[oldgoat]

I remember the first time we went in Jingles , must have been 15ish , me and my mate tried to get in to see a Bruce lee film but they wouldn't let us in because we weren't 18 so we went into Jingles next door !

79 was brill for a few months with all the bands

It is weird now because the main door to the winding wheel was the Odeon cinema door and the door to the left was the door to Jingles then Fusion - remember being thrown down them a few times over the years , also the Odeon use to be very busy in the afternoon ( especially in the colder months ) as the pubs were closed between 3 and 5.30 , you could hear cans rolling down the slope towards the screen , in the summer drinking in the churchyard was an option , or the !

[fishini]

Skywalker, on 13 January 2017 - 08:01 PM, said:

I agree Jon.

Some really good continental lagers nowadays.

Good and lager is a contradiction in terms

[oldgoat]

fishini, on 13 January 2017 - 08:28 PM, said:

Good and lager is a contradiction in terms

no it's not fish , the beer and lager was generally all crap in our day , other than the derby tup there was very little 30 years ago in the way of decent anything , used to drink Newcastle brown in sheff as it was reasonably safe , there is so much choice these days , I remember at the last barrow hill beer festival drinking all of the beer , but almost a lager , made with Seville oranges - it was amazing but such a distinctive taste , nothing like normal beer .

[JonB]

oldgoat, on 13 January 2017 - 08:33 PM, said:

no it's not fish , the beer and lager was generally all crap in our day , other than the derby tup there was very little 30 years ago in the way of decent anything , used to drink Newcastle brown in sheff as it was reasonably safe , there is so much choice these days , I remember at the last barrow hill beer festival drinking all of the beer , but almost a lager , made with Seville oranges - it was amazing but such a distinctive taste , nothing like normal beer .

That Seville orange one sounds similar to one I tried when we went to the man behind the curtain restaurant in Leeds. Was a very nice drink!

This post has been edited by JonB: 13 January 2017 - 08:41 PM

[clarevoyant.]

oldgoat, on 13 January 2017 - 08:33 PM, said:

no it's not fish , the beer and lager was generally all crap in our day , other than the derby tup there was very little 30 years ago in the way of decent anything , used to drink Newcastle brown in sheff as it was reasonably safe , there is so much choice these days , I remember at the last barrow hill beer festival drinking all of the beer , but almost a lager , made with Seville oranges - it was amazing but such a distinctive taste , nothing like normal beer .

30:years ago Wards dear boy Wards

[Wooly]

What was the name of the club that opened up in the Adam & Eve building late 90's/00's when it was playing techno?

[Spireite1969]

My main years of town centre revelling were from the mid 80s to the early 90s. Always started in the Spires then to the Moulin Rouge Fun Bar for happy hour. The Manhattan was very popular back then. The last stop before the Adam and Eve was the Anchor where all the rockers drank. The Eve was a gathering place for Thornhill's workers. Saturday nights were usually Moulin Rouge and sometimes Aquarius. Typing this does make me feel old.

[Westbars Spireite]

Wooly, on 13 January 2017 - 09:35 PM, said:

What was the name of the club that opened up in the Adam & Eve building late 90's/00's when it was playing techno?

It was Excel I think for about a year in 96/7 before it closed

[Goku]

fishini, on 13 January 2017 - 08:28 PM, said:

Good and lager is a contradiction in terms

Lager must have changed since you last properly drank it. Well, there's always Carling and Fosters which yeah you'd be right about, but there's loads of nicer bottled stuff usually in the fridges with different tastes. I used to drink loads of real ale and a lot of it tasted like dish water. Can't drink it now cos most of it seems to be fined by using dried fish bladders which is just... weird as hell.

[Heavy_Soul]

Goku, on 14 January 2017 - 08:31 AM, said:

Lager must have changed since you last properly drank it. Well, there's always Carling and Fosters which yeah you'd be right about, but there's loads of nicer bottled stuff usually in the fridges with different tastes. I used to drink loads of real ale and a lot of it tasted like dish water. Can't drink it now cos most of it seems to be fined by using dried fish bladders which is just... weird as hell.

You should try brewdog. the majority of the beers they do are vegan, I think there's maybe two that aren't.

They do make really nice beers

[Goku]

Heavy_Soul, on 14 January 2017 - 09:13 AM, said:

You should try brewdog. the majority of the beers they do are vegan, I think there's maybe two that aren't.

They do make really nice beers

Yeah I love brewdog

[Comeonyouirons]

fishini, on 13 January 2017 - 07:49 PM, said:

Was told he owned it and some one else ran it for him. So not sure now. Do you remember the Barefoots who lived up there? You didn't live in Holly House did you? Lol

Yes I remember the Barfoots ...and no I didn't live in Holly House ... not sure what you mean by that ? I lived bang opposite Holly Hiyse though

[Paragon of Virtue]

Goku, on 14 January 2017 - 08:31 AM, said:

Lager must have changed since you last properly drank it. Well, there's always Carling and Fosters which yeah you'd be right about, but there's loads of nicer bottled stuff usually in the fridges with different tastes. I used to drink loads of real ale and a lot of it tasted like dish water. Can't drink it now cos most of it seems to be fined by using dried fish bladders which is just... weird as hell.

Really? I presumed most of the bigger ale breweries (Marstons etc) would use isinglass, but the smaller, more local ones do as well?

[Goku]

From what I can tell when I go online and check. I may be generalising though, I'll have to keep an eye out.

[Paul stanley]

brianclose, on 11 January 2017 - 04:46 PM, said:

Never seen Carling Premier in White Swan!

They sell it in cans in the 'Open Most Hours' shop on Old Hall Road.

White swan had it on new years eve. I would be gutted if they stopped selling it

[Paul stanley]

Premium lagers are new craze look at the all the real ale brewers that are nakeing them like stancils sheffield pills. I whish camra would recognise the premium lagers more. White swan offers a few: chezh and german imports. I think they serve the german lager better than einsteins

[Paul stanley]

Headed to the new nightclub (the avenue) last Saturday after been n town. Got there just after midnight to find it shut. Very odd for a Saturday night

[mr. smith]

Paul stanley, on 07 April 2017 - 04:34 AM, said:

Headed to the new nightclub (the avenue) last Saturday after been n town. Got there just after midnight to find it shut. Very odd for a Saturday night

went last Friday to see tom hingley.
nice venue, fantastic sound quality.
be shut by end of year as its way too big for the acts they've had/got lined up.
crowds of 4-500 aren't good enough when the venue holds 1800.
shame.

[JonB]

Paul stanley, on 07 April 2017 - 04:34 AM, said:

Headed to the new nightclub (the avenue) last Saturday after been n town. Got there just after midnight to find it shut. Very odd for a Saturday night

Its as much a music venue as it is a nightclub so i suspect if they dont have acts etc lined up there is no guarantee they will open. Their upcoming gigs list did have something down for Saturday 1st so unsure why it was closed unless they'd done the gig and the closed.

[JonB]

mr. smith, on 07 April 2017 - 06:29 AM, said:

went last Friday to see tom hingley.
nice venue, fantastic sound quality.
be shut by end of year as its way too big for the acts they've had/got lined up.
crowds of 4-500 aren't good enough when the venue holds 1800.
shame.

I said when it opened they needed to get through even if they werent making that much to try and build a reputation within the music scene as much as with the public so they could attract some bigger acts that will attract bigger crowds. You see enough people from Chesterfield at gigs in Sheffield etc to suggest they could attract the crowds with the right gigs. The problem is getting in on the market with the more established places...in effect they are battling with the likes of the Leadmill, Plug and even Rock City in Nottingham which are well established, well known places.