Converted churches. God bless ’em. Isn’t it ironic that following all the religious hatred and fighting in Northern Ireland over the past decades a church should bring so many people together. (Off at a tangent) Ten days ago I enjoyed a great night’s craic in such a building in Westport, County Mayo. Snippets here – it’s…… Continue reading Church, Jesus and Me
200 miles from home to hotel, in torrential rain on a motorbike, I was more than ready for a pint after parking up at our accommodation in Westport, County Mayo. For a small seaside town it has an impressive selection of Irish draught and bottled microbrewery beers in pubs as well as a superb offering…… Continue reading Go West
It’s always good picking up beers that are only available in a certain locality in which you don’t live, so when on a little expedition to the Banbridge and Newry area I was very pleased to pick some limited edition brews at The Drink Link and Fiveways Nisa in Newry. To start, Carlingford Brewery’s Barrel…… Continue reading Down at Carlingford Lough
For quite a few years the County Down fishing port town of Kilkeel was the home of local brewing giants Whitewater. That changed very recently when the makers of Maggie’s Leap and Belfast Lager moved 15 miles north to a larger bespoke site in the hamlet of Annsborough near Castlewellan. And so the Kilkeel mantle…… Continue reading Beer Hut Brewing, Kilkeel
Craft beer, for want of a better term, has now never been so popular in Northern Ireland. But what is made by the small microbreweries and what is actually owned by the big gun macros such as Diageo, Tennent’s and Heineken? It’s easy to be hoodwinked when ordering a beer from one of the many…… Continue reading Crafty Macros
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