Friday, 22 December 2017

Travel: Bonn, Germany Part I - Christmas Markets, Castles and Beethoven's Birthplace!

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S o here we go again... I have a reoccuring fear that our annual pilgrimage to a Christmas market each December has become so regula...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017

Beer History: Genuine London Porter in Kilkenny - 1767

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H ere's a nice early-ish mention from 1767 of London porter being available in Kilkenny - hardly a shock but nice to see it in print....
Thursday, 30 November 2017

Drink History: Hop Bitters - For New Life and Vigor!

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H ere are a three of adverts from the late 19th and very early 20th century, two of which make great claims of the benefits of Hop Bit...
Friday, 24 November 2017

Beer & Whiskey: Did Jameson get it wrong?

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(This post relates to free product I received from Jameson - although there's more to it than that - so back out now if that bothe...
Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Food History: Hams! Hams! Hams! Christmas in Carlow - 1891

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A s I've mentioned previously , Carlow was a pretty cosmopolitan and prosperous place back in the 1800s and here's a nice advert fr...
Friday, 10 November 2017

Travel: Wexford Town - Be Entertained...

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O kay, I admit it ... I have a bit of a gra* for Wexford... I'm not 100% sure what the actual draw is but I can tell you that...
Wednesday, 1 November 2017

Beer History: Allsopp's Pale Ale Adverts - Facts and Figures?

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P aper never refused ink they say, and I've learned than you certainly can't believe everything you read, but I came across the fol...
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