Detoxing While Running a Bar Review Website

I am attempting to win the favour of those that deem me as a big drinker and perhaps save certain organs from immediate failure by detoxing. Yes indeed, I am taking a month of of drinking alcohol but Barblog must prevail, so how are i going to do it, [...]

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Question for the Landlord

I am genuinely considering leaving a calling card in the bars i go to review, perhaps just a business card of some sort, to demonstrate my presence but what use would this be to leave a calling card with a tip at a restaurant or bar. Surely it would be favourable to [...]

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WD40 Invades your Bar Toilet

In a clever technique endorsed by landlords across the country, many will begin to see (if they haven’t already) the current attempt to war on drug abuse in establishments meant for drinking, the weapon? WD-40. The idea is that by spraying every flat surface in the cubicle with an oily substance, [...]

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Howard Marks’ Personal Moonshine

When a man who is infamous for criminal activity and drug notoriety become a figurehead for the building of an upmarket community for young professionals canal-side in the student city of Leeds, one wonders what inspiration he will be bringing to the shores. He’s latest adventure - Azucar bar, a Tequila and [...]

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The Ultimate Monopoly Pub Crawl

In the true spirit of visiting and reviewing every Pub Bar and Club in the country, the Monopoly Pub Crawl proves to be the best way to go about ticking off a few more london venues for Barblog. This is why for the second year running Barblog.co.uk is going to host [...]

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Alcohol is Banned on London Underground

Until the election of Boris Johnson as London Mayor, I honestly believed that the laws on drinking alcohol were the same as drinking alcohol anywhere in Britain - drinking in public is illegal unless in private residence or on licensed premises. Any alcohol drunk on the tube was done discretely [...]

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Wine Tasting World Record Today

In a ploy to pull hundreds of punters to Wetherspoons all across the country today, the cheap pub company are trying to “break a world record” by giving away free wine to taste for potentially hundreds of thousands of people. Personally I think this is a seriously cheap trick to pull [...]

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Bars and the UK Economy (Perhaps its time to Panic)

The state of the global economy is in bad shape. This has had a massive knock-on effect to the UK Bar and Pub scene and the trend is likely to reshape the Bar and Pub industry all over the world, simply because the profit of property looks more [...]

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Human Traffic in Clubs and Re-Entry

Leaving a club to go outside whether for a smoke, to meet with someone, to get more money out or to make a quick phone call is an issue which plagues club managers and door staff every waking day. As a clubber the worst thing you can do it leave [...]

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Smoke Outside Clubs to Meet new people

Since the smoking ban was introduced in the UK in summer 2007 there has been a shift in socialising at clubs. Before the smoking ban it was difficult enough to have a conversation in a club with strangers, loud music and crowds do not make the best settings for [...]

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