THE DEMISE OF "CARLESBERG".
I AN SORRY TO REPORT THAT THE CORPORATE ENTITY THAT OWNS THE RECENTLY REFURBISHED "DUCK IN THE POND",HAS BETRAYED ITS LOYAL CUSTOMERS BY REMOVING THE EXTREMELY POPULAR LAGER "CARLESBERG" FROM ITS SELECTION OF AVAILABLE DRINKS.
PRESUMABLY, THIS IS BECAUSE THE OWNERS,(NOT THE GUVNOR GARY, WHO HAS HIS HANDS TIED) BELIEVED THAT THE LOW PRICE OF £1.99 WOULD DISCOURAGE PUNTERS FROM PURCHASING THE FAR MORE EXPENSIVE RANGE OF LAGERS THAT ARE NOW AVAILABLE. THE CHEAPEST OF WHICH IS "FOSTERS" THAT COSTS £2.50, ALTHOUGH "CARLING" IS STILL AVAILABLE AT £2.55.
IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT IT IS APPRECIATED THAT THE SALE OF CARLESBERG AT AN EXTREMELY DISCOUNTED PRICE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS COULD NOT CONTINUE INDEFINITELY.
BUT SURLY THE COMPROMISE OF KEEPING THE LAGER AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE AT AN INCREASED PRICE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE WAY FORWARD!. THIS WOULD HAVE INCREASED PROFITS FOR THE OWNERS BUT SATISFIED THE NEEDS OF THE LOYAL CLIENTELE.
AS A REGULAR CONSUMER OF "CARLESBERG" OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS MY PALATE IS ACCUSTOMED TO THIS PRODUCT, AND I FEEL IT IS WRONG THAT LOYAL CUSTOMERS NOW HAVE TO ADJUST TO THE INFERIOR TATE OF "FOSTERS" OR "CARLING", UNLESS THEY ARE MILLIONAIRES AND CAN AFFORD "PERONI" £ 3.60 A PINT!, OR THE OTHER EXTREMELY STRONG LAGER AVAILABLE.
IT IS A SHAME,BECAUSE THE REFURBISHMENT WHICH IS REPUTED TO HAVE COST £100,000 APPEARS TO BE SUCCESSFUL,ALTHOUGH THE LAY OUT REGARDING THE EXIT TO THE SMOKING AREA IS SOME WHAT STRANGE !.
LET ME END BY STATING THAT MY ANGER AND DISSAPOINMENT ARE NOT AIMED AT THE CURRENT LANDLORD OR HIS STAFF, WHO ARE AND CONTINUE TO DO A FANTASTIC JOB OF SATISFYING THERE CUSTOMERS NEEDS,BUT THE CORPORATE ENTITY WHO OWN THE ESTABLISHMENT WHO DONT GIVE A TOSS FOR THERE LOYAL CUSTOMERS !!
