So here they are, the beers consumed (by two of us, I hasten to add!) on the night. Winner of the night? The 8 Degrees, but very, very hefty at 10%. Top night, lovely brewers, great people. But I’m glad it’s only twice a year 😉
It’s that time again. The last two craft beers festivals in Dublin I’ve offered free RTs to attending brewers if they tweet me details of beers they’re bringing and what they’re doing, simple as. Why? I like to think I’m part of that world now and I have a little social media heft I can offer small Irish companies I like. What do I want in return? Nada. Tweet me – @rickoshea
Just before I went away recently I decided we’d take a Saturday out and head into town to go for a wonder around some of the craft beer spots I’ve never been to (interspersed with one of two I had!) First stop was J.W. Sweetman’s on the quays. I hadn’t been in there for over 10 years since it was Messrs. Maguire and even them only briefly. Nice vibe, great staff, very decent in-house beers too. Next a quick pit stop in Beer Market (let’s be honest, very trip I have over that part of town involves a trip there). […]
Another month, another few things that I’ve tried that I think you might like to try too. As usual none of the wanky tasting notes that I’m incapable of writing – just a few bits… First things first – Brewdog are ledgebags. You know that already. I wrote a while back about a trip to Edinburgh including their pub there and you’ll see their beers appearing regularly in these posts. They were lovely enough to send me over a box of a few things I might like to try (to be fair I’ve tried almost all of them already!) The […]
Another month, another set of new beverages I’ve had and places I’ve been to over the last while. Some things you should try: As well as that the guys at Franciscan Well were kind enough to send me this before it even has a name or a label! Lovely… I went back again to the brilliant Harbour Bar in Bray. Great beers on tap, food is super, nice atmosphere (everything from bikers to families to hipsters to just locals and it has rainbow flags flying outside!) And thanks to the lads at the Next Door Group for adopting Cormac and […]
So, what have I been drinking and enjoying over the last little while? Some beers you might want to give a try to…