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  • paulbaconsarnie
    paulbaconsarnie Posts: 9,423
    think chirpy was due to open at 5 today.
    good luck.
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    paulbaconsarnie said:

    think chirpy was due to open at 5 today.
    good luck.

    Charlton Life sources heard it went well. Good luck Chirps
  • mickc
    mickc Posts: 573
    edited December 2014
    Good luck to Mike hope this venture is a success.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Cheers all. Had a simply fantastic opening night. 30 people queued up outside at 5pm. We were ramo all night, shifted a simply amazing amount of ale. The good people of Eltham Park and surrounding areas seem to have taken The Long Pond to their hearts. Many thanks to Mickc for his brilliant work on the flooring and door mats.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,144
    Great to hear. Any pics coming? Can't wait to drop in. Actually a load of us are planning to drop in before a curry between Christmas and NY if you will be open. I'll PM you
  • NomadicAddick
    NomadicAddick Posts: 2,114
    Follow up story by the News Shopper about my Dad's pub.

    http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/11666521.PICTURED__Inside_Eltham___s_first_micropub__The_Long_Pond/?ref=twtrec
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    Good luck with The Long Pond, Riviera.


  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited December 2014
    Cheers.
    https://www.flickr.com/photos/selcamra/15851542909/in/photostream/
  • mid_life_crisis
    mid_life_crisis Posts: 3,263
    Popped in for a couple yesterday evening.
    Beer was first class, good bunch in there and a very nice ambience.
  • WayneK
    WayneK Posts: 639
    Hope it's a big success.All the best.
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  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,144
    Back in Eltham, and yesterday morning popped into the Long Pond, and met @Riviera. He kindly poured me a taster of his house beer. It's called Pond Life, presumably to acknowledge that there are some Spanners in Eltham. I was a bit sceptical. At 3.4 (?) ABV they would sell it to kids in Prague. But it has bags of flavour, shows you that decent ale doesn't have to be high alc. he also showed me a map where all the Indy breweries in Kent are shown. Must be 30 of them. None of this is news to most of you, but a real good news story for me.
    Looking forward to working through the beer list tomorrow evening:-)
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited December 2014
    Pond Life is 3.6% ABV.

    Here are the beers we had on last night.
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  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,144
    The Hop Stuff went before I did, and I didn't even get to try it.

    Great place. People all know each other, by face if not to speak to, and of course they end up speaking to each other. Instantly enriches a community.
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,767
    PragueAddick said:

    The Hop Stuff went before I did, and I didn't even get to try it.

    Great place. People all know each other, by face if not to speak to, and of course they end up speaking to each other. Instantly enriches a community.

    And some you don't want to meet - like the Landlord for instance ;-)
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,144
    Addick Addict said:

    PragueAddick said:

    The Hop Stuff went before I did, and I didn't even get to try it.

    Great place. People all know each other, by face if not to speak to, and of course they end up speaking to each other. Instantly enriches a community.

    And some you don't want to meet - like the Landlord for instance ;-)
    :-) but he's my sister's neighbour.

    One big happy family, is Eltham Park
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Very nice to have some of the CAS Trust in The Long Pond tonight before their curry at the famous Star of India. Thanks to Prague Addick for getting the likes of Steve Clarke and Steve Perfect to come and enjoy The Long Pond. There were others there too but I didn't get a chance to speak to them.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,845
    How's the trade going Riviera? Are the good folk of Eltham coming out to support you?

    Massive kudos for you for taking it on and I really hope it goes well. If I lived closer I would make it my local - so profits would be up - but it's just a little bit off the beaten for me to pop in casually, but I will make the effort.

    Good luck
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    So far so good thanks Off_it. Obviously the time of year and the novelty effect are helping but the way the local people have embraced us is way beyond our wildest dreams. It took a long time to get open and cost a lot more than I thought but the positive feedback we are getting is simply fantastic.
  • ken from bexley
    ken from bexley Posts: 5,083
    Well done Long pond ( Riviera) you were busy last night, and wish you and the venture all the best. I am going to pop in and visit again on the way to the Valley.
  • WayneK
    WayneK Posts: 639
    Riviera said:

    Pond Life is 3.6% ABV.

    Here are the beers we had on last night.
    image

    All on draft? If you ever have Harvistoun Schellian (sp) I'm there.

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  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    edited December 2014
    All on stillage served by gravity. You can't have beer served any fresher. That was Christmas Eve, normally have six ales on.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    ken from bexley said:

    Well done Long pond ( Riviera) you were busy last night, and wish you and the venture all the best. I am going to pop in and visit again on the way to the Valley.

    Please introduce yourself next time Ken, glad you enjoyed it.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 51,995
    Riviera, do you have any plans to introduce a stout ?
  • northstandsteve
    northstandsteve Posts: 14,328
    What about Lager.
  • Riviera
    Riviera Posts: 8,167
    Covered End said:

    Riviera, do you have any plans to introduce a stout ?

    Often have a stout on. In fact tomorrow we will have Whitstable Brewery's Oyster Stout. There is always a dark beer on, a stout, a porter or a winter warmer. Recently had Pig & Porter Slow Black Stout and it was wonderful. Put a cask of Musket Brewery's Powder Burn Kentish Porter last night and it's gone already. We have had milds, IPAs, bitters, pale ales, golden ales, APAs too.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,144
    edited December 2014
    Everyone get down and give it a try. It's a really distinctive place with a clear idea of what it wants to offer.That's what I reckon will make it a long term success. Good community pub but also wortha visit from further afield.

    One thing I'm really surprised about. You can fill up and take the draught beer home. This happens everywhere in Czechia, and I love it, but I have never, ever heard that you can fill up draught beer in your own container and take it away. Mike says it has always been allowed under the
    Licensing laws. Any of you taken advantage of that?
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,825
    Covered End said:

    Riviera, do you have any plans to introduce a stout ?

    I'm hoping to make an appearance in the new year
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    PragueAddick said:

    Everyone get down and give it a try. It's a really distinctive place with a clear idea of what it wants to offer.That's what I reckon will make it a long term success. Good community pub but also wortha visit from further afield.

    One thing I'm really surprised about. You can fill up and take the draught beer home. This happens everywhere in Czechia, and I love it, but I have never, ever heard that you can fill up draught beer in your own container and take it away. Mike says it has always been allowed under the
    Licensing laws. Any of you taken advantage of that?

    Have a Harveys of Lewes four pint container that goes everywhere in our campervan for takeouts in local establishments the country over.

    It started off with pints of Harvey's but loads of pubs will fill it up for you with various local brews.

    It's a wonderful thing. Stumbled down many a country lane with it by torchlight.
  • PragueAddick
    PragueAddick Posts: 22,144
    So is this takeaway possible in every pub? In my day a bottle of light ale was all they would sell you
  • red_murph
    red_murph Posts: 2,460
    I've no idea on that I'm afraid Prague, I suspect not. The Red Lion in Bromley has cardboard containers to take them away in though and they advertise that, which I have not seen before.

    They do some cracking ales, which travel well back to the bandit land of Croydon.

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