John Whittingham wrote:
The one complaint I have is, I can no longer find Watney's Ale on tap anywhere!
Used to get it wherever I went, now it's disappeared...
They go out of business, do you suppose?
Not sure, I've not come across Watneys myself in some time, was it brewed in Newcastle?
John
Don't know.
I do know there are troubles brewing among the breweries over in the UK.
Some businesses (breweries) are being forced out of business, product names are disappearing...
The whole thing has gone global. The U.S. is involved, sad to say, as are many others from Germany and a number of other countries. Literally everybody's got a stake in the beer business...
And old, old companies in the UK are having to lay off too many people, as the big bosses and the new owners spread out the company and distribution centers... brewing beers and ales in many more centers all over Britain, and other places...
Beers and ales previously made only in Newcastle, for instance, are made in many other places.
Sad business decisions. Very sad...
I pretty certain it happened to Watneys, I think it's happening to Boddingtons and others as we speak.
There are major beer distributing companies over in the UK who only care about the bottom line.
Unfortunately they're not alone...
keith whaley
