Official Pouring Rights Partner

[EliotNes]

What a name for supplying alcohol

https://www.leytonorient.com/news/2019/ ... ouncement/

[RientO]

Most of us will have little choice...

West Stand / North Stand / The Green Inc East Stand:

GREENE KING O’s Lager
GREENE KING IPA Smooth


The Q2W Tommy Johnston Stand/The Legends' Lounge

GREENE KING IPA Smooth
GREENE KING Yardbird Pale Ale
GREENE KING O’s Lager
San Miguel
Aspalls
Carling
Guinness

[banqo]

Wonder what O's lager will taste like?

[OyinbO]

I think this is the moment that the resistance to the new regime finally ignites - the real ale Nazis who hang out in the Supporters Club will be profoundly outraged by this

[EliotNes]

Real Ale Nazis - the mind boggles

[RedDwarf 1881]

Most of us will have little choice...

West Stand / North Stand / The Green Inc East Stand:

GREENE KING O’s Lager
GREENE KING IPA Smooth


The Q2W Tommy Johnston Stand/The Legends' Lounge

GREENE KING IPA Smooth
GREENE KING Yardbird Pale Ale
GREENE KING O’s Lager
San Miguel
Aspalls
Carling
Guinness

Oi, Asphalls is OK, that's my favourite Cidar.

[Ghostkidofthenorth]

In addition to a number of new bottled products...

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Ill take GK lager or IPA on tap over the warm plastic bottles of Carlsberg currently served!

[Give it to Jabo]

Greene King will please real ale enthusiasts..

[Fellowo]

Goes against the community spirit does this, club is obviously looking to take business away from the Coach and Horses and The Technical, whilst the same applies to the Supporters Club.

Can't see it working though to be honest, many have their pre match rituals and doubt many will want to mill about in the cold of the undercrofts just cause they can get a pint at the ground.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Like I’ve said previously, Orient cannot be any better places to partner with only local vendors to supply food and drink. Not only would it be supporting the community and smaller business, but would offer a bit of variety compare to the usual boring, uninspired football food.

There’s about 50 independent breweries within 5 miles of Leyton, loads of independent coffee brewers, independent artisan pizza, burger and pie places all dotted around east London.

[RientO]

Goes against the community spirit does this, club is obviously looking to take business away from the Coach and Horses and The Technical, whilst the same applies to the Supporters Club.

Can't see it working though to be honest, many have their pre match rituals and doubt many will want to mill about in the cold of the undercrofts just cause they can get a pint at the ground.

Unlikely to take my business away from The Technical with only 2 beers in the East Stand. I would be happy to go into the ground at 1.30pm for a couple of beers if

• Decent Range of Beer

• Similar cost to locals

Will never go to London Stadium again after they mugged us for £6.50/pint for Saracens game in March.

[Proposition Joe]

Danny Macklin, CEO, added, “Following an extensive pouring rights tendering process with a number of the industry leaders..."

I bet it was a particularly lengthy process.

[Real Al]

Greene King will please real ale enthusiasts..

I don't think you understand

[slacker]

Think it was Heineken before providing the industrial slops and all the mixers, etc. You can see why the FC only wants to flog keg beer and goes to a one-stop provider - but I agree it would be a nice community gesture to at least supplement it with a local supplier, but I guess the fear of cost/spoilage of leftovers might stop them considering it, as could the contract with the mega-brewery peeps who tend to have punters over a, er, barrel. (and, besides, the SC’s existence with its ales lets them off the hook in this regard).

[Give it to Jabo]

Goes against the community spirit does this, club is obviously looking to take business away from the Coach and Horses and The Technical, whilst the same applies to the Supporters Club.

Can't see it working though to be honest, many have their pre match rituals and doubt many will want to mill about in the cold of the undercrofts just cause they can get a pint at the ground.

Think how much passing trade the local outlets gain on Os match days....

[Give it to Jabo]

Greene King will please real ale enthusiasts..

I don't think you understand

Truly, I do not...

[Fellowo]

Goes against the community spirit does this, club is obviously looking to take business away from the Coach and Horses and The Technical, whilst the same applies to the Supporters Club.

Can't see it working though to be honest, many have their pre match rituals and doubt many will want to mill about in the cold of the undercrofts just cause they can get a pint at the ground.

Think how much passing trade the local outlets gain on Os match days....

Exactly, without that trade many will no doubt close. But at the end of the day Danny's remit is to try and bring in as much revenue into the club as he can.

[Thor]

The fact that he has brought in another partner paying the club money each and every year of the deal is only a good thing.

Keep going Danny every penny raised is a penny that can be spent on the clubs progression.

[one o in huntingdon]

Some people will drink anything and this will suit them.
Others who prefer something more pleasant will still use the local hostelries

Can't see it making much difference to local trade, I don't buy beer in the ground and this doesn't entice me at all

[Mr Wu]

Undoubtedly they'll stick the prices up.
BTW Fellowo the undercroft of the South Stand is very nice bar area with teles showing Sky or BT.

[OyinbO]

Think it was Heineken before providing the industrial slops and all the mixers, etc. You can see why the FC only wants to flog keg beer and goes to a one-stop provider - but I agree it would be a nice community gesture to at least supplement it with a local supplier, but I guess the fear of cost/spoilage of leftovers might stop them considering it, as could the contract with the mega-brewery peeps who tend to have punters over a, er, barrel. (and, besides, the SC’s existence with its ales lets them off the hook in this regard).

True - though Macklin had said he was open to a more progressive policy on craft, I guess the costs associated with refitting the bar areas were a bit steep at the moment. And if he thinks we can live with it because the real drinking goes on afterwards (and/or before) with the in-ground action being simply maintenance drinking, then he's absolutely right.

But in the longer-run, if they want people to spend more time - and thus money - in the ground itself, this is something they will have to look into. Perhaps in our all new purpose built stadium built atop the ruins of the Olympic Stadium post-Brexit, after the corned-beef eating gammon turn on each other and destroy what remains of their "civilisation".

[StockholmO]

Greene King will please real ale enthusiasts..

30 years ago, maybe. But it's just mass produced produced muck these days. As for the 'O's Lager', it's probably rebadged 'Harp' or something. GK probably put the cheapest bid in, hardly a partner and they'd wouldn't make much out of being a 'pouring partner' (whatever that means) to a former non-league side.

[Fellowo]

Undoubtedly they'll stick the prices up.
BTW Fellowo the undercroft of the South Stand is very nice bar area with teles showing Sky or BT.

Fully aware, but that's the only 'proper' bar within the stands and it can get very busy.

[Give it to Jabo]

Greene King will please real ale enthusiasts..

30 years ago, maybe. But it's just mass produced produced muck these days. As for the 'O's Lager', it's probably rebadged 'Harp' or something. GK probably put the cheapest bid in, hardly a partner and they'd wouldn't make much out of being a 'pouring partner' (whatever that means) to a former non-league side.

Let's face it: it could have been much worse. I know that Greene King have swallowed up Rayments, Morlands and others to the earn the nickname "Greedy King", but their ales are historic. We shall have to wait and see what kind of drinks will be available at the home of football.