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eamo
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Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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Any 'Irish' pub that charges more than 8000 for a pint of Guinness gets my personal boycott.
Why is Guinness always the most expensive beer in any Korean bar?
It's the same price as any other beer in most other countries.
Frustrated Irishman here. My usual night at the pub back home would consist of about 6 pints of Guinness and a couple of whiskey chasers......that would cost me roughly 40,000 won in Belfast......if I went to a hof or Wa Bar in Gangnam it would be over double that! |
The owner of my local said that it costs him 6,000 won per pint to buy it in. |
If that's true then the price of Guinness is either being inflated by the importers/distributors, or being taxed more by the Korean government.
Because, IIRC, it's the same price in pint form at the bar as any German pilsner or Dutch lager in any other country.
If you go to somewhere like Hong Kong will the Guinness be significantly more expensive than other beers? |
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edwardcatflap
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That said, what exactly is an Irish bar? A place that sells Guinness and Kilkenny on tap? Shoddy fish and chips? Horrid food all around? I'm genuinely curious. |
An Irish bar abroad is something a guy buys in kit form from a supplier and installs it in whatever building he acquired. The design is basically the same as an English pub with a few Guiness posters and pictures of Irish writers thrown in. The name has to be someone's surname as opposed to a heraldic beast. An Irish bar in Ireland is the back room of a small general store/post office with a turf roof and an old bike propped up outside. |
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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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That said, what exactly is an Irish bar? A place that sells Guinness and Kilkenny on tap? Shoddy fish and chips? Horrid food all around? I'm genuinely curious. |
An Irish bar abroad is something a guy buys in kit form from a supplier and installs it in whatever building he acquired. The design is basically the same as an English pub with a few Guiness posters and pictures of Irish writers thrown in. The name has to be someone's surname as opposed to a heraldic beast. An Irish bar in Ireland is the back room of a small general store/post office with a turf roof and an old bike propped up outside. |
That would be an Irish bar in a small village.............which has probably got 3 or 4 proper pubs down the street!
I've driven through very small villages in Ireland....maybe only about 50 people living there.....but there's no less than 4 pubs! |
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edwardcatflap
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| I've driven through very small villages in Ireland....maybe only about 50 people living there.....but there's no less than 4 pubs! |
Maybe a few years ago but now there'll only be one due to the smoking ban and the garda getting tough on drink driving |
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morrisonhotel
Joined: 18 Jul 2009
Location: Gyeonggi-do
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:56 pm Post subject: |
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Any 'Irish' pub that charges more than 8000 for a pint of Guinness gets my personal boycott.
Why is Guinness always the most expensive beer in any Korean bar?
It's the same price as any other beer in most other countries.
Frustrated Irishman here. My usual night at the pub back home would consist of about 6 pints of Guinness and a couple of whiskey chasers......that would cost me roughly 40,000 won in Belfast......if I went to a hof or Wa Bar in Gangnam it would be over double that! |
The owner of my local said that it costs him 6,000 won per pint to buy it in. |
If that's true then the price of Guinness is either being inflated by the importers/distributors, or being taxed more by the Korean government.
Because, IIRC, it's the same price in pint form at the bar as any German pilsner or Dutch lager in any other country.
If you go to somewhere like Hong Kong will the Guinness be significantly more expensive than other beers? |
I used to do all the beer orders at a bar I managed back home. It used to cost in an independent place about 78p a pint to buy it in. We would sell it for 2.60. It's strange that it would cost so much in Korea to buy it in as I recently read an article about Diageo wanting to boost their market in Korea. Charging 6,000 won a pint doesn't sound like the way to do that. |
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Porksta
Joined: 05 May 2011
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| Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2011 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Baby Guinness in Songjeong is still the best Irish pub in my book. |
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FDNY
Joined: 27 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2011 3:37 pm Post subject: |
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For me the beer in a pub is EVERYTHING. When I was younger it was the women. Now that I'm married and that particular avenue of pleasure has been cordoned off, it is the beer. First, let me say that I think Korean beer is almost a misnomer. It is tasteless, lifeless, vile and consistently comes in at the bottom of Asian beer ratings. Imported bottled beer is better, but still not as good as draft. So, I will go out of my way to drink good draft beer. Recently Craftworks has been my favorite watering hole. However, I live in Incheon and it takes 40 minutes to get there. So if O'Malley's has beers like Guinness, Kilkenny, Alley Kat and some Kraut wheat beer, then I'M THERE. (when I don't head to the 'Twon) As for the price, I have no problems paying 7,000 for Guinness or Kilkenny and maybe 6,000 for the Kat and wheat beer. Anything else is gouging because those are the standard prices in Itaewon.
DEATH TO THE GOOSE - LONG LIVE O'MALLEY'S |
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sonicmatt
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| Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| i bought a guiness in hong kong last year and it was around the equivalent of 12,000 won |
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FDNY
Joined: 27 Sep 2010
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I went to the O'Malley's opening party Saturday night. 1,000KRW off drinks until 9:00PM. Was smashing back pints of Guiness for 6,500KRW. Then moved on to some Acrobrau, a great Weissbier. Finished off with with a few pints of Alley Kat. The place really looks like an Irish pub. They did a good job. There are about seven brass spigots in a row.
Finally Incheon has a decent bar. |
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Seoulman69
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| Frustrated Irishman here. My usual night at the pu | | |
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