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/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
A couple of Galway Bay beers that have been around for a few weeks now on the blog. Apologies for my lack of posts recently, but hey y’know, life and all that. GB started canning some of their specials such as Goodbye Blue Monday and Perfect Union at the end of 2017, and more recently they…… Continue reading Big Fish, Little Fish, Cardboard Box
DIPAs aka Double IPAs aka Damned Tasty Beasts. I know that’s DTB but cut me some slack here. If you’re an IPA fan then there’s a good chance (if you haven’t tried already) that you’d love a double IPA. Hoppier and stronger than a standard IPA, double IPAS are widespread across the Irish market at…… Continue reading DIPA Delights Pt 1
With the Cloudwater double IPA monthly release (now at v11) coinciding with the return of the now legendary and award-winning Of Foam and Fury by Galway Bay Brewery, I thought I’d line them up for a head-to-head and throw in a couple of similar others – McGargles Big Bangin IPA and Stone’s Ruination double IPA.…… Continue reading Double the Fun
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