Your last Pint?

[TiffToff88]

Anyone been in the new Micro-pub in syston? What sort of beer is on offer there? might have a wander over on friday evening

[oakman]

Troubadour Speciale in the Dovetail, Clerkenwell. Great range of beers and decent food.

[BrummieFOX]

10 hours ago, oakman said:

Troubadour Speciale in the Dovetail, Clerkenwell. Great range of beers and decent food.

Nice spot. There's some good pubs around Clerkenwell. The Exmouth Arms is worth a trip, always a good taplist and can fridge.

[oakman]

6 hours ago, BrummieFOX said:

Nice spot. There's some good pubs around Clerkenwell. The Exmouth Arms is worth a trip, always a good taplist and can fridge.

Totally agree, nice pub and good range of beer - work 10 minutes from Exmouth Market so head down Rosebery Avenue quite often. The Jerusalem Tavern is another good spot but it gets rammed with the after-work drink crowd.

[bovril]

2 hours ago, oakman said:

Totally agree, nice pub and good range of beer - work 10 minutes from Exmouth Market so head down Rosebery Avenue quite often. The Jerusalem Tavern is another good spot but it gets rammed with the after-work drink crowd.

I do like the Jerusalem Tavern. When they pour the St Peter's Best Bitter from the cask it's like I can see the face of God. 

[Soup]

A decent Amstel in The Hawley Arms Camden last night.  Cracking boozer. 

[DANGEROUS TIGER]

Puppy's Breath. A damn good pint.

[Samilktray]

Head Of Steam looks like it’s closing and becoming something else. Unsurprising given how crap it was in there 

[Unabomber]

3 minutes ago, Samilktray said:

Head Of Steam looks like it’s closing and becoming something else. Unsurprising given how crap it was in there 

Not surprised at all. Some decent beers but prices were a joke. Also no atmosphere at all and food was bad. 

[VLC86]

Tonight I’ve drank an alcohol free beer. Sorry guys this is the end for me, keep finding random beers you have never heard of that cost £10 a bottle and talking bollocks in my memory.

[Wolfox]

https://www.beer52.com/mse2019

 

ive just taken advantage of this…. There’s some interesting craft beers for the money…. Some of which I’ve had from the posh offie on Clarendon Park Rd…. Got to be worth a punt at that price 

[CosbehFox]

17 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Head Of Steam looks like it’s closing and becoming something else. Unsurprising given how crap it was in there 

Interesting in a way as HoS originated from Leeds and a few other Northern cities - last year it went on an absolute expansion craze. The Birmingham one does really well and it holds various events. As far as I know the Leicester one does very little of this. What hurts pubs in Leicester are lot is like for Thursday/Friday night office drinks. Pubs in large cities make an absolute fortune between 4pm and 6.30pm. 

[Suzie the Fox]

15 hours ago, Costock_Fox said:

Tonight I’ve drank an alcohol free beer. Sorry guys this is the end for me, keep finding random beers you have never heard of that cost £10 a bottle and talking bollocks in my memory.

I thought better of you, Pfft

 

Actually saying that i've not had a beer this year and am really proud of that. But then my beer was lager so i guess you beer snobs would not class that as beer  

 

Edited 21 February 2019 by Suzie the Fox

[Alf Bentley]

1 minute ago, Suzie the Fox said:

I thought better of you, Pfft

 

Actually saying that i've not had a beer this year and am really proud of that. But then my beer was larger so i guess you beer snobs would not class that as beer  

 

 

[Suzie the Fox]

3 minutes ago, Alf Bentley said:

 

Damn you with spotting my typo.. 

[Alf Bentley]

1 minute ago, Suzie the Fox said:

Damn you with spotting my typo.. 

 

 

You'd never guess that proofreading is part of my job from my frequent cheesy jokes about typos, would you?

[Samilktray]

3 hours ago, Cardiff_Fox said:

Interesting in a way as HoS originated from Leeds and a few other Northern cities - last year it went on an absolute expansion craze. The Birmingham one does really well and it holds various events. As far as I know the Leicester one does very little of this. What hurts pubs in Leicester are lot is like for Thursday/Friday night office drinks. Pubs in large cities make an absolute fortune between 4pm and 6.30pm. 

It’s just not very good in there and people have realised there’s far better independent pubs to support near by

[ScouseFox]

the head of steam in leeds is pretty good. the one in huddersfield is pretty good too. i have no idea if they are linked or if they are linked to the leicester one, but odd they couldn’t make another one work if they are. 

[Stadt]

It’s too big of a unit for most companies to be able to have a decent margin and keep prices at a reasonable level. It’s becoming a cocktail place but I don’t see it being too popular either. 

Edited 21 February 2019 by Stadt

[Langston]

On 14/12/2018 at 23:32, Langston said:

I've heard that the Head of Steam in Leicester will be closing its doors in the new year.

 

Bloody hell, for once I actually had an inside track on something absolutely meaningless.

 

I didn't mind it for what it's worth, decent enough beer but as has been said it's just far too big a unit, particularly in a city with what seems like a declining drinking culture, especially during the week. A cocktail place in the same spot will die on it's arse even quicker. Even the Greggs on Market St is closing.

[SemperEadem]

4 hours ago, Langston said:

 

Bloody hell, for once I actually had an inside track on something absolutely meaningless.

 

I didn't mind it for what it's worth, decent enough beer but as has been said it's just far too big a unit, particularly in a city with what seems like a declining drinking culture, especially during the week. A cocktail place in the same spot will die on it's arse even quicker. Even the Greggs on Market St is closing.

Market Street has taken a hammering over the last two years. So many empty units on it, sad.

[CosbehFox]

The closure of the council offices within that area killed many businesses off. The footfall which used to occur at lunch was unreal. 

[Samilktray]

Went to they new Tønne bar in St Martins square. Nice enough place but pretty quiet for its first Saturday night open

[SemperEadem]

4 hours ago, Samilktray said:

Went to they new Tønne bar in St Martins square. Nice enough place but pretty quiet for its first Saturday night open

Wen’t in Friday about 5ish, had a good number in then.

[Sir Shep]

Ya fighter, 8.9%, one bottle and I’m about bolloxed!