waltz Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Amicus Apple used to be really good about 4 years ago but has went consistently downhill. A lot of bars in Aberdeen seem to be in a race to the middle. Is the tippling house still good?Last time I went, Tippling House was still pretty great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoonie Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Amicus Apple and Boozy Cow are owned by the same people, it's Ian Wood's son and Nicola Jolly.By brother in law is the head chef at Amicus Apple in Aberdeen nowadays - started a few months backI'll be glad to see a bit of Boozy Cow in Edinburgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Improved Thinker Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 (edited) Krispy Kreme have now definitely as in signed off deal confirmed that they will be opening in Union Square. ACE LONG TIME IC. Won't be long before you lot join the KKK the Krispy Kreme Klub as they like to call it. Edited March 3, 2015 by Improved Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 Last time I went, Tippling House was still pretty great. It's the only place I trusted in Aberdeen to get a good cocktail - especially when that spanish(?) lad was working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted March 3, 2015 Report Share Posted March 3, 2015 It's the only place I trusted in Aberdeen to get a good cocktail - especially when that spanish(?) lad was working.i'm not one for cocktails, but there's good beer you can order there without it feeling like a horrifically artisanal experience. That's why I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Skacel Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 RSD is coming back to Aberdeen, apparently. http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/aberdeen-shop-to-host-record-store-day-1.846205 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 (edited) Krispy Kreme is a boost. They aren't quite as amazing as their reputation IMO but as doughnuts go they are pretty damn good. I'll enjoy those, especially since we don't have them in Poland. Last time I was back I asked a friend to bring me up a tray of them from Edinburgh. A woman chased after her in Union Square to ask her where the Krispy Kreme shop was. Edited March 5, 2015 by Lemon Raspberry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 Krispy Kreme is good. I'm surprised they are opening more and more branches. It always seems to be one of those places that is totally dead once the initial excitement wears off and people realise that they're not really all that into doughnuts. I thought they'd be struggling. It doesn't seem like the UK has much of a coffee and doughnuts culture anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted March 5, 2015 Report Share Posted March 5, 2015 RSD is coming back to Aberdeen, apparently. http://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/news/local/aberdeen-shop-to-host-record-store-day-1.846205 I'll believe it when Cool Thinker tells us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 It's the only place I trusted in Aberdeen to get a good cocktail - especially when that spanish(?) lad was working. Just make sure that you take a paper with you to read while you're waiting if there are more than two customers there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Or a half bottle of Glen's.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Improved Thinker Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) I am alive and well. ACE-IC Edited March 10, 2015 by Improved Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Broonbreed Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Due to a generally quiet nightshift this trip, I've taken to just being a complete cock to people on 9gag. I fell terrible about myself but it really is great fun slagging off stupid foreign teenagers. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 4 days until I go to see Dropkick Murphys. In Dublin. On St Patrick's Day. There's no way this gig can be anything other than dick-meltingly amazing. I want my dick melted. Like ice cream. A little pink dick-puddle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Improved Thinker Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) I had a top quality Jukebox session in the Moorings on Thursday night. I walked in and purchased a 1/2 Pint of Fruli and then walked over to the Jukebox and put money in and played the following songs in this order: Foo Fighters - PretenderMuse - Feeling GoodFoo Fighters - Learn To FlyNirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit I then left and went home. EDIT - I played Pinball too. This was at about 10pm. Edited March 14, 2015 by Improved Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsten Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 I had a top quality Jukebox session in the Moorings on Thursday night. I walked in and purchased a 1/2 Pint of Fruli and then walked over to the Jukebox and put money in and played the following songs in this order:Foo Fighters - PretenderMuse - Feeling GoodFoo Fighters - Learn To FlyNirvana - Smells Like Teen SpiritI then left and went home.EDIT - I played Pinball too. This was at about 10pm.What flavour of Fruli did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Improved Thinker Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) What flavour of Fruli did you get? Strawberry. Is there other flavours? I was there as part of a friends 19th Birthday. He looks a bit like a pirate and loves The Moorings. Edited March 14, 2015 by Improved Thinker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirsten Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Strawberry. Is there other flavours? I was there as part of a friends 19th Birthday. He looks a bit like a pirate and loves The Moorings. Ah, I thought there was a peach one and others but looking at their website, it looks like I'm thinking of another beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 4 days until I go to see Dropkick Murphys. In Dublin. On St Patrick's Day. There's no way this gig can be anything other than dick-meltingly amazing. I want my dick melted. Like ice cream. A little pink dick-puddle.Threw in last minute tickets to Fight Like Apes tonight. Then Murphys tomorrow. I think this will be a good St Patrick's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Threw in last minute tickets to Fight Like Apes tonight. Then Murphys tomorrow. I think this will be a good St Patrick's. This might be a stupid question, but is it a national holiday in Poland? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) This might be a stupid question, but is it a national holiday in Poland? Yeah. The shops and stuff are open but that's it. It's a mad time, since the weekend the population of the city feels like its doubled with American tourists coming in, it's crazy busy, pretty much since Sunday the streets have been full of drunk tourists with green hats and shamrocks painted on their faces and you can't get in to any of the pubs. St Patrick's Day itself is a massive thing, the whole city centre shuts down for an all day parade and the pubs are packed from about 12:00. Unfortunately its also the one day of the year where the city centre is full of drunk teenagers so it can be a bit of a war zone. I usually start in a pub on the outskirts of the city centre and move in slowly, hitting it once all the drunk kids have been taken home in police cars / ambulances. It's pretty much an exercise in drinking stamina, funny because it falls right in the middle of lent, which is actually a thing in Poland as well. It genuinely is a good experience, worth doing once. This is Temple Bar on St Pats. That's not a parade or anything, it's just people drinking, and the pubs can't hold everyone so they all stand outside. Edited March 16, 2015 by Lemon Raspberry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubbs Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I wonder how many people give in and eat chocolate/whatever they've given up for Lent once drunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Improved Thinker Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I'll believe it when Cool Thinker tells us. I know a lot of information but I have no where to post it. I have posted some of it in here but other information just seems inappropriate. They should make a thread where I could post updates etc. While we are on the subject: The Filling Station is opening in Union Square under the name "Coast To Coast" it's unknown if the Union Street will close although if it does there could be a bar opportunity there. This will be in the last remaining restaurant unit in Union Square meaning that Union Square will be full up for restaurants for the first time since it opened nearly 6 years ago. Fat Face is moving to another unit in Union Square. The Early Learning Centre has closed down in the Bon Accord Centre. The whole upper floor of Bon Accord will be closing expect Next and New Look as the upstairs will become a restaurants only zone with the cinema opening too. A new Subway has opened on Union Street next to The Music Hall. Another Subway will be opening soon in Middleton Park next to ASDA. The Art Gallery has closed until 2018 for refurbishment and The Music Hall will be closing for 18 months also for refurbishment. Rumour is The Martime Museum is also going to close for refurbishment. Society Bar has closed down and turned into Ecelentic Fizz Champagne bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Improved Thinker Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I met Gemma Arterton. ACE-IC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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