Fibbers Or Bruxelles????

Ph3n0m

It wasn't me! wrote:

Haven't been in lately, but I'd heard the new jukebox didn't do metal?

Then you were lied to :eek:

It has THE tendencies on there! If and when I live in Dublin I'll be in there all the time.

Aye THE tendencies - have expect WWM (since he likes the tendencies) to suddenly make an appearance

But aye the jukebox is much improved over the old one

Plus they also have several dvds playing in the background (with no audio) AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Megadeth, Alice Cooper and one or two others. Occasionally on a Friday/Saturday, the DJ will stop playing and allow the sound up on the DVD so you can hear one or two from the current DVD playing

Have to say much better set up - but getting served at the bar is a bit of a pain, unless the guys/girls behind the bar know you (ahem ahem )

Dr Faust

What kind of game tournaments go on in fibbers? pool?

subway

www.myspace.com/fibbersgames

mario kart / street figher et al

Dr Faust

crazy... i had no idea, is it any good?

evad_lhorg

bruxelles is better i think but i rarely go to either. i dont go out at weekends to not be able to hear a bloody word my mates say in a pub and thats what the metal bar in bruxelles is like. I like the scenery sometimes becuase rocker girls can wear kinky stuff but the majority of the time you are dealing with verweight underdressed girls and its disgutsing. and then there are the unwashed long haired rockers who define the term 'smelly rockers'. ughhh.

Ph3n0m

evad_lhorg wrote:

bruxelles is better i think but i rarely go to either. i dont go out at weekends to not be able to hear a bloody word my mates say in a pub and thats what the metal bar in bruxelles is like. I like the scenery sometimes becuase rocker girls can wear kinky stuff but the majority of the time you are dealing with verweight underdressed girls and its disgutsing. and then there are the unwashed long haired rockers who define the term 'smelly rockers'. ughhh.

ye fecking snob - most of us arent soap dodgers - so on behalf of all long haired rockers everywhere...we are soooo sorry you dont enjoy yourself in the brux

evad_lhorg

i didnt say anyting about longhaired people. its the ones who dont wash i was complaining about. :rolleyes:

Waltons

Ph3n0m wrote:

So who like the newly renovated metal section in Brux - I like my comfy sofas, I do

Coming in on this discussion late.
I've only actually been in Fibber's once. I've heard decent bands play there, so this'll change hopefully. The time we did go we spent downstairs which was...reeking of piss, really. The upstairs seemed nice though

Was in the metal bar in Bruxies there the other day and had no idea that anything was being changed, so I was fairly shocked going in. It seems to be more roomy, which is good. Couldn't hear a word anyone was saying though, but that's as usual.

Dathai

Ive heard alot of talk about fighting and hard men in fibbers as of late.Gobsheens going in thinking they own the place, smashing glasses and wrecking it.

I havent been in bruxelles in a while, was in after the new renovations were done.I have to say, excellent work.Better lighting, better tunes, nice televisions, comfy seats, and a fine pint!

Pity Ive no money!

djmarkus

Fibbers Stinks... Bad

Especially €3 Drinks Night.

projectmayhem

Dathai wrote:

Ive heard alot of talk about fighting and hard men in fibbers as of late.Gobsheens going in thinking they own the place, smashing glasses and wrecking it.

I havent been in bruxelles in a while, was in after the new renovations were done.I have to say, excellent work.Better lighting, better tunes, nice televisions, comfy seats, and a fine pint!

Pity Ive no money!

have to say i've yet to see any of these fighting men you speak of...

bruxelles is nicer now yeah, but i hate having to shout so damn loud simply to chat to mates.

djmarkus wrote:

Fibbers Stinks... Bad

Especially €3 Drinks Night.

all metal/rock bars stink

senordingdong

projectmayhem wrote:

have to say i've yet to see any of these fighting men you speak of...

I have, they're all the new kids, with their fringes and studded belts.

Civilian_Target

Used to be a big fan of Brux but the renovation's not an improvement. The TV's are a pain, a complete distraction and they kill the atmosphere.

