Thursday, 16 February 2023

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #2 – Guinness’s Brewery Guide Book (1914)

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T here is a constant stream of visitors passing through the brewery. A special office and staff is set aside for their reception. They come ...
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Friday, 10 February 2023

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #1 - D’Arcy & Son's Anchor Brewery Livery Button (c. 1900)

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O n the closed square piano a pudding in a huge yellow dish lay in waiting and behind it were three squads of bottles of stout and ale and m...
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Wednesday, 1 February 2023

Pub History: 'A Bottle of Porter on Draught'...?

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I n April of 1902 a curious case was heard at the Limerick Petty Sessions where a publican named Patrick Fennessy came before Mr. Hickson, a...
Friday, 27 January 2023

239 Seconds? When the Guinness pour sped up ...

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I n 1965 The Belfast Telegraph carried the following advertisement for draught Guinness Extra Stout... 'Guinness Extra Stout on Draught....
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Friday, 13 January 2023

More Rare Old Dublin Beer Labels - Manders' Brewery

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I f you mention a brewery on James' Street in Dublin to most people they will automatically think of Guinness and probably just of them....
Wednesday, 11 January 2023

D'arcy's Extra Stout - A Found (Again) Irish Beer Label

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I 'm easily pleased. Actually, that isn't true at all, but there are certain things that do bring a child-like grin of surprise to m...
Tuesday, 20 December 2022

Brewing History: An Early Mention of (West) India Pale Ale...?

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A couple of interactions on social media recently regarding the term 'India Pale Ale' both - East and West - got me digging into re...
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