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Beer Line Rescue

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Beer Line Rescue

Here at Inndoctor we are fed up listening to the same old doom and gloom. If we hear another reference to “50 pubs a week closing”we will lock ourselves in our virtual cellar and get virtually plastered. Anyway the thought arises that despite the “50 pubs…………” thing, we believe that as the economy recovers...
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Carlsberg say goodbye to “Vortex” tap

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Carlsberg say goodbye to “Vortex” tap

Our intrepid reporter has noticed the replacement of the much vaunted “Vortex” tap on Carlsberg dispensers throughout the UK. Introduced sometime ago as part of the “who can serve the fastest pint arms race” the Vortex tap was a high tech response by Carlsberg to the Fosters hit tap. Apparently capable of serving a...
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Credit Crunch Cost Cutting for Pubs

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Credit Crunch Cost Cutting for Pubs

Now is a good time for us all to look at ways of saving money in our businesses, and beat the credit crunch. Taking a fresh look at how and why we do things in our bars and pubs could save us some big money. Lets take a fresh look at the bar. Having...
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Cask Beer back on the bar

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Cask Beer back on the bar

With cask beer continuing to out perform the beer market and on trade market sales up, it would seem a good time to consider selling it on your bar if you are not already doing so. However there are one or two things to consider before you start tapping and venting. No doubt the...
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Yeast trap on the bar

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Yeast trap on the bar

You know the old saying,”you are never to old to learn”well dear reader that certainly applies to me. The other day whilst doing a beer line clean and waiting for the lines to soak, I was standing having a brew behind the bar dreaming about spending my imaginary lotto winnings on this and that,...
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