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Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

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    #1112
    BaZmO*
    Registered Users Posts: 18,625 ✭✭✭✭BaZmO*


    Are you sure that's not the actress that replied to you?


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    #1113
    slayerking
    Registered Users Posts: 1,276 ✭✭✭slayerking


    BaZmO* wrote: »
    Are you sure that's not the actress that replied to you?

    Who knows. All I read was 'MAJOR ALE EVENT'. So we'll see. I'm still happy enough drinking six point/Goose island/Brooklyn/8 degrees etc bottles/cans for 2.45.


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    #1114
    Ravelleman
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    Random_Name wrote: »
    Any cask at all? Apart from Tetleys

    Tetleys is most definitely not on cask. It's a nitro bitter.


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    #1115
    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,382 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Tweeted this evening at 9:44 p.m. from @ThreeTunTavern .....

    #fact - we have sold 16 Barrels of Heineken in 3 days. That's 1710gallons or 1408 pints. That's a lot.

    Edit: it seems to have been pulled (deleted), I've typed it above exactly as posted on Twitter so please don't pull me up on the gallons/pints error. By my reckoning the numbers stack up if you substitute 176 for the number of gallons. 16 barrels at 11 gallons a barrel is 176 gallons or 1,408 pints.


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    #1116
    Avada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭Avada


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    Tetleys is most definitely not on cask. It's a nitro bitter.

    Ah, my mistake, I havent drank it, just assumed it was because it was on of the €1.99 specials.

    It was absolutely packed tonight and about half of their products were sold out. They had no vodka at all and their Jameson was gone.

    Its the worst service I've had in there so far, their staff cannot handle crowds.


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    #1117
    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,382 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    Random_Name wrote: »
    It was absolutely packed tonight and about half of their products were sold out. They had no vodka at all and their Jameson was gone.

    Its the worst service I've had in there so far, their staff cannot handle crowds.

    At those new prices they better have the barricades ready when they open the old Forty Foot in Dun Laoghaire, they might even get some of the regulars from O'Loughlins!


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    #1118
    Avada
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    coylemj wrote: »
    At those new prices they better have the barricades ready when they open the old Forty Foot in Dun Laoghaire, they might even get some of the regulars from O'Loughlins!

    They would want to, they just don't have any experienced staff at the moment and it's working to their detriment.


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    #1119
    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,382 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    ‏@ThreeTunTavern at 12:35 a.m. tonight ....

    Thank you for a brilliant night! See you at breakfast! #hangoverhoody #noregrets #wetherspoonrevolution


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    #1120
    The Hill Billy
    Registered Users Posts: 22,766 ✭✭✭✭The Hill Billy


    coylemj wrote: »
    ‏@ThreeTunTavern at 12:35 a.m. tonight ....

    Thank you for a brilliant night! See you at breakfast! #hangoverhoody #noregrets #wetherspoonrevolution

    Promoting responsible drinking. Not.


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    #1121
    Lucena
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Lucena


    #wetherspoonrevolution

    While there may be a little truth in that, it comes across as being very cocky.


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    #1122
    Lucena
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Lucena


    A point that hasn't really come up so far, AFAIK.

    Even if Spoons are a lot cheaper for ever, will this really bring prices down elsewhere? I mean, if Spoons reach 5% market penetration, which is a lot, there are still 95% of pubs that aren't Spoons. It's not like everyone is going to be able to go to Spoons, is it? The other pubs can just accept they'll lose some customers and keep charging 5-6 quid a pint.


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    #1123
    blackdog2
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    Lucena wrote: »
    #wetherspoonrevolution

    While there may be a little truth in that, it comes across as being very cocky.

    Not sure about it being cocky, if they can make it work, and force others (LVA pubs especially) to lower their prices, then maybe it is a revolution. They already have a far better selection than most Irish pubs, and at prices cheaper than off licences.


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    #1124
    blackdog2
    Registered Users Posts: 852 ✭✭✭blackdog2


    Lucena wrote: »
    A point that hasn't really come up so far, AFAIK.

    Even if Spoons are a lot cheaper for ever, will this really bring prices down elsewhere? I mean, if Spoons reach 5% market penetration, which is a lot, there are still 95% of pubs that aren't Spoons. It's not like everyone is going to be able to go to Spoons, is it? The other pubs can just accept they'll lose some customers and keep charging 5-6 quid a pint.

