We never stop being amazed at the variety of events in the city every weekend. This weekend there’s loads to keep you entertained from burlesque shows to craft beer pop ups to art and everything in between! Read on for our top 5 picks for the weekend… National Theatre Live: Of Mice & Men If […]

10 years ago

This week, you could be forgiven for thinking that even the craft beers are dressing up for Halloween. A new beer is appearing on the shelves around Dublin, and it’s an amber ale called “Irish Blond”. Yep, a blond redhead. By a brewery called “Reel Deel”. Confused yet? So was I. So I set out […]

10 years ago

We all remember doing stupid things as students. I remember drinking Tesco Value screwdrivers made with Tesco Value Vodka. I remember trying–and failing at–standup comedy. I remember doing morally questionable things in cupboards, at house parties with questionable young men. I also remember spending a lot of time in Wetherspoons. And now, for all my […]

10 years ago

Dalkey is known as one of the most beautiful areas in Dublin boasting incredible views, seafront walks and a beautiful little village. We decided to cast our spotlight on it to highlight the best places to visit and things to do in Dalkey. When it comes to a having a scoop you can’t beat Finnegan’s […]

10 years ago

This week is a quick post to give you a few ideas for the weekend. The main craft beer event this week was the launch of the Alltech Craft Brews and Food Fair on Wednesday. Alltech, who make the “Kentucky” beers, invited us to come out to celebrate the launch and sample their new Pumpkin Barrel […]

10 years ago

Myself and my mate headed out to watch the Ireland match this week against the reigning world champions. We didn’t know that come 10 o’clock we’d be dancing around the pub like a couple of kids in play school, slapping randomers on the back and high fiving American tourists after a most famous of draws. […]

10 years ago

Halloween is almost here! Whether or not you’re getting into the spirit, dressing up, making bonfires and doing all the fun things that come with it, there’s one thing about Halloween time that doesn’t require making elaborate costumes… Pumpkin Beer! Our friends over in the US go mental every year and put pumpkin spice into […]

10 years ago

When meeting with friends for a catch up, going for a drink seems like the obvious option. However, ‘a quiet pint’ has become increasingly harder to avail of in the city these days. More often than not pubs have big screens showing the weekend’s sports fixtures, or blaring music giving you a 4am club vibe […]

10 years ago

It’s the weekend before the bank holiday and while some of you might be saving your pennies up for a weekend away next week, many of you won’t have that problem and are looking for a weekend as good as any other. Well luckily there’s loads of great events on this weekend from dinner pop […]

10 years ago

Consumers around the world right now are changing when it comes to food and drink. We’ve moved from the days where bigger was better to a world where markets are starting to be dominated by “craft”. The most obvious example is beer but it’s also happening to butchers and farmers markets with people now willing to pay a […]

10 years ago

You might have noticed that there hasn’t been a “Craft Beer Weekly” post for a while. That’s because I’ve been doing extremely important research in Barcelona. It was a very hard life soaking up the sun on the beach and visiting all the great craft beer pubs this fantastic city has to offer. Barcelona is […]

10 years ago

Love them or hate them, hipsters are roaming all over this city and they’re multiplying at an alarming rate. What with their handle bar moustaches, fixie bikes, clothes made from hemp, and all that craic. I’m pretty sure that once this craze has well and truly died down, we’ll all move back to being clean […]

10 years ago