A Google Images search of the phrases “craft beer expert”, “craft beer brewer” and “craft beer drinker” will leave you with the idea of a scene formed mainly by bearded guys with tattooed arms and hipster haircuts (or...
What was once the spot of ‘The Pint’ on Dublin’s Eden Quay, The Wiley Fox has now taken the reins of this north side premises in an attempt to find greater fortune and success...
When thinking about wheat beer, Germany’s fruity and extra-cloudy renditions might come to mind. It is even tempting to compare everything else to these rich brews, but let’s not do that today, for O’Hara’s Curim Celtic Wheat...
If you fancy a festive tipple this March 17th, then you could do a lot worse than this tribute beer to the most Irish Welsh man there ever was, from the lads out at...
On Thursday 27 April 1916, the Enniscorthy brigade of the Irish Volunteers proclaimed the Republic to the good people of Wexford from the steps of the Athenaeum theatre, and for one week a tricolour...
The continued rise of craft beer around Ireland is as plain as day to see. With dozens of microbreweries springing up every year and the more successful going on to break suds on foreign...
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...
O’Hara’s have been busy lately developing their new Hop Adventure Series. The series has been created to bring you some of their favourite and most interesting hops from around the world. The focus on...
It’s been a while since I wrote an actual review on a beer, so this time we are tasting the new beer from O’Hara’s Brewery. It is the second in their Single Hop IPA...
When it comes to Autumn many people think of the nights closing in, the weather getting colder and the leaves changing colour. For me, I love Autumn as it means the return of a...
One of Ireland’s oldest Craft Brewers, The Porterhouse, has a reputation for producing a great range of craft beers, their Plain and Red Ale are among many great brews I enjoy. However with the...
This Summer has seen the first brewery to open in Cavan in many a year. O’Cleirigh’s is a family operation run by brothers Breffni and John. The lads are trained as an architect and...
Connemara’s Independent Brewing Company have brought out a Summer Ale. As have N17, they’re fierce optimistic west of the Shannon and fair play to them! I enjoyed a couple of bottles of the Independent...
We all know how the biblical tale goes, the struggle of the small warrior, David, versus the giant established warrior, Goliath. A struggle that on the looks of it is a slam dunk for...
At last week’s inaugural Killarney Beerfest James Brown’s Chocolate Orange Stout was chosen as the Best Beer in Ireland. I tried this beer earlier in the year and frankly I was underwhelmed. The always...
The multi-award winning Franciscan Well Brewery is hosting a Summertime Fête taking place at the North Mall Brewpub in Cork from July 3rd to 5th. Their team have been working to create some new and unusual...
The quixotic, quirky new brew from Eight Degrees was aptly named Oxymoron. It’s the result of an inspired idea to make a Belgian style Wit and add some super juicy New Zealand hops. The...
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...
The latest special from Donegal’s Kinnegar Brewery is a Coffee Stout dubbed Cup and Saucer. This continues their tradition of naming their beers after local places of interest. Rick told me it’s named after a road...