Brewdog

Thelonious Monk

Anyone been? Looks enormous, and kinda gimmicky. Rumour has it the cheapest pint is 7e. I'll go and take a look eventually but I can't see something that big lasting too long in that part of town.

irish_goat

Thread on it here. https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057473039&page=19

Not been yet myself, might only make it there before Ireland matches as it's a wee bit out of the way and I don't always have loads of spare time when I'm in Dublin.

Thelonious Monk

Oh thanks, guess this can be closed

neris

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

Rumour has it the cheapest pint is 7e.

And who said Temple Bar was a rip off

pauliebdub

It will probably do well with the after work drinks crowd due to its location near grand canal dock. Otherwise it's just too expensive and too far out.

Gavin "shels"

neris wrote: »

And who said Temple Bar was a rip off

The boom is back, didn't you hear...

It’s in a horrible location.

gmisk

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

It’s in a horrible location.

I don't think it is tbh, lots of apartments and big businesses down at that end of town.
I agree it's probably not an obvious place but I don't think they would have picked it at random

GLaDOS

The site contains a microbrewery so a City Centre location likely didn't suit.

Have been to a couple of Brewdogs in the UK and enjoyed them, they make some cracking beer but you do pay a premium on them. This seems to have been inflated even further for Dublin which is frustrating.

Prices are here.

I'll definitely pay a visit and probably return very occasionally, but the combination of location and price means it won't be a regular spot.

wakka12

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

It’s in a horrible location.

Have you been there? Its a fantastic location overlooking the river with a beautiful terrace. With 999 apartments gone in for planning 150 m across the river from it and hundreds of other apartments in the pipeline nearby in the north docks I dont think itll lbe long before this area isnt considered'far out' anymore but rather as central as anywhere else in town

loyatemu

real PITA location to get to via public transport. 20 minute walk to Grand Canal Dock station. That'll improve when the 2 new bridges are built nearby (across the mouth of the dock to Ringsend and pedestrian bridge over the river which will link to the Luas) but that's several years away.

wakka12

wakka12 wrote: »

Have you been there? Its a fantastic location overlooking the river with a beautiful terrace. With 999 apartments gone in for planning 150 m across the river from it and hundreds of other apartments in the pipeline nearby in the north docks I dont think itll lbe long before this area isnt considered'far out' anymore but rather as central as anywhere else in town

I haven’t been in brewdog but I’ve been in the exact location it stand, yes. I can’t see myself going as the only time I’d ever be that far out of my way in the city would be a concert and then it’s going to be a horrible experience because of the concert crowd anyway.

irish_goat

Anyone going regularly should consider buying a share for £25. You'll get 5% discount on food and drink and get a free pint on your birthday (as well as a few other benefits).

quaalude

I was in at the weekend in the afternoon, I live nearby and remembered it was there.
I had a really nice green tea (proper big teapot, only 2.55 EUR) and himself had coffee, said it was decent.
The views are lovely, the chairs are comfy and I saw a nice puppy.
I was working so used their free WiFi, but legged it when the sport came on and dominated the entire place.
Pints seemed really dear, but I'm not a big pints person, and I forgot to look at the wine list.

GooglePlus

Had food their recently, no drinks.

Definitely a drinking spot onky, the food is overpriced and ****e.

Nice outdoor area that would be great in the summer months.

Assetbacked

With the new pedestrian bridges due to be built, linking the Point area to that part of Grand Canal Dock combined with the massive development going on across the water, I think the location is spot on even if it takes 2 years or so to properly get going.

I have been for lunch (2-4-1 mains on a Monday) and thought it was pathetically small so €7.50 for my burger was bad value. Haven't been for beer yet but wouldn't be overly against €7 considering it is a nice place, has good beers and is not more expensive relative to the price of pints in other nicer places in town.

griffdaddy

Has anyone put the all you can eat wings to the test yet?

MarkY91

Have we reached peak hipster in Dublin?

Hodors Appletart

MarkY91 wrote: »

Have we reached peak hipster in Dublin?

brewdog stopped being hipster about 5 years ago ffs

oh iot doesn't sell heineken, it's hipster

get a grip people enjoy stuff you don't oh the humanity

MarkY91

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

brewdog stopped being hipster about 5 years ago ffs

oh iot doesn't sell heineken, it's hipster

get a grip people enjoy stuff you don't oh the humanity

An €8 pint of overworks funk x punk sounds a bit hipster to me..

Hodors Appletart

MarkY91 wrote: »

An €8 pint of overworks funk x punk sounds a bit hipster to me..

don't drink there so

nobody is forcing you to go there or pay those prices if you don't want to

i'm sure you'll be happy with your .79c cans of excalibur at home

MarkY91

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

don't drink there so

nobody is forcing you to go there or pay those prices if you don't want to

i'm sure you'll be happy with your .79c cans of excalibur at home

Why do you seem so offended? That's mad.

I might go today for a coffee to check it out as someone mentioned it having nice views. Or maybe have a random pint en route to the 3 arena for the MMA event next weekend.

BeerNut

MarkY91 wrote: »

en route to the 3 arena

Brewdog is about mile away from the 3 Arena unless you swim the Liffey. It's not really en route to anywhere.

sally cinnamon89

MarkY91 wrote: »

An €8 pint of overworks funk x punk sounds a bit hipster to me..

Hipster?? I'm not sure you know what it means

RasTa

People who drink this stuff are nerds, not hipsters.

Birneybau

MarkY91 wrote: »

An €8 pint of overworks funk x punk sounds a bit hipster to me..

Define hipster. I absolutely beg you.

Those that don't like MMA?

Ripoffs are hipster now?

