European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                New look to draw by Edgar Denter Deutsche Presse Agenter Many of Britain s famous Quot Public houses Quot or pubs Are undergoing a face lift but several classical establishments with tranquil old world ambience Are also pulling Down their shutters for Good. An increasing number of modern Quot watering holes Quot have introduced forms of entertainment hitherto alien to British pub culture in an Effort to attract the dwindling species of beef drinkers. Spokesmen for British breweries feel change is inevitable and Are confident that the Amber brew will never lose in popularity. Pubs will be around a Hundred years from now they say. There Are More than 60,000 pubs in Britain today All vying with each other to draw customers who alongside their pint can also Sample traditional pub fare. In the meantime nine out of 10 pubs belong to the handful of Large British breweries that bought out their More modest counterparts Over the past years and leased the establishments out again with stricter conditions. For instance Quot publicans Quot Are Only allowed to sell items the brewery finds acceptable. Quot free houses Quot that Are allowed to tap any Brand of  please Are a rarity in Britain. A around 10,000 British establishments with quaint names such As Quot the King s head Quot Quot the Hare and hound Quot Quot the Blue boar Quot the Quot Prince of Wales Quot or Quot the Angel Quot Are to shut Down. Their newer counterparts Are wooing customers with additional frills like billiards music with sing along Karaoke giant screens featuring nonstop music videos and even topless bar girls. A amps Dave Aldio a Lone Drinker sits in a pub in Camden lock in London. The pub used to be a warehouse. But the traditional Small Quot local Quot where friends would meet Over a pint a half a liter a of the Frothy brew is on its Way out even in villages. Cozy ambience of that kind alone is no longer enough to fill the till. A Quot pub crawl Quot is still the essence of going out for More than 50 percent of All britons but Beer consumption on the whole is on the wane., still pub owners Are Well aware of the fact that the average briton would much rather Down his daily pint a 102.6 liners per person per year a in a pub than at Home from the bottle. Many of them Are compensating for the reduction in earnings by offering Hearty pub food which the guest is expected to order and collect at the bar and which accounts for almost 25 percent of the turnover. Over the past years Beer has become considerably More expensive. Quot not our fault Quot say the breweries though critics feel that certain monopolistic tendencies within the Industry Are partly responsible for the Steep hike in prices. All breweries hold the opinion that the state earns far too much in taxes. Of the $1.90 that an average British Drinker paid for a pint of bitter containing 3.7 percent alcohol in 1993, a third a 64 cent a went to the state As Beer and value added tax vat. The Beer tax alone went up by 30 percent Over the past 15 years. In 1993, Britain drank 21 percent of the total amount of Beer consumed within the european Union but ended up paying 55 percent of the total amount of taxes levied in All the . States lament British Brewers. Mega Bucks Bingo Ramstein enlisted club up to packages sold total payouts 250-299 \ $25,000300-349 $30,000 350-399 $35,000 400-450 $40,000 a Advance packages on Sale april 15ih thru May 28th i free Mega Bucks Jackpot card for the first 100 packages sold a doors open at noon .0\ a snack bar amp Cactus cafe open at noon fog a a games Start promptly at 2 . A while you wait 1-2 .-�?straight Bingo for 50% of sales a sorry no sunday Brunch due to Mega Bucks must have minimum 250 packages sold to play Advance packages on Sale during bar Bingo 6 . Mon Fri and regular Bingo 5-9 . Tuesdays a 4-8 . Sundays and 9 . A 3 . Saturdays Advance packages a $100 a a a at the door�?$125 All area enlisted club card holders Are eligible to play adults Only bldg 2411 480-5421 or 5637 86th Mac military travel corporation Mac special summer fires Albs from Frankfurt to june 12,19, 22, 26 june 22 $267 $267 june 12,19, 26 Contact Mac for booking requirements All fares quoted Are one Way in . Dollars and do not include applicable taxes Mac accepts american express discover Mastercard amp visa credit cards of nil Fly now pay later available through Frankfurt Mac sales offices a for More information and reservations Contact military travel corporation authorized. Mar advertiser a Rhein main air base a recreation Center Tel. 069 692389/590157 a fax 069 554183 or Adickes Alle 65, 60322 Frankfurt a across from the Frankfurt pm Mac available at 80 sales agent locations throughout Germany and itt on base tour office. Contact Mac for the location nearest you. May 26, 1994 stripes Magazine 19