How Local......

[tricky]

Originally Posted by Brainwrong
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Balfours is probably my closest or the Vicky bar but I drink in either Robbies or the Phoenix. If you know the staff and some of the fellow pish heids then I'd say it's your local regardless of proximity to yir hoose.

two of Edinburghs finest drinking establishments, I expect to be in both over the weekend, roll on 1600.

been drinking in that Victoria place in Leith Walk a bit, despite initial post makeover scepticism it is in fact no bad.

[Grant1875]

2 minutes to walk there - about an hour to walk hame
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[Brainwrong]

Originally Posted by tricky
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two of Edinburghs finest drinking establishments, I expect to be in both over the weekend, roll on 1600.

been drinking in that Victoria place in Leith Walk a bit, despite initial post makeover scepticism it is in fact no bad.

It's run by the same folk that run Boda (used to be the Lorne bar) they also run that one on Henderson Street Sofie's I think. I like it, nice feel but feckin' expensive, I've not figured out a cheap drink yet. Although that's probably because every time I go to the bar I see some beer I've not tried before (usually about £4/5 for a wee bottle, that's up toon prices)...

[tricky]

Originally Posted by Brainwrong
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It's run by the same folk that run Boda (used to be the Lorne bar) they also run that one on Henderson Street Sofie's I think. I like it, nice feel but feckin' expensive, I've not figured out a cheap drink yet. Although that's probably because every time I go to the bar I see some beer I've not tried before (usually about £4/5 for a wee bottle, that's up toon prices)...

aye there's a fine selection of beers in there, £2.80 for a pint of Asahi is awright I thought.

[Colr]

Originally Posted by tricky
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aye there's a fine selection of beers in there, £2.80 for a pint of Asahi is awright I thought.

That's cheap - although,like many beers, I think its made in the UK. Shepherd Neame in Kent I think.

[Brainwrong]

Originally Posted by tricky
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aye there's a fine selection of beers in there, £2.80 for a pint of Asahi is awright I thought.

Aye, you're probably right. I will endeavour to get pished there in the not too distant future in a slightly less bottled beer fashion.

[Brainwrong]

Originally Posted by Colr
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That's cheap - although,like many beers, I think its made in the UK. Shepherd Neame in Kent I think.

Only 'cause you is in Londinium, innit.

[leither#1]

walk past the caley,the portland,the vine and swanny's to get to gladstones i would advise evereyone to walk past them too and not go in
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[Colr]

Originally Posted by Brainwrong
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Only 'cause you is in Londinium, innit.

How much is a standard pint of strongish lager in Auld Reekie? Becks, etc.. would be arounf £3.20 here, I think. Henry would know.

[Brainwrong]

Originally Posted by Colr
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How much is a standard pint of strongish lager in Auld Reekie? Becks, etc.. would be arounf £3.20 here, I think. Henry would know.

£2.80's not too bad really, I'm just exaggerating. You'll get a pint of Tennents from £1.80 to £2.40. Guinness is usually about £2.40 to £2.60. Becks, about £2.50/60, I'm not sure. Bottled beers are about the same. I usually drink the big bottles of Budvar as they're good beer and good value for money.

Also, as you can tell from the time I have posted this I don't get to the pub as often so my prices could be out. I am however still manging to get pished (in the hoose) assisted by the Sunday Times Wine Club.

[wee 162]

Originally Posted by Brainwrong
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£2.80's not too bad really, I'm just exaggerating. You'll get a pint of Tennents from £1.80 to £2.40. Guinness is usually about £2.40 to £2.60. Becks, about £2.50/60, I'm not sure. Bottled beers are about the same. I usually drink the big bottles of Budvar as they're good beer and good value for money.

Also, as you can tell from the time I have posted this I don't get to the pub as often so my prices could be out. I am however still manging to get pished (in the hoose) assisted by the Sunday Times Wine Club.

