Mid Week Pints at the Local Pub

Brendan Flowers · 16-10-2013 12:29PM

Lapin wrote: »

Always better crack in my local during the week.

Full of real drinkers who spend a few bob. Good customers.

Unlike the once a week shower who flood the place on a Saturday night turning up half pissed after starting at home and knocking back their shots of yeager-bombs, insult the bar staff, stumble around in their high heels, before throwing up all over the floor of the jax, falling out the door and doing it all again in the niteclub.

Sure, thats exactly the difference between those who drink mid week and those who drink at the weekend :rolleyes:

gazzer · 16-10-2013 12:33PM

Live in a rural area (in Cavan) with the nearest pub being 3 miles away so dont bother going for drinks during the week. I would only be having 2 or 3 and then to fork out for a taxi wouldnt be worth it. Coupled with that is the fact I dont know anybody in the area so would be billy no mates in the pub even if I did go

Just go out in Dublin every other Saturday night and stay up with friends or family.

jester77 · 16-10-2013 12:33PM

Regularly go for beers mid-week. Places are always fairly full, especially the cafe/bistro places.

Honey-ec · 16-10-2013 12:45PM

Yup, meet my sisters every Tuesday on the way home from work in our local. There's an offie attached and no corkage Monday - Thursday, so I'd grab a bottle of wine for 8 or 9 quid and bring home whatever I don't drink. We usually pop in for an hour or two on a Sunday afternoon too, although if Man Utd are playing, I'm out of there.

If I had my way I'd ban At The Races too :mad:

Tiddlypeeps · 16-10-2013 12:50PM

Feckin hell I don't think I ever would have considered 6 pints in a night a quiet few :eek:

I sometimes go for a pint after work with some mates, usually I'll have one and go home but the odd time I'll stick around for at most 3. My tolerance for alcohol has drop considerably since my college years so 3 usually has me fairly toasty.

tobsey · 16-10-2013 12:57PM

Dante Billions Drugstore wrote: »

6 pints would never leave me feeling any worse than a bit groggy for the first hour in the morning, I know people have different tolerance but unless someone has a very low tolerance then 6 pints shouldn't leave them (a man anyway) feeling too bad the next day and certainly not still feeling it the following day.

If you ordered your 6th pint at last orders it's very likely you would be over the legal limit to drive in the morning, definitely at 6am anyway.

6 pints by Irish standards might be classed as a few quiet pints, in reality it's a lot of alcohol.

theteal · 16-10-2013 01:09PM

tobsey wrote: »

If you ordered your 6th pint at last orders it's very likely you would be over the legal limit to drive in the morning, definitely at 6am anyway.

6 pints by Irish standards might be classed as a few quiet pints, in reality it's a lot of alcohol.

I was just thinking that, I'd be very wary of driving first thing in the morning if I had 6 pints the night before

EyeSight · 16-10-2013 01:12PM

garv123 wrote: »

Now its pre-drink at a house and go straight to a club and spend as little as possible for most people.

pre-drinking is not just done because of cost alone. When pre-drinking at a house you can actually have banter with your friends. Pubs blare music way too loud IMO.
You also don't get treated like crap. I find most bars service at night is terrible. Either there's no staff on to get your drink or they treat you rudely(i know they have to put up with idiots but that's no excuse).
For me the pre-drinking banter is sometimes better than the "post-drink" banter

Eight Ball · 16-10-2013 01:17PM

Pubs are a thing of the past imo. I think we are moving towards a more European centred culture when it comes to going out thankfully. Cafe's and restaurants are now favoured as a good place to go and mix with your friends or dinner parties in ones house. Last time I was in a pub was at a funeral afters around a year ago and it cost the guts of 15 euro for a pint and a gin and coke. And they wonder why their business is going bust ffs.

tmc86 · 16-10-2013 01:22PM

During the week I'd be more likely to go for a bite to eat after work and a couple of drinks rather than a pub.

Leave the mid-week pub visits off until Winter/Christmas these days unless it's summer and we head to a beer garden for one or two!

sign of getting old that I like to keep my mid week focused on work and the weekends for the pints etc

bucketybuck · 16-10-2013 02:03PM

Dante Billions Drugstore wrote: »

Ballsed after 6 pints and still feeling it two days later , I'd count it as a quiet few pints (as would most people I know so I'm no different), wouldn't bother me the next day at all.

You have a problem with drink.

16-10-2013 02:29PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

You have a problem with drink.

I certainly do not. Amazing how someone can come up with a statement like that with absolutely no basis for it at all.

suicide_circus · 16-10-2013 02:33PM

If I drink midweek it will be 1 or 2 high quality beers at home with dinner. I cannot tolerate having any sort of head on me in work, when I was younger I did it but that was just stupidity.

.jacksparrow. · 16-10-2013 02:38PM

5 pints straight after work and home by 8 is grand.

Much better atmosphere midweek when everyone is in for the couple straight after work.

But anymore than 5 and later than 8 and it's acting the Mickey!

Tiddlypeeps · 16-10-2013 02:38PM

Dante Billions Drugstore wrote: »

I certainly do not. Amazing how someone can come up with a statement like that with absolutely no basis for it at all.

