Entries by TheBeerNut

New Look For Dungarvan Brewing

The Dungarvan Brewing Company has launched a redesign of its branding with the new bottle labels due to hit the shelves in November, to be accompanied shortly by a new-look website. The Co. Waterford brewery was founded in 2010 and its original design was created to convey a safe, traditional and trustworthy feel. Almost three […]

Farmhouse Cheese and Craft Beer Weekend

Over the October Bank Holiday weekend for the second year running, Bord Bia has organised a nationwide celebration of Irish farmhouse cheese and craft beer. Over 20 tasting and demonstration events will be taking place around the country, with many pubs, off licences and markets offering the opportunity to try some of the best Irish […]

Irish Craft Beer Week and Festival

The following is the official press release for the first Irish Craft Beer Week, culminating in the Irish Craft Beer Festival at the RDS Dublin from 7th – 9th September 2012. Beoir representatives will be at the festival all weekend to talk beer and brewing with festival-goers. Ireland launches its first ever Craft Beer Week, […]

2012-13 Subscriptions Now Open

Subscriptions and renewals are now open for the membership year 2012-13. Membership costs €10 and runs until 30 June 2013. All funds go towards the running of Beoir and its campaigns, as decided by the members themselves. To formally pledge your support to craft beer and cider in Ireland, sign up here. John – TheBeerNut […]

Review: The Oxford Companion To Beer

The Oxford Companion to Wine was first published in 1994 and is now in its third edition. It is widely regarded as the authoritative work on wine by both connoisseurs and those in the trade, with contributions from the most well-respected writers in the field of viticulture and oenology. It is, in short, a book […]

Beer of the Year 2012

Voting has closed on the 2012 Beoir Beer of the Year Awards. We are delighted to announce that Shandon Century Extra Stout from the Franciscan Well Brewery in Cork City has been chosen as the Irish beer drinkers’ favourite beer for this year. Second place was awarded to Windjammer, an amber ale produced by Metalman […]

Pre-Budget Submission 2011

In keeping with its remit to support native Irish microbreweries and defend drinkers’ rights, Beoir has made a pre-Budget submission to the Department of Finance and Revenue Commissioners. The document sets out a three-point plan for encouraging artisan brewing in Ireland and making it more accessible for customers: An allowance for producers to sell directly […]

Troublemaker 2 – This Time It’s Beoir…

After a good four and a half minutes of soul searching, we made the momentous decision to revisit the Troublemaker competition for 2012. We’ve also made a few tweaks to the rules and regulations after feedback from the inaugural competition (winner Rossa O’Neill, pictured right). This time round a greater weight will be placed on […]

Review: The Complete Homebrew Beer Book

The title of this book is ambitious, and the author’s credentials are certainly impressive enough to back up the book’s claim to completeness. George Hummel is a home brewer and writer from Philadelphia. His shop, Homebrew Sweet Homebrew, has been located in the city since 1986 and both his beers and writing have won numerous […]

A Visit to the Meantime Old Brewery, London

Having previously told us about Bateman’s of Wainfleet, James Keane was back in England this summer and took the Meet the Brewer tour at the Old