Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

Ronan|Raven

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

All the main draught ales (Hogoblin, Adnams Ghost Ship and Broadside) have gone from €2.50 to €3.75 in Dun Laoghaire?! :eek:

I can understand inflation given the Euro crisis, but f*ckin' hell. Any chance that this is only temporary?

I'm in dun laoghaire as we type.. I'm paying 2.50 for ghost ship all day

Stevek101

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

I'm in dun laoghaire as we type.. I'm paying 2.50 for ghost ship all day

Any chance you could stick a picture up of the menu?

MonkstownHoop

Everything was as normal in blackrock yesterday and I heard one of the senior managers denying any increases when asked about them

Ronan|Raven

Stevek101 wrote: »

Any chance you could stick a picture up of the menu?

I have tried but .. just use the blackrock menu posted above it is the same.

otto h

At Forty Foot on Friday night, arrived 630pm.
Lots of beer were on sale at €2.50.
Slightly chaotic ordering system, didn't look too organized on the other side of the bar - they were out of Fish Friday dinners, out of ribs/chicken combos, out of the first three beers I tried to order (Broadside, Ghost, Hobgoblin).
Adnams larger was good drinking.
Piri piri chicken pretty good, chicken wings mediocre, a children's size cod and chip was not good.
Overall, I'd go for the beer, and try to find a menu item that suits you.

hatrickpatrick

It would seem that ales are indeed still €2.50 in Dun Laoghaire.

To be fair, this is why I thought they weren't - sign at the bottom of the Pavillion steps, next to Crunch Fitness. Can only hope this doesn't mean they're preparing to hike the prices:

crushproof

In the UK the Wetherspoons beer prices vary wildly between pubs, especially city centre vs suburbs. It doesn't make much sense, seeing as Dun Laoghaire would theoretically be more expensive than Blanch.

I imagine though prices will go up in DL and Blackrock anyway, no way they could sustain selling beer that cheap. Well, they could, but they can make more of a profit at higher prices

Chelon

In the Great Wood, several punters were spotted ordering cask, mainly the Doombar which was in very good nick.

Obviously the price was a factor (€2.50) but I heard several comments along the lines of "That's not a bad drop of beer at all". Encouraging as you'd have to suspect a good few of them wouldn't have tried cask ale before.

Blut2

Chelon wrote: »

In the Great Wood, several punters were spotted ordering cask, mainly the Doombar which was in very good nick.

Obviously the price was a factor (€2.50) but I heard several comments along the lines of "That's not a bad drop of beer at all". Encouraging as you'd have to suspect a good few of them wouldn't have tried cask ale before.

That's one side benefit of the spread of Wetherspoons thats not mentioned as much as the increased price competition, I think. With so many good beers at cheap prices I think a lot of the Budweiser/Heineken only types will be converted to better beers they would never otherwise have tried.

I was in what I'd regard as a local, old man pub last week that had 4/5 non-macro beers on tap. Asked the barman and about it and he said people had been asking for craft. Never would have imagined seeing that even two or three years ago.

Trond

Blut2 wrote: »

That's one side benefit of the spread of Wetherspoons thats not mentioned as much as the increased price competition, I think. With so many good beers at cheap prices I think a lot of the Budweiser/Heineken only types will be converted to better beers they would never otherwise have tried.

I was in what I'd regard as a local, old man pub last week that had 4/5 non-macro beers on tap. Asked the barman and about it and he said people had been asking for craft. Never would have imagined seeing that even two or three years ago.

One of my locals classes Peroni as a craft beer and charges €5.60 for the privilege!!! :rolleyes:

Lucena

Trond wrote: »

One of my locals classes Peroni as a craft beer and charges €5.60 for the privilege!!! :rolleyes:

Well seeing as there's no real definition of craft beer, no harm in them chancing their arm! Maybe they even believe it themselves, although that's doubtful, any publican worth his salt would be aware of industry trends.

By the by, and I ask this question here 'cos I don't think it necessarily warrants a new thread: Are craft bottles (50cl) generally priced above, below or at around the same level as 'normal' pints in most pubs?

Trond

Lucena wrote: »

Well seeing as there's no real definition of craft beer, no harm in them chancing their arm! Maybe they even believe it themselves, although that's doubtful, any publican worth his salt would be aware of industry trends.

By the by, and I ask this question here 'cos I don't think it necessarily warrants a new thread: Are craft bottles (50cl) generally priced above, below or at around the same level as 'normal' pints in most pubs?

Definitely above in my experience. I paid €6.30 recently for a bottle Kinnegar Limeburner in town.

Only place they'd be cheap would be Wetherspoons.

BaZmO*

Trond wrote: »

Definitely above in my experience. I paid €6.30 recently for a bottle Kinnegar Limeburner in town.

