Beerhouse (albeit a fantastic pub) for me is like the Headline for Brian, bit of a trek to get back to public transport (while the Headline has a bus stop from door to door basically)
Alfies might be a happy medium, short walk to Pearse street, Green Luas and most city centre based bus routes.
could also take a leaf out of Capital's book after WJK's closed for some time and have 'Gypsy Meetups' - change the venue every month -One little advantage/oppertunity is (As a consumer group than a H/Brew club like Capital) we could even have a small "what did everyone think of <insert venue here>" section and do a mini review of the place to put up on the website and get something going - just an idea to throw into the mix. . - Worth even discussing at the next meetup where ever we land.
Also, Sweetman's is quite central, would they have us?