Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

ciaran76 · 02-12-2016 12:24PM

Think most have been here before.

BeerNut · 02-12-2016 04:22PM

Camden Street has been referred to Bord Pleanála. With the late nights and the loud music and the I-don't-want-to-read-anything-about-how-the-company-does-business-I-know-what-a-superpub-is-thank-you.

Reputable Rog · 02-12-2016 04:51PM

On my way to the Linen Weaver now, for a night of fine beers and fine food. I shall report back.

Mech1 · 02-12-2016 05:04PM

From what i see in the forty foot, the wrong crowd have 1 chance only to behave themselves, they cant, so are barred within a week or so of first using the premises.

maximum12 · 02-12-2016 07:22PM

ciaran76 wrote: »

Think most have been here before.

Hope they're not all Christmas ales. I'm usually done after one fruity spicy beer.

BeerNut · 02-12-2016 07:39PM

British Christmas ales don't usually have fruit and spices added. I'd say most of these don't.

maximum12 · 02-12-2016 07:53PM

BeerNut wrote: »

British Christmas ales don't usually have fruit and spices added. I'd say most of these don't.

Cool. Any particular characteristic apart from dark?

BeerNut · 02-12-2016 08:11PM

Nope. They're not even always dark. It's almost as if beer is made up as it goes along.

Reputable Rog · 03-12-2016 01:52PM

No festival ales in The Linen Weaver last night. Hobgoblin was on and it was poor, Ghost ship was better and the Shipyard was nice.
Food portions were miserable.
The manager in there wouldn't manage a fantasy football team.
Went to Rising Sons afterwards, had Midaza stout which was crap and a Franciscan well special which a standard smooth flow.

Subcomandante Marcos · 03-12-2016 03:02PM

Reputable Rog wrote: »

had Midaza stout which was crap.

You're not well.

Mi Dazza is one of the best beers produced in Ireland. Fantastic stout!

Subcomandante Marcos · 03-12-2016 03:05PM

Link to 'Spoons christmas real ale list.

https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/christmas/christmas-ales

BeerNut · 24-04-2017 09:55AM

Final planning hurdle for Camden Street has been cleared, by the looks of things.

coylemj · 25-04-2017 11:31PM

You can order from your table using the JDW smartphone app. It involves paying electronically when placing the order, the person who delivers the goods to your table will not take cash.

The JDW website mentions Android Pay & Apple pay but the only payment option I can see for the Three Tun Tavern is credit card...

https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/order-and-pay-app

n97 mini · 26-04-2017 12:02AM

Android Pay is for contactless payments only. Not for online, which is what the at-table ordering is.

Android Pay works at the tills in 'spoons, and at anywhere else that accepts contactless.

Avada · 26-04-2017 12:21AM

n97 mini wrote: »

Android Pay is for contactless payments only. Not for online, which is what the at-table ordering is.

Android Pay works at the tills in 'spoons, and at anywhere else that accepts contactless.

Not correct, see here: https://www.android.com/intl/en_ie/pay/

It's also for online payments, sending a virtual card number (single use), protecting your card from online fraud, amongst other uses.

coylemj · 27-04-2017 11:45PM

Can we just accept for the moment that the JDW pubs in Ireland will only accept 'Order & Pay' (smartphone app) payments via credit card and leave discussion about other payment methods for another day?

n97 mini · 29-04-2017 12:22AM

Avada wrote: »

Not correct, see here: https://www.android.com/intl/en_ie/pay/

It's also for online payments, sending a virtual card number (single use), protecting your card from online fraud, amongst other uses.

It always uses a virtual card number.

Have you been able to use it online? I haven't.

Avada · 29-04-2017 02:43AM

n97 mini wrote: »

It always uses a virtual card number.

Have you been able to use it online? I haven't.

Yep. Has to be enabled on the site as a payment method.