I wouldn't say it's based on nothing. I don't know you so won't assume anything but based on some of your previous posts you definitely tick more than a few boxes.

elefant · 16-10-2013 02:39PM

Dante Billions Drugstore wrote: »

I certainly do not. Amazing how someone can come up with a statement like that with absolutely no basis for it at all.

hate this shíte on after hours. everyone has a problem with drink once one of these threads start!

16-10-2013 02:44PM

Not in Ireland but yea, midweek pints are the best.. The pub i go to now has a really nice regular crowd, a good pool table, good music, barely any sport on TV and decent food. Go in round 6, home round 10.30.

bucketybuck · 16-10-2013 02:53PM

Dante Billions Drugstore wrote: »

I certainly do not. Amazing how someone can come up with a statement like that with absolutely no basis for it at all.

Oh you can act indignant all you want, but the cold reality is that if you are blithely drinking 6 pints on a week night without any ill effect then you are probably an alcoholic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism#Early_signs

Alcoholism is characterised by an increased tolerance of and physical dependence on alcohol

Arawn · 16-10-2013 02:55PM

Wednesdays are my night, beer pong and specials on booze

bikeman1 · 16-10-2013 03:08PM

Every Wednesday our group of friends meet up in our local. There are around 15 of us in total, but its usually 8-10 depending on what people are up to.

It started about 5 years ago and we've kept it up, pretty much every week. Some people drive, so don't drink and people swap the lifts around for those who live a bit further away.

Its a great social get together. The pub gets a nice midweek crowd. All the usual regulars. Bar staff know us well and look after us.

Much better than Facebook, we all get to have a laugh and know each other really well.

Normally it is 3 or 4 pints and home. It breaks up the week nicely too. Never feel bad in work the next morning either.

All of us are 30 and under. North Dublin.

Wompa1 · 16-10-2013 03:29PM

Ability to hold alcohol = Masculinity...duh.

16-10-2013 03:33PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

Oh you can act indignant all you want, but the cold reality is that if you are blithely drinking 6 pints on a week night without any ill effect then you are probably an alcoholic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism#Early_signs

Being able to drink 5 or 6 pints and feel fairly ok the next day is hardly any exceptional tolerance to be fair. I also don't see why going out on a week night is being frowned upon, having a night out during the week is pretty much the norm for a lot of people and 5 or 6 pints would be the minimum in a lot of cases.

Basically anyone who is going out having a good time and enjoying themselves is being branded an alcoholic by some people nowadays.

jimgoose · 16-10-2013 03:34PM

bucketybuck wrote: »

Oh you can act indignant all you want, but the cold reality is that if you are blithely drinking 6 pints on a week night without any ill effect then you are probably an alcoholic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcoholism#Early_signs

What are you, American?? Get Haaaard!!!

FTA69 · 16-10-2013 03:38PM

I had six bottles of beer and a meal last night and feel perfectly fine, and I wasn't home and asleep until 1am. Six pints isn't a "big drink" like; and having a few rounds after work on a given weekday doesn't mean you're a raging alcoholic.

FTA69 · 16-10-2013 03:41PM

What are you, American??

Sure I drank a box of bottles at a "party" in the US and they were acting like I was Brendan Behan or someone. Have more than a few pints in a row over there and they'll be suggesting you go to bloody counselling.

Knex* · 16-10-2013 03:42PM

FTA69 wrote: »

I had six bottles of beer and a meal last night and feel perfectly fine, and I wasn't home and asleep until 1am. Six pints isn't a "big drink" like; and having a few rounds after work on a given weekday doesn't mean you're a raging alcoholic.

6 bottles is around 4 pints, right? For me anyway, those extra two pints would put me from feeling fine the next morning, to feeling groggy and a small bit worse for wear.

ArnoldJRimmer · 16-10-2013 03:45PM

If you are going out and drinking 5-6 pints every night of the week and feel no ill effects, then yes, you are probably an alcoholic. If you do it one night a week, its a pretty silly assumption

Personally, I find its what I drink that makes the difference. I could drink 7-8 bottles of Miller Lite and feel no ill effects the next day. If I drink 4 pints of a strong ale/ stout, I'll be hanging the next morning.

I much prefer having a few drinks midweek in the local than dealing with the hassle of a Saturday night. Would rather have a few in a mates house, or early Saturdays beers, home in time for the tea

FTA69 · 16-10-2013 03:46PM

Knex. wrote: »

6 bottles is around 4 pints, right? For me anyway, those extra two pints would put me from feeling fine the next morning, to feeling groggy and a small bit worse for wear.

Yeah, four pints is technically considered "binge drinking" though.

Maximus Alexander · 16-10-2013 03:50PM

I'd go out the odd week night to watch a match, or just have a chat. I wouldn't have more than 3 pints though, maybe 4. Even at 4 I wouldn't be my sharpest the next morning. I suppose I'm not a hard man, but I'm fine with that.

old hippy · 16-10-2013 03:51PM

After a hard day of fighting fascism and bleeding my little liberal heart dry, I like to relax in my local, where everybody knows my name. I much prefer midweek drinking than the weekends where it seems all of West London's tossers are out and about...

Mid Week Pints at the Local Pub

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