Perched on High Street, between Dublinia and St Audoen’s, stands a pub with one of the most unique selections of craft beer in Ireland. As you approach from Christ Church, it is merely heralded...
From Berliner Weiss to Gose, I’ve got the low down on the range of beers most commonly known as ‘sours’. Much like your favourite fizzy sweets, these beers can range from lightly tart to...
Part of the ever expanding Galway Bay Brewery chain, Against The Grain can be found on Wexford St., on the opposite side of the street to Whelan’s (where Carnival bar once stood, for those...
Ageing beer in whiskey casks is not exactly a new idea, rather something that has been done the years, with Scottish brewery Innis & Gunn using this concept effectively as their business model for...
Kompass is the latest in a long line of special releases from Galway Bay Brewery. They call it a Hopfendunkel Weisse. So it’s a strong (8.2%) dark German style beer. It’s a lovely ruby...
Sour Beer, eh? Why on earth would I want to drink that? I suppose in the same way that blue cheese is an acquired taste sours can take a bit of getting used to....
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Something has been troubling me for a while, and it’s only recently that it has begun to come to a head, which from the outset requires a contextual setting. A straw has been laid...