Thursday, 30 January 2025

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #24 – Smithwick’s Poker Cards (c. 1957)

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Someone behind drinks ale, And opens mussels, and croaks scraps of songs Towards the ham-strung rafters about love. Dirk deals the cards. Ex...
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Thursday, 16 January 2025

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #23 – Guinness 'Belgian' Tumbler (c. 1950)

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I felt the most extraordinary desire for a glass of Guinness, which I knew could be obtained without difficulty. Upon expressing my wish to...
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Friday, 6 December 2024

A Shot of Beer History #7 - How Old Are Beer Kegs?

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W e've all seen them, those rows and stacks of beer kegs that line the street outside our public houses - battered, bashed and tarnished...
Thursday, 21 November 2024

A Shot of Beer History #6 - The Irish Reinheitsgebot

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I n 1778 there were a series of brewing related acts passed in Ireland for 'the improvement of His Majesty's Revenue and the more ef...
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Tuesday, 29 October 2024

A Shot of Beer History #5 - Tankard Theft

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I n May 1913 the following report appeared in a Dublin newspaper as a warning to the city's publicans: I t is now some time ago since th...
Friday, 4 October 2024

100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #22 – Macardle’s No. 1 Beermat (1973)

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T he Licensed Grocers and Vintners’ Association, at their meeting held yesterday, decided to increase the price ales and ciders by a halfpen...
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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...