Wednesday, 31 March 2021

Pub Fiction: Plink ...

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P link Plink Plink The drops fell rhythmically into the basin of water below. ‘Edward, put your hand to that tap will you please?’ ‘Sorry, y...
Thursday, 25 March 2021

Stoer's Irish Lager - Bavarian Beer from the 'Banks of the Dirty Dodder'

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I n late January of 1891 the licensed trade notes of The Sportsman - a London newspaper - carried the following snippet: Next month the goo...
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Wednesday, 17 March 2021

Anderson's Irish Ale - A 'Brilliant & Tempting' Pale from Lough Gill Brewery in 1888

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I n March of 1888 a mention of the export of Anderson & Co.'s shipment of porter - 2 hogsheads and 7 barrels - in a trade report in ...
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Monday, 1 March 2021

Strangman's 'Export' Ale - From Waterford to Christchurch

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W hen we think of beer being exported from Ireland in the past we tend to only think of the strong stout porters that we exported to the Wes...
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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...