Pubs in Athlone

Crann na Beatha

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boredatwork82

Richard Graces,
Great service, great selection of beers, shots and cocktails.
Good bands, good music, nice atmosphere.

Flannerys - A timeless classic. (I;m actuallt been seriousm, i love the place) Great for a pint and a chat.

AckwelFoley

boredatwork82 wrote: »

Richard Graces,
Great service, great selection of beers, shots and cocktails.
Good bands, good music, nice atmosphere.

Flannerys - A timeless classic. (I;m actuallt been seriousm, i love the place) Great for a pint and a chat.

its only open a month, so at the moment its a little early to call it the best in the town... having said that it does look well and is getting good feedback

boredatwork82

I know its only open a short while, but its currently my favourite pub. I use to love Potters too.

So whats your favourite pubs Snyper & Obaraten?

Saint_Mel

boredatwork82 wrote: »

Flannerys - A timeless classic. (I;m actuallt been seriousm, i love the place) Great for a pint and a chat.

Only when theres no music on

I used to occassionally nip in to Flannerys, but last time I was there the crowd were a bunch of tossers, the kind who were going there just so they could sound cool by telling everyone they were there. Very cringeworthy when I heard someone say ... "we can make this like the new Seans"

boredatwork82

Yeah I remember that. (Was it last summer or the Summer before?) There was a month or two when people started going to it for some reason. Thankfully they have all gone back to seans or the snug!

Saint_Mel

boredatwork82 wrote: »

Yeah I remember that. (Was it last summer or the Summer before?) There was a month or two when people started going to it for some reason. Thankfully they have all gone back to seans or the snug!

It was only a few months ago, on a Friday night, last time I was in there.

I wonder did Anne feck them all out ... or serve them from the dodgy tap

AckwelFoley

boredatwork82 wrote: »

I know its only open a short while, but its currently my favourite pub. I use to love Potters too.

So whats your favourite pubs Snyper & Obaraten?

My favourite is Seans, but my fiance doesnt like it so we normally go to the snug, and over to coppers to get a late drink or knifed

athlonelad

snyper wrote: »

My favourite is Seans, but my fiance doesnt like it so we normally go to the snug, and over to coppers to get a late drink or knifed

Yeah ive been knifed in there 9 times. Love RG's its my new favourite too. Dont like the other new place Jds, and the little girls trying to shove the free shot voucher down your throat are actually very annoying. And its only mickey finns anyways.

I also like gertie browns. when its not too packed

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DVD-Lots

Coosan Tavern for me. Local and friendly, footy catered for with chips and saussies from Jimmy's at half time for big games. Don't sit in Paddy's seat or he f00k ya out of it!!!

boredatwork82

Coosan Tavern is grand actually, go in there for a pint the odd time as one of the lads lives near by.

I hate Seans, One day they kicked me out for having thumb wars (1 2 3 4 I declare thumb war!), there was no one else in the pub, and he still kicked us out. Another time we were waiting to get served (also no one in the pub again as it was during the day) and the old geezer behind the bar said he'd serve us when he was finished eating his sandwich. We left.

Snug is nice enough actually, but if I was drinking around there I'd have to go to the Castle Inn. Delicious pints. Had the nicest pint of bud ever there for the Magners League final this year. Even my friend who doesn't drink bud, tasted it and decided to drink bud for the night!

Coppers isn't as bad as people make out. There is always a decent late crowd, and hot older women!(not old but just not kids if ya know what I mean, I don't want to offend any hot older women who I may bump into on a night out and try and chat up whilst highly intoxicated !). Nice warm dry smoking area upstairs.

AckwelFoley

boredatwork82 wrote: »

Another time we were waiting to get served (also no one in the pub again as it was during the day) and the old geezer behind the bar said he'd serve us when he was finished eating his sandwich. We left.

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about 50? Beard, looks like he has AIDS?


Hes an asshole. Verbally attacked a woman in the snug one night because she said hello to him, unfortunatley for her she was american and the entire war on Iraq, vietnam and global warming was personally her fault apparently

boredatwork82

snyper wrote: »

about 50? Beard, looks like he has AIDS?


Hes an asshole. Verbally attacked a woman in the snug one night because she said hello to him, unfortunatley for her she was american and the entire war on Iraq, vietnam and global warming was personally her fault apparently

Yeah thats the man!
Was she hot and prepared to put out though? If so shame on him. Or been american did she require numourous dates and that sort of stuff. If so I will buy him a pint, although i will stick my mickey and stir the pint with it beforehand, unbeknownest to him!

athlonelad

boredatwork82 wrote: »

i will stick my mickey and stir the pint with it beforehand, unbeknownest to him!

HA HA!!! yeah hes a bit odd and does not like to see anyone "having the craic"

Onikage

snyper wrote: »

about 50? Beard, looks like he has AIDS?

Ah, Dinny. Odd fellow, but he's ok if you speak his language. I don't.

AckwelFoley

boredatwork82 wrote: »

. If so I will buy him a pint, although i will stick my mickey and stir the pint with it beforehand, unbeknownest to him!

he'd like that id say... get your missus to douche her fanny with it. That would be more apt id reckon

athlonelad

snyper wrote: »

he'd like that id say... get your missus to douche her fanny with it. That would be more apt id reckon

mmmm creamy pint!!! LOL

Maybe he'd like that with his sandwich!!

AckwelFoley

athlonelad wrote: »

mmmm creamy pint!!! LOL

Maybe he'd like that with his sandwich!!

mayonaise

Saruman

boredatwork82 wrote: »

Richard Graces,
Great service, great selection of beers, shots and cocktails.
Good bands, good music, nice atmosphere.

