Ireland

Made of Óir

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6B2CwPwZDZ7kKLEcOSSUeg Donegal – a spectacular rugged county, home to Glenveagh National Park, Slieve League cliffs, Malin Head and Daniel O’Donnell. As for local beer, you’ll find Donegal Brewing in Ballyshannon, Otterbank in Muff and of course Kinnegar in Letterkenny. However, there’s a newcomer to the list. Named after the county’s highest peak, Errigal Brewing started…… Continue reading Made of Óir

Ireland · Northern Ireland

Can Putty Be Beaten?

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CeXKkj2CgMEE3mR19kqhi Hype, hype train, #hypetrain. Whatever you call it, it’s a funny old thing. It’s a bedfellow with something called FOMO or #fomo, depending on your angle of seeing the world. Generally if something is hyped up, you want it and have Fear Of Missing Out. FOMO and hype go together like Mosaic and Galaxy…… Continue reading Can Putty Be Beaten?

Ireland · Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Golden Pints 2024

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LyLKHn7IJFFE9atohXtUH It appears 2024 was mostly a Year of Collaboration for breweries in Northern Ireland. Beer Hut, Boundary, Modest, Bullhouse, Lacada, Our Brewery, Out of Office, Mourne Mountains, Rough Brothers and likely others I’ve missed were involved in some sort of joint effort this year. The quality of many of these collaboration beers was very…… Continue reading Northern Ireland Golden Pints 2024

Belfast · Licensing · Northern Ireland

Why The Belfast Beer & Cider Festival Matters

https://open.spotify.com/episode/53mkIyLfcdvA2bDdxMEusT It was a time pre-Covid, pre-Ukraine war, pre-Liverpool winning the Premier League. It was also a time when you could get a decent beer in Belfast for well under £7. That time was 2018 and that’s when the last Belfast Beer and Cider festival took place – until now. For reasons we won’t go…… Continue reading Why The Belfast Beer & Cider Festival Matters

Northern Ireland

Six Appeal – Our Brewery x Sleepy Hollow

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0vOBeiWkoq9c9wjpbYz6oD Some things are great to see – such as the hypnotic Northern Lights dancing over Icelandic skies, Liverpool thumping Man Utd 7-0 and when restaurants pair up with local breweries. There are some brilliant connections between our eateries and brewers, the result is usually having local bottles or cans being offered on the menu…… Continue reading Six Appeal – Our Brewery x Sleepy Hollow