MonkstownHoop · 07-05-2017 11:26PM

Seems handier just to order at the bar tbh

coylemj · 11-05-2017 12:59PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Seems handier just to order at the bar tbh

Not if you're by yourself and even if you're there with friends, each of you has to go to the bar to order and pay without that new system.

Not being able to place an order with a waiter/ess at the table makes a difference if you have coats, tablets, mobile phones etc. to worry about - thieves are everywhere these day.

irish_goat · 27-05-2017 01:00PM

The first spoons to close in Derry has reopened in just under 5 days using the same name, The Diamond. They are claiming that they have "Derry's largest selection of draught beers"(18 taps), mainly made up of C&C brands and boasting an impressive 14 pale lagers. :rolleyes:

A grand total of 1 beer is Irish owned, Dublin Blonde. Not even something to get excited about.

Seve OB · 27-05-2017 02:57PM

irish_goat wrote: »

The first spoons to close in Derry has reopened in just under 5 days using the same name, The Diamond. They are claiming that they have "Derry's largest selection of draught beers"(18 taps), mainly made up of C&C brands and boasting an impressive 14 pale lagers. :rolleyes:

A grand total of 1 beer is Irish owned, Dublin Blonde. Not even something to get excited about.

Is C&C not Irish?

Zaph · 27-05-2017 03:10PM

irish_goat wrote: »

The first spoons to close in Derry has reopened in just under 5 days using the same name, The Diamond. They are claiming that they have "Derry's largest selection of draught beers"(18 taps), mainly made up of C&C brands and boasting an impressive 14 pale lagers. :rolleyes:

A grand total of 1 beer is Irish owned, Dublin Blonde. Not even something to get excited about.

In fairness, the pub isn't anything to get excited about anyway. I was in it once a few years ago, it was possibly one of the most depressing pubs I've ever set foot in. It was essentially a big room for drinking in rather than a pub.

irish_goat · 27-05-2017 06:51PM

Seve OB wrote: »

Is C&C not Irish?

They're a big multinational, so not really.

L1011 · 27-05-2017 09:45PM

irish_goat wrote: »

They're a big multinational, so not really.

HQed in Ireland.

Would you consider Glanbia, Ornua or CRH to not be Irish? Where do you consider C&C to be from, then?

irish_goat · 28-05-2017 10:29AM

L1011 wrote: »

HQed in Ireland.

Would you consider Glanbia, Ornua or CRH to not be Irish? Where do you consider C&C to be from, then?

Ornua is a co-op but the other 2 are just large multinationals as well. C&C is mainly owned by foreigners so where they have their head office doesn't make much of a difference, imo.

Buckfast W · 28-05-2017 11:52AM

irish_goat wrote:

Ornua is a co-op but the other 2 are just large multinationals as well. C&C is mainly owned by foreigners so where they have their head office doesn't make much of a difference, imo.

Pretty much like Guinness, I think Diagio is owned by some Brazilian guy now. Something is Irish if it suits there marketing purposes but I have no doubt that they'd pack up and move somewhere else if it saved them more money.

L1011 · 28-05-2017 02:37PM

irish_goat wrote: »

Ornua is a co-op but the other 2 are just large multinationals as well. C&C is mainly owned by foreigners so where they have their head office doesn't make much of a difference, imo.

Have you personally inspected the share registers?

Lucena · 01-06-2017 08:18PM

Buckfast W wrote: »

Pretty much like Guinness, I think Diagio is owned by some Brazilian guy now. Something is Irish if it suits there marketing purposes but I have no doubt that they'd pack up and move somewhere else if it saved them more money.

Diageo are based in London, so Guinness is British. As well as being watery ****e!

Buckfast W · 01-06-2017 08:31PM

Lucena wrote:

Diageo are based in London, so Guinness is British. As well as being watery ****e!

Ah yeah they've been British for years, I believe (and I'm open to correction) that during the troubles and bombing campaign in Britain Diagio we're considering marketing Guinness as British and not Irish.

Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

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