Friday, 15 April 2016

History: Adulterated Porter - Fine ... or Dandy?

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W hile looking through some old papers in the local library in Carlow, as part of my ongoing research into a couple of long closed brewer...
Thursday, 17 March 2016

History: Carlow's Lost Breweries - The Search Begins...

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Y esterday I had my first taste of trawling through microfilm in the local library - an eye-wearying but interesting task. My subject was ...
Thursday, 7 January 2016

Leftovers - Best Beer/Food/Travel Nonposts 2015

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O kay. I admit it. I'm a lazy, lazy Blogger sometimes. Last year my Blog should have had perhaps 10 more posts but the Lethargy, Apa...
Friday, 1 January 2016

Travel: Brussels - Deeper, Darker

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S he was crying as she walked, letting out huge sobs of pure sadness and despair as she trudged towards us with a cheap shopping ba...
Wednesday, 16 December 2015

Savour Kilkenny 2015 (Part 3): Pulled Pork, Preserves and (Half) Pints

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I fully believe I was the first person to 'do' pulled pork in Ireland. This was before it was cool of course, and I don't m...
Thursday, 26 November 2015

Recipe: Brewer's Banana Bread - with Spent Grain

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I'm a bit of a hoarder. Our shed and both attics are chock-full of all kinds of books, electronics and other items from our past...
Thursday, 19 November 2015

Savour Kilkenny 2015 (Part 2): Beer vs Wine II - Decanted Banter

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A s we sat watching Caroline, Colm and Pascal set up for their showdown, I wondered whether we were appearing too eager, like giddy kids fid...