Entries by Barry Masterson

Drinking in Palm Springs, California

I didn't intend writing an article, so this is not a well researched piece, but as I'm just back from sunny Palm Springs I though I'd share what limited beering I did there while fighting sleep yesterday afternoon. All in all I expected Palm Springs to be a bit of a beer desert based on […]

Welcome to Irish Craft Brewer

Welcome to Irish Craft Brewer! This site has been created to be the new home on the web for people wanting to learn and share knowledge about craft brewing in Ireland. Whether you are just starting out or are already running a small brewery in your own home, we hope that you'll find this a […]

Why doesn’t the Search find forum posts?

The Community forum and the main site are loosely coupled at the moment. While they share the same registration procedures and login process, the core databases behind each remain separate. We aim to bring tighter integration later, but in the meantime if you are searching for forum topics, please use the search tool within the […]

What are the Articles about?

Articles will be about all sorts of things, but will generally be brew related to some degree. This can be thoughts on certain beer styles, a review of a pub, a visit to a brewery, experiments with brewing techniques and recipes or the state of Craft Brewing in general. In short, anything! We have purposely not created […]

What is the Knowledge Base?

The Knowledge Base is a collection of content items that give you boiled-down information, from basic to advanced, that aim to provide a useful reference guide. While some items will be specifically for Craft Brewers in Ireland, there should be enough generic information for brewers everywhere.   The categories within this section currently include; Basics […]

Are there terms and conditions?

It seems you can do nothing these days without some terms and conditions! We just have a few, and these are as follows;  You must be the sole author and the complete copyright owner of the article, or if you are reproducing an article with permission, you must acknowledge the actual author and their copyright. […]

Can I upload my own images?

Yes, but we would respectfully ask that they be kept relatively small, with a maximum width of 480 pixels. Also, please try to use JPG with around 40% quality so they are of reasonable visual quality while staying at a reasonable size. If you don’t know how to resize an image, you could use an application like […]

How do I add images?

We have added additional tools to make adding images easier. To do so, click the Insert/Edit Image tool on the main WYSIWYG toolbar (third button from the left on the lower toolbar), not the Insert Image button below each text box.   When you click the Insert/Edit Image button you will be presented with a dialogue […]