse for getting bladdered on the black stuff every day. Love the Irishman story, but those prices are too heavy for the 70s. In UK in 1976 a pint was about 20p having doubled from 10p over 4 years due to the great inflation of the time. Maybe another 50 per cent tops by the end of the decade. Certainly not a quid a pint. We probably got there around early 90s. You might have found some hole in London to charge you a pound a pint in the 70s. Edited July 12, 2020 by woolley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gettafa Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Thinking about it, maybe it is the equivalent % price I have in my mind (relative to student union prices). Yes, way too high for beer prices. A gallon of petrol was 50p in 1977 I seem to remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, TheTeapot said: Compton Vaults is to close in September I heard that. To be honest it has only really been held together by Juan's strength of will. It never felt like it would last forever, but it's been great while it has. My recollection of beer prices was late 80s you'd buy a round and give the barman a quid per drink plus an extra quid for the extra pence over the quid. So four pints would cost about a fiver. Edited July 12, 2020 by Declan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Lager hit a pound a pint in 1990. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog's Dangly Bits Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, TheTeapot said: Compton Vaults is to close in September Shame. Decent spot and was doing OK too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, woolley said: Love the Irishman story, but those prices are too heavy for the 70s. In UK in 1976 a pint was about 20p having doubled from 10p over 4 years due to the great inflation of the time. Maybe another 50 per cent tops by the end of the decade. Certainly not a quid a pint. We probably got there around early 90s. You might have found some hole in London to charge you a pound a pint in the 70s. My drinking career started in late 1977 (IoM). Bitter 10p a pint, lager 12p. Lager then jumped to 15p. Early 80's the manager of the Raven, Ballaugh, George Leeming, was notorious for charging German TT visitors £1 a pint by not giving them change from their note. Edited July 12, 2020 by Non-Believer Extra bit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 9 minutes ago, Non-Believer said: Early 80's the manager of the Raven, Ballaugh, George Leeming, was notorious for charging German TT visitors £1 a pint by not giving them change from their note. Traditional way to treat tourists. They love our quirky customs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman34 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I remember the men in the public bar of the Manx Arms threatening to boycott the brewery when beer went from 1/9d to 1/10d in the sixties: they didn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ďouglas Peel Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 6 hours ago, gettafa said: How did they do it in the 1970s? I seem to remember beer in UK (student prices) being about £1 a pint and IoM 75p. I worked in a pub in the 1970s. There was a bloke from Ireland who was on holiday who just sat in the pub all day downing Guinness, same as he did most days at home. His wife and kids were on the beach all day. He said the money he saved in cheaper Guinness, and I suppose the exchange rate on the punt, more-or-less paid for the holiday. Well that was his excuse for getting bladdered on the black stuff every day. The " Black Pints Matter" movement was an important lobby group way back then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 2 hours ago, Ďouglas Peel said: The " Black Pints Matter" movement was an important lobby group way back then. Otherwise known as The Guinness Preservation Society. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finlo Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 14 minutes ago, woolley said: Otherwise known as The Guinness Preservation Society. I've tried Guinness numerous times over the year's but always concluded I wouldn't wash my feet with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith lard Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 6 hours ago, The Dog's Dangly Bits said: Shame. Decent spot and was doing OK too. Been taken over by lad from "raise the bar". Probably lose some of it's "rustic charm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 10 minutes ago, finlo said: I've tried Guinness numerous times over the year's but always concluded I wouldn't wash my feet with it! Same for me...the last entries on my drinks list are, in order: Guinness, my own piss, other people's piss and Okells. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 6 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Early 80's the manager of the Raven, Ballaugh, George Leeming, was notorious for charging German TT visitors £1 a pint by not giving them change from their note. However, they’d got their retaliation in first by machine-gunning his grandfather. Probably. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 27 minutes ago, Uhtred said: However, they’d got their retaliation in first by machine-gunning his grandfather. Probably. Coincidentally, I know of no Chippy's left in that area. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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