taxman Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Not sure which bit of SF to post this in, so if a mod wants to move it then so be it. My local Thornbridge stockist told me that Thornbridge are going to be ceasing production of beer in 500ml bottles and will only do 330ml bottles in the future. Apparently it is due to the demands of the export market. It would be a shame because I sometimes share a 500ml bottle with my OH but you can't share a 330ml bottle and I'm too tight to buy her a 330ml for herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad-dad Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Pour yourself 250ml then water down the remaining 80ml and tell her it's a bad batch. She'll get used to it. No, I haven't tried it myself, but I was lucky. My other half hated 'proper' beer. If it doesn't work and you get thumped ...... I'm working on a disclaimer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detetcive Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 .... It would be a shame because I sometimes share a 500ml bottle with my OH but you can't share a 330ml bottle and I'm too tight to buy her a 330ml for herself. I hope you don't share your Jaipur with her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slh73 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Already started. Ellon was in a 330, and jaipur is now in tescos in a 330. I read somewhere one of the reasons was a lot of pubs wouldn't stock it as the bigger 500ml bottles didn't fit in their fridges properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted October 8, 2016 Author Share Posted October 8, 2016 Already started. Ellon was in a 330, and jaipur is now in tescos in a 330. I read somewhere one of the reasons was a lot of pubs wouldn't stock it as the bigger 500ml bottles didn't fit in their fridges properly I don't mind Eldon being 330ml seeing as it's 9%, and at £3 a bottle it's good bang for buck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilge Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I noticed Jaipur in one of these the other day in Tesco. It's not a bad idea as you don't always want a 'pint' (ie 500ml) of the stronger ones if you are counting your units. But I'm sure it's even more expensive per ml than it was in a 500ml bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Confirmed in this article by Thornbridge themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I predict the price per litre will go up with the new smaller bottle size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janus Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 I have noticed over the last couple of years or so that confectioners have reduced the size of many items and retained the original price, which is basically a price increase.. Could the new bottle size that is being discussed just be a surreptitious way of increasing the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 I predict the price per litre will go up with the new smaller bottle size. I predict that your prediction will be pretty much bang on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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