How would you like to see the NHC evolve?

[newToBrew]

dunno - I wouldn't trust me !! - I'm renowned for my bad constitution !!!

[CARA]

(we need a magazine or print out *cough* *cough*)

I think this is a great idea (then again I usually do!). Can you put one together yourself? If you need help with stuff just ask.

I look forward to seeing it too Cara!

I'd be more interested in discounts on homebrewing supplies rather than drinks but I'd have no problems with any drinks discounts that come our way.

+1 on the supplies, that allows us non dubs avail of any benifits as well

Yeah i'm sure I could rustle something together, it would be very very rough though but it would be a base to go off of at least, I'm off to Tullamore Distillery on Tues but im off on Wednesday so will chuck something together.
With regards "non-dubs" availing of discounts etc, we are the 'National' Homebrew Club so the idea would be to approach publicans/suppliers country wide.

[Spud395]

we are the 'National' Homebrew Club so the idea would be to approach publicans/suppliers country wide.

I can just see it

"Willie, if you give me cheep pints I'll come to your pub, theres another lad that lives 20 miles away, he'll be in at least once a year for cheap beer too"

It's a win win.

[CARA]

ah come on we're only chattin a few cent off a pint like a'la the 20p a pint CAMRA yoke. Its more to do with supporting the promotion of craft by offering incentives for both the publican and the consumer hence the mentions in club publications of pubs which are offering said incentives. Small steps etc

[UpsidedownA (Andrew)]

although I thought every price on group buys is cut to the bone already?

Is Mise

I reckon it would be a case of sticking on a few bob to none members, rather than making it cheaper for members, like you say the prices on the group buys are super as it is

Let me add my vote to this way of doing it. The inducement is that members get group buys at the cheapest possible price and nonmembers get it at the cheapest possible plus a couple of euro. We can work up to magazines and deals with pubs etc in time. It's early days yet.

[MAF]

ah come on we're only chattin a few cent off a pint like a'la the 20p a pint CAMRA yoke. Its more to do with supporting the promotion of craft by offering incentives for both the publican and the consumer hence the mentions in club publications of pubs which are offering said incentives. Small steps etc

I'm failing to see why something like this should be in the remit of the NHC. Sure, we all support craft beer, but NHC is all about brewing, right? Group buy benefits on the other hand directly benefit homebrewers.

[newToBrew]

I'm failing to see why something like this should be in the remit of the NHC. Sure, we all support craft beer, but NHC is all about brewing, right? Group buy benefits on the other hand directly benefit homebrewers.

I'd have to + 1 on on this comment - I like that fact that on this site ( in this club) the focus is really on the home brewing and not so much the whole pub/craft beer movement do-da -  not dissing that but,  i guess for me my interest is  in brewing more so than pestering publicans to get in some new beers, or gimmie a discount the odd time I get to go out these days

Don't get me wrong -  I've been pestering publicans for years but it's more along the lines of - you know - let me back in I'll be good this time I swear,  Or just one more drink  - go on -  no-ones lookin - i'll go home after this one I promise......   Or it wasn't me this time !!

[Will_D]

I'm failing to see why something like this should be in the remit of the NHC. Sure, we all support craft beer, but NHC is all about brewing, right? Group buy benefits on the other hand directly benefit homebrewers.

I'd have to + 1 on on this comment - I like that fact that on this site ( in this club) the focus is really on the home brewing and not so much the whole pub/craft beer movement do-da -  not dissing that but,  i guess for me my interest is  in brewing more so than pestering publicans to get in some new beers, or gimmie a discount the odd time I get to go out these days

Don't get me wrong -  I've been pestering publicans for years but it's more along the lines of - you know - let me back in I'll be good this time I swear,  Or just one more drink  - go on -  no-ones lookin - i'll go home after this one I promise......   Or it wasn't me this time !!

I quite agree this club is about home brewing good beers.

There is already a Irish craft beer appreciation group that is more akin to Camera than we are.

Does Camera have a home brewing section??

Will

[Lugh]

I don't think asking for discounts from pubs is a route we should go down. It has caused a fair bit of bad feeling towards CAMRA in the UK where some publicans have complained of members flashing their cards demanding a discount. I am not suggesting it would happen but we have just started out we don't need a bad image off the bat.
It could be interpreted as "give us a discount or we drink in your competitors pub". What do you do if the publican takes the suggestion badly? How comfortable would you be going to the B&C if Geoff saw it that way?
Discounts like this should be offered rather than sought.

That should be worth about 2c

[DEMPSEY]

I am not really interest in pub discount's. I think it's best to focus on homebrew matters and related stuff. If a pub wants to reach out to us as a club with offers than I would say "Hi,my name is Brian,Brian Dempsey".

[Will_D]

I am not really interest in pub discount's. I think it's best to focus on homebrew matters and related stuff. If a pub wants to reach out to us as a club with offers than I would say "Hi,my name is Brian,Brian Dempsey".

Agreed.

We are a home brewing club there should be no need to drink in pubs!!

Howeve we all need to pop in to the pub on the odd days just to check on what our brewing gods are making.

I am happy to do this but would not like to pressure pubs into a HBC discount scheme. Most craft beer pubs are probably not flush with spare cash at the moment.

They know we are home brewers and are not going to spend all our cash with them.

Will

[Will_D]

Ok, I had just negotiated a deal with a chain of pubs and a nationwide chain of hardware shops.

Shall I tell them we're not interested as neither are homebrew related?

Surely we all go to hardware shops for our bits and pieces

Who runs a chain of pubs?

Will

[brenmurph]

For what its worth, I personally support the craft brew scene in Ireland and the real-ale scene in UK. I believe the work that camra and the likes of the porterhouse has done to promote real beer and tackle the shit Diagio and Heineken have been poisoning us with deserves a lot of respect.
I say take the discount and give them some business; they are still making their mark up and glad of the business.

All that keeping in mind that most people are brewing style and flavours produced by the hard work of the craft brewers large and small in Ireland and beyond. On this basis networking between homebrewers and craft pubs is a good marketing tool for all involved.

[Will_D]

And we all go to pubs for our pints too... but if you don't want any sort of discount that's fine. 

Errmm, where's the back-pedal?

Being Welsh we never ever say no to a gift-horse.

Bring them on I say

As you all know the Eskimoes have 30 different words for snow, well the Welsh have about 30 for "freebees"

Will

[Rats]

I'm all for discounts as well.I think we will do better if we can get discounts from Hardware Stores and maybe Homebrew Shops.Discount from pubs will only benefit some.I'm not going to drive 20 miles to get a pint on discount.