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    #4022
    Blisterman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 7,539 ✭✭✭Blisterman


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



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    #4023
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,215 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


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

    My beer blog | Bluesky | My other beer blog



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    #4024
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,056 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


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



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    #4025
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,215 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


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

    My beer blog | Bluesky | My other beer blog



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    #4026
    Passenger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,172 ✭✭✭Passenger


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



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    #4027
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭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.



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    #4028
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76,217 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Cat and Cage, Juno are the best options probably



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    #4029
    Citizen Six
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭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?



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    #4030
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76,217 ✭✭✭✭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!)



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    #4031
    Citizen Six
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭Citizen Six


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

    Ah yeah, I know the one now.



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    #4032
    toffeeshel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 404 ✭✭toffeeshel


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

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



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    #4033
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,217 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


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



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    #4034
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,056 ✭✭✭✭breezy1985


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

    20 minute walk.

    I've done it plenty of times.



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    #4035
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭Pen Rua


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



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    #4036
    JayRoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭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 ;)



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    #4037
    Macy0161
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,104 ✭✭✭✭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.



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    #4038
    Twee.
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,721 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.



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    #4039
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,217 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


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

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



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    #4040
    breezy1985
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,056 ✭✭✭✭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 🤣



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    #4041
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,215 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.

    My beer blog | Bluesky | My other beer blog



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    #4042
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,160 ✭✭✭✭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?



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    #4043
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,215 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.

    My beer blog | Bluesky | My other beer blog



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    #4044
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,160 ✭✭✭✭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!



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    #4045
    squonk
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 11,916 Mod ✭✭✭✭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.



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    #4046
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭Pen Rua


    I picked up a can of Rascals’ Strawberry Milkshake IPA. I noticed it has a logo indicating it is vegan friendly, but the ingredients list mentions lactose.

    I had thought lactose was derived from milk sugars. Is there such a thing as vegan lactose, or am I just putting my ignorance on show for everyone?



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    #4047
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 76,217 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    There's lab efforts to make it, but that's just mislabeled



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    #4048
    thesandeman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,382 ✭✭✭✭thesandeman


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122069408#Comment_122069408

    I posted something similar before about the Sailor Sam lager. It states it's gluten free but the ingredients include gluten 🤔.



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    #4049
    Pen Rua
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,154 ✭✭✭Pen Rua


    And in fact, it’s a Strawberry Shake IPA, no “milk” in the name. So couple that with a vegan friendly logo and lactose noted in tiny print, might be an unfortunate surprise for a vegan who picked it up!



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    #4050
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 6,013 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Would imagine the standard can template has the vegan friendly logo and someone forgot to take it off. Happens to the best of us, I forgot to list salt on a gose label once. 😅



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    #4051
    JayRoc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,043 ✭✭✭JayRoc


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122070907#Comment_122070907

    Tbf listing something as being free of a particular allergen is serious enough if it's incorrect.



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