16th November 2011
Hope you are keeping well?
Just a few things to mention this week, a new mobile version of Port Street Beer House’s website launched last week, we welcome not one, but three ladies to the wooden DJ booth at Common and we have a tasty event from Schneider coming up.
Warm those cockles.
Mr Badger.
Port Street Beer House
Mobile web launch
Our little sister bar is currently growing month by month, she even has her own website now! Not only is it your bog standard website, it’s one that works superbly on a mobile device too!
If you point your favourite handset to the address – www.portstreetbeerhouse.co.uk you will be able to browse their extensive beer list, read the blog, leave comments and a whole lot more! This has been specially adapted by Teacake Design and Oh Digital to make it easy to use on your phone. If you are really impressed then make sure you add a bookmark or add the mobile web version to your home screen. Those on the apple type device will get a fancy PSBH logo on their phone!
We like beer here at Common too and have taken some inspiration from our sister bar and our bottle stock now includes new additions from Summer Wine Brewery, Red Willow, Magic Rock and The Kernel Brewery. Not as impressive as Port Street’s massive beer list, but hey at least we do proper food!
Friday 25th November
Dance Lady Dance
An all girl line up is on the cards for Freitags a week on Friday. ‘Dance Lady Dance’ claim to play twirly, girly disco, 80′s electro, sparkly pop, booty shaking hip hop, brand spanking new dancefloor smashers and hands in the air dance tracks blended together with plenty of their favourites from the past three decades.
I suppose you can be the judge of that, but we are pretty much guaranteed a non stop party when three of our favourites ladies in Manchester grace the famous wood chip booth at Common. To those a bit more astute you may also know them as Doré Young, Lou Pemberton and Jayne Louise Robinson.
They have been causing a storm at Funkademia and various other party venues across town, so what better a place than Freitags to truly launch them to the next level! Please give them a big Common welcome.
Wednesday 30th November
‘An evening of beer and cheese matching’
James Clay, Schneider and Common present a fabulous evening of cheese and beer on Wednesday 30th November, tickets are selling really well so we suggest you get yours now. The event features a talk from Susanna Hecht (Schneider) and includes the tasting of NINE beers and cheeses from Jumi Cheese (Switzerland).
We will be tasting Schneider Weisse beers from tap 1 – 7. We will also be sampling Nelson Sauvin and Aventinus Eisbock with matched cheeses. These are a unique variety of distinguishing wheat beer specialities brewed at Bavaria’s oldest wheat beer brewery.
Strictly limited to 35 places tickets available from Common priced at an amazing £7 – all proceeds from the event will go to the charity MIND.
6pm until 8.30pm – The Kestrel Suite, Common, Edge Street, Manchester
THIS week at Common
Wednesday 16th // Common Knowledge
7.30pm until 10.30pm – free
Thursday 17th // Stop Making Sense
9pm until 2am – free
Friday 18th // Freitags with Will (Tramp!)
9pm until 2am – free before 10pm / £2 after
Saturday 19th // Friends In Common with Full Beam With Ste Spandex & Randy Marsh / 9pm until 2am – free before 10pm / £2 after
Sunday 20th // Haxan with Michael Holland
4pm until late – free
NEXT week at Common
Wednesday 23rd // Tears For Ears with Emmy The Greater
8pm until midnight – free
Thursday 24th // Stop Making Sense
9pm until 2am – free
Friday 25th // Freitags with special guests Dance Lady Dance
9pm until 2am – free before 10pm / £2 after
Saturday 26th // Friends In Common with John Stammers
9pm until 2am – free before 10pm / £2 after
Remember to use your ‘shiny orange members card’ to get 10% off selected food and drink all day every day (t&c apply) – lost your card? drop us an email with your name and address – thanks