The first ‘Fest at Raceview Mill’ in Broughshane brought together local food and drink producers as well as hosting many different arts and crafts stalls. A great selection of beer was on offer from Counties Down (Farmageddon), Tyrone (Pokertree), Meath (Bru) and Manchester (Marble Brewing’s Lagonda IPA is fantastic), as well as local cider and…… Continue reading The Raceview Festival in Broughshane
The journey to discovering craft beer and real ale (let’s band them together and use the term ‘tasty beer’) is long and winding for some. Less so others. I’m in the ‘some’ category. My earliest memories of beer in the early 1980s are of an uncle drinking cans of Carlsberg Special Brew and my Dad…… Continue reading Your First Tasty Beer Moment?
I’d not been out pubbing in Dublin for a quite a while. So for my birthday Mrs W and I decided (well, I decided, really) to spend a couple of days down south seeing what it has to offer in terms of quality establishments that serve more than just Guinness and Carlsberg. This is by…… Continue reading Dublin Craft Beer Pubs – An Outsider’s View
First of all, I just wanna point out the change of name to this blog. Quare Swally seemed like a more appropriate title for a beer blog from Northern Ireland plus it’s a wee play on the well known book title Where’s Wally? So Quare Swally it is then. —– Just like the Rocky or…… Continue reading Beer Place Names Part 5
I love Scotland. I studied in Fife in the mid 1990s. I have Scottish friends. I’ve made numerous motorbike trips to the outer (and inner) wilds of Scotland to experience its cracking roads, stunningly beautiful countryside and enjoy a bit of craic with friendly natives from the Cairngorms, Argyll, Hebrides, Inverness and everywhere in…… Continue reading An Independent Scottish Hike?
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