In 2011 Northern Ireland had four breweries and one contract. Fast forward six years to the present day and that number has increased over 500% to 31 businesses that produce beer. Some are breweries, some are contracted and some are brewpubs. Whatever they are, there’s a lot more than five. And something that’s been on…… Continue reading Room For Another?
I left my previous supermarket post talking about selected Northern Irish beer at Sainsbury’s and Asda and now it’s time to move on to another couple of big guns, Tesco and Lidl. I confess that Tesco was one of my go-to places when I started my liaisons with different beer. I make no apologies for…… Continue reading Supermarket Sweep 2
The first ‘Fest at Raceview Mill’ in Broughshane brought together local food and drink producers as well as hosting many different arts and crafts stalls. A great selection of beer was on offer from Counties Down (Farmageddon), Tyrone (Pokertree), Meath (Bru) and Manchester (Marble Brewing’s Lagonda IPA is fantastic), as well as local cider and…… Continue reading The Raceview Festival in Broughshane
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