Friday, 13 September 2024

A Shot of Beer History #4: On Beer Festivals - Irish Provincial Narrowness vs. English Degrading Eccentricities

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O n Wednesday 21st of May 1873 the following editorial appeared in the Irish newspaper, The Freeman's Journal: T he wit and ingenuity of...
Wednesday, 4 September 2024

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #21 - Murphys of Clonmel Flip-Top Bottle (c. 1910)

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O n Saturday night between 11 and 12 o’clock the Clonmel Brewery was broken into and  a quantity of porter and of the new ale manufactured a...
Wednesday, 7 August 2024

A Shot of Beer History #3: Macardle's Coronation Brew ...

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I n July 1911 this advertisement appeared in Dundalk, Dublin and national papers: MACARDLE'S CORONATION BREW Which was supplied under Co...
Tuesday, 23 July 2024

A Shot of Beer History #2: The 'Nearly' & Others ...

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I am no stranger to the historic - and fiscally prompted - short-serve pint, with terms such as the 'Meejum' or 'Medium,' a...
Thursday, 18 July 2024

A Shot of Beer History #1: The Real Baby Guinness ...

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D id you know that prior to the invention of the mini cocktail composed of Baileys floating over Tia Maria in a shot glass called a Baby Gui...
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Tuesday, 18 June 2024

Parted

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S at in Silence, all alone In the darkened bar. No wise words to say. Thoughts closing, from afar, No ears to listen anyway. A ll quiet, exc...
Thursday, 13 June 2024

Opinion: A Closer Look at Ireland's Oldest Pubs

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F or as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved written fiction. First came those skinny hardcover books such as The Little Red Hen, Rapun...
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