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Man your pumps, Wetherspoons are coming

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  • #1262
    roadsmart
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 625 ✭✭✭roadsmart


    Ravelleman wrote: »
    I thought that myself while walking past it the other day. I've never been inside but the building doesn't look sufficiently open for their kind of premises. I wouldn't mind at all if they did open there though.

    It's a very deceptive building. It is HUUUUUGE inside, both upstairs and ground level, and with a monster of a basement too. The one criteria it doesn't meet though, is outside space. Now the Addison, there's a place that ticks all their boxes. I'd love to see them open there too, although it's almost TOO close!


  • #1263
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Is The Addison closed?


  • #1264
    roadsmart
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 625 ✭✭✭roadsmart


    It seems to be still open, but on a smaller scale.


  • #1265
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    Jaysis, really? Would deffo be a good spot for a JDW alright.


  • #1266
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Wetherspoon has kicked Heineken out of its entire estate after the brewer refused to supply Heineken and Murphy's to its second Irish pub. Heineken asked for a personal guarantee from chief executive John Hutson to supply the second Irish pub. Wetherspoon will sell now Tom Crean's lager, instead of Heineken.


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  • #1267
    kooga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭kooga


    where does that leave stout drinkers?

    no murphys or beamish as well


  • #1268
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,890 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    kooga wrote: »
    where does that leave stout drinkers?

    no murphys or beamish as well

    Hopefully they'll get an Irish stout in. ;)


  • #1269
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,055 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    The Three Tun Tavern has always had Crean's.

    Heineken really aren't very clever. "Yeah, let's do a deal with Wetherspoon! [ink dries] Oh, Diageo didn't do a deal and are maintaining their brand equity. [sad face] No, Wetherspoon, we're not going to do a new deal with you! Ha! [900 fewer pubs sell Heineken] Oh. [double sad face]."

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  • #1270
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    oblivious wrote: »
    Wetherspoon has kicked Heineken out of its entire estate

    As in, in the UK also?


  • #1271
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    kooga wrote: »
    where does that leave stout drinkers?

    no murphys or beamish as well

    The UK still has Guinness, its Ireland that a sub will have to be found. My money is one either O'hara, Franciscan well or possibly Rye river


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  • #1272
    kooga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭kooga


    sorry guys i'm kind of lost here.

    So heineken products are in the pub in blackrock

    there will be no heineken products in the pub in dun laoghaire

    if and when they manage to open in cork...................what will be the choice?


  • #1273
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Baldy Conscience wrote: »
    As in, in the UK also?

    Yep


  • #1274
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    kooga wrote: »
    sorry guys i'm kind of lost here.

    So heineken products are in the pub in blackrock

    there will be no heineken products in the pub in dun laoghaire

    if and when they manage to open in cork...................what will be the choice?

    no heineken products is any Spoons UK or Ireland


  • #1275
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    That's quite a statement.


  • #1276
    kooga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭kooga


    so looking at the menu on my other screen the following are gone

    fosters, heineken murphys beamish on draft plus never had diageo products

    in addition the following bottles are gone birra moretti, coors light sol desparado paulaner

    not much choice


  • #1277
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Rye river have confirmed its not going to be them, to replace the stout option


  • #1278
    BeerNut
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 12,055 Mod ✭✭✭✭BeerNut


    kooga wrote: »
    not much choice
    Or, exactly the same number of drinkable beers as before :P

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  • #1279
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    oblivious wrote: »
    Rye river have confirmed its not going to be them

    Good.


  • #1280
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    That is hilarious. Is Creans to replace Heineken across the entire estate? Surely they dont have the capacity in that little brewery in Dingle?


  • #1281
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    lol


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  • #1282
    drumswan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,592 ✭✭✭drumswan


    Its the breweries equivalent of the tardis that place, amazing


  • #1283
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    drumswan wrote: »
    That is hilarious. Is Creans to replace Heineken across the entire estate? Surely they dont have the capacity in that little brewery in Dingle?

    Well, is it all brewed in Dingle ;)


  • #1284
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


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  • #1285
    Reputable Rog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭Reputable Rog


    Franciscan Well owned by Molson Coors, could be a good deal for both parties.
    This would mean Shandon Stout which is very good, Carling and Canadian replacing Heinken, Carling Cider for Strongbow all irrelevant to beer drinkers and then some excellent beers like Doom Bar, Worthington White Shield, Worthington Smooth and may even herald the return of Caffrey's.


  • #1286
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Here is a bit from the publican's morning advertiser on the issue , uk magazine

    http://www.morningadvertiser.co.uk/Company-City-News/Wetherspoon-s-ditches-Heineken-after-row-over-Irish-pub-drinks-supply/?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=09-Dec-2014&c=RaTJ388kIWxNGBvpQPYcdZtzXjmD%2Fo2V


  • #1287
    kooga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭kooga


    Reputable Rog wrote: »
    Franciscan Well owned by Molson Coors, could be a good deal for both parties.
    This would mean Shandon Stout which is very good, Carling and Canadian replacing Heinken, Carling Cider for Strongbow all irrelevant to beer drinkers and then some excellent beers like Doom Bar, Worthington White Shield, Worthington Smooth and may even herald the return of Caffrey's.

    agree huge opportunity for coors ireland uk to fill the void


  • #1288
    Ravelleman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    oblivious wrote: »
    Rye river have confirmed its not going to be them, to replace the stout option

    Small victories.


  • #1289
    irish_goat
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 5,890 Mod ✭✭✭✭irish_goat


    Thing to remember is that they don't need to replace Heineken across the UK, they already sell plenty of other fizzy yellow beers over there. All they need is a lager and a stout for the republic. Would be great if they got O'Hara's in.


  • #1290
    kooga
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,914 ✭✭✭kooga


    unlike the uk where they have a history of local regional brewing unlike us i know its beginning to change. We essentially have two suppliers in ireland diageo and heineken irl. Thats it , it will be vey difficult for a pub to survive giving the irish pallet with neither one of the above suppliers.

    I would love to be proved wrong.................


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  • #1291
    Lovely Bloke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,748 ✭✭✭✭Lovely Bloke


    kooga wrote: »
    it will be vey difficult for a pub to survive giving the irish pallet with neither one of the above suppliers.

    I would love to be proved wrong.................

    Galway Bay Brewery proves this is wrong, their pubs are busy, and growing in number.


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