I think they need to turn them off when there's not a match or something on, because people are just sitting there and mooching, watching the TV but otherwise looking bored. What's the point in that?

Doctor DooM

Swings and Roundabouts with Fibbers. It used to be like that years ago.

Sad.

Anarking

I was in Fibbers a few times. The place smelt ****ing horrible and the beer was really grimey.

Oobie

Used to live in Fibbers (and Charlies) when I was a kid. Then when I turned 18 I felt too old and start going to Bruxelles. Hate Brux now mostly due to the smell, the flies and the volume of the music - yes I'm getting old

Shame Fibbers got rid of the old beer garden - that place held a lot of memories!

Lemming

I used to live in Bruxelles most weekends - fond memories! I rarely ever go into Fibbers although the beer garden used to be cool. Only thing fibbers has going for it now are gigs for the likes of EyesClosed since they did away with the beer garden.

The new bruxies layout leaves a bit to be desired if you're trying to get a pint though :-/

But yeah ..,.. I remember Charlies too. last night .. heh heh heh

ibanezjem

Oobie wrote:

Used to live in Fibbers (and Charlies) when I was a kid. Then when I turned 18 I felt too old and start going to Bruxelles. Hate Brux now mostly due to the smell, the flies and the volume of the music - yes I'm getting old

Shame Fibbers got rid of the old beer garden - that place held a lot of memories!

Jeeeez.. must be same age (roughly) as yourself. Charlies was the best ever and nowhere ive been comes close since.
Used to go to fibbers when Martin and Chesney (Hawks) were doin bouncer on the door. Did the usual sneakin in the drink to the beer garden. Getting in before 6.30 so no to pay. Then fall out at 2am smashed drunk.
Then it just went to Sh1t. Loadsa new age skateheads and the like. Terrible.

Moved to Bruxelles. One or two knobs around but at least music was good.
Things change as they do and been to alot of clubs in the city with various friends. All bloody RnB, dollyboy, Bling, Arse, rubbish and end up standing there as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit. Foook off!!!
So when i go to Bruxys, the louder the music, the better!! Its all there is in this town left as Fibbers hasnt a hope in hell of me ever goin in there.
Bring back Charlies!!

Oral Slang

Really miss Charlies myself - must be closed nearly 10 years now..
Wonder if it was still going though, would we all still be drinking there or would we have got bored with it?

Tazz T

Had my first pint in Bruxelles in ages last night. I quite like the bar at the back. Overall the place looks good - almost like a real bar.:D

Looks like we paid for it though at 4.30 a pint of Guinness.

KTRIC

I was in Fibbers yesterday evening and I was asked to leave when I questioned why myself and my girlfriend were being charged in the door before 9 pm.
The retarded Moldovian bouncers are completely incapable of holding an intelligent conversation so when they are challanged about anything at all their answer is to throw everyone out.

I've been drinking in there for 10 years now and seen so many changes, but it seems that its just gone down hill altogether in the past few months. I really can't see myself going back there again.

Ph3n0m

Tazz T wrote:

Had my first pint in Bruxelles in ages last night. I quite like the bar at the back. Overall the place looks good - almost like a real bar.:D

Looks like we paid for it though at 4.30 a pint of Guinness.

Hey I was in brux last night - where the hell were you sitting?

Tazz T

Just 7pm to 7.30. At the bar I was watching the RATM dvd that was on.

Ph3n0m

ah, I was in after that was over.

Degsy

K-TRIC wrote:

I was in Fibbers yesterday evening and I was asked to leave when I questioned why myself and my girlfriend were being charged in the door before 9 pm.
The retarded Moldovian bouncers are completely incapable of holding an intelligent conversation so when they are challanged about anything at all their answer is to throw everyone out.

I've been drinking in there for 10 years now and seen so many changes, but it seems that its just gone down hill altogether in the past few months. I really can't see myself going back there again.

