https://open.spotify.com/episode/4CeXKkj2CgMEE3mR19kqhi Hype, hype train, #hypetrain. Whatever you call it, it’s a funny old thing. It’s a bedfellow with something called FOMO or #fomo, depending on your angle of seeing the world. Generally if something is hyped up, you want it and have Fear Of Missing Out. FOMO and hype go together like Mosaic and Galaxy…… Continue reading Can Putty Be Beaten?
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
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/4zN3Hjg3k7mWboq8BEK7ih When I post a photo of a high ABV beer on my social media feeds, replies usually include something along the lines of “That’s a wine right there!” Well, it obviously isn’t but if you’re used to drinking low-mid ABV beers then I get where you’re coming from. Such big beasts do exist in…… Continue reading Double Digits
Here we are at the end of what’s been a year to remember and as is customary for the blog at this time of year (since 2014), it’s the Quare Swally Northern Ireland Golden Pints awards. Challenges bring diversity and innovation, and well done to all breweries for getting to the end of one of…… Continue reading Northern Ireland Golden Pints 2020
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