https://wwfc.com/news/2026/july/20/sample-new-thomas-franks-food-in-montys-on-saturday/
The club are now partnered with a new catering company. Given they are based at Hook Norton Brewery will this see the end of our association with Marlow Brewery, I wonder.
This only mentions Montys, not other parts of the ground so I think Rebellion should be safe for the time being.
Montyâs is normally hospitality isnât it? So they might want / need a more premium product to match the prices that they charge
Thomas Franks will take responsibility for the management and operation of all the clubâs food and drink provision across hospitality, bars and lounges and kiosks, as well as working alongside the clubâs commercial team on the delivery of public and private events at Adams Park, the clubâs home stadium.
Thought we had a new manager for a second!
My ex-wife used to work for them. Letâs just say they are not the best of firms.
I donât believe they are connected to the brewery.
Didnât they used to prepare packed lunches for Kamikaze pilots in WW2?
15th time lucky.
Surely not a return to Tuborg?
Iâm not surprised a lot of these food and drink agreements are quite short-lived. They probably look like great opportunities at first glance for these hospitality, catering & beverage companies, but turn out to be a bit of a nightmare.
Some months youâll cater to 4 packed home matches. Other times, youâll have 1 sparsely attended game. Then look how often we all end up totally off the mark with our attendance predictions on here. And how often are games also moved or postponed due to TV, cup clashes, internationals, weather etc.
Then youâve also got the added headache of real ale in this situation. You have to let the barrels rest for 48 hours before tapping them. If you start to sell out before KO due to a big crowd of thirsty middle aged men, you canât just bring another few casks over from the brewery for full time.
Once youâve tapped it, the shelf life is 3 to 5 days. So if you donât sell it all, its probably going to be wasted, and poured down the car park drains after the final whistle. And itâs very sensitive to temperature and being knocked. Especially in the car park tents, the ambient temperature is too cold in the winter, and too hot in the summer. I donât blame clubs that only sell larger on tap, and bottled ales.
Theyâre big in school meals so should be able to knock up a spam fritter or a good âfrogspawnâ!
This why many small brewers & micro pubs have moved to key kegs for ale, it keeps much longer & on the whole guarantees a decent pint from the first to last pulled.
Itâs been over 15 years since I worked in a pub that sold a lot of real ale so I imagine the technology has moved on a lot.
Iâve not really followed this closely, but I thought the last in-ground catering contract (Baxter Storey?) was just for kiosk food and drink. So is this a new thing, bringing responsibility for that and the booze offering together?
From the original release âŚ
Thomas Franks will take responsibility for the management and operation of all the clubâs food and drink provision across hospitality, bars and lounges and kiosks, as well as working alongside the clubâs commercial team on the delivery of public and private events at Adams Park, the clubâs home stadium.
So they will be responsible for everything - as weâre Baxter Storey, I believe.
Alot of the pubs in the area that sell Rebellion use the 22 pint small kegs (is this what you called a key keg @Erroll_Sims ?) , they keep longer and easy to use and not screw up a standard bitter.
The standard of the IPA last season was over the season very poor, and Iâll say it again, for ÂŁ6.35 a pint that isnât good enough. BTW IPA is ÂŁ3.75 a pint down Wycombe Social Club if youâre a member, just saying.
Here is a link - https://www.keykeg.com/ much easier than me trying to describe it
I love a good real ale but the days of it being a thing at football stadiums are over. It needs skill to prepare and there will be waste at a venue where there are no customers tomorrow.
The ebars are fantastic at cutting queues and serve as good a pint as youâll get from the bar.
What Iâve never understood with key keg is that thereâs literally no waste, or preparation, but they charge you ÂŁ1-ÂŁ2 more.
Itâll be a shame if they move from Rebellion, simply because Iâd rather support an independent business.
I like Rebellion (my brother is an investor in the business) but I have to be in the mood for it. Much like when BrewDog was making fantastic beers at the beginning, I still had to be in the mood for it. I like a pint of Landlord as much as the next (middle aged man) so Iâm not anti-ale.
But sometimes, I just want some cold, fizzy, ubiquitous lager with my football. I appreciate I can get that in the Vere, but canât get it in the FA and I have tended lately to drink either in the Rose & Crown or the Squirrel before matches rather than at AP, with that not being the sole reason, but it is a factor.
I would hope the burgers have at least taken a step up, you can literally mould the whole thing in your hands in all sorts of weird and wonderful shapes.
Iâm up for chucking money in my club, but make it at least palatable. I have no idea what the pies are like, as Iâd rather stick pins in my eyes than eat pies. The sausage rolls are just about OK.
Wasnât impressed with the burgers in the car park either.
Iâm sure Rebellion will keep the pouring rights at AP but I really donât understand the love fest for their keg beers often expressed here. The real ale is fine but rarely served âoff siteâ (letâs hope the Towsey [sorry âFoundâ*] Festival at Claydon over the August Bank Holiday have some real rather than fizzy stuff this year?)
*Really good little folk festival if you arenât planning to head to Stockport that w/e btw.
Oh and if Hook Norton do get one bar at the ground their Hooky and Old Hooky are excellent beers. Oh for the days of a three ale choice at the back bar in The Vere.