There's a little bollix of a barman in there too..i think he's polish.I brought a pint back coz it was flat and tasted horrible and he started arguing with me,saying all the pints of bavaria(i know) are the same.l.i cut him off mid-sentence when i saw the girl who'd served me and she happily replaced it.Its not the first time i've had a problem with the long-haired little twat and he'd better watch himself!

gline

only been in fibbers once... the music was better (heavier) but place was awful, but that was about 1-2years ago and the renovations hadnt been done then, but it was a dive

used to drink in buxelles about 5 years ago every saturday for about 1-2years and the music was great, been to bruxelles recently and im not too sure on the changes. i agree with the comment about the tvs being a distraction and i think the music has took a turn for the worst (a lot less heavy then the past), and i dont know if its just me but the crowd seem to be getting younger and younger..... maybe its just me, , also it seems harder to get a pint with the new layout. but we are in dublin and these are the only 2 options for a rock/metal bar that i know of..... 1 things for sure fibbers put me off ever going in there again as it was a real dump, only time il check it out again is if there is a gig on..

projectmayhem

i'm a regular thursday nighter in fibbers, but i'm still determined to visit dominion sometime. i'm an industrial-whore, but only know 1 other guy who's really into it. the whole "dominion = goth" thing puts a lot of people off in my experience

Dathai

Degsy wrote:

There's a little bollix of a barman in there too..i think he's polish.I brought a pint back coz it was flat and tasted horrible and he started arguing with me,saying all the pints of bavaria(i know) are the same.l.i cut him off mid-sentence when i saw the girl who'd served me and she happily replaced it.Its not the first time i've had a problem with the long-haired little twat and he'd better watch himself!

Thats George, he's a little fecker alright.He's trying to make a name for himself in the place.Very pathetic.

Dathai

projectmayhem wrote:

i'm a regular thursday nighter in fibbers, but i'm still determined to visit dominion sometime. i'm an industrial-whore, but only know 1 other guy who's really into it. the whole "dominion = goth" thing puts a lot of people off in my experience

Its not bad, just very very small.They have the same smell problem as fibbers, but they burn incense instead.Good tunes though.

Yook

Rockee wrote:

Easy thread really! Which is your favoured alcohol and metal consumption den? Imo...it'd have to be Bruxelles, hotter girls and a nicer pint!:D

I would have originally said Bruxelles until they gayed the **** out of it and sold out. Whats with the Kerrang stuff in there now, thats not the Bruxelles I remember. I'm pretty much never going back there, its Fibbers from now on.

Ph3n0m

Yook wrote:

I would have originally said Bruxelles until they gayed the **** out of it and sold out. Whats with the Kerrang stuff in there now, thats not the Bruxelles I remember. I'm pretty much never going back there, its Fibbers from now on.

Oh you mean the better jukebox, where people in the bar (usually students during the week) put on stuff that isnt "metal"???

Go in on any Friday/Saturday for DJ nights and in relation to the julkebox, its first come, first served, and who put on a rake load of songs - I was in last night and put on over 2 hours of quality music (none of yer pop rock - 'cept for Van Halen, cause they rock)

Agent Steel

I was in Fibbers last night. It was worse than Central Bank. The little cunts.

Ph3n0m

Agent Steel wrote:

I was in Fibbers last night. It was worse than Central Bank. The little cunts.

Should have come to Brux, two hours of music like Obituary, SOD, S.T, Decapitated, Enslaved, Zyklon, Ozzy, AC/DC, Motorhead, Van Halen, etc - and thats just what I put on

po0k

Hhahahahahahahhah

stoopid jackeens

Agent Steel

Ph3n0m wrote:

Should have come to Brux, two hours of music like Obituary, SOD, S.T, Decapitated, Enslaved, Zyklon, Ozzy, AC/DC, Motorhead, Van Halen, etc - and thats just what I put on

One of the people I was drinking with last night is barred from Bruxelles so I don't think he would have taken to kindly to us packing up and leaving him behind! That, and €3 drinks in Fibbers was all my wallet could stretch.

