Save the Rising Sun (Riser)
I was saddened to hear that the Youngs brewery is planning on stopping the sale of Pilgrim brewery beer in the Rising Sun pub in Epsom.
This is probably my favorite pub at the moment, given that the ale from the Pilgrim brewery is delicious and it is a no smoking pub.
I signed the petition a couple of weeks ago, but it seems this isn’t enough to stop Youngs:
“We spent £900,000 to buy this pub and we haven’t bought it to sell other peoples beer. If people don’t like it, they can drink somewhere else.
We have 210 pubs, and have never before come across a case where someone has refused to comply with our conditions.”
A Young’s spokesperson
I have nothing against Young and Co as a brewery — they make some very nice beer — but I do feel it is against the interest of real ale drinkers to make any changes to this great Surrey pub. So if you like real ale and think this little gem of a pub should be saved, join in the fight!
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June 27th, 2006 13:48
Duly signed the petition! Its a shame that the breweries are so harsh and it does nothing more than give them a bad name!
As a ‘local’ in surrey, felt it was my duty to sign!