https://open.spotify.com/episode/3xD2ew95STkNdpqBUSotms A wee trip to the world famous, beautiful north coast of Northern Ireland is welcome at any time of the year but it’s a complete no-brainer when there’s a two-day beer festival in the area. Portrush to be exact. It’s a place I’ve enjoyed since childhood and if you live in the same part…… Continue reading Sure Where Else Would You Be In October?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rsCv88VEYU2COCAemjPFX This is a blog post about change and challenging the status quo. A post about sticking two fingers up to what society in Northern Ireland expects us to accept, blindly, like sheep. A post which began when this beer blogger walked through a pub’s front door and raised his eyebrows in wonder, disbelief and…… Continue reading Big Plans in a Small Village
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1k9vbeSAdPwAlhM5mBPWQ7 If you think I’d pay a fiver for four or five samples of quality beers in a brewery’s taproom while the brewer feeds me information about each one of those tasty beers, you’d be damned right. If you think I’d do that while surrounded by over forty other like-minded beer fans on a Thursday…… Continue reading OoO, a Beer Club!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2ba37U71bHrsOLL2egGCmy The founder of Lollapalooza, a Chicago music festival, claims the word is an old term meaning “extraordinarily impressive”. Tweak the lettering slightly and you have Bullapalooza – a beer and food festival in Belfast celebrating Bullhouse East’s first birthday. A much smaller festival in a much smaller city but just as hugely impressive. Bullhouse…… Continue reading Bravo for Bullapalooza!
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1pcKob0myiiUJ3C9uSDqWm I’ve taken to diminishing my barrel aged stout stash over the past few months because what’s the point in having an ageing stash if it’s not to be consumed at some point? The difficult key factor however is knowing when exactly is the peak year or month to open a particular bottle? Different barrel…… Continue reading Stash Killing: Bullhouse
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