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North coastin'
Given how eagerly I had been anticipating the arrival of Lacada's beers to Dublin it took me a stupidly long time to get around to buying any, and came close to missing one of the range by the time I...
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Out of the house
Home Brew of the Year 2020 is a hell of a name to put on a can, but if nobody else is claiming it, why not? This is a saison, designed by home brewer Niall Clinton, which impressed Western Herd enough...
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Pack animals
BrewDog has had visitors. Two collaborations from US-based breweries today, in very different styles.I liked the name they chose for the west coast IPA: Future Proof. It's nice to think all the classic...
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Kasteel katch-up
Beers from Van Honsebrouck's Kasteel range have come and gone on this blog over the years, so I passed by the core-looking set when I saw it in the local supermarket. But it turns out I've never tried...
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A culture clash
Two American IPAs today, from different sides of the admittedly broad genre. I thought it would be fun to try them side-by-side, since they were there.The modernist wing is represented by Ska's...
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Don't be careful what you wish for
In my previous Whiplash post I hankered after more dark beers from the brewery. And the brewery has swiftly obliged with today's four. Be assured that I am very aware of my influencer superpowers and...
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Some IPAs
I'm trying really hard to avoid doing big round-up posts at the moment. They're almost as much of a slog to write as they are to read. Please excuse today's thin end of that particular wedge: four...
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A Kurt nod
An oatmeal stout from Rascals today, to which they've added chocolate as well as coffee from local roastery Imbibe. They've grandiosely named it The Breakfast of Champions though I had it in the...
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Fashion-proof
Lest there be any doubt about Grand Cru's superior ability to source excellent beer, a modest selection from The Kernel is now available in Ireland. Not having been to London for a while, I was behind...
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Out of the West
Presumably to teach me a lesson for my sarcastic tweets concerning the launch of their latest imperial stouts, Galway Bay Brewery very kindly shipped me a set of them just before Christmas. I mean, I...
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So it's come to this
The non-alcoholic beer boom brings a new local brand to the shelves. So.Beer is part of a range of health drinks from a company called The Naked Collective, contract brewing at Larkin's, initially. At...
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Bread of heaven
To Longford today, and a couple of beers from Longford Town's St Mel's.The first is a new hazy IPA called My Twist. It looks like hazy IPA from a brewery that either hasn't got the hang of it, or...
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Bitter in Bluebell
I have four different brands out of Third Barrel for you today, instead of the usual three. Eight beers and a whole heap of hops.By Third Barrel for Two Sides is Think Hoppy Thoughts, a Citra pale ale...
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What they do to stout
It's a golden age for drinkers who like their stout with a little something extra in it. Everyone seems to be at it, and none more so than Wicklow Wolf. Their enthusiasm has even leached across to...
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Giving out Yards
The Pivot presents: Yard & Crafts, a new online beer shop based out of Brickyard, Dublin 16's finest beer pub. Two exclusives from DOT ensured I had an order in on launch day, delivered promptly...
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A riot of colour
Limerick's Treaty City Brewery seems to have found a new gear in recent months. Their output of seasonal specials has seen a big increase at a time when others have been putting the brakes on somewhat....
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The silly and the serious
White Hag provides the goods for today's post, a wide-ranging bunch, dividing between the sweet and daft and some serious hop analysis.Green beer is something that arrived in Ireland with the craft...
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Fresh, bro
Assuming a full year on the best-before, my can of Ominous was five days out of the O Brother packing line when I opened it. It's an IPA, brewed with Citra and Ekuanot, to 6.9% ABV, and hazy as the day...
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Core values
Beer Hut is a brewery I associate mostly with way-out wacky-craft recipes, often involving the word "milkshake" somewhere in the name. It seems they've been doing a little growing up, or at least...
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Two cans of what if
Lineman is a brewery best known for its straight-up right-on interpretations of classic beer styles. It's something I have massive appreciation for, so was a little wary when things took a turn for the...
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