Pub Openings / Refurbs / Closing Thread - Mod Note Post #1

BeerNut

L1011 wrote: »

They've changed their Facebook details now, well mostly. Straight rename rather than a reopening though?

I thought G&W had closed. I dunno. I haven't been around there since the Beer Trader days.

MonkstownHoop

BeerNut wrote: »

I thought G&W had closed. I dunno. I haven't been around there since the Beer Trader days.

No was still open until the recent change over although upstairs and the back area were no longer in use, the smaller bar is more suited to a craft pub rather than the live music venue they had been running it as, will be interesting to see how it does with a pint of Punk €6.75 and less than 4 euro down the road in the forty foot.

Losty Dublin

L1011 wrote: »

Its licence has been re-activated to Union8 in this months Revenue files. Same ancient licence number and all. They don't list any alcohol on their website at the minute so if they aren't selling booze, it may be transferred off to another PressUp venue. Although the description mentions wine and cocktails!

matrim - McGowans / County Club / Braemor Rooms in Churchtown; closed for donkeys years.

It was one of the sites purchased yonks ago by the former Superquinn group with a view to developing it for apartments and a shop, the licence being intended to be used for off sales. Interestingly the sale included the car park across the road. Good to see the location finally being made use off in some way.

L1011

Losty Dublin wrote: »

It was one of the sites purchased yonks ago by the former Superquinn group with a view to developing it for apartments and a shop, the licence being intended to be used for off sales.

As killed the awful nightclub that replaced Night Owls (questionable if that was any better...) and indeed The Foxhunter I believe. At least the first one actually got built!

Subcomandante Marcos

Impala (new pub by the lads who run Caribou in Galway) opening on Liberty street Cork in the next few weeks.
Unit formerly known as Cavanagh's.

BonnieSituation

Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »

Impala (new pub by the lads who run Caribou in Galway) opening on Liberty street Cork in the next few weeks.
Unit formerly known as Cavanagh's.

And soon to be opening The Richmond on Church
st in the New Year too.

L1011

That place will likely have reopened before the pub report doors down does - and it started it's refurb before The Richmond closed!

Subcomandante Marcos

Impala opening tonight.

Dellboy54

Anyone hear anything about the Dark Horse in blackrock? Hasnt re-opened in months. It was taken over after Galway Bay Brewery left. Last few posts on the facebook page show it was being refurbished.

HopsAndJumps

Soup ramen are now doing the food at the beer keeper in dun laoghaire. Off the charts good food.

L1011

Good excuse to drag the OH there then, I've had to go to other ramen places before for them!

Technocentral

What happened to Taproom 47 in Kings Street, Smithfield sitting there about 10 months and still hasnt opened?

Technocentral

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

BeerNut wrote: »

I thought G&W had closed. I dunno. I haven't been around there since the Beer Trader days.

a pint of Punk €6.75 and less than 4 euro down the road in the forty foot.

Less than 4 euro for Punk?

Twee.

Technocentral wrote: »

What happened to Taproom 47 in Kings Street, Smithfield sitting there about 10 months and still hasnt opened?

I just saw a post on a drinks industry Facebook group I'm in recruiting for staff at this place, looks like they're nearly ready to open.

basskebab

Technocentral wrote: »

Less than 4 euro for Punk?

Think it's 3.75 in the Blackrock Spoons. The Shipyard IPA on draft is even cheaper! Not as nice as the Punk though

L1011

Technocentral wrote: »

What happened to Taproom 47 in Kings Street, Smithfield sitting there about 10 months and still hasnt opened?

Forgot just how long its been sitting in that half-done state - thought it was odd they didn't push to open for the mega payday with the Pride parade passing right by it in June - last time I passed it hadn't obviously moved on at all!

Would still prefer if they'd keep the original name as the last of the Watkins "Taps" left

Technocentral

basskebab wrote: »

Technocentral wrote: »

Less than 4 euro for Punk?

Think it's 3.75 in the Blackrock Spoons. The Shipyard IPA on draft is even cheaper! Not as nice as the Punk though

Wow, cheaper than in Brewdog bars themselves!

Technocentral

L1011 wrote: »

Technocentral wrote: »

What happened to Taproom 47 in Kings Street, Smithfield sitting there about 10 months and still hasnt opened?

Forgot just how long its been sitting in that half-done state - thought it was odd they didn't push to open for the mega payday with the Pride parade passing right by it in June - last time I passed it hadn't obviously moved on at all!

Would still prefer if they'd keep the original name as the last of the Watkins "Taps" left

Or Christmas, best time of year for bars probably

n97 mini

Technocentral wrote: »

Wow, cheaper than in Brewdog bars themselves!

Which aren't particularly cheap!

Punk is €4.75 in the Blanch 'spoons, €3.75 in the rest (actually, not sure about Swords)

Technocentral

n97 mini wrote: »

Technocentral wrote: »

Wow, cheaper than in Brewdog bars themselves!

Which aren't particularly cheap!

Punk is €4.75 in the Blanch 'spoons, €3.75 in the rest (actually, not sure about Swords)

Was about 5 sterling for Punk in Manchester Brewdog when I was there last year, how is that possible!?

BeerNut

Technocentral wrote: »

Was about 5 sterling for Punk in Manchester Brewdog when I was there last year, how is that possible!?

The price of beer is based on what people will pay for it in the setting it's for sale. BrewDog bars price for a young market with lots of disposable income. JD Wetherspoon... doesn't.

Technocentral

BeerNut wrote: »

Technocentral wrote: »

Was about 5 sterling for Punk in Manchester Brewdog when I was there last year, how is that possible!?

The price of beer is based on what people will pay for it in the setting it's for sale. BrewDog bars price for a young market with lots of disposable income. JD Wetherspoon... doesn't.

Still thats a huge difference, 6.70 and 3.75 cant tjink of any other craft beers with that price difference in Ireland, eg Porterhouse in non PH bars is never 2 or 3 euros less.

Technocentral

Unless its a loss leader exposes huge rip off in Irish boozers.

Subcomandante Marcos

Technocentral wrote: »

Unless its a loss leader exposes huge rip off in Irish boozers.

It's more of a stack it high and sell it cheap approach. Their margin on things like Punk is tiny, but they're not making a loss.

BeerNut

Technocentral wrote: »

Still thats a huge difference, 6.70 and 3.75 cant tjink of any other craft beers with that price difference in Ireland.

You don't see it because the brewers usually go to huge efforts to stop it from happening and control prices. It's why JDW doesn't sell Guinness in Ireland, for example. Either BrewDog's Irish importer is furious and would like JDW to knock it off, or they're following what seems to be BrewDog's current strategy of maximising the quantity of beer they make and sell without being too precious about price. Pile it high and sell it regardless.

RasTa

£4.20 over here in spoons for a pint of punk. Think it's £5.50 in the brewdog bar 3mins down the road.

Also nobody young drinks in Brewdog, always full of office types in suits etc. Does look funny as the staff are all your generic hipster looking youth

beertons

Finches closed last night. No loss to most, but it's locals will be looking for somewhere else to drink now.

L1011

Has it been sold? Fitzgerald was trying to shift it for a while now.

The physically nearest pub is the Hudson Rooms in LV, rather different setup and I can't imagine they'll want the extra business...

beertons

L1011 wrote: »

Has it been sold? Fitzgerald was trying to shift it for a while now.

All I heard was apartments. And the guy who has Crowe's in Tallaght got it. But I could be way off.

beertons

The Arc is gone too. Or what ever it's called now.