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"TheBeerNut":1igyxqw6 wrote: A trip to The Bridge House in Belfast is all you need to dispel any notion that JD Wetherspoon opening in Ireland would be a good idea.[/quote:1igyxqw6]

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&amp;quot;Alan Gold Label&amp;quot;:1igyxqw6 wrote: What's Triple Chocoholic? [/quote:1igyxqw6]

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&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:hubdfl7f wrote: A trip to The Bridge House in Belfast is all you need to dispel any notion that JD Wetherspoon opening in Ireland would be a good idea.[/quote:hubdfl7f]But John, you've even got the right hair style for The Bridge House ... <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

&amp;quot;Irish Party Ale&amp;quot;:2mjavnl0 wrote: But John, you've even got the right hair style for The Bridge House ... <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->[/quote:2mjavnl0]Aye, and the accent as well so I do.

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:wiaxymmh wrote: A trip to The Bridge House in Belfast is all you need to dispel any notion that JD Wetherspoon opening in Ireland would be a good idea.[/quote:wiaxymmh]

Some Weatherspoons are better than others. Some do indeed attract a troublesome crowd but others are quite well maintained and well run establishments. I've been to a fair mix of them in Scotland. I've not been to any in NI though.



I'm not sure if I've mentioned it on this thread but the Hook Norton's Double Stout is very nice. It's got a bit of a caramel lick to it.

&amp;quot;Alan Gold Label&amp;quot;:32rplkjo wrote: others are quite well maintained and well run establishments.[/quote:32rplkjo]I think they're all run and maintained the same way. It's not like it's a franchise or pubco where the management have any say in how it's done. The difference from pub to pub is down solely to the drinkers and drinking culture of where they are. The business model of selling vast volumes at low prices is not going to allow for any kind of door policy, other than "two glassings and you're out".

Agreed on the Hook Norton Double Stout.