Ph3n0m

Agent Steel wrote:

One of the people I was drinking with last night is barred from Bruxelles so I don't think he would have taken to kindly to us packing up and leaving him behind! That, and €3 drinks in Fibbers was all my wallet could stretch.

But that would learn him for getting barred

Serpentine

Think it depends on what kinda night ya wanna have. Personally I'd pick Bruxelles, fair enough it's antisocial & full of posers but its in a good spot & does the job when there's no decent live bands in town. The music always rocks too. But I'd way rather be a stumbling mess in Fibbers it's just that kinda dump, i mean Place! plus, a few shots of Jager stops my sense of smell...:D

Ph3n0m

Serpentine wrote:

Think it depends on what kinda night ya wanna have. Personally I'd pick Bruxelles, fair enough it's antisocial & full of posers but its in a good spot & does the job when there's no decent live bands in town. The music always rocks too. But I'd way rather be a stumbling mess in Fibbers it's just that kinda dump, i mean Place! plus, a few shots of Jager stops my sense of smell...:D

That always cheeses me off - people saying Bruxelles is "anti-social". Most people who drink in there, drink with friends, or groups of people. What is so anti social about that? Just because its not the Get Along Gang or Scooby Doo hideout where everybody knows each other, does not make for an anti social environment

And as for the "posers" thing - last time I was in, I didnt notice a cat-walk - just people getting down to some serious drinking and having a laugh with their respective friends

garthv

Fibbers tbh,
3 euro a pint, you cant go wrong!

gline

Ph3n0m wrote:

That always cheeses me off - people saying Bruxelles is "anti-social". Most people who drink in there, drink with friends, or groups of people. What is so anti social about that? Just because its not the Get Along Gang or Scooby Doo hideout where everybody knows each other, does not make for an anti social environment

And as for the "posers" thing - last time I was in, I didnt notice a cat-walk - just people getting down to some serious drinking and having a laugh with their respective friends

yeh i agree... what more do u want from a pub... walk in the door and everyone giving u a hug...? lol

Serpentine

Hey I didnt mention the anti social element first I was just agreeing with one of the first people on this thread, plus I wasn't the only 1 to mention posers,also the idea of a pub where everyone comes & hugs ya is just too scary!! I thought the comment about obese girls & smelly hairies would cheese you off a whole lot more! I wasn't slagging the place completely, Its a great spot I just find I can let my hair down more in Fibbers-and I know I'm not on my own on that one!

Ph3n0m

Serpentine wrote:

Hey I didnt mention the anti social element first I was just agreeing with one of the first people on this thread, plus I wasn't the only 1 to mention posers,also the idea of a pub where everyone comes & hugs ya is just too scary!! I thought the comment about obese girls & smelly hairies would cheese you off a whole lot more! I wasn't slagging the place completely, Its a great spot I just find I can let my hair down more in Fibbers-and I know I'm not on my own on that one!

Heh there are plenty of the same in Fibbers But why do you feel you can let your hair down more in Fibbers that in Brux - genuinely curious about this

Degsy

Ph3n0m wrote:

Heh there are plenty of the same in Fibbers But why do you feel you can let your hair down more in Fibbers that in Brux - genuinely curious about this

There'sa couple of factors i feel.Firstly,fibbers is bigger,you've got more scope to walk around or find somewher to hang out.Secondly its a LOT cheaper than bruxelles especially if you're there on a thursday or drinking fosters(3 quid),thirdly it tends not to be full of the same people as bruxeles often can be,giving(bruxelles) it the illusion of being quite "exclusive".Fourthly fibbers is a bit of a kip and people who go there know it,revel in it and enjoy themselves instead of trying to look mean/cool/misunderstood!

