Northern Ireland

The Day We Went To Bangor

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3GKRQvPODiHBneA6PNW1PZ I find it incredible that a city such as Bangor (yes, it’s a city) in County Down did not, in recent times, have a fully operational, commercially successful microbrewery. Genuinely, I’m baffled. Sure, there are a few pubs in the area serving good beer and there seems to be a decent number of, let’s…… Continue reading The Day We Went To Bangor

Ireland · Northern Ireland

Can Putty Be Beaten?

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?

Northern Ireland

New and Modest in Holywood, with one L

Hold my glass, there’s a spanking new brewery in town. Well, I suppose that depends what town you’re in. Fair enough – if it’s anywhere other than Holywood, then no, but if it is Holywood, then yes. Modest Beer is the baby of Chris Morris and he’s relishing the daunting challenge of being commercially available…… Continue reading New and Modest in Holywood, with one L