Why bob shawadiwadi?

[conned tractor]

how about some sponsorship from cuk?

Yes please.

Just send the cheque to 'chasing the pakora' at justgiving.com.

[Pondlife]

Yes please.

Just send the cheque to 'chasing the pakora' at justgiving.com.

POTD!

[DiscoStu]

Yes please.

Just send the cheque to 'chasing the pakora' at justgiving.com.

[hyperD]

These guys here run a small brewery - nice ales, in a few pubs, farmer's markets etc. Pick my stuff up from there quite frequently. The owner, whom I got chatting too, was formerly in IT as well, so it can be done if the desire is there.

[MrMark]

where exactly can you sell beer from a micro-brewery? Aren't there something like 50 pubs closing every week? Would Wetherspoons be the only option?

[conned tractor]

where exactly can you sell beer from a micro-brewery? Aren't there something like 50 pubs closing every week? Would Wetherspoons be the only option?

Your right, more pubs are closing than are opening, however off license/ supermarket trade has increased and people are being a bit more choosy about what they drink. I believe generally its a bit of a constant market and the only thing that could possibly destroy it, i.e. stop people drinking, would be some pseudo-science claiming it causes cancer or such like. I'm not ruling this out.

It would be great to get into wetherspoons. I currently have promises from a few city centre pubs of initial orders for bottles.

It may not be the greatest business and I may not make millions doing it, but its good honest graft and should after a period make enough to have a modest living. It certainly doesn't pay as well as contracting, but I am struggling to get even interviews at present so had to do something about it.

[Fred Bloggs]

Good to see on Bob's blog that Dave and Bob are good mates. Most excellent indeed for the UK economy, I think.