A few new(ish) Northern Irish brews make the blog this time around. I’m aware it’s heavily County Down based but this will be rectified next time with a write up of brews from the Maiden City. So Derry wans can quit the gurning before you start gurning. Warrenpoint’s Mourne Mountains Brewery kindly sent me their…… Continue reading Down Your Way
Boundary has been pumping out the beers recently faster than a five handed Irish barman on Saint Patrick’s Day. One of the latest is Imbongirific, an 8.9% ABV tropical double IPA and a ramped up version of its tasty Imbongo IPA. Expect a high stone fruit content of juicy mango and papaya, not only on…… Continue reading Bitters, Blondes and IPAs
YellowBelly and Wicklow Wolf teamed up recently to brew what the label terms a Black Forest Stout and a sucker as I am for that hugely trending style, one popped its way into my bag. The Wolf of Malt Street comes in at 6.2% ABV and smells massively malty on opening. Does this wolf have…… Continue reading Let’s Start with Cake
A quick round up of some dark beers that hit the Northern Ireland market over the past few weeks. Beer Hut has become one of my favourite local breweries with cracking beers such as Fluffy Bunny marshmallow stout and Boombox double IPA. The Kilkeel outfit has moved into new premises this January, but one of…… Continue reading Dark Dealings
Belfast’s co-operative brewery Boundary has been steadily pumping out the beers recently and combined with the new canning system in place, it’s been all go down the Newtownards Road. Mutual Feelings is a milk stout that made its debut appearance on draught at the city’s ABV Festival in late August before being one of the…… Continue reading Autumn Arrivals
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