The New Liston Arms, Kirkliston

I've noticed comments about the price of beer in this pub. I found the following in the Business pages of Monday's Scotsman.

"The Institute for Public Policy Research has lambasted the 'beer tie' saying publicans who are contractually obliged to buy from their landlords pay up to 45% more for their beer than independent pubs. The IPPR Director said "The UK Government should act to reform the way the industry operates.""

The New Liston Arms is a tied pub - maybe we should be grateful somebody was prepared to take it on, considering that the report also mentioned that the majority of landlords in tied pubs earn less than �15000 a year.

31 Aug 2011 14:54