Tuesday, 23 February 2021

What's in a Name? Irish Pub Signage and that 1872 Licensing Legislation...

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T he internet is for sure a wonderful resource for writers and researchers - it's full of books, articles and news that can be accessed ...
Saturday, 20 February 2021

Cherry's Draught - An Irish Brewery's Bitter Ending?

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P ersonally I don't remember 'The Great Bitter Widget War' that raged in the UK in 1994 and 1995, being separated from it by an ...
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Thursday, 11 February 2021

'Beerikins' - A Beer Drinking Cat

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I have a mild fascination and interest in the (nine) lives of brewery and pubs cats, so by chance I came across the following short tale fro...
Thursday, 4 February 2021

Our Other Bottle of Stout - No Pints or Half Measures...

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O ne thing about the brewing industry in Ireland that I never gave much consideration to was the sizes of bottles used by Irish breweries an...
Friday, 29 January 2021

Tivoli - The First Lager Brand in Ireland?

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J ust a quick post to answer a question that I'd meant to research a while ago (and thought I had!).  What was the first branded lager a...
Monday, 25 January 2021

A Fifty and a Snipe of Skol: What beers were we drinking in Ireland in 1965?

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A rchive searching has become a bit of a escape for me of late, as trawling through old and not so old photos and records is a good distract...
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Thursday, 21 January 2021

Egan's Tullamore Pale Ale - Beautiful! Bright! Brilliant!

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H ere's a nice front page advertisement from The Midland Tribune from 1888 for 'Tullamore Pale Ale' brewed by P & H Egan ...