Sticky thread for London?

Discussion in 'United Kingdom & Ireland' started by ReluctantScoop, May 14, 2013.

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  1. ReluctantScoop

    ReluctantScoop Initiate (0) Apr 29, 2012 England

    Can we have a sticky thread for overseas visitors looking for London gen? One that links to the places reviewed & verified on here plus has links to the usual suspects plus can be kept updated?

    Rather than having to re-invent the wheel every month?
     
    #1 ReluctantScoop, May 14, 2013
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  2. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Amen!
     
    #2 EmperorBevis, May 14, 2013
  3. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    Maybe a few well chosen and researched crawls could be created? After all, showcasing our beer scene is something everyone can benefit from.
     
    #3 Aye, May 14, 2013
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  4. Darwin553

    Darwin553 Initiate (0) Jan 5, 2009 Australia

    Can I nominate you to be a mod?
     
    #4 Darwin553, May 14, 2013
  5. Ruds

    Ruds Initiate (0) Sep 15, 2008 England

    I nominate myself a Rocker

    Punch up in Brighton last Monday of the month !
     
    #5 Ruds, May 14, 2013
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  6. innominat

    innominat Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2012 Ireland

    I would love this I have visited London many times but iv no idea where to start.
     
    #6 innominat, May 14, 2013
  7. Aye

    Aye Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 England

    What would you be looking for in a crawl innominat?
    Craft keg bars?
    Cask ale specialists?
    Historical pubs?
    A mix?
    London would be a big enough place to lend itself to several good crawls for any category I imagine.
     
    #7 Aye, May 14, 2013
  8. surfadelic23

    surfadelic23 Initiate (0) Aug 25, 2005 Florida

    I'd also throw a link to London Drinker in there...always useful... Maybe include fancyapint.com and bite.com too? I find those useful, though word of mouth from locals is always nice....which I reckon is why so many folks "bother" the forum for insider information... ;-)
     
    #8 surfadelic23, May 14, 2013
  9. innominat

    innominat Initiate (0) Jun 20, 2012 Ireland

    Anything and everything beer related. Maybe more central London for those flying visits.
     
    #9 innominat, May 14, 2013
  10. boddhitree

    boddhitree Pooh-Bah (1,839) Apr 13, 2008 Germany
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    I suggested the same for the German forum for various site, but was shot down. What I do now is simply post a link to the last best thread that covered these areas, then remind them that BA has a search function. However, if you can get a precedent for using a sticky thread, I'd love it.
     
    #10 boddhitree, May 14, 2013
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  11. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    The thing is, does the Germany board/thread (sorry not that much of a webhead)
    have a topic called something like "I am going to Berlin/where to drink in Berlin" every other day?
     
    #11 EmperorBevis, May 14, 2013
  12. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    I would have liked that when I went. All we could find at one point (it was a school trip) was an Irish themed pub selling only guinness.
     
    #12 CwrwAmByth, May 14, 2013
  13. boddhitree

    boddhitree Pooh-Bah (1,839) Apr 13, 2008 Germany
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    Our recurring topics: what to drink/where to go in Munich, Oktoberfest, Berlin, Frankfurt airport, Bamberg, et. al. I've stopped answering these queries. Others have more patience than I do.
     
    #13 boddhitree, May 14, 2013
  14. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    Well at least there is a bit more variety there and some specific beer orientation, here it is London, London, London, London, London, & The Lake District London.

    I mean I can't argue that London is the place to visit for sightseeing in Britain
    but it isn't the pinacle of visiting Beer Britain.
     
    #14 EmperorBevis, May 14, 2013
  15. deeblo

    deeblo Crusader (413) Dec 17, 2011 Antarctica
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    #15 deeblo, May 14, 2013
  16. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Be fair we also get "what do I do in Ireland and Scotland?"
     
    #16 CwrwAmByth, May 14, 2013
  17. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    granted in the past couple of months there was been the Scotland/Eire aspect
    strangely enough in flurries generating duplicate threads also
    but still less than a quarter of olde lahn down town.
     
    #17 EmperorBevis, May 14, 2013
  18. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    It's just funny, people assume there must be like one pub in Scotland or something.

    Yah I'm goin to Scot-land, where's good to drink? I want some Cantillon from Scot-land.
     
    #18 CwrwAmByth, May 14, 2013
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  19. EmperorBevis

    EmperorBevis Grand High Pooh-Bah (9,338) Sep 25, 2011 England
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    But I want to avoid that big bastard from Braveheart so don't recommend the pub he drinks in.
     
    #19 EmperorBevis, May 14, 2013
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  20. CwrwAmByth

    CwrwAmByth Grand Pooh-Bah (3,113) Jan 24, 2011 England
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    Aye he'll stick you right in the haggis
     
    #20 CwrwAmByth, May 14, 2013
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