The random stuff thread

BeerNut

BaZmO* wrote: »

is the cost of beer extra

No, it's all-in.

BaZmO*

BeerNut wrote: »

No, it's all-in.

Ah, it's probably not as bad so. But I'd say having an all in cost was possibility result in a lot of wastage.

RasTa

Same price as the CW party announced today

https://www.friendsandfamily.beer/tickets

BeerNut

New report from Bord Bia on Irish microbrewing.

L1011

Looking beyond my regulars in the off licence down the road (which I effectively keep stock rotation on, by drinking them) I found a few beers extremely close to BBE or past it

Stuff close was noted down to be marked down extensively and stuff past it was handed over to me as "it'll be going in the bin otherwise"

Now, I'd be a more frequent customer than most admittedly. Must do a deeper dig next time!

BaZmO*

I see Blacks of Kinsale have brewed one of those oddball glitter IPAs.

Subcomandante Marcos

BaZmO* wrote: »

I see Blacks of Kinsale have brewed one of those oddball glitter IPAs.

Second brewery to do that this year.

Harika

Looking for Clontarf Reserve Whiskey in Cork. Last time home I brought a three piece taster bottle home as gift and they only drank it this weekend and asked me to bring a full bottle of the Reserve one when I come on Wednesday. As I am working today and tomorrow I am limited in places I can look and ordering is too late.
Where could I get that in Cork?

the beer revolu

Harika wrote: »

Looking for Clontarf Reserve Whiskey in Cork. Last time home I brought a three piece taster bottle home as gift and they only drank it this weekend and asked me to bring a full bottle of the Reserve one when I come on Wednesday. As I am working today and tomorrow I am limited in places I can look and ordering is too late.
Where could I get that in Cork?

If anywhere, Bradley's, North Main Street

MonkstownHoop

Just seen on Omnipollos Instagram account that Yellow Belly is be to no more

BaZmO*

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Just seen on Omnipollos Instagram account that Yellow Belly is be to no more

Had to decipher that. It’s a beer from Omnipollo that’s called “Yellow Belly” that has been discontinued due to trademark infringement.

I initially thought you meant that Irish brewery Yellow Belly went bang.

MonkstownHoop

BaZmO* wrote: »

Had to decipher that. It’s a beer from Omnipollo that’s called “Yellow Belly” that has been discontinued due to trademark infringement.

I initially thought you meant that Irish brewery Yellow Belly went bang.

Sorry about that :-)
Would imagine they'll still brew the beer under a different name, would be a shame not too.

L1011

I was convinced by a barman to try Riga Black Balsam.

Don't. Just don't.

Worst thing is I'll probably have to have another one when subjecting my partner to its horrors tomorrow :pac:

odyssey06

L1011 wrote: »

I was convinced by a barman to try Riga Black Balsam. Don't. Just don't. Worst thing is I'll probably have to have another one when subjecting my partner to its horrors tomorrow :pac:

Makes a nice Latvian coffee, should you find yourself in possession of a gift of a bottle.

L1011

Couldn't get anything in a supermarket / alkomarket as I was totally out of hold luggage space, and there is absolutely zero value in Riga Airport. Was the same in Tallinn. Basically charging Irish supermarket offer prices for most things

Actually better value in Schiphol but nothing jumping at me really. Nice to see some proper age stuff returning when it was a wall of NAS recently

odyssey06

A couple of programmes about wine currently available on the BBC radio player, at least for next couple of weeks - BBC radio player is available to Irish IP addresses so you can listen on any phone \ device.

The Wine Detectives - about counterfeit wine.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08vxv32

Five Green Bottles - 5 short programmes from different wine critics reflecting on the stories of bygone bottles of wine.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09d9tsd/episodes/player

Uncorked - Jancis Robinson chats to comedian Adrian Edmondson, kinda like Desert Island Discs but with wine.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0001r8l

RasTa

Off to barca tomorrow. Anywhere I should be checking out(biercab and garage on the list)

Subcomandante Marcos

RasTa wrote: »

Off to barca tomorrow. Anywhere I should be checking out(biercab and garage on the list)

Barcelona beer company is nice.

Liamo08

RasTa wrote: »

Off to barca tomorrow. Anywhere I should be checking out(biercab and garage on the list)

On top of what’s been suggested:

Kælderkold, Beer’linale, NaparBCN, Blacklab and CocoVail are all well worth visiting. Mikkeller and BrewDog are good too. A lot of the craft beer bars are in the Eixample area so very walkable between them.

MonkstownHoop

https://twitter.com/IrishBeerHunter/status/1108118885327347712?s=19

https://twitter.com/IrishBeerHunter/status/1108123140415283207?s=19

Anyone got any background on this?

BeerNut

I don't, but separately I have had one off licence employee complain to me for giving Stephen Street News positive press. I don't think Mitch is in the trade, though.

L1011

What defines an "actual off licence"?

It has the same licence to sell alcohol as the majority of them (the others being ones on pub premises or the tiny number that are actually licenced as pubs). Loads of off licences sell other things than alcohol and mixers - chocolate, crisps, meat, cheese, lotto tickets are all ones I've seen commonly; so having a newsagents isn't *that* odd.

Most off licence staff know bog all about beer also, O'Briens seem to specialise in wine training and most others just show them how to operate the till.

Subcomandante Marcos

Yeah I don't get it. It seems some brewery/offie people have been having a moan about SSN/Craft Central because they are selling at low margins. As a consumer SSN is fantastic. Great selection, best prices by far in the city and the staff have always been sound when I've been in.

L1011

If they've got their prices down by predatory practices with suppliers that's not good, but reducing their own margin is fine. And I don't see how a single shop could get better prices than a much larger chain anyway

BeerNut

L1011 wrote: »

If they've got their prices down by predatory practices with suppliers that's not good

What kind of leverage could a single newsagent exert? Doesn't make sense.

Subcomandante Marcos

BeerNut wrote: »

What kind of leverage could a single newsagent exert? Doesn't make sense.

Exactly.

Brewery: Stock our beer

Offie: We've love to but it would have to be in our 4 for €10 or 3 for €12 deals, so we can only buy it if we can still make a small profit at those prices.


Brewery: "sorry we can't offer product x at that price" / "ok we can do that provided you buy x amount of cases of product y".


End of conversation.

That's the only leverage SSN have, they can make an offer and a distributor can agree or not, there's nothing predatory about it.

Passenger

According to SSN's manager, most of their beers are loss leaders.

Subcomandante Marcos

Passenger wrote: »

According to SSN's manager, most of their beers are loss leaders.

That doesn't really make sense, what's the loss leader practice? Get people in buying cheap drinks and they'll pay top dollah for a packet of Wrigley and the Sunday times while they're in?

The margins are low, but I doubt there's ever a loss.

L1011

BeerNut wrote: »

What kind of leverage could a single newsagent exert? Doesn't make sense.

Which is why I think that bit of the claim is nonsense too

the beer revolu

Shock horror.
A business in business with the intention of making money!