By great selection of beers, what do you mean? What sort of beer is a great selection? Just curious are they serving proper Irish beer from Irish micro's or do you just mean a great selection of mass produced beer available at every pub in the country?

If the former then it might be worth a visit.

AckwelFoley

Saruman wrote: »

By great selection of beers, what do you mean? What sort of beer is a great selection? Just curious are they serving proper Irish beer from Irish micro's or do you just mean a great selection of mass produced beer available at every pub in the country?

If the former then it might be worth a visit.

Im guessing the latter.. euro beers

boredatwork82

Saruman wrote: »

By great selection of beers, what do you mean? What sort of beer is a great selection? Just curious are they serving proper Irish beer from Irish micro's or do you just mean a great selection of mass produced beer available at every pub in the country?

If the former then it might be worth a visit.

Its not micro brew stuff by any means, but just a nice variety of bottled beers that are not generally available in other pubs around.

Kastell Gru is the one i liked , but had a load of them but just can't remember the names, as i was bananas

athlonelad

They should get a good quality beer like rolling rock in!!!;)


Had a pint of Galway Hooker recently in The Kings Head in Galway, it tasted great but the smell nearly killed me. It was a very strong smell that reminded me of San Miguel beer you get over in Spain when your on holidays!

Give me mass produced beer anyday. you know what your in for at least. nice to try out the irish craft beer but there has to be enough people drinking it in a pub to ensure you always get a fresh pint.

Saruman

The smell nearly killed you? It's called aroma and hops

The finishing (aroma) hops used in Hooker are cascade which give a very citrusy grapefruit aroma and taste.
Pure heaven for a hop head like me, though very tame by IPA standards. The one I have on tap at home is about 3 or 4 times hoppier.
Also there is a good bit of wheat (7% or so) in hooker which makes it a little different from some other American IPA styles out there.

athlonelad

not that kinda smell. im talking wet sweaty socks kinda smell. like u get from a beer thats been sitting in the line too long. i dont know how far the keg room is away from the tap but my pint was not fresh. thats why i dont like chancing "irish craft beers" in a pub unless i know that its getting enough use.
nothing against galway hooker in general. i will have to chance it again another time

Saruman

Ah, I can't imagine a wet sweaty sock smell being good. However I would imagine the Hooker being popular at the Kings head I have had it there myself, unless everyone who drinks it goes to The Salt House and gets it there along with all the other beers they serve.

athlonelad

boredatwork82 wrote: »

If so I will buy him a pint, although i will stick my mickey and stir the pint with it beforehand, unbeknownest to him!

Maybe thats what happened to me!!!!

Boredatwork do u have a cheesey knob?

boredatwork82

athlonelad wrote: »

Maybe thats what happened to me!!!!

Boredatwork do u have a cheesey knob?

Ask your ma!:D

Anyways back on topic......

athlonelad

boredatwork82 wrote: »

Ask your ma!:D

Yeah she said ya do!!!:eek:

joconnorau

I've been in Richard Graces bar now a few times over the last couple of weeks and i have to say it is the place to be.... Great venue and fantastic staff but my favourrite things are the large out door smoking area and the COCKTAILS...... If you havent been there yet its a place you have to go......!

athlonelad

just dont get the chocolate cocktail. rotten!!

Love RGs though,

boredatwork82

A bit off topic, but does anyone else think it takes forever to get served at the bar in Karma, was there last weekend. It took such an effort to get a drink. I would have spent way more if I could have gotten served.

athlonelad

prob because they have poor barstaff to begin with and are always understaffed. its a pity because there is always a good atmosphere in there even when its quiet with the way they draw the curtains and close off 3/4 of the place so it does not look like your walking into a massive ballroom!!!

sassi72

Potters beside Supermacs has just reopened recently under new managment, lovely comfy pub, nice crowd, had a couple of great nights in there, will be back 4 sure, Don't like Coppers anymore, its gone a bit rough IMO. went to Richard Graces a couple of times, nice but not somewhere that I would get settled in for the night. Seans usually too packed, but have had great nights in there too, Pubs just don,t seem to have the same craic anymore,

boredatwork82

We all had good times in Gills Potters Potters! Thats where i use to drink when i was 15, and if i didn't get served there it was a trek up to the keg to get served!
Hopefully it brings a bit of life down that part of town.

So anyone been into JD's since the opening week? I wonder how its going.

Hopefully I'll be off the crutchs to enable me to fall around the place drunk again this weekend (in the name of research for this thread!).....hmmm, i am thinking - maybe a roadtrip to gatecrash the mullingar/westmeath boards beers, and make pigs of ourselves in a town where we are not known! and get naked and run down the street like frank the tank!:D

athlonelad

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvVntALVDaI&feature=related


Just for the one maybe

omac

yep, have been to JD's a few times.. have to admit, i do like it a lot, bar staff are a bit of crack,musics good and cant really complain about the eye candy behind the bar... (wipes drool). foods great in it too! anybody know the name of the dj that plays there sunday nights??

athlonelad

omac wrote: »

anybody know the name of the dj that plays there sunday nights??

No, but if you find out please put out a hit on him.

boredatwork82

hmmm, may have to venture into JD's to look at these bar wimmins!
If I don't get asked for id!

athlonelad

make sure they dont short change u this time!!! even if they are hot!!! LOL

boredatwork82

If they are hot, and short change me I'll take my money in other services

Not really, thats a terrible statement... but seriously, I may consider it.
Any hot bar women from JD's who are reading this, and want to get lucky, just short change the fat balding guy! and then you can get a bit of the old "How you doin?"

My god I sound so attractive, how am I still not snapped up by the women folk of A-Town!

athlonelad

You sound like such a catch!!! Maybe you should start a thread looking for hot single ladies!!!