Only place they'd be cheap would be Wetherspoons.

Or where the landlord doesn't know any better.

Trond

BaZmO* wrote: »

Or where the landlord doesn't know any better.

PM please

Rare it happens with beer unfortunately. One of my locals sells a few single malts that are €8-10 in town for €4.50-5.00.

L1011

Trond wrote: »

Rare it happens with beer unfortunately. One of my locals sells a few single malts that are €8-10 in town for €4.50-5.00.

That is entirely normal in auld lad bars. I worked out my local back home adds 50% or so to the price of a bottle (and is extremely careful with pours); that results in 4.50 singles from ~60 quid bottles and 5.00 from ~65 quid bottles. He has a few old single malts that are a tenner a pop - that's how dear he goes. By comparison the local nightclub to my house charges a tenner for a Glemorainge (€40 in Tesco)

I'd expect someone closer to Dublin to charge a bit more, maybe 100% margin on the bottle - but that's still a fraction of the standard fiver-for-a-Jameson that is about 250% on a bottle.



To add to the vastly off-topic Mickey Finns debate from earlier, Maynooth Dunnes has two types :pac:

cruhoortwunk

Trond wrote: »

PM please

Rare it happens with beer unfortunately. One of my locals sells a few single malts that are €8-10 in town for €4.50-5.00.

There's a pub in Carlow that sells 12 acres large bottles for only €4. All pints are €4 there, Guinness, oharas etc. Seems to me he could charge a lot more for the craft stuff but I'm not complaining

Geuze

L1011 wrote: »

That is entirely normal in auld lad bars. I worked out my local back home adds 50% or so to the price of a bottle (and is extremely careful with pours); that results in 4.50 singles from ~60 quid bottles and 5.00 from ~65 quid bottles. He has a few old single malts that are a tenner a pop - that's how dear he goes. By comparison the local nightclub to my house charges a tenner for a Glemorainge (€40 in Tesco)

You are implying that Redbreast, etc. is available at 4.50 somewhere.

L1011

Geuze wrote: »

You are implying that Redbreast, etc. is available at 4.50 somewhere.

Yes - rural Donegal.

Ageyev

Redbreast at €4.50 is a phenomenal price no matter where.

Some pubs charge €5+ for NAS whiskey.

Trond

Geuze wrote: »

You are implying that Redbreast, etc. is available at 4.50 somewhere.

Its either €4.50 or €5 in my local. 12 year Tullamore Dew is deffo €4.50 and they have a couple more as well.

As per the bar manager none of them are overly popular with the locals so they are there basically for tourists and the lucky few who do drink them!

fret_wimp2

Redbreast was 10 quid in Nearys. I really hope he gave me the 16 but i dont think so.

Im a big fan of whiskey but drinking the more expensive ones when out in a pub is a bit of a mugs game. Try all the standard optic whiskeys , find one you like and stick to that. Buy the expensive stuff and enjoy it at home, with some suitable accompaniments (bushmills 16 & a side of a few rasberries is delicious!).

In a pub, Regular jameson is just lovely with literally a drop of water, as is bushmills.

Trond

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Redbreast was 10 quid in Nearys. I really hope he gave me the 16 but i dont think so.

Im a big fan of whiskey but drinking the more expensive ones when out in a pub is a bit of a mugs game. Try all the standard optic whiskeys , find one you like and stick to that. Buy the expensive stuff and enjoy it at home, with some suitable accompaniments (bushmills 16 & a side of a few rasberries is delicious!).

In a pub, Regular jameson is just lovely with literally a drop of water, as is bushmills.

I think Redbreast for a fiver is fantastic. Its in a different league to anything else in that price bracket. Pity its so expensive generally

Lovely Bloke

from a friend

Down in Wetherspoons blanch at the moment for lunch. Most of their taps are dry, feckin hell. The place looks deadly. Having an Adnams Ghost ship - good for 2.50 a pint

:rolleyes:


more of this.

Trond

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

from a friend



:rolleyes:


more of this.

I presume that means they're not being sold yet rather than being sold out?

Shemale

Trond wrote: »

One of my locals classes Peroni as a craft beer and charges €5.60 for the privilege!!! :rolleyes:

Is that not about the going rate for a Peroni?

ben.schlomo

Shemale wrote: »

Is that not about the going rate for a Peroni?

Yup twas 5.50 a cupla years ago in Galway city centre.

Trond

Shemale wrote: »

Is that not about the going rate for a Peroni?

For town maybe, personally I expected it to be a bit less in a local...

On the Redbreast price topic I paid €5 for one in another local on Friday night.

fret_wimp2

pint of stout(revisionist), pint of bitburger (lager) & Glenmorangie whiskey was less than 8 euro in Blackrock on Sat night.

irish_goat

Any sign of movement on the Abbey Street venue?

