Jakehead IPA

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Paid £5.50 in Wylam brewery last Saturday- the same for Hickey the rake, which is better imho.
Aye, it's a pisstake, same with beavertown £4.50 for 33ml can for what essentially is the sane basic ingredients.
It's all relative though. You buy a can of Carling for under a quid and you'll pay 3-4 quid for a pint in a pub.

You'll pay 2 to 3 quid for a craft ale in a shop, then obviously it's going to be more expensive in a pub.
 
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I got a 6.5% IPA in the Bacchus not long back and it was £13.20. I kicked up a right stink and told him he really needs to inform people it's that pricey before pulling it.

It was limited edition special or some shite. Tasted no better than other 'cheaper' ones.
 
All ill say is its worth every single penny mate. If IPA is your thing which its is mine, they dont come much better. Drinking this stuff is about having a few QUALITY ales, not just hoying them down ya neck to get pissed but about the quality of taste, actually enjoying your drink.

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I like Jakehead mate, I really like it a lot but ha'way!

No pint is worth 5.50. That's the attitude that lets craft brewers get away with charging £4 for a coke can.

Of course it is.
 
I got a 6.5% IPA in the Bacchus not long back and it was £13.20. I kicked up a right stink and told him he really needs to inform people it's that pricey before pulling it.

It was limited edition special or some shite. Tasted no better than other 'cheaper' ones.
:lol: I was in there last saturday and my mate reckoned it was 'yuppy'
 
It's all relative though. You buy a can of Carling for under a quid and you'll pay 3-4 quid for a pint in a pub.

You'll pay 2 to 3 quid for a craft ale in a shop, then obviously it's going to be more expensive in a pub.
Craft ales, still use same basic ingredients as lager and no import duty on it, and yet we're paying 30-40% more in some cases. Supply and demand I suppose; begrudgingly, I'd still pay £5.50 for neck oil rather than £3.50 for lager.
 
I got a 6.5% IPA in the Bacchus not long back and it was £13.20. I kicked up a right stink and told him he really needs to inform people it's that pricey before pulling it.

It was limited edition special or some shite. Tasted no better than other 'cheaper' ones.

It's a fine line though. Some people kick up a fuss if you tell them it's a pricey pint, as if you've just accused them of looking poor. I think anything north of £6 these days and you should definitely inform the customer.

I get a bit narky if people tell me something is expensive like. But that's because I know what I'm ordering and how much it'll be usually and the fuckers should know that I know :lol:

Craft ales, still use same basic ingredients as lager and no import duty on it, and yet we're paying 30-40% more in some cases. Supply and demand I suppose; begrudgingly, I'd still pay £5.50 for neck oil rather than £3.50 for lager.

What about craft lagers there mate?
 
Craft ales, still use same basic ingredients as lager and no import duty on it, and yet we're paying 30-40% more in some cases. Supply and demand I suppose; begrudgingly, I'd still pay £5.50 for neck oil rather than £3.50 for lager.

what you have to remember is most are not doing it on an industrial scale and their overheads are far bigger than the huge brewers.

distribution, packaging etc.

you should really be crying fowl when you are paying over a fiver for Peroni when its just generic premium lager with no more overheads than say stella
 
It's a fine line though. Some people kick up a fuss if you tell them it's a pricey pint, as if you've just accused them of looking poor. I think anything north of £6 these days and you should definitely inform the customer.

I get a bit narky if people tell me something is expensive like. But that's because I know what I'm ordering and how much it'll be usually and the fuckers should know that I know :lol:



What about craft lagers there mate?
Well aye, same thing- Brooklyn is over £5 a pint. I suppose Epping hit nail on head with the fact that they're not mass produced like other beers.
I agree that barman should be telling you if a beer is unusually expensive, most do tbf, Pivni in York will always say if a beers are over a fiver.
 
what you have to remember is most are not doing it on an industrial scale and their overheads are far bigger than the huge brewers.

distribution, packaging etc.

you should really be crying fowl when you are paying over a fiver for Peroni when its just generic premium lager with no more overheads than say stella

Loads of hop forward American style IPAs use a load more hops as well. Thats more expensive and they're paying more for hops anyway as they're not ordering as many as the huge breweries.
 
Is there something special about this that commands such a ridiculous price?
Does it come with an RRP from Wylam, or are pubs jut taking the piss?

@I'm Spartacus paid £5 in the Crown Posada last week and @Patch tells me its £5.75 in the Dun Cow.

I know it's £6.3%, but so are other normal priced ales. Must be brewed with mermaid's tears or something.

Tidied. I was proper "You're f**king joking, aren't you?" when I got my change back.

I got a 6.5% IPA in the Bacchus not long back and it was £13.20. I kicked up a right stink and told him he really needs to inform people it's that pricey before pulling it.

It was limited edition special or some shite. Tasted no better than other 'cheaper' ones.

:eek: And I thought they'd had my trousers down! That is mental.
 
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I got a 6.5% IPA in the Bacchus not long back and it was £13.20. I kicked up a right stink and told him he really needs to inform people it's that pricey before pulling it.
That's absolutely bonkers. I think I'd have refused to pay tbh.

Craft ales, still use same basic ingredients as lager and no import duty on it, and yet we're paying 30-40% more in some cases. Supply and demand I suppose; begrudgingly, I'd still pay £5.50 for neck oil rather than £3.50 for lager.
No they don't. A lot use imported hops for starters.

Also, small batches are simply far more expensive to make.
 
That's absolutely bonkers. I think I'd have refused to pay tbh.


No they don't. A lot use imported hops for starters.

Also, small batches are simply far more expensive to make.
Aye but I can produce a 40 pint batch of beer, using 200g of hops for about 40p a pint so there's not really justification for the silly prices they charge.
 
Aye but I can produce a 40 pint batch of beer, using 200g of hops for about 40p a pint so there's not really justification for the silly prices they charge.

Running a business costs a bit anarl like.

I don't really mind paying it tbh, it's nice to think the profit is going towards a small business venture and not some multi-national.
 
I got a 6.5% IPA in the Bacchus not long back and it was £13.20. I kicked up a right stink and told him he really needs to inform people it's that pricey before pulling it.

It was limited edition special or some shite. Tasted no better than other 'cheaper' ones.

Since I started drinkng proper ale I always check the price list on the wall..
 
Running a business costs a bit anarl like.

I don't really mind paying it tbh, it's nice to think the profit is going towards a small business venture and not some multi-national.
Aye but a craft brewery will have a lot lower overheads as well.
 
Aye but I can produce a 40 pint batch of beer, using 200g of hops for about 40p a pint so there's not really justification for the silly prices they charge.

Duty , vat, shipping, bottling all adds up. Then the pub needs to make a quid or two per pint to cover it's costs and make a bit.

Aye but a craft brewery will have a lot lower overheads as well.

I doubt it. They haven't got the economy of scale.

Driving 20 miles to drop off 2 9 gallon barrels etc...

All time and money..
 
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