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Waterford Wondering
One of the Irish brewers I most enjoy whenever I find it on cask is Metalman. Perhaps it helps that Gráinne and Tim are extremely friendly and helpful beery people but their beer is what counts and I'm...
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Ivory Festival (BBF 2013)
The 14th Belfast Beer Festival is almost upon us starting next Thursday (21st) and running until Saturday (23rd). In fact, as you read this a tireless band of volunteers are getting the stillages...
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82nd #TheSession Announcement: Beery Yarns
I last hosted communal beer blogging event #TheSession back in November 2011. 24 Sessions on and I've volunteered again. I can reveal the topic now that Nitch is done with hers, cheers for hosting!...
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Ecclesiastical Spirit
Another week, another Tweet Tasting and today we're treated to a selection of Abbey Whisky's wares. They arrived lovingly packaged in straw and wax dipped, certainly some of the most pampered samples...
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London(ish): Sirens blaring
Siren opened to a bit of a buzz at the end of 2012 and understandably so as brewer Ryan Witter-Merithew has had a good upbringing through various superstar breweries. Naturally I was keen to find out...
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Whisky in high places: Arran tweet tasting
Time for some island whisky's again brought to me (and therefore you in words and pics) courtesy of Steve Rush at the Whisky Wire in the form of a Tweet Tasting. This time we get to spend some time...
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More new NI brews!
The Beer Nut pointed out that Strangford Lough Brewing Co is no more; so Norn Iron were back down to 9 breweries...that is until Pokertree launched their first bottled offerings at Belfast Beer...
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TheSession: my beer transition, or one man's quest for a decent drink in...
The year was twenty-nought-six. I'd spent the last ten months drinking in some of the grottiest student establishments known to man. Although I had sampled the delights of real ale I was yet to be...
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Beery Yarns: A precis
Morning all, its time for the post you've all been waiting for...the summary of all of the contributions to this month's session. We had a good number of contributions (25 I think)* though I'd hoped...
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Wiping those Blues away
Perhaps one of the beers I've heard the most about but not had the chance to try is Oskar Blues Dales Pale Ale. So when a range of Oskar Blues wares (in canned form no less) appeared on the Brewdog...
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Beer for Storage
Its the time of year when festive and special releases do the rounds and a number of people were offered bottles of the following beer, one of whom was Nate Southwood who blogs at Booze, Beats and...
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(Real)Irish cider!
I recently picked up some Irish ciders from Drinkstore and drink my way through them at the weekend. All are quite different; so thought it might be informative to compare and contrast.Double LL up...
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Castor City
Beavertown quietly slid on to the London brewing scene some when last year and those in the know tried to keep the secret to themselves. Such a big secret is hard to keep however and the brewery are...
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Proper Chrimbeers
Its December again which means we have the inevitable slew of Christmas themed ales upon us. Some breweries rebrand a regular, some release seasonal specials of common or garden bitters and blonde ales...
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Paint It Black
Instead of a specific seasonal this year Eight degrees have launched a limited edition trilogy of dark beers - Back to Black. I've picked them up from Drinkstore and am unselfishly drinking them to let...
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Tis the Saison
This post has sat in draft for too many months; so clearing it out to make way for more posts next year. One of my favourite beer "styles" are saisons, nothing better when you want a sessionable ale to...
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"Irish" ales
Despite the wave of decent new breweries in Ireland, some don't always get it right and today we have two breweries that reflect that well. I almost considered not bothering to write these up but...
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MMXIII:Golden Pints
2013 has been a great year for beer. I've found myself buying fewer beers from overseas in favour of the extensive, generally fresher, often more inventive UK brewers. There's been plenty worth talking...
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Ones to Watch 2014
As you all emerge blinking into the daylight on New Year's Day here are a few brewers you should be trying to get hold of this year.We begin in the capital which continues to expand in all things...
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Session #83 - Are some beers over-rated?
Yes, without a doubt.Taking Ratebeer as an example, here is the current top 10:Westvleteren 12 (XII)Three Floyds Dark Lord Russian Imperial Stout (Bourbon Barrel Aged)Russian River Pliny the...
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