Do Wetherspoon's pubs sell out of date beer?

Question

1. It's much, much cheaper than anywhere else.

2. It often smells/tastes awful. Often the lager has a rotten eggs smell to it. I've tested this at a number of different sites and it's often the same.

I'm impressed by the number of you who have absolute faith that a retailer wouldn't ever put profit before obeying the law!

Answer 1

they sell beer that is just reaching its sell by date but not actually there yet.listen you get what you pay for in this world if you want a decent pint then go to a proper pub and pay the money.however if you do have a problem with the beer in weatherspoons then call in the trading standards people they will check it out.

Answer 2

they are not selling their beer out of date. You dont have time as you get deliverys at least once a week. However the rotten egg smell is down to the fact that the lines which run the beer from the kegs to the pumps are not being cleaned properly. They also need to be done at least once a week and let me tell you they are a pain in the a rse and very time-consuming.

Answer 3

i am by no means defending wetherspoons, but i am a publican who works for a`chain with a similar pricing strategy as wetherspoons and i get asked the same question. The real answer is that the bigger the company, the bigger the buying power therefore cheaper, general rule really - the more you buy the cheaper it is therefore being able to sell it cheaper. plus they guest ales like " old heckled goat " and startled pigeon! Happy Drinking (responsibly of course)

Answer 4

some pubs and golf equipment in our city sell alcoholic loose beers etc, even though it does not sell o.k. even nevertheless they are nicely marketed (we've ours on complete view with vast colored action picture star cost indications to attempt and push it). regrettably the breweries can not produce them in barrels as they could lose rather some money. The smallest barrel they produce is 11 pts, so with the help of the time the sell with the help of date got here visiting there might desire to!!! be in keeping with risk 2 pts bought out of i, and something could might desire to be wasted, hence dropping rather some money. we've some that come into ours that basically drink coke or dandelion and burdock have some video games of pool etc and then bypass domicile. They do have a stable night with friends then bypass domicile. regrettably, in case you bypass extra into the centre of city then they are basically out to get inebriated. additionally they Pubs that are down the line from us, they only get inebriated. Now it is going to likely be the alternative way around as a pt of lager in ours is £a million.80, Tetleys £a million.40 and interior the pub, lager £2.fifty 5, Tetleys £2.30. I don`t rather understand if this could answer your question rather? yet i think of that it rather is as much as the guy and not the pubs.

Answer 5

no they dont, but they do sell beer very close to its use by date. By purchacing large quantities of beer very close to its use by date they get it at rock bottom prices, part of this massive saving is passed onto the consumer. There is however a big BUT! There is a difference between best before and use by! The beer can be past its best before but not past its use by so it might taste and smell a bit rubbish but it is still safe to drink.

Answer 6

no they get the low prices by bulk buying. My local weatherspoons has some of the best beer in town (beaten only by one or two real ale pubs.)

Im guessing you locals have crap landlords who dont clean the pipes well enough, if you report it to weatherspoons head office they will probably investigate (although its possible you are drinking the crappy carling/carlberg type stuff which is foul from any pump)

Answer 7

No they don't, they sell NEARLY out of date beer. They buy it in large quantities on the cheap and pass the savings onto customers, i am not complaining. I bought two pints (guiness and directors) for £3.84 last night! and I had £6 ready, I was well pleased.

Answer 8

never been served out of date beer in wetherspoons, but liked the fact that i wasn't charged ridiculous prices on the mixers for drinks ie lemonade or coke, like you get in some places making your drink far more expensive.

Answer 9

treat their staff disgustingly on zero-hour contracts and bulk buy beer near to its sell by date to maximise profits.I refuse to drink there out of principle and health reason now after having violent diarrhoea the last two visits...

Answer 10

THEY VERY SLYLY SHIP IT AROUND THE PUBS THEY OWN IF IT LOOKS LIKE THEY ARE NOT SELLING IT
, SO IT WILL BE NEARLY OUT OF DATE .
BEER IS GOOD FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER THOUGH.
SO THE ANSWER IS NO