http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: CCE 7th Birthday Drinks en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:19:19 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262843 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 11:13:19 +0000 gembo 262843@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ lorlane, the unmentionable can sometimes be quite hard to find. If strvaiging from the Cumberland you can actually walk through the sheltered housing of Jamaica Mews, this is allowed </p> <p>Enjoy </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262834 Sat, 07 Oct 2017 00:20:10 +0000 lorlane 262834@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pub crawl all set for tomorrow (today?). We are going to start in town (Cafe Royal) and work our way back to The Diggers since it's in a homeward direction - following @gembo's list.<br /> Only one person had heard of the (unmentionable). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262331 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 11:13:11 +0000 unhurt 262331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo - give it a codename to reduce chance of attracting undue attention? The Apron? Rab Syak? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262330 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 11:07:50 +0000 chrisfl 262330@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>also skip out The Canny Mans's; horrible atmosphere with it's "house rules", and rude staff. Don't mind the rules as such, but the signs proclaiming them aren't exactly welcoming and other good pubs don't seem to need them.</p> <p>Might be a love it or hate it kinda place.</p> <p>Not forgetting the dusty decor. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262312 Mon, 02 Oct 2017 06:15:44 +0000 lorlane 262312@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@gembo sounds great! Thanks :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262292 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 19:06:32 +0000 gembo 262292@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@lorlane, start at diggers, walk to Kay's (tell no one) walk to Cumberland then up to cafe Royal.</p> <p>If you want you can squeeze the Oxford in between Kay's and the Cumberland. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262291 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 19:04:25 +0000 gembo 262291@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nelly, list was Victorian pubs that re still going.</p> <p>Cloister was church, innit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262288 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 18:34:09 +0000 Nelly 262288@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Been disappointed with the beer in the Cafe Royal last twice.</p> <p>List missed out Cloisters too - a lovely wee pub with copious well kept beers. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262287 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 18:24:44 +0000 Rosie 262287@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>They missed out Leslie's</em></p> <p>Indeed!</p> <p>Golden Rule is pretty nice but lacks cycle parking. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262284 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 17:40:29 +0000 lorlane 262284@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So, which would you pick for "The Best of Edinburgh" pub crawl (14 is too many for me!)? I do like a good pub crawl but my knowledge of Edinburgh pubs is quite limited. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262280 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 16:55:33 +0000 gembo 262280@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@ih, shhh about Kay's it is too small for more punters. Cafe Royal is in the original list but yes we are up to 14 now</p> <p>14 world class boozers all within walking distance of each other </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262278 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 15:46:57 +0000 ih 262278@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>And the Bow Bar, and The Cumberland, and the Café Royal, and Kay's Bar, but then that would be the best 15 wouldn't it. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262274 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 14:39:31 +0000 gembo 262274@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>All good. They missed out Leslie's </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-262269 Sun, 01 Oct 2017 13:05:43 +0000 chdot 262269@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/10-of-the-best-traditional-pubs-in-edinburgh-1-4573818" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/10-of-the-best-traditional-pubs-in-edinburgh-1-4573818</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-234180 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 20:51:40 +0000 gembo 234180@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@klason what about Eddie-h'a sweet pint? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-234162 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:25:43 +0000 Klaxon 234162@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not once, even in the divest of dive bars, have I ever seen beer served from a drip tray, unless it was asked for.</p> <p>It's also technically not possible with pressurised lines coming up from sealed kegs.</p> <p>Nozzles can be dirty though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-234160 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:17:55 +0000 gembo 234160@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Don't worry, unhurt is arranging an Xmas night out where the beer is cheaper than £4.50 a pint and doesn't poison you allegedly by coming from the drip tray. Unhurt has to finish treading water first.</p> <p>If we get to vote I would like to vote for diggers </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-234115 Mon, 17 Oct 2016 11:44:51 +0000 DaveC 234115@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Dang I missed this. Should have been made a Farcebook event... or at least the first post updated with info. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-234076 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 11:54:49 +0000 Klaxon 234076@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm a fan of bottles. No luck of whether the lines and taps are clean or how far the gas injector is turned up. Even bars with the most mundane draft selection seem to have a couple of decent bottles in the fridge these days. </p> <p>Fun ride back :) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-234071 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 10:40:32 +0000 kaputnik 234071@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Sorry to hear that Steveo, something in the Sharp Pilsener?</p> <p>I homed in on the Hefe Weiss after a few trial and errors and was none <em>too</em> worse for it the next day.</p> <p>Cycled most of the way home with Klaxon as we compared B&amp;M dynamo lights and the nippy acceleration of an 8-speed paper bike. Princes Street was an interesting race with 2 impatient taxis. They lost.</p> <p>I was slightly taken aback by the £18 asked for 4 pints (none of which were anything fancy) in Akva, I don't recall it being that pricey! Happy to go to somewhere more economical next time round. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-234068 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 20:24:32 +0000 neddie 234068@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@steveo</p> <p>Hmmm.</p> <p>I noticed my last pint (Joker IPA) tasted very sweet. This morning I thought about it, and remembered that I'd had a shandy poured for someone else before that, of which quite a lot went into the drip tray. I wonder if they were feeding the drip trays back into the pints later on?</p> <p>Hope you recover soon. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-234066 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 19:40:49 +0000 steveo 234066@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Some thing didn't agree with me last night, I've been sick as a parrot all day today. Hoping some pizza will sort me out. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=3#post-234063 Sat, 15 Oct 2016 16:55:42 +0000 Rosie 234063@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I was shattered last night so couldn't come and up the token woman component. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=2#post-234040 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 23:47:38 +0000 LaidBack 234040@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yes. Nice evening with CCE's own exclusive table furnished with poster from Kaputnik. Upstairs at Akva has a student union vibe (excluding prices). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=2#post-234039 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 23:32:48 +0000 chdot 234039@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"if somewhat unrepresentative of the proportions of women cycling these days...."</p> <p>Indeed </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=2#post-234037 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 22:43:12 +0000 fimm 234037@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well that was nice (if somewhat unrepresentative of the proportions of women cycling these days....) I had a nice chat with HankChief and Klaxon and a bit with EddieH. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=2#post-234035 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 21:14:10 +0000 chdot 234035@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><img src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8579/30209094422_29f735c5df.jpg"> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=2#post-234032 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:31:13 +0000 LaidBack 234032@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Heading down now. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=2#post-234030 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:07:58 +0000 chdot 234030@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just deciding which bike to bring. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=16794&page=2#post-234029 Fri, 14 Oct 2016 20:02:05 +0000 steveo 234029@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Propping up the bar... </p>