IrishBeerHistory

STRENGTH OF LIQUORS - The liquor which contains most of the pure spirit of alcohol is Scotch whiskey [ sic ], being upwards of fifty-fou...

I tweeted this previously but I felt it needed a more permanent position on the web, as it's the first mention I've come across in...

I really like old cookery books... It's a mix of the almost-musty smell combined with the softness of the well-worn pages, plus th...

TO BREWERS A n experienced porter brewer and accomptant who for some years has brewed for, and conducted the business of two eminent b...

M y hop plant husbandry took an unexpected turn recently, but one that tied in neatly with another of my interests... Faced with a bu...

I jumped ahead 50 years in my research out of an interest in seeing how the paper I am currently trawling through - The Carlow Sentinel ...

M y last visit here probably tells you all you need to know about one of my favourite bars in Ghent -  and beyond it - but this return ...