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Date	Name	Message
30/09/2024	Paul Munday	Following up my comment with regard to the imposition of MUP, I dropped into my local Wetherspoons today for a pint and could not use my 50p off voucher. Despite the price shown of £1.99, I was charged £1.79 with the reason given that it was an early week promotion, explaining that the charge from Thursday to Sunday would be £1.99. This is because the cheaper pubs EK and Cambuslang, with the 50p appled, would be outwith the law. Clearly, the MUP could cause a little confusion at the cheaper end of the pub market, particularly if English customers turn up expecting to use their CAMRA vouchers.
28/09/2024	Paul Munday	I don't wish to rock the boat, but Members and publicans need clarification on the use of 50p off a pint coupons after the MUP regulation is changed from 01/10. My understanding is it would be illegal for anyone to pay less than £1.50 for a pint of ale containing more than around 4% alcohol. This will particularly affect customers of Wetherspoons pubs
11/09/2024	Tom Ord	The Lanarkshire Pub of the Year for 2024 will be chosen at an election at the branch meeting on 10th October at the Loch Lomond Brewery Tap in Renton. Any branch members who are unable to attend the meeting can enter their votes on line by clicking here.
30/07/2024	Stewart Campbell	I was in Jaw in April and had a chat to the barman. He showed me the brewing equipment in the back room but it isn't in operation. He told me the last he had been told was that they were looking for new premises up in the Stirling area. I currently have them as Suspended Production on Pilgrim. The last couple of times I have been in there has been one cask beer and a couple on keykeg. The cask beers I have had have been from Brass Castle, Loch Lomond and Five Kingdoms. They have each been well kept. I have also walked round to the Talbot (which I used regularly when my sister lived in Milngavie) and not been impressed: one passable pint, one poor and one visit where I sat there for 20 mins whilst the barmaid tried to serve me until she gave up as she couldn't get the beer to pull through the handpull.
23/07/2024	Tom Ord	The Argyll Pub of the Year for 2024 will be chosen at an election at the branch meeting on 17th August at the Anchor Tavern, Port Bannatyne, Bute. Any branch members who are unable to attend the meeting can enter their votes on line by clicking here.
18/07/2024	Gordon Bruce	Does anyone know the situation @ Jaw Brewery in Milngavie, are they back brewing? There is a statement on their web page that they are not brewing due to costs but there is no date on when that release was so not sure if it is way out of date or if it is still the case that they are not brewing. If they are not brewing and selling their own beer in the pub, does anyone know what they are selling and if it is worth a visit? Add a message of your own if you have an answer.
22/05/2024	Tom Davidson	Despite recent rumours to the contrary, Cottiers is still selling cask. I was in there last night and they were pulling pints of Fyne Ales Jarl!

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