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/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
“Tis the season for stouts”, they say. “Load of rubbish”, I reply. Stouts are for all year – not just winter, though I’m sure there’s a better sounding slogan in there somewhere. Let’s round up a small handful of Irish stouts, north and south, and see what happens. Before you ask, I do own more…… Continue reading Stouts: The Orange, the Peanut, the Ginger and the Bourbon
New brews have been a surprising and reassuring feature of the Lockdown/Stay at Home/Stay Alert period. Plenty of beer has been brewed with more new titles on our off licence shelves. Unsurpringly no-one has yet called their beer ‘Do Not Inject Disinfectant’. *double facepalm gif* Bullhouse participated in Other Half Brewing’s All Together worldwide collaboration,…… Continue reading Stay Alert Roundup #1
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