BeerNut

It'll be a while, I'd say.

Mr Wetherspoon wrote:

There are no opening dates at present as the site requires planning and licensing consents and we look forward to converting this impressive historic building.

And I'd say it's the same story at Camden Street.

Trond

BeerNut wrote: »

It'll be a while, I'd say.

And I'd say it's the same story at Camden Street.

The good thing is they have serious experience in this area. Been in a couple in England that were old listed buildings and the job they did was fantastic.

I see they are selling off a number of bars in England & Scotland. On closer inspection of the list I read they seem to be in less salubrious locations. Maybe a small change of direction for them?

http://mobile.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Operators/JD-Wetherspoon/JDW-puts-20-pubs-on-the-market

oblivious

Trond wrote: »

I see they are selling off a number of bars in England & Scotland. On closer inspection of the list I read they seem to be in less salubrious locations. Maybe a small change of direction for them?

http://mobile.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Operators/JD-Wetherspoon/JDW-puts-20-pubs-on-the-market

They are also to open 4 on the same day next week, one of the will be the old boro in Swords

Trond

oblivious wrote: »

They are also to open 4 on the same day next week, one of the will be the old boro in Swords

It'll certainly shake up the market out there.....

The former Old Boro was a odd spot anyway. I was never a fan.

oblivious

I was at Thomas land Dayton Manor last week and we were staying in the town of Tamworth, near by. There were the classic real ale pubs, that gets locals and people who seek them out. But they tend not to be overly family friendly places.

The was two spoons in the town. But what was interesting was the three other main family pubs/restaurants combination where copies of the spoons model. From food to drinks and even the bar, but all run by different companies!

BeerNut

oblivious wrote: »

the three other main family pubs/restaurants combination where copies of the spoons model.

I've seen loads of this around London and Brighton. It's understandable. Even the way JDW sets out a poster has been very carefully formulated and, if you're a rival, is well worth nicking.

Ronan|Raven

Anyone been in either Blackrock or DL and noticed if they have their Cider Festival running?

Avada

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Anyone been in either Blackrock or DL and noticed if they have their Cider Festival running?

There were signs for it in blackrock

rubadub

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Anyone been in either Blackrock or DL and noticed if they have their Cider Festival running?

their facebook pages are usually up to date, and there are several posts about the cider festival in dun laoghaire

https://www.facebook.com/thefortyfoot?fref=ts

none in blackrock though its not been updated in a while
https://www.facebook.com/TheThreeTunTavern?fref=ts

oblivious

rubadub wrote: »

their facebook pages are usually up to date, and there are several posts about the cider festival in dun laoghaire

https://www.facebook.com/thefortyfoot?fref=ts

none in blackrock though its not been updated in a while
https://www.facebook.com/TheThreeTunTavern?fref=ts

It was running at the Great woods last night. Tempted Cider special reserve was the only Irish cider I think that will be at it. A cracking cider in top condition on cask and only 3.50 a pint!

Heroditas

Tempted for €3.50 a pint? Bloody hell, that's worth it!!

Stevek101

Was out in Blackrock yesterday. Three ciders on the go at once, all €2.95. Enjoyed the Tempted and the Cloudy Scrumpy. The Old Rosie Rhubarb was worth a taste too. As far as I know they were doing a taster of all 3 for €2.95.

PWEI

Old Borough not open until next week but they're advertising their prices already.

oblivious

PWEI wrote: »

Old Borough not open until next week but they're advertising their prices already.

looks like there are going for the blanch pricing model

Has anyone tried the marmalade cider in Blanch?

copeyhagen

old boro should be interesting. some days, you would walk in to a packed disco bar. other times, there wouldnt be a sinner in it. its taken long enough for them to complete the work, hopefully its decent.

3.50 carlsberg.. yes please.

Trond

copeyhagen wrote: »

old boro should be interesting. some days, you would walk in to a packed disco bar. other times, there wouldnt be a sinner in it. its taken long enough for them to complete the work, hopefully its decent.

3.50 carlsberg.. yes please.

Apt username :pac:

rubadub

copeyhagen wrote: »

3.50 carlsberg.. yes please.

its 3.8% uk market carlsberg as far as I know.

Do spoons do half pints at all? I prefer to test out new drinks that way.

oblivious

rubadub wrote: »

Do spoons do half pints at all? I prefer to test out new drinks that way.

usually good for a try before you by

PWEI

I'm kind of glad the prices in the Old Borough are not too low. If they were it could attract the wrong crowd & it could get very rough.

They were also advertising food when I passed yesterday. They are going to be doing a full Irish breakfast with unlimited refills of coffee for €4.95.
Not many places in the Dublin where you'll get a full Irish for a fiver.

poitinstill

"i'm kind of glad the prices in the Old Borough are not too low"

WOW