Price of Keg of Guinness

pigeonbutler · 09-03-2005 5:56pm #1

Hey, Does anyone know what publicans pay for a 50Litre(90pint) standard keg of guinness.

Guy:Incognito · 09-03-2005 6:23pm

I doubt theres an exact price. ie it would vary depending on how much the publican orders,

Private Joker · 09-03-2005 6:28pm

There is an exact price, afaik the only time you get a deal is at xmas when they clear the vats, when i was working in a pub it used to be buy 50 get 5 free. that covered the publician for his "free drinks" to his loyal customers. at the time about 5yrs ago it used to be about £130 i would say it is about 250 or more for a 50 litre

woosaysdan · 09-03-2005 6:33pm

afaik its around €170 for a keg of guinness, give or take a couple of euro

Guy:Incognito · 09-03-2005 6:42pm

Private Joker wrote:

There is an exact price, afaik the only time you get a deal is at xmas when they clear the vats, when i was working in a pub it used to be buy 50 get 5 free. that covered the publician for his "free drinks" to his loyal customers. at the time about 5yrs ago it used to be about £130 i would say it is about 250 or more for a 50 litre

€250 sounds very expensive. I dont drink guinness but know a good few people who do. I woud consider €4 a lot for a pint of guinnesss, so if we take €3.80 as an average thats €3.80 x 90 = €342. I cant see publicans only making €92 on a keg of guinness, ie €1 a pint.

Blisterman · 09-03-2005 7:57pm

It couldn't be that expensive. Cans would be cheaper then. Although maybe that includes refundable deposit when you return it.
Btw, how would you get a keg for a party?

Chalk · 09-03-2005 8:29pm

Blisterman wrote:

It couldn't be that expensive. Cans would be cheaper then. Although maybe that includes refundable deposit when you return it.
Btw, how would you get a keg for a party?

go round the back of your local at 4am with a shopping trolley.....

bbblueyes · 10-03-2005 12:30pm

Chalk wrote:

go round the back of your local at 4am with a shopping trolley.....

Ahhh, Chalk. You've done this before?

RE*AC*TOR · 10-03-2005 12:37pm

Chalk wrote:

go round the back of your local at 4am with a shopping trolley.....

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