jamesmc

funny enough Neil it was just the normal Tennants lager ,,,I recon folk get used tae the 4% local beer ,I know my mate said it was a real buzz just after having 4 Ts and he had only been over for a couple o months.
Morris dancers wi their white outfits wae bells an a wee stick .aahh.bless them.

neilcumming

A few yrs ago I went to a scottish pub in Cambridge ON called Burns Howf.They have Tennants on draught.I had a few pints of it with the owner,I think he is called Jimmy also would you believe.Its not a beer I crave after!
A good bar in Winnipeg to go to for a meet up or whatever is Barley Bros next to Montanas behind Polo Park.They have around 70 craft beers on tap ,mostly canadian and a few from Scotland,USA and England .Some are pricey ,lowest is about $6 for 16oz and all are over 5% some 10% or more lol

Former Lancastrian

The new one on Pembina allegedly has over 140 beers on tap

http://www.barleybrothers.ca/wp-cont...anuary-2nd.pdf

neilcumming

Yes,I remember the barman saying they were opening a place on Pembina,thanks for that.With the Round Table on the same street could be a pub crawl

CKMaddAll

Indeed- does that mean you will join us?

Grah

Darn it thought it was this week. Did you all get together?

CKMaddAll

We did, but only the three of us- none from on here... maybe more notice for the next time!

Juggernaut1064

I'm not in winnipeg now but when i was i used to go to this pub fairly often, just a suggestion for your meetings.

Delta Hotel | Elephant & Castle

Oh and this one too which was walking distance for me lol

http://www.roundtablesteakhouse.ca/

dormy

Count me in next time

Grah

So how about the 27th of Feb a Friday at the round table?

added a meet-up event said yes to allow rsvp's if you going can you tell me if you see it.

http://britishexpats.com/forum/calen...=getinfo&e=612

ArthurBrit

I can see the meetup in the calender.

I can possibly be there i'll know closer to the time though.

Grah

goshdarn Docs just been told No for a month. NO it's not for that reason - new test for blood lipids and hdl/ldl levels. So not going to the pub to drink water..

Arthur as you were the only one to respond I'm deleting the meet-up sorry.

AlliF

Agreed.

And this weird (to me anyway) Manitoban custom of fundraising from your friends and just anybody really, to pay for your own wedding I cannot wrap my head around.


Personally feel there are plenty registered charities out there to donate cash to.

CKMaddAll

I have actually met two people from this forum so have tried conventional meeting methods too!

The benefit of a social over a normal meet up is that you know it's actually going to happen... if you look up this thread a bit I tried to arrange something on here with my mates Irish Dan and English Pete... I ended up having a drink with only Irish Dan and English Pete... maybe with a little bit if extra structure we might have more luck! (obviously I am motivated by errr venison too, but forming a bit of a Winnipeg expat community would be a bonus too!)

CKMaddAll

Two years in to life as a Manitoban and I can see where you are coming from... up to a point. it's far from a *gofundme* money grab... the amount of work that goes in to it is crazy. Compared to a night out in a bar- door charge is comparable. drinks are cheaper, snacks are free, buying tickets is optional. it's a way of supporting your friends and family, knowing that they will support you when it's your turn. From what I have heard, many Manitobans met their partners at socials... I see it as good old fashioned fun... but each to there own.

I'm not going to lie though, asking local stores for prize donations is something I will never get used to!