Already several pubs have run out of John Smiths due to the CO2 shortage and have been told supplies will not resume till August.
Its a bit concerning that this supply chain of such a basic product is so weak and very reliant on European supplies.
Bring on the real ale!
https://www.newscientist.com/article/21 ... l-it-mean/

John Smiths review, Bluestreak?

Wouldn’t wash my feet in it.

If they run out it could damage the product forever when drinkers try something else and realise just what they have been drinking all of these years.

Surely the pubs could just replace it with Gnats Piss and the punters will never know? Like when Baldrick ran out coffee in Blackadder Goes Forth and improvised with mud and dandruff.

This isn't really very practical.

You would need a large amount of gnats just for one pint of piss. Always assuming that they wanted a leak in the first place.

And then there's the breeding to take care of, Gnats don't live very long.

You really haven't thought this out at all.

Co2 supply chain...............

From 2013 reduced from 3.8 abv to 3.6 abv making brewers/retailers more money.

Its bland piss for the mass market.Its the Mothers Pride of the beer market.

You must have inside knowledge of Heinekens "Gnat Plan" do you work for them?

On planet Mutley...

I'm sat in the Grand now with a pint of John Smiths!!!!

Why dont you go over to the King Johns Tavern and have a pint of real ale for £2.00.
Its better for regular bowl movements and you meet a better class of customer.

So why the fuck do you drink it then

I wouldn,t wash my arshole with it never mind my feet!

Lemonade is stronger

Is drinking all about the strength or having a drink of what you enjoy?

I actually like my beer bland. If I wanted taste I'd drink coffee.
And I like it weak too so I can drink it without counting.

Iv'e felt a lot steadier on my feet since Stella dropped from 5.2 to 4.8.

Ftfy

I really struggle to drink keg stuff like John Smiths now. I'm so used to gas-free proper beer I react quite badly and just fart continually for hours.

Last week on a stag do we were at the dog track and all they had was Worthington Creamflow. It was really difficult to get down so we nashed after a couple of hours to a pub with a choice of ales. Shame, cos it was good crack apart from the beer.

Not all real ales are palatable though, I find anything made by Greene King gives me a hangover while I'm drinking it, as do most Marstons products. And Doom Bar. Apparently it's because they make lakes of the stuff using cheapo shite ingredients like hop extracts instead of proper hops.

Yes Nottingham i agree not all "real" ale is that good with some of the nationally available stuff you mentioned is poor.
My favourite is Copper Dragon ales from Skipton especially the "Golden Pippin"

Could be a new career for you Mr Nottingham-

Mr Hartleblue
I only drink it with friends as i like to think of myself as a man of the people!

Brilliant

Does anyone know where you can get Charcoal Biscuits?

I absolutely love that film, I reckon my kids are old enough to enjoy it now as well.

The bit where he tries too hard to force one out and shits himself is priceless.

That's reminded me of Mr Methane, anyone remember him?

If my memory serves me right he used to appear on the James Whale show, in a pair of coloured tights. He would lie on his back with his legs up, and pour talc all over his arse area so it would form little clouds when boffed which proved he wasn't cheating.

The reason I believe for the Alcohol level being reduced is too pay less tax therefore there should be no need to increase the price theroretically ?

Yes in theory but in practice it would be throwing away a good opportunity to make a lot of money.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxsH_-SHTSk

Further info

Quality family entertainment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUU3HP-xmRg

The UK's largest producer of crumpets, Warburton's, has halted production at two of its four plants.

The firm has run out of carbon dioxide which it uses to package the product.

This is getting serious!!!!!!

Chickens are Next. BTW its not a CO2 shortage, it's the Ammonia shortage to make the CO2. Just saying like.

So it's both then?

Some pubs (who are free of tie) seem to have completely ran out and cant get deliveries yet others have no problem in getting supplies. Seem a bit of a lottery.

I am not complaining by the way as everything they have replaced it with is better.

Cappuccino?