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Wednesday, 31 January 2024

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #16 – Cairnes Brewery Invoice (1940)

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I last tasted (and swallowed every drop) a glass of Drogheda strong ale, and if any of my readers in Ireland or England or any where else do...
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Thursday, 21 December 2023

Of Lovers & Libations

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P inpricks of light wink and twinkle in the milky smear that runs across the night sky. In the distance yellow light brightly glows through ...
Thursday, 7 December 2023

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #15 – Murphy Stout Label (1960s?)

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T ypography is the craft of endowing human language with a durable visual form, and thus with an independent existence. Its heartwood is cal...
Monday, 20 November 2023

Solved - A Mystery 'Brewery in Ireland' & Guinness's Plea

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'THE HUMBLE recorders of the scene all too often pass unsung and even unrecognised. One whose skill is today becoming more appreciated i...
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Friday, 17 November 2023

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #14 – Guinness Bottle Opener (1970s?)

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‘My sealing-caps are so strong, so constructed, and so firmly applied to bottles that some form of lever or a cork-screw must be employed fo...
Tuesday, 24 October 2023

Opinion: On Pubs & Provenance

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M y local town has history. It has a castle that dates to the early 13th century, which probably replaced a structure from before that perio...
Friday, 29 September 2023

Pub Fiction: Cat, Contraption & Mechanism

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'S hoo! Git!' Cat skidded along the counter, its paws losing traction on the shiny surface as it tried to escape the flick of a clot...
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Mostly writing about Irish beer history of late, but I am not a historian. Email me on beerfoodtravel(at)gmail.com or follow me on Twitter & BlueSky (at)beerfoodtravel
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