Supporting craft breweries

Blisterman

I have a feeling that a lot of off licences don't want to be stuck with unbarcoded stock they won't be able to shift after May, so they're being very conservative with their ordering, until they clear the old stock off their shelves.

irish_goat

Worth noting that a lot of breweries will be in (or just finishing) St.Patricks Day prep at this time of year so will be focusing on getting pallets of their regulars shipped to Europe.

Pen Rua

Both Whiplash and Wicklow Wolf have free shipping from their webstores.

Zaph

Very rarely in town these days, so headed to Against the Grain for the first time in a long time tonight. Shutters were down, so we went to the Beer Temple instead. Asked the barman there about Against the Grain, he told us it's closing down this week. Shame, it was always my favourite GBB pub, but I suppose if I haven't been there much lately, maybe a lot of others haven't been either.

Macy0161

I was only in there last week, and it was busy enough for early on a Wednesday evening I thought.

Citizen Six

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121944126#Comment_121944126

I gave up on it a few years ago. Staff weren't very good at their jobs, and the place stank like a sewer.

Blisterman

Against the Grain was open over the weekend. So don't think that's right.

BeerNut

It seems to be hanging on all right, though apparently there is another company ready to take over the lease.

breezy1985

Would be great if they kept things roughly the same but just not run by Galway Bay.

BeerNut

Nah, it's going to be an Asian restaurant, I'm told.

Passenger

Interesting as they only renovated it last year, and not for the better, either imho.

Pen Rua

Might be a long shot, but I am assuming there are few to no venues / off licenses worth going to very close to Croke Park? Am up for work soon and staying close by, but am not fussed for the 30+ min walk to head into town-town for the likes of Craft Central, Underdog, Fidelity et al in the evening (public transport is not much quicker)

As an aside, I don't think Underdog actually state on their Instagram their address… so going off Google that it is indeed 199 King St N, Rotunda, Dublin 1, D07 PR5X.

L1011

Cat and Cage, Juno are the best options probably

Citizen Six

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122023422#Comment_122023422

Where's Juno? Haven't been to cat and cage in years, didn't know they had a good craft offering now. They do good pizza now too, right?

L1011

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122023639#Comment_122023639

former Red Parrot on Dorset Street, just a little over the bridge - not sure how good or not the craft offering is, but it'll be more than the two taps in McGraths (O'Haras and Galway Hooker; and one of the staff appears to lipread O'Haras as Carlsberg!)

Citizen Six

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122023654#Comment_122023654

Ah yeah, I know the one now.

toffeeshel

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122023322#Comment_122023322

Martins in Fairview is about 10/15 minute walk from Croke Park

youcancallmeal

The Big Romance is a good spot, only 5 mins walk to Croke Park

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122024404#Comment_122024404

20 minute walk.

I've done it plenty of times.

Pen Rua

Thanks - we'll see how work goes and if I'm up to the walks out and about.

JayRoc

Here's a question for those more knowledgable than I...

I noticed Tesco have significantly different prices on gargle depending on whether or not the customer has a Clubcard; would the recent rule change about discounts on achohol not apply here?

No axe to grind one way or the other, just curious.

I remember my local offie having to do away with their loyalty scheme when all this came in and I was devastated ;)

Macy0161

Can't answer the legal question, but Lidl have been doing the same for months with wine with Lidl Plus. In both stores, they don't count for the points or x of €xx spend.

Twee.

I think it's allowed because the discounts are available to anyone with a club card/app and they don't contribute to points schemes. There's no "rewarding" if that makes sense.

youcancallmeal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122024413#Comment_122024413

After several pre-match pints maybe it just feels like 5 minutes to me 😅

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122030583#Comment_122030583

Oh I know.

As a Limerick fan I have become a bit of an expert on the walk to Croke Park in recent times 🤣

BeerNut

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122030259#Comment_122030259

It's a bit like the late-night pricing in pubs vs the happy hour ban: putting the price up for some people is legal, nay encouraged. As long as the Clubcard price is above MUP, it's legal. Discounts are only illegal when you have to buy more alcohol to get them.

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122030803#Comment_122030803

So, in most bars, beer is considerably cheaper if you buy a pint rather than a half pint. Could this be illegal?

BeerNut

Nope, because it's a different product, not a cheaper version of the same product. Like how multipacks in the supermarket are cheaper per can than buying individually: it's allowed because it's a different SKU. Breaking the spirit of the law, I guess, but not the letter.

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122034479#Comment_122034479

Ah, I had hoped that this thing I've been banging on about for years may finally have some standing in law. The price charged in some places for a half pint is outrageous compared to the price of a pint of the same beer!

squonk

you’d think that discrepancy along with the high price of NA and soft drinks in bars would have been the first measures implemented by those who are so concerned for the nations health.