On Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 06:04:23PM +0100, Chris Walker wrote:
On Fri 30 Apr, Lewis Allen wrote:
Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment on our offer of the Internet Cafe in Norwich Market as an additional venue for ALUG evening meetings. It would appear from the replies, so far, that a pub is still the much prefered venue. No matter, I am quite fond of beer too and often to be found in the Fat Cat sampling the Adnams.
Adnams? You need to get out more ;-)
The Fat Cat is about as out as you can get for good beer selection, obviously they're a die hard adnams fan, or not very adventurous ;)
I don't think I've ever had the same drink on different sessions in the Fat Cat, wander in, pick something random from the vast selection, drink, if it's good stick to it for that session, if not, switch again and keep going till one that is good (doesn't usually take long ;)
*grin*
Ta,
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The Fat Cat is about as out as you can get for good beer selection, obviously they're a die hard adnams fan, or not very adventurous ;)
The Barford Cock might be an idea - with two microbreweries on the premises the choice should be quite good. The beer is more than that, I can report.
I don't think I've ever had the same drink on different sessions in the Fat Cat, wander in, pick something random from the vast selection, drink, if it's good stick to it for that session, if not, switch again and keep going till one that is good (doesn't usually take long ;)
Fat Cat is ace, but do they have room for anything more than a chat meeting? The Landlord's Brother-in-Law keeps the Kings Arms at the head of Hall Road (Opposite the Billy Bluelight) where there is a lot of room, and thirteen cask-conditioned beers on the truncheons.
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 07:10:30AM +0100, Anthony Anson wrote:
The message 20040607204310.GA26407@amnesiac.heapspace.net from Brett Parker iDunno@sommitrealweird.co.uk contains these words:
The Fat Cat is about as out as you can get for good beer selection, obviously they're a die hard adnams fan, or not very adventurous ;)
The Barford Cock might be an idea - with two microbreweries on the premises the choice should be quite good. The beer is more than that, I can report.
Coo - where's that?
I don't think I've ever had the same drink on different sessions in the Fat Cat, wander in, pick something random from the vast selection, drink, if it's good stick to it for that session, if not, switch again and keep going till one that is good (doesn't usually take long ;)
Fat Cat is ace, but do they have room for anything more than a chat meeting? The Landlord's Brother-in-Law keeps the Kings Arms at the head of Hall Road (Opposite the Billy Bluelight) where there is a lot of room, and thirteen cask-conditioned beers on the truncheons.
I'd say the Fat Cat is not a good Alug meeting place, we have had an Alug social meet there, while it was sunny so we were sitting outside, otherwise there's no room to breathe ;)
The Kings Arms is nice, yes, but I'm still more partial to keeping it at the city gate for now, easy parking, wide selection of *cheap* beer, comfy seats, and a reasonable atmosphere (unless a bunch of clueless morons take over the pub, but that only happened once, and that was a thursday where friday was a bank holiday, so, almost understandable).
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Coo - where's that?
Barford.....
On the Watton Road, about five miles out of Norwich.
/snipcat/
The Kings Arms is nice, yes, but I'm still more partial to keeping it at the city gate for now, easy parking, wide selection of *cheap* beer, comfy seats, and a reasonable atmosphere (unless a bunch of clueless morons take over the pub, but that only happened once, and that was a thursday where friday was a bank holiday, so, almost understandable).
Parking is not too easy by the Kings Arms, true, but should be reasonable on a Sunday. Never been in the City Gate, (no idea where it is, either) and cheap beer is fine, as long as it's any good. Speaking personally, I can't drink (yes, can't, not won't) fizzy pop beer.
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 09:13:16AM +0100, Anthony Anson wrote:
The message 20040608075600.GA22860@amnesiac.heapspace.net from Brett Parker iDunno@sommitrealweird.co.uk contains these words:
Coo - where's that?
Barford.....
On the Watton Road, about five miles out of Norwich.
/snipcat/
The Kings Arms is nice, yes, but I'm still more partial to keeping it at the city gate for now, easy parking, wide selection of *cheap* beer, comfy seats, and a reasonable atmosphere (unless a bunch of clueless morons take over the pub, but that only happened once, and that was a thursday where friday was a bank holiday, so, almost understandable).
Parking is not too easy by the Kings Arms, true, but should be reasonable on a Sunday. Never been in the City Gate, (no idea where it is, either) and cheap beer is fine, as long as it's any good. Speaking personally, I can't drink (yes, can't, not won't) fizzy pop beer.
Erm - I'm talking usually 4 decent bitters on, with the occasional mild, the usual shitty John Smiths, and then the usual evil lagers. I do not drink lager, I'm a bitter/stout/mild drinker, with alcoholic spirit tendencies after a few pints (normally pernod or rum, but known to go for the occassional very nice single malt scotch :). The beer quality is not at all bad in the City Gate, or hasn't been thus far.
It's on the Dereham Road as you head out of norwich city centre from the inner ring, basically on the corner at the bottom of Grapes Hill. Directions are on the alug site, where Noodles posted yesterday. It *used to be* part of the wetherspoons chain, but is now owned by London and Edinburgh Inns (IIRC).
Cheers,
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Anthony Anson -
Brett Parker