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  • 30-04-2020 10:01pm
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    micko38
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭


    What's happening to beer in pubs is it been sold off kegs etc


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    jt69er
    Registered Users Posts: 326 ✭✭jt69er


    micko38 wrote:
    What's happening to beer in pubs is it been sold off kegs etc


    All kegs will be tagged & returned to Breweries to be dumped. Kegs will either be replaced or credited.


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    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,787 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    Do breweries get an excise refund on returned beer that's dumped?

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    jt69er
    Registered Users Posts: 326 ✭✭jt69er


    BeerNut wrote:
    Do breweries get an excise refund on returned beer that's dumped?


    Yes, any broached kegs will be weighed before they're returned.


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    irish_goat
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    Wonder how Revenue will police that? Surely they're not going to watch Diageo and Heineken dump thousands of kegs.

    On a similar note, whilst it's tricky, a pub owner could fill a load of empties with water and get refunds on those.


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    jt69er
    Registered Users Posts: 326 ✭✭jt69er


    irish_goat wrote:
    On a similar note, whilst it's tricky, a pub owner could fill a load of empties with water and get refunds on those.


    How would he explain why they've all been broached/tapped. All broached kegs will be tested.


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    BeerNut
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    irish_goat wrote: »
    Wonder how Revenue will police that? Surely they're not going to watch Diageo and Heineken dump thousands of kegs.
    I would say they will. I know St James's Gate has a Revenue officer permanently based onsite. I'm guessing Lady's Well does too.

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    irish_goat
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    jt69er wrote: »
    How would he explain why they've all been broached/tapped. All broached kegs will be tested.

    Keg lids can be reattached with a bit of glue. They only need to make it past the person collecting the keg and then it's back in the system and won't be traced back to the individual pub.


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    jt69er
    Registered Users Posts: 326 ✭✭jt69er


    How many have you glued back together, the Breweries aren't stupid.

    All kegs are tagged and can be traced back to individual outlets.


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    RasTa
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    Beer is heavier then water anyway


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    noby
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    irish_goat wrote: »
    Wonder how Revenue will police that? Surely they're not going to watch Diageo and Heineken dump thousands of kegs.

    That's literally what they'll do.


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