There’s been a significant change in the County Tyrone commercial brewing scene over the past few months. Pokertree from Carrickmore is now concentrating on distilling spirits via its alter-ego Íon and Donaghmore’s Red Hand Brewing has ceased entirely, mainly due to the closure of Pokertree, according to a source at its restaurant The Brewers House.…… Continue reading All Change in Tyrone
My name is Roy and I’m a CAMRA member. There, I’ve said it. I’m a rarity in Northern Ireland. I’m a member of an organisation the Campaign for Real Ale, run by volunteers, that promotes cask beer and the local boozer. “Right, the local boozer I get, but what’s this cask beer stuff?” Ah, again…… Continue reading Evil Keg Filth: When Dinosaurs Ruled the Land
Does the future of Northern Irish beer now pour from a can? Thankfully the snobbery once associated with cans of beer is fast disappearing as many Irish, British and of course American breweries have been pumping out some top quality brews for quite a while – just think of Whiplash, Yellowbelly, Cloudwater, Beavertown, Magic Rock,…… Continue reading Cans, Contracts and Modern Reds
A couple of Galway Bay beers that have been around for a few weeks now on the blog. Apologies for my lack of posts recently, but hey y’know, life and all that. GB started canning some of their specials such as Goodbye Blue Monday and Perfect Union at the end of 2017, and more recently they…… Continue reading Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box
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