A PUB hoping to thank regulars by offering cheap pints to celebrate Scotland’s first World Cup game say they have pulled the idea after a “complaint was made to the licensing board”.
The Brig Inn in Barrhead is set to close at 11.30pm on Saturday night before reopening at 12am so that punters can watch the 2am game against Haiti in the pub.
It is understood that the popular local has made the event ticketed due to number limits recommended by the licensing board as part of the general trading extension for on-sale premises in East Renfrewshire throughout the tournament.
The Cross Arthurlie Street venue offered tickets to regulars and had planned to sell the first keg of lager they sold during the match for £1.65 a pint, the same prices as in 1998, the last time the men’s national team appeared at the tournament.
A post shared on their social media page this week, however, explained that they would no longer be running the promotion.
The pub said: “This was a novelty idea to give something back to our regulars who have tickets for the game and who are getting excited about our night.
"We always try to give back to our customers to show our appreciation of their loyalty to our pub.
“Unfortunately, a complaint has been made to the licensing board about our cheap pints."
"We understand the laws around alcohol deals having to run over a certain amount of hours but thought this was just a wee thanks to our ticket holders for their first pint," they added.
“We could have removed the post and just said we were no longer running it, but we always aim to be transparent with our customers, who we also class as friends.
“So a big sorry to those who were looking forward to their cheap pint.
"We’ll try and make it up to you somewhere along the way.”
A spokesperson for East Renfrewshire Council confirmed that the local authority is aware of the matter.
“We have advised the landlord that any sales promotions must be fixed for a period of 72 hours,” they added.
“It is now for the landlord to consider how to proceed to ensure any planned promotional activity is in line with legislation.”