Ph3n0m

Degsy wrote:

There'sa couple of factors i feel.Firstly,fibbers is bigger,you've got more scope to walk around or find somewher to hang out.Secondly its a LOT cheaper than bruxelles especially if you're there on a thursday or drinking fosters(3 quid),thirdly it tends not to be full of the same people as bruxeles often can be,giving(bruxelles) it the illusion of being quite "exclusive".Fourthly fibbers is a bit of a kip and people who go there know it,revel in it and enjoy themselves instead of trying to look mean/cool/misunderstood!

Yup fibbers is bigger, meh to the second point, I can afford to drink whiskey, so its irrelevant to me Third, er yeah FIbbers would be full of the same people aswell.

And as for the fourth point - oh come on looking mean/cool/misunderstood - isnt that for the kids that hang out at the Central Bank - oh wait, most of them do drink in Fibbers

I think you will find that most people who drink in Brux are the old Fibbers crew (from the early 90s) so we dont have to look mean/cool/misunderstood - we defined it, were it and now we are all grown up and can afford decent drinkies - instead of blarrgh Buckfast or Fosters

projectmayhem

Ph3n0m wrote:

I think you will find that most people who drink in Brux are the old Fibbers crew (from the early 90s) so we dont have to look mean/cool/misunderstood - we defined it, were it and now we are all grown up and can afford decent drinkies - instead of blarrgh Buckfast or Fosters

100% true. when i go into bruxelles i often recognise people that i don't actually know... and 9 times out of 10 it's because i know them as the bastards who got served that €3 shot of sambuka before me

Serpentine

I agree with the points made by Degsy! about letting my hair down, I just meant Fibbers has more of an atmosphere to do that plus the floorspace is a bonus

Degsy

Ph3n0m wrote:

Yup fibbers is bigger, meh to the second point, I can afford to drink whiskey, so its irrelevant to me Third, er yeah FIbbers would be full of the same people aswell.

And as for the fourth point - oh come on looking mean/cool/misunderstood - isnt that for the kids that hang out at the Central Bank - oh wait, most of them do drink in Fibbers

I think you will find that most people who drink in Brux are the old Fibbers crew (from the early 90s) so we dont have to look mean/cool/misunderstood - we defined it, were it and now we are all grown up and can afford decent drinkies - instead of blarrgh Buckfast or Fosters

I started in bruxelles in the late eighties,moved on to fibbers in the early nineties,back to bruxelles from tehn up on till two years ago and now i'm back to fibbers.Cyclical or what?I can afford to drink as well but in fairness the prices in bruxelles are a bit of a burn no matter what you're drinking,to me its the actual drinking thats important and getting more booze for your money,and fibbers wins out on that point.HAving said that,bruxelles is a much better venue during the week or on a sunday,fibbers tends to be dead outside of weeknds and thursday nights.

QueenFru

I've been drinking in Fibbers for the past 6 months (maybe a tinchy bit longer...) and tbh I find it a lot better than Bruxelles... I may only be a young'un but I find the music, staff, people ..the atmosphere in general, just surpasses Bruxelles... In Fibbers I can go in, have a pint, have a cigarette in the "beer garden" (something which Bruxelles lacks..) and have a chat with whoever is there... In Bruxelles go in, pay through the nose for a bad pint, get bitched at by the cocky bouncers and no where to smoke aside from the front of the pub which gets crowded. Inside isn't great either, on one side you've got a packed "indie" bar and then you mosey on over to the "metal" bar where you feel intimidated by the "regulars"...

Fibbers wins for me..

Dathai

The comfort factor of bruxelles wins for me in all fairness.3 euro drinks, yeah, thats grand on a thursday for fibbers.When it comes down to it, bruxelles surpasses fibbers for me.The music is to my taste, the people are to my taste(can have a good aul chat with them about something rather than in fibbers where for example, someone told me they were superman and that because I didnt prefer The Dresden Dolls over Vader I was a "spa").Its just a comfort factor really, more people I know go there, they're sound people.

Like I said before, its preference, I prefer my comfort rather than a pub with a cheap drink night.

If you dont like either, STFU and start your own pub.

arbeitsscheuer

I like em both, but the presence of a beer garden tips the scales for me.

Fibbers ftw.