Has anyone been in the Oak since first game of season ? Took 20mins to get served [as it always does until new owners get act together] Have they sorted it out yet ? Would prefer to go there but not with that service.
they say have sorted it. Some old bar staff back. Saturday will be a good test. The new landlady has registered on here. They are working hard on turning it around.
Was fine for the wallsall game, they have upped their prices a bit from last season, but plenty of bar staff and a BBQ in the newly sorted out garden make it a decent option again.
First game was very difficult to get served but last Saturday no problem what so ever. Although it was a bit early last week, and that most likley afected numbers, they did seem to have plenty of staff on.
I went in on Saturday and was served within 2 minutes of getting to the bar both times I went up. Staff who served me were nice (invited me to the BBQ etc) and were generally personable. Will definately go back. I will only say the lager was not much cop so I went on to the cider.
[cite]Posted By: WSS[/cite]I went in on Saturday and was served within 2 minutes of getting to the bar both times I went up. Staff who served me were nice (invited me to the BBQ etc) and were generally personable. Will definately go back. I will only say the lager was not much cop so I went on to the cider.
They knew they had made a mistake the first game and underestimated the crowd so have got in more staff. All local ladies i think. They have made vast improvements to the pub already even on a non match day so hopefully its on the turn upwards. I have tried a burger and was bloody lovely.
Yes I told her to but she said she was asked why she wanted to join up and then didnt hear anything back. But I told her that her username had come up on the side so it had gone through.
[cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]Yes I told her to but she said she was asked why she wanted to join up and then didnt hear anything back. But I told her that her username had come up on the side so it had gone through.
That's interesting as we get quite a few people join only to never visit again. Always baffles me. I suspect that there email provider is blocking the return acceptance email as spam.
Pehaps we need to state that on the applicant bit. Will look into
"hmmm....a heady bouquet of malt and hops with a deep fruity finish.3.2percent ABV...........reminds me of a little Tavern outside Yeovil..............
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Its the chemical larger I object to. Forsters, Carling, Stella etc. I'm sure they put the head ache in the brew. No point to it apart from getting plastered with.
Only the UK and the Germans can produce a brew worthy of calling beer. (not sure but I think that is a fact as well)
What other country would put up with such crap apart from America, France, Australia, Spain, Portugal, the whole of South America, Asia, Africa, most of northern and eastern Europe.
[cite]Posted By: Oggy Red[/cite]I had a traditionally brewed lager, can't remember who brewed it now, duh! .... at a festival 10 days ago.
Really good. in fact, so good I bought another straight away.
Bore no resemblence to the industrially manufactured chemical paintstripper lager that has to be half-frozen, so you can't actually taste it.
;o)
Drink German beer - just about any German beer. Thanks to the German brewing laws (the Reinheitsgebot) they are only allowed to use hops, water and barley with no added ingredients. Consequently just about every German beer I can think of tastes a million times better than the mass produced chemical soup that passes for British lager.
The reinheitsgebot laws were repealed a short while ago but most brewers keep producing to age old recipes and techniques, plus it's what their customers demand.
[cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]They knew they had made a mistake the first game and underestimated the crowd so have got in more staff. All local ladies i think. They have made vast improvements to the pub already even on a non match day so hopefully its on the turn upwards. I have tried a burger and was bloody lovely.
Ill be going back to there from now on.
Is lovely Lisa coming back? Now there is a barmaid who could fill a pub ............
[cite]Posted By: charltonkeston[/cite]Its the chemical larger I object to. Forsters, Carling, Stella etc. I'm sure they put the head ache in the brew. No point to it apart from getting plastered with.
Only the UK and the Germans can produce a brew worthy of calling beer. (not sure but I think that is a fact as well)
What other country would put up with such crap apart from America, France, Australia, Spain, Portugal, the whole of South America, Asia, Africa, most of northern and eastern Europe.
Fancy a refreshing pint of betaglucanase? Or maybe a thirst-quenching glass of propylene glycol alginate?
Each is an additive commonly used in the production of mass market beer: betaglucanase can be used to speed up the brewing process, while propylene glycol alginate can be added to help stabilise a beer's head of foam.
So called 'Premium lagers' ........ Krony, Stella, Carlsberg Export, Grolsch, San Miguel, etc are all chemically induced to get a high alcohol content quickly.
Some people can be sensitive - 'lager tummy' is normally something that particularly affects 'Premium lager' drinkers.
Personally, I can't drink more than a pint of Krony when I'm abroad - it just does me in while I'm still sober, before I even get the chance of a hangover!
[cite]Posted By: Curb_It[/cite]They knew they had made a mistake the first game and underestimated the crowd so have got in more staff. All local ladies i think. They have made vast improvements to the pub already even on a non match day so hopefully its on the turn upwards. I have tried a burger and was bloody lovely.
Ill be going back to there from now on.
Is lovely Lisa coming back? Now there is a barmaid who could fill a pub ............
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BBQ in the garden each match day now apparently.
The right bar staff, instant service and for the first time since they refurbed it felt like comfortable.
Noticeable that hardly any regulars were there....
Sky Sports / Sofa eh. . . . .
Good job
Lager- beer for people who dont like beer. FACT
Ill be going back to there from now on.
That's interesting as we get quite a few people join only to never visit again. Always baffles me. I suspect that there email provider is blocking the return acceptance email as spam.
Pehaps we need to state that on the applicant bit. Will look into
So true, I'll say it again:
Lager- beer for people who dont like beer. FACT!
PS: nothing like a bit of prejudice ....(!) ....... ha ha!
Pear cider - cider but not for men . FACT
Really good. in fact, so good I bought another straight away.
Bore no resemblence to the industrially manufactured chemical paintstripper lager that has to be half-frozen, so you can't actually taste it.
;o)
........."
Only the UK and the Germans can produce a brew worthy of calling beer. (not sure but I think that is a fact as well)
What other country would put up with such crap apart from America, France, Australia, Spain, Portugal, the whole of South America, Asia, Africa, most of northern and eastern Europe.
Drink German beer - just about any German beer. Thanks to the German brewing laws (the Reinheitsgebot) they are only allowed to use hops, water and barley with no added ingredients. Consequently just about every German beer I can think of tastes a million times better than the mass produced chemical soup that passes for British lager.
The reinheitsgebot laws were repealed a short while ago but most brewers keep producing to age old recipes and techniques, plus it's what their customers demand.
Is lovely Lisa coming back? Now there is a barmaid who could fill a pub ............
Fancy a refreshing pint of betaglucanase? Or maybe a thirst-quenching glass of propylene glycol alginate?
Each is an additive commonly used in the production of mass market beer: betaglucanase can be used to speed up the brewing process, while propylene glycol alginate can be added to help stabilise a beer's head of foam.
So called 'Premium lagers' ........ Krony, Stella, Carlsberg Export, Grolsch, San Miguel, etc are all chemically induced to get a high alcohol content quickly.
Some people can be sensitive - 'lager tummy' is normally something that particularly affects 'Premium lager' drinkers.
Personally, I can't drink more than a pint of Krony when I'm abroad - it just does me in while I'm still sober, before I even get the chance of a hangover!
Ha, not that i know of.