This is the first time I’ve nominated beers for the Golden Pints awards and I was initially torn between doing a UK list or Ireland list, then quickly realised I’ve had a lot more Irish beer this year than ones from England, Scotland or Wales. So that’s sorted then. Also please remember when reading this…… Continue reading Irish Golden Pints 2015
I would imagine that Northern Ireland’s beer scene has never experienced the like of it before. Five years ago we had 5 micro/nanobreweries. At the start of 2015 we had the impressive total of 15 breweries selling beer. Now at the end of the year that stands at 26. Eleven have appeared in the past…… Continue reading 2015’s New Brewers
At my last count there are now 25 breweries from Northern Ireland. Or are there? It’s difficult to keep up with the wave of new beers and breweries coming from Northern Ireland over the past few weeks and it’s great to see but not all NI breweries are in NI. I’ve no problems where a…… Continue reading Northern Ireland’s Contract Breweries
Northern Ireland’s exploding with breweries at the moment – at the last count I made it 7 have started up in 2015 with another couple more on the horizon. The latest venture to officially launch are Mourne Mountains Brewery in Warrenpoint. The men behind it are owner and local man Connaire McGreevy, and master brewer…… Continue reading Northern Ireland’s Newest Brewery … so far
This year’s Irish Craft Beer Festival at the RDS in Dublin was a special one for me as it was the first time I stayed to the bitter end due to having the genius idea of booking an overnight hotel stay. What a smart cookie I am. Mrs W and I travelled down by train…… Continue reading Irish Craft Beer Festival 2015
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