Right, people, listen up because things are about to get real. Brace yourselves, this Craft Beer of the Week is really something special. So far, I’ve introduced some fantastic beers that everyone from a craft beer veteran to a complete newbie can enjoy. If you’ve only started drinking craft beer recently, you’re about to be […]

10 years ago

Summer time is Saison time! Saison is a beer style that many people in Ireland aren’t familiar with, but I hope after reading this post, you’ll give it a try. Saison (French for “season”) is a Belgian style of beer that was traditionally brewed in the winter months to be given to seasonal farm workers […]

10 years ago

Even if the weather is a bit shite, it’s almost June and there is a bank holiday weekend coming up, so it’s time to start thinking about holidays, beaches and things like that. How about a brewery by the beach that is named after said beach? Sounds like the perfect holiday to me! Kinnegar Brewing […]

10 years ago

Another bank holiday weekend!! And the weather is supposed to be nice as well, at least for some of it. I’ve already brought you a good few beers that are perfect to drink in the sun, and this week’s tasty brew is no exception. Bo Bristle Brewery was founded in Banagher, Co. Offaly in 2010 […]

10 years ago

It’s that time of the week again, the weekend is tangible! Time to think about what Irish craft beer to try tonight. Look no further, go with the Craft Beer of the Week. You definitely won’t regret it. If you’ve been following this column for the last 2 weeks and have managed to try the […]

10 years ago

I don’t know if it’s just me but this week flew by. Maybe it’s that yellow ball in the sky and the fact that it’s actually possible to go outside and do stuff. Seems like there’s hope yet for spring to find its way to Dublin, so it’s time to get cracking on some pale […]

10 years ago

There’s a long weekend ahead for most of us, and it’s supposed to be a nice and sunny one. Good times! For obvious reasons, this week’s Craft Beer of the Week is coming to you a day early. That gives you plenty of time to join the rest of the Dublin population in pursuing our […]

10 years ago

It’s that time of the month when half the population has already been paid and the other half are still eating beans on toast and counting the seconds to pay day. Good news: whether you’re looking to celebrate being loaded for a day or scraping those last coppers together trying to find the cheapest way […]

10 years ago

You can’t walk around a corner in Dublin these days without seeing some sort of craft beer. The big breweries are caught in a tizzy between shitting themselves over declining market share, creating their own beers or acquiring smaller breweries trying to hijack the movement. Consumer sentiment is changing and although the big beer brands […]

10 years ago

TGIF! Time to celebrate with a new Irish craft beer. This week, meet Stone Barrel Brewing Company, based right here in Dublin. Niall Fitzgerald and Kevin McKinney are the guys behind it, and here’s their story in Niall’s own words: “Myself and Kev met in banking back in the boom years. I went off travelling […]

10 years ago

You may not have won our TGIF competition on Friday just gone, a prize that’d put an end to all those sleepless nights over Mother’s Day worries (no but really, if you lost sleep over this you should really get out more), but fear not, there’s still time and there’s plenty of options. So you […]

10 years ago

While boozing and shmoozing at the launch of Electric Picnic 2014 at The Chocolate Factory last week, I (and many others) happened upon some seriously intriguing looking baked goods. After munching down on a ‘Whiskey Business’ to near orgasmic effect, (a mini cake infused with Jameson whiskey, nuts and roasted white chocolate), observing the ‘ooh’s […]

10 years ago