Honestly can't mind the last time I paid under £2 a pint anywhere since the Horseshoe put their prices up about a year ago. Usual price is about two quid odds for cooking lager (£2.20 is pretty cheap) bottle of Magners is near £3 most places, and a Stella or Kronenburg is usually about £3. Guinness is at the dearer end of that scale. Bottles are usually a bit cheaper than that (usually about the price of cooking lager). If you get something very decent like imported Staropramen or Budvar you'll pay £3.50 minimum. All of these prices are in Leith btw.

[tortohibee]

shitholes like the weatherspoon pubs charge peanuts for decent lager under £2 anyway however these pubs are gash and souless devoid of any kind of atmos. as long as there is a puggy pool table and decent lager i dont give a monkeys what i have to pay

anyway taliking of pubs im away to my local in 5 mins. sorry if i post shite at 1 am . hate having to delete my posts ive done when pished after i wake up

[stevieboi]

My local is about 15 minutes walk away.

Cant wait to move to Edinburgh this summer, looking in Leith, anyone up for a drinking buddie. Me and ma mrs will know sod all people. Friends needed GSOH etc lol

[Colr]

Originally Posted by wee 162
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Honestly can't mind the last time I paid under £2 a pint anywhere since the Horseshoe put their prices up about a year ago. Usual price is about two quid odds for cooking lager (£2.20 is pretty cheap) bottle of Magners is near £3 most places, and a Stella or Kronenburg is usually about £3. Guinness is at the dearer end of that scale. Bottles are usually a bit cheaper than that (usually about the price of cooking lager). If you get something very decent like imported Staropramen or Budvar you'll pay £3.50 minimum. All of these prices are in Leith btw.

I read a survey a while back which said that after London and the SouthEast, Scotland has the highest bevvy prices. North East England are the cheapest.

[HenryLB]

Originally Posted by Colr
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How much is a standard pint of strongish lager in Auld Reekie? Becks, etc.. would be arounf £3.20 here, I think. Henry would know.

It's still rarely above three quid around here for Becks/Stella/Kronenburg etc, at least in normal pubs. In fancier bars it's more, and in the west end or in Kensington or Chelsea it's a bit dearer. I bought a bottle of Magners in a bar the other day for six quid
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[Bill Oddies Beard]

Originally Posted by HenryLB
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It's still rarely above three quid around here for Becks/Stella/Kronenburg etc, at least in normal pubs. In fancier bars it's more, and in the west end or in Kensington or Chelsea it's a bit dearer. I bought a bottle of Magners in a bar the other day for six quid
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I'm on 70' just now and that's only £2.10 in the Fountain.
Was on Magners for a while and that's £2.80, which i would guess is
about average here.

[stevieboi]

Originally Posted by wee 162
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Honestly can't mind the last time I paid under £2 a pint anywhere since the Horseshoe put their prices up about a year ago. Usual price is about two quid odds for cooking lager (£2.20 is pretty cheap) bottle of Magners is near £3 most places, and a Stella or Kronenburg is usually about £3. Guinness is at the dearer end of that scale. Bottles are usually a bit cheaper than that (usually about the price of cooking lager). If you get something very decent like imported Staropramen or Budvar you'll pay £3.50 minimum. All of these prices are in Leith btw.

I know the Weatherspoons in Kdy is £1.79 for a pint for most of the different types. Thats the cheapest place over here that i know of.

[Dub]

Originally Posted by wee 162
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Honestly can't mind the last time I paid under £2 a pint anywhere since the Horseshoe put their prices up about a year ago. Usual price is about two quid odds for cooking lager (£2.20 is pretty cheap) bottle of Magners is near £3 most places, and a Stella or Kronenburg is usually about £3. Guinness is at the dearer end of that scale. Bottles are usually a bit cheaper than that (usually about the price of cooking lager). If you get something very decent like imported Staropramen or Budvar you'll pay £3.50 minimum. All of these prices are in Leith btw.

£2.85 for cooking lager [tennants] in the Bailie and thats one of the cheaper drinks. Cider is about £3.15 or £3.20 Magners nearer to £3.50. Even Belhaven Best which is FNW is about £2.80 in there. Fek now that I have written it down Stocky does seem an expensive place to drink.