Effects

MarkY91 wrote: »

Or maybe have a random pint en route to the 3 arena for the MMA event next weekend.

Oh, you're an MMA fan? Wouldn't you be more likely to enjoy drinking Dutch Gold in the laneways around the locks around there in fairness?

imme

Too far from everywhere.

Building is fun and interesting.

Food is fine.

Choice of beer is decent as you'd expect, prices aren't great.

It will do well with tourists, after work folk, will this be enough?

wakka12

Hodors Appletart wrote: »

don't drink there so

nobody is forcing you to go there or pay those prices if you don't want to

i'm sure you'll be happy with your .79c cans of excalibur at home

He can point out something is overpriced without going there. Do you never give an opinion on the apparent value of a service you may intend to use unless you have already used it?

garhjw

imme wrote: »

Too far from everywhere.

Building is fun and interesting.

Food is fine.

Choice of beer is decent as you'd expect, prices aren't great.

It will do well with tourists, after work folk, will this be enough?

Are there not 2 bridge planned for the area - ringsend to SJRQ and another across the Liffey down that end?

Effects

Those bridges are a few years away from being built.

Assetbacked

imme wrote: »

Too far from everywhere.

Building is fun and interesting.

Food is fine.

Choice of beer is decent as you'd expect, prices aren't great.

It will do well with tourists, after work folk, will this be enough?

Hard to know. Plenty of offices down there and it ticks the boxes as a venue for casual office beers. Doing food should also keep it going during the day. There is a Wetherspoons opening in Grand Canal Dock which will be its main competition.

Effects

Assetbacked wrote: »

There is a Wetherspoons opening in Grand Canal Dock which will be its main competition.

Will it? Are they not going for different ends of the market.
If this Wetherspoons is like the rest of them, then I can't see the clientele from Brewdog drinking there on the regular.

sally cinnamon89

They sell brewdog in Weatherspoons for half the price of the beers owner - strange

Effects

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

They sell brewdog in Weatherspoons for half the price of the beers owner - strange

And I can buy it even cheaper in the off licence and choose to drink it on the street, or at home.

Wetherspoons and Brewdog don't offer the same thing. It's similar, but not the same.

Similar to how you probably don't choose to eat in McDonalds every time you go out to eat.

Effects

Effects wrote: »

And I can buy it even cheaper in the off licence and choose to drink it on the street, or at home.

Wetherspoons and Brewdog don't offer the same thing. It's similar, but not the same.

Similar to how you probably don't choose to eat in McDonalds every time you go out to eat.

McDonalds aren’t selling a high priced restaurants food though so that’s a very tame comparison.

And that’s before you get to the fact that there’s quite likely a good chunk of people who would prefer to have a drink in a Wetherspoons than Brewdog.

Effects

ReginaldSmythV wrote: »

There’s quite likely a good chunk of people who would prefer to have a drink in a Wetherspoons than Brewdog.

You're just repeating my original point.

Effects

Effects wrote: »

You're just repeating my original point.

I’m not saying one group is better than the other, so not quite the same.

Effects

I didn't say one group was better than the other either, just that they are different markets. Sure there will be crossover.
I don't really like Wetherspoons myself but have the odd pint in it. I also drink in Brewdog, but not that often either. I still know which one I prefer though.

Assetbacked

If the company is paying then Brewdog will be more popular but if the staff themselves go out for pints then it will be off to Wetherspoons with them.

Thethunder

It's just a little too faccckkkin hoppy minnn for the goooyyyts not living in D4.

I think you need a beard and a few doodles up your arm to be able to drink that gargle.

sally cinnamon89

Effects wrote: »

And I can buy it even cheaper in the off licence and choose to drink it on the street, or at home.

Wetherspoons and Brewdog don't offer the same thing. It's similar, but not the same.

Similar to how you probably don't choose to eat in McDonalds every time you go out to eat.

You're drinking the same beer

Effects

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

You're drinking the same beer

But leaving price out of the equation, I'd rather drink in Brewdog than Wetherspoons. If you're happy to sit in a soulless pub so you can get drunk for cheaper then that's no big deal.

Effects

Thethunder wrote: »

I think you need a beard and a few doodles up your arm to be able to drink that gargle.

You only just stopped short of calling them hipsters. Why do people like you feel so threatened by someone that's a small bit different to you?

sally cinnamon89

Effects wrote: »

But leaving price out of the equation, I'd rather drink in Brewdog than Wetherspoons. If you're happy to sit in a soulless pub so you can get drunk for cheaper then that's no big deal.

I don't particularly enjoy weatherspoons as a place to drink. But personally if I was going to go get a nice beer I would go to and Irish Independent Pub serving Irish craft beers. I was just pointing out there ridiculous prices.

kickfacer

sally cinnamon89 wrote: »

They sell brewdog in Weatherspoons for half the price of the beers owner - strange

Wetherspoons and Brewdog are apples and oranges.

Effects

kickfacer wrote: »

Wetherspoons and Brewdog are apples and oranges.

BUT THEY SERVE THE SAME BEER, OF COURSE THEY ARE THE SAME!

nc6000

The Wetherspoons in Swords seems to have some issue with the draft Punk IPA, haven't been able to serve it the two occasions I've been there recently. Ended up having cans of Clockwork Tangerine.

sally cinnamon89

nc6000 wrote: »

The Wetherspoons in Swords seems to have some issue with the draft Punk IPA, haven't been able to serve it the two occasions I've been there recently. Ended up having cans of Clockwork Tangerine.

Not ideal - go down to Attic Bar in Swords. They'll look after you

Effects

nc6000 wrote: »

Ended up having cans of Clockwork Tangerine.

I have an aversion to drinking cans in a pub like that.