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| Last week was a sad one for lovers of beer minimalist pubs, with two of them closing on Friday: U Klokočnika and Hrom do Police.
I found out the former when I dropped by to make some photos for the new edition of the Pisshead’s Pub Guide. There was a blackboard outside announcing the news, but I didn’t take it seriously, anyone could have written it. It was true, of course. When I asked, the waitress told me it was because of the insanely high rent for the location—78,000 CZK + utilities (though I read 76K elsewhere)—and the shop’s being in serious need of a refurbishing (on a side note, the premises don’t belong to any greedy capitalist pig but to MČ Praha 4). Later that day, a couple of hours after having posted the news on U Klokočnika on my FB page, I read on Pivni.info the news on Hrom do Police. The reasons behind it are quite similar: high rent—more understandable given its prime location—and the need of likely expensive renovations that nobody was willing to pay. At first I felt … |
Source: Beer Philosopher
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