NEW OPENINGS
How to survive Freshers week!
Lincoln has seen plenty of new openings this summer from The Rogue Saint on Mint Street to Madame Waffle on the High Street. Two more new venues will be opening this month. Let us know what you think of these additions to Lincoln’s nightlife on Twitter (@lincolnpubgeek) or Facebook (/pubgeekuk).
CARDINAL’S HAT PUB TO OPEN ON HIGH STREET
A new pub is to open at the bottom of the Strait in Lincoln city centre on 7th September. The building dates back to the 1400s and is going to be selling a large selection of beers, wines, ciders and spirits and various bar snacks. Owner, Rupert Abbott, says they’ll be stocking niche products from around the world and claims that there’ll be “some brands that you won’t see anywhere else in Lincoln”.
WINE ON WEST PARADE
Wine bar, The Optimist, will be opening at the end of September on West Parade in the former premises of The Bronze Pig. Customers will be able to enjoy a glass half full of over 25 wines and various sharing platters to compliment the drinks. Restaurateur Jo Bycroft told the Echo “It’s a beautiful area of Lincoln. Surrounded by independant retailers, it has a lovely little Italy feel about it.”
( for non-students )
September. The month in which our beautiful city suddenly fills with hundreds of eighteen year olds trying to make their way into the real world. In a few months they’ll have learnt how to boil pasta and hopefully had their final jagerbombs (maybe) but for now it’s time for them to celebrate being grown ups for the first time by staying up past their bedtimes.
A.L.E. All Lincoln EVents
If you’ve long since graduated and forgotten the whimsy of first year (or maybe you skipped the whole thousands-of-pounds-of-soul-crushing-debt debacle) then here’s a few tips to help you get along with our new fellow Lincolnites. 1. In the mornings they can be quite sleepy . Speak really loudly to them, it helps them wake up in time for their lectures. 2. If you see a worried looking student don’t forget to tell them that they’ll graduate and walk straight into a job after third year. 3. They’re more scared of you than you are of them. Don’t hit them with a rolled up newspaper. Just put a glass over them, slide a beer mat underneath and calmly return them to the university campus. 4. If you fancy being a good citizen why not recommend a tasty beverage (that isn’t luminous blue) to your local student? 5. Freshers FluTM isn’t infectious, it’s just the effect of too much too often . Probably. Buy a gas mask off eBay just in case.
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SEPT 2015
Dates for your diary
SEPTEMBER 2015
Weekly Events TUE West End Tap Cask Tuesday 4 pints of real ale or cider for £11
TUE Queen in the West Stitch & Bitch 5pm WED Jolly Brewer Open Mic 8.30pm
WED Joiner’s Arms Pub Quiz £1 entry 7pm WED West End Tap Craft Wednesday 4 schooners of craft beer for £12
THU Queen in the West Pub Quiz free entry, drinks prizes 9pm
SUN Magna Carta Buskers In The Bail 7.30pm MON/THU/SUN Joiner’s Arms pool teams 8pm
2ND SEPTEMBER
WED
Coffee Aroma Caffeine and Free Comedy 7.30pm
3RD SEPTEMBER
THU
Jolly Brewer Attila The Stockbroker - Alternative Book Launch. Books and CDs on sale. 8pm
4TH SEPTEMBER
FRI
Tap & Spile Live Music Paul Gibbard Band 8.30pm Jolly Brewer Live Music The Zimmer Band 9pm
5TH SEPTEMBER
SAT
Coffee Aroma Al fresco music Harold & Maud 7.30pm West End Tap Ebony & Ivory Request Set 9pm Tap & Spile Live Music Reggae Night 8pm Jolly Brewer DJ Night Don’t Knock The Rock! 8pm Red Five Back To Mono 60s Night £2 entry 10pm-late Bar 67 DJ Night Hip Joint (swing, lounge, jazz) 8pm
6TH SEPTEMBER
SUN
Angel Coffee House Scratch Cafe - comedy, poetry, music, films from local artists £4/£3 in advance 6pm
18TH SEPTEMBER
7TH SEPTEMBER
19TH SEPTEMBER
Tap & Spile Live Music The Minesweepers 8.30pm
MON
Angel Coffee House Philosophy Cafe 6pm
9TH SEPTEMBER West End Tap Dave’s Pub Quiz free entry 8pm
THU
Jolly Brewer Rik’s Music Quiz (prizes: CDs, drinks tokens) £1 per person 8.30pm
11TH SEPTEMBER
FRI
Tap & Spile Live Music Special Riders 8.30pm Coffee Aroma Al fresco music Delfred Wilding Davison 7.30pm
12TH SEPTEMBER
SAT
SUN
24TH SEPTEMBER
THU
24TH - 27TH SEPTEMBER
THU - SUN
West End Tap Real Ale Festival. 10 real ales, live music and food from Ribs ‘n’ Bib.
25TH SEPTEMBER
FRI
Tap & Spile Live Music Betty Swollox 8.30pm
WED
Tap & Spile Rik’s Music Quiz (prizes: CDs, drinks tokens, cash & vinyls) £1 per person 8.30pm
17TH SEPTEMBER
SUN
Joiner’s Arms Live Music Folk Jam 2pm
Tap & Spile Jam Session 4.30pm
16TH SEPTEMBER
20TH SEPTEMBER
Jolly Brewer An Evening of Spoken Word 8.30pm West End Tap Open Mic Night 8pm
Bar 67 DJ Night Easy Riders (sounds of the 60s) 8pm
13TH SEPTEMBER
SAT
Tap & Spile Live Music The Detuners 8.30pm Coffee Aroma Al fresco music Bikraley 7.30pm Jolly Brewer DJ Night Remote Control 8pm Bar 67 DJ Night Hip Joint (swing, lounge, jazz) 8pm Red Five Transmission Indie Night £2 entry 10pm-late
WED
10TH SEPTEMBER
FRI
THU
West End Tap Games Night. Featuring board games, card games and Mario Kart on the Nintendo Wii 7pm Coffee Aroma Curry Night Tiger £2.90 all night 7pm Feeling left out? contact Us to get your venue’s events listed in OCTOBER’s issue of A.L.E.
26TH SEPTEMBER
SAT
Tap & Spile Live Music Fyreflies 8.30pm Queen in the West Live Music Running Red 8pm Bar 67 DJ Night Mixtape (90s revival) 8pm
27TH SEPTEMBER
SUN
Angel Coffee House LGBT coffee club 2-4pm Get in touch: AllLincolnEvents@gmail.com pubgeekuk (facebook) lincolnpubgeek (twitter)