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Wednesday, 28 May 2025

Beckett on Bars: The Session #147

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T here’s no shortage of mentions and images of Irish pubs and beers in the literature and artworks of this country, so when Phil Cook sugge...
Friday, 11 April 2025

Good Green Beer - 'London's Greatest Beverage'

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D own with the Emerald Ale! Here's to good old beer, Mop it down !  You can have it thick or clear, Black or brown! Though it's stil...
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Tuesday, 1 April 2025

A Shot of Beer History #8: The Case of a Naggin Too Much ...

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A curious case presented itself in the village of Moneygall in Offaly in 1869 and was reported in the local newspaper, where an inspector o...
Tuesday, 18 February 2025

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #25 – Keg Harp Tankard (1965)

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Goodbye to the Port and Brandy, To the Vodka and the Stag, To the Schmiddick and the Harpic, The bottle, draught and keg ... Delirium Tremen...
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Thursday, 30 January 2025

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #24 – Smithwick’s Poker Cards (c. 1957)

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Someone behind drinks ale, And opens mussels, and croaks scraps of songs Towards the ham-strung rafters about love. Dirk deals the cards. Ex...
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Thursday, 16 January 2025

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #23 – Guinness 'Belgian' Tumbler (c. 1950)

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I felt the most extraordinary desire for a glass of Guinness, which I knew could be obtained without difficulty. Upon expressing my wish to...
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Friday, 6 December 2024

A Shot of Beer History #7 - How Old Are Beer Kegs?

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W e've all seen them, those rows and stacks of beer kegs that line the street outside our public houses - battered, bashed and tarnished...
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Mostly writing about Irish beer history of late, but I am not a historian. Email me on beerfoodtravel(at)gmail.com or follow me on Twitter & BlueSky (at)beerfoodtravel
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