Lockdown Drinking Thread - obsolete

StoneCold · May 17, 2020, 7:59pm

What were your dealings with him? Don’t know him personally just know him to see him.

Mac · May 17, 2020, 8:07pm

We arranged to go and see the brewery one Saturday. Agreed on a time. We showed at said time and it was boarded up. Rang him to see what the story was and he lost his shit saying we were 2 hours late and what the fuck did we want to visit for anyway as he was far too busy for the likes of us.

He threatened legal action against us a few months later for some absolute nonsense. He spoke to us through his solicitor after that. It’s a regular enough thing for him apparently. Tries to run any new lads out of the industry.

Julio_Geordio · May 17, 2020, 8:20pm

How’s yer place going since ye got out of it?

TreatyStones · May 17, 2020, 8:25pm

Ya the place in Borris. I just assumed a brother. It’s one of finest pubs in the country by my reckoning

Julio_Geordio · May 17, 2020, 8:29pm

Hon @balbec

Mac · May 17, 2020, 8:30pm

Not sure what you mean Julio?

Julio_Geordio · May 17, 2020, 8:55pm

I could be completely wrong here but were you not involved in a craft place and sold it? Or did ye close it

Mac · May 17, 2020, 9:01pm

We were. We closed it down. We basically came to the ‘go big or go home crossroads’ and with us still working full time jobs and kids just after arriving we got out of it with little to no loss. Diageo, Heineken and the big boys all launched their craft brands in the following months so we were glad to get out of it.

Batigol · May 17, 2020, 9:07pm

I’m having this fancy Danish stuff. “Carlsberg” it’s called. Would recommend

TreatyStones · May 17, 2020, 9:09pm

I’ve had that before. A nice cold bottle of it is decent. Better than Heinken if that means anything.

PhattPike · May 17, 2020, 9:11pm

I haven’t seen this fella’s stuff in yonks, LidlldyAldi used to stock it, but not anymore. Where did you pick it up, our friend in Ballinacurra?

TreatyStones · May 17, 2020, 9:12pm

Copper_pipe · May 17, 2020, 9:12pm

Pilsner?

PhattPike · May 17, 2020, 9:13pm

About to crack open a cool, hoppy, delightfully sessionable can of “Guinness” here.

Batigol · May 17, 2020, 9:13pm

Yes it is superior. Very refreshing. I’m on can 5 now so I’m getting really refreshed

TreatyStones · May 17, 2020, 9:14pm

I’ve moved onto Mojitos.
Very refreshing.

Spidey · May 17, 2020, 9:14pm

Wandered into a polish store today (spotless) and grabbed few cans of this - the Pilsner version

Not bad at all

Batigol · May 17, 2020, 9:15pm

I could fall over with refreshment the way I’m going

PhattPike · May 17, 2020, 9:19pm

Ordinarily I would say a “Gintarini” sounds a bit suspect but I went through stage of horsing through the Svytury’s stuff before, it’s daycent tack.

Batigol · May 17, 2020, 9:22pm

O’Briens used to do that in their 5 for 10 deal. Lovely stuff