This isn’t going to be a review as such asI don’t know anyone that can go to 12 bars (having a drink at each) and write a coherent review of how it all went down.
Basically the 12 Bars of Christmas is a tradition that I have been taking part in for the last 5 years or so and I thought I’d outline how it works, the 12 bars that we went to and throw in the fact that I’m pretty sure this falls way out of your recommended units for the week as far as booze is concerned.
With so many new bars opening in Belfast we decided to stick as many of them on the list as we could, variety being the spice of life and all, we also decided that since the “nicer” (and slightly more expensive) bars are all in the Cathedral Quarter, that would be a good place to start. The timings and order look like this:
2.45-3.30 – The National
3.40-4.10 – The Dirty Onion
4.20-4.50 – Harp Bar
5.00-5.30 – Duke of York
5.40-6.10 – Hewitt
6.20-6.50 – Aether & Echo
7.00-7.30 – Sunflower
7.40-8.10 – Hudson
8.20-8.50 – Kelly’s cellars
9:00-9.30 – Chrimbo Market/Food
9.40-10.10 – Crown
10.20-10.50 – Stiff Kitten
11-End – Lavery’s45 mins at first bar (arrive when you want)
30 mins at all other bars
10 mins walking time.
40 mins for food/markets
