https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rCyIDVsor77RloR2TPTlQ Ah the heady days of 2011, I remember them well: Darren Clarke won the Open golf, Game of Thrones premiered, Gaddafi and bin Laden exited this world and Ards Brewing came into being. The Greyabbey outfit is one of Northern Ireland’s oldest craft breweries and although it falls well behind 1996 for Whitewater and…… Continue reading Stash Killing: Ards Brewing
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1EKYdg3eDqKLcmeuXvKiAm It’s been a very long time since I’ve said those words and thankfully I’ve not had cause to utter them in the recent past either. What I mean is “Any Carlingford?” Incredibly, that request was not fulfilled during a recent stay in the beautiful coastal town of Carlingford in County Louth. Apart from the…… Continue reading Any Carling?
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4DusIUiIoLyxm6ekK7Qp9M Do you know how many gazillions of pints of that well known Irish stout are consumed across Ireland on Saint Patrick’s Day? I’ll tell you, it’s a multitudenumberlessgazillion. That’s many gazillions. Ahead of our national drinking day saint’s day, I thought I’d highlight a few stouts from microbreweries across Northern Ireland which you should…… Continue reading A Different Stout for Saint Patrick’s Day
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1OEquF1gXmy0IcIyVrolSA I wrote a few blog posts last year dealing with Stash Killing, y’know, when you have a few bottles of whatever ageing away in a dark corner somewhere and then bring them out after many years to see how they fare now. These beers are usually barley wines or imperial stouts as they have…… Continue reading Stash Killing: Galway Bay and Boundary
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1hehZgeArZfAYwtAmsagCg There’s been a decline in the number of Northern Irish breweries operating this year. Baronscourt from Newtownstewart seems to have gone completely and there’s been an absence of recent social media activity from Lurgan’s Spadetown which, according to the Companies House website, has changed its name to Simply Juice. If you know more, let…… Continue reading Northern Ireland Golden Pints 2023
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