Thursday, 26 July 2018

Beer History : Lane & Co.'s Brewery, Cork - More Than Plain Porter...

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S o ... I'm not really sure what my fascination is with old Cork breweries, although I think the two excellent books on its most famo...
Thursday, 7 June 2018

Beer History: London Calling - Thrale's Exports to Dublin in 1771

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(S o it's been a couple of months since my last post, this was due to a number of reasons but mostly a mixture of apathy towards bloggi...
Thursday, 5 April 2018

Drink History: Size Matters ... Gauging a Gallon

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'The more I see, the less I know...' T hese words by the Red Hot Chili Peppers - at the risk of using an incongruous referenc...
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Thursday, 8 March 2018

Beer History: Exhibitions All Round...

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O n the day that the Alltech Craft Brews & Food Fair  (There's a post from last year's event here . ) starts in The Convention ...
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Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Recipe: Mangel Wurzel Ale, Whisky ... and Paper!

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I 've been quite busy and distracted over the last few weeks so blog posts have been scarce to say the least, but with a bit of luck I...
Thursday, 1 February 2018

Beer & Travel History: A Grand Day Out in Kilkenny - October Ales & Orchards

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about William Cobbett's visit to Kilkenny and his thoughts on the city, people and the beers of Irel...
Thursday, 18 January 2018

Beer History: Politics versus Bad Beer ... and The True Heart of Man?

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I n 1834 William Cobbett an English journalist, farmer and member of parliament wrote a series of letters back to a labourer called C...
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