    It'll probably force pubs to start having special offers, a particular pint for 2.50 or some sort of meal deal. I don't see pubs rivalling wetherspoons for price any time soon, but its a win-win for the consumer if they do


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    #1125
    Chelon
    Registered Users Posts: 663 ✭✭✭Chelon


    slayerking wrote: »
    They do. They have hobgoblin, broadside and doombar.

    Doombar eh? Bit of a favourite of mine. Anyone tried it here? If so was it in good nick?


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    #1126
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    Ale festival on from 17th to 2nd November


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    #1127
    coylemj
    Registered Users Posts: 25,382 ✭✭✭✭coylemj


    MonkstownHoop wrote: »
    Ale festival on from 17th to 2nd November

    +1 The Three Tun Tavern ‏@ThreeTunTavern 5:26 p.m. Oct 12th

    Psssst...Our first International Ale festival starts this Friday! Spread the word! #CraftBeer #alefest #festival

    BzwobA6CYAA7-IH.jpg


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    #1128
    MonkstownHoop
    Registered Users Posts: 3,196 ✭✭✭MonkstownHoop


    coylemj wrote: »
    +1 The Three Tun Tavern ‏@ThreeTunTavern 5:26 p.m. Oct 12th

    Psssst...Our first International Ale festival starts this Friday! Spread the word! #CraftBeer #alefest #festival

    BzwobA6CYAA7-IH.jpg

    Had already planned a visit on the 18th :-)


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    #1129
    jsa112
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    Any word on who the 10 international brewers are ?


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    #1130
    oblivious
    Registered Users Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    jsa112 wrote: »
    Any word on who the 10 international brewers are ?

    Possibly the collaboration beers that where brewed in the UK


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    #1131
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 11,818 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    jsa112 wrote: »
    Any word on who the 10 international brewers are ?
    They're listed here. Unfortunately the all-important information about where each beer was brewed is missing.

    Edit: via Seaneh, late of this parish -- the full details. And I was looking forward to that ' IJ one too :(

    My beer blog | The Twitter | My other beer blog



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    #1132
    minidazzler
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    Random_Name wrote: »
    They would want to, they just don't have any experienced staff at the moment and it's working to their detriment.

    Paying minimum wage they aren't gonna get experienced staff. They just need the staff not walking out and they are doing quite well. When they move into their cork premises I can guarantee they won't have enough staff so service won't be quick or good, but are people really going there for the service?


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    #1133
    Lucena
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Lucena


    Yes, people are going for the service. Not the 'How was your day, Sir/Ma'am' nonsense, more the 'not having to fight your way to the bar, and spend ages trying to get the barperson's attention' type service.
    If people typically have to spend ten minutes at the bar to get a pint, a lot of them will go elsewhere.


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    #1134
    Lucena
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Lucena


    coylemj wrote: »
    +1 The Three Tun Tavern ‏@ThreeTunTavern 5:26 p.m. Oct 12th

    Psssst...Our first International Ale festival starts this Friday! Spread the word! #CraftBeer #alefest #festival

    BzwobA6CYAA7-IH.jpg

    Nice to see the Côte d'Ivoire being represented! :pac:


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    #1135
    Squeeonline
    Registered Users Posts: 2,555 ✭✭✭Squeeonline


    Lucena wrote: »
    Nice to see the Côte d'Ivoire being represented! :pac:

    crappy photoshop.

    Technically there are two american flags there too


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    #1136
    corkonion
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    Wetherspoons second premises in Cork is supposedly going into the old Tsb building directly across from Barry's in Douglas, this will really shake things up as Douglas already has a thriving pub scene.


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    #1137
    drumswan
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    They're listed here. Unfortunately the all-important information about where each beer was brewed is missing.

    Edit: via Seaneh, late of this parish -- the full details. And I was looking forward to that ' IJ one too :(

    This looks really interesting, must amble over some evening


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    #1138
    JONJO THE MISER
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    No word on a Galway location?


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    #1139
    oblivious
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    JONJO THE MISER wrote: »
    No word on a Galway location?

    Its Rathgar the old 108


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    #1140
    Avada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,411 ✭✭✭Avada


    oblivious wrote: »
    Its Rathgar the old 108

    Ermmm, thats not Galway


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    #1141
    Avada
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    minidazzler wrote: »
    Paying minimum wage they aren't gonna get experienced staff. They just need the staff not walking out and they are doing quite well. When they move into their cork premises I can guarantee they won't have enough staff so service won't be quick or good, but are people really going there for the service?

    I agree and I didn't expect great service, but I also don't expect to wait 20 minutes for a drink, but thats what happened


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