For few years now I am going sometimes to cinema that is part of the Europa Cinemas network.
It is partly run by my city and one of the university. It is quite cool to be able to watch some art films from around the world, documentaries but they are still showing the big American blockbusters.
They don’t sell popcorn or cola but they have craft beers on tap that you can take with you to the screening room - my French friend really like that part of the experience ;-)
The tickets are really affordable ~6-10€ but I usually spend bit more on the beer.
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My theater is a tiny old school one. It’s the only one for more than 20 miles. It has sticky floors, it’s not uncommon for them to not turn the lights on in the main lobby. Cash only. No reservations. Two screens. You can’t buy tickets more than 10 minutes before the showing. They won’t start the movie until everyone has their concessions. It is dirt cheap. You get what you get.
We don’t go often but it’s always great.
Jesus Christ, where is this theater located? Somalia? Do they even have an Atmos setup? HFR support?
Welcome to Lesser Carolina.
It looks great but for me it is missing the beer tap.
They are only open on weekends so they wouldn’t make enough to justify the alcohol licensing costs. Additionally, because this is South Carolina, the alcohol insurance costs are insanely high. The only local bar in town had to stop selling beer after 5pm because they couldn’t justify the insurance that covers that. South Carolina is strangling independent alcohol establishments by requiring unreasonable insurance minimums.
Yeah as a Czech guy it is quite a bit different here.
I know someone in the military that got a lot of cash from the military to move back to the states after this department in Germany was done. He spent it entirely on beer in Czech Republic and had to pay out of pocket to get back home. He told me the amount of money he was given and this was back when I knew that a beer there cost a dollar. “You spent $3,000 on beer?” He didn’t know I knew the price of beer in Czech Republic.
That is really confusing even for me. For that money you can buy pretty large second hand brewing setup. Like 200-300l everything included.
As a brewer I know you can spend as little or as much as you want on a brewing setup. I can make a decent hefe on my stove with regular kitchen supplies and some bottles. But if I’m going to make a Delirium Tremors clone I’m going to need substantially more professional equipment costing a lot more than $300.
The problem with being in Czech Republic is that you can’t make beer for cheaper than they sell it. I remember 20 years ago when I had to explain to a person after person that you cannot brew Budweiser for cheaper than you can buy it. The math really only worked out if you’re trying to brew something with a lot of hops or some extra maltiness. That’s back when you can buy a six pack of ipas for $7. Those days are gone. But at the same time brewing cheap beer is not cheap anymore.
Hops and malt are expensive now for the home brewer. Cheapest beer I ever made was using just straight corn syrup and bread yeast with a little bit of Brewers gold hopes I had gotten for free. And even now I don’t think I can make that beer for cheaper than I can buy it.
It’s pretty much why I stopped brewing. Now if I make something it’s because I harvested most of the stuff I play on property. I’m eagerly waiting for the year. I get a decent plum harvest off my trees to make some wine. I’ll pick up some local honey and harvest my own elderberries to make a mead.
Anyway, back in the late '90s none of that was an option. Especially if you were stationed in Germany. It was definitely cheaper to travel to Czech Republic and pay retail prices at a bar for beer than to make it on your own.
My brew kettle got tax. These days it’s more likely to be used for making chicken stock than brewing any beer.
I brew not because the price but because I want to try stuff and do some bit wild stuff that just isn’t available here.
I also worked in a professional craft brewery so I know a bit about the pricing and stuff like that. But I don’t think you need that much advanced brew equipment to make something bit more demanding.
Mine was built in 1920 so it has a pretty classic look, especially at night. It’s the oldest cinema in my city.
There is one large cinema upstairs and two smaller ones downstairs, as well as a candy bar near the entrance. Upstairs also has a candy bar (although I don’t believe it’s used currently), as well as an exhibition about the history of the cinema including relics like the old tape projectors.
In addition to new releases, they also regularly screen older films and participate in film festivals. Tickets are A$12.
My favorite growing up was a small 2 theater place that showed old movies at midnight over the weekends during the summer. But that closed years ago. Also the dollar shows at the theater in the cheap town mall was fun while it lasted, people would sneak in whole picnics.
There’s a few super-ultra-mega plexes in town but we have a handful of 80s/90s era second run theaters that have maintained their vibe and adopted things like craft beer. We’ve got one indie only art theater that has been a staple for decades and a former stage-turned silent-turned talkie theater from the early 20th century that still has it’s original organ and hosts stage acts, new release indies, and cult classics. It was build when King Tut mania first hit and is an Ancient Egypt meets art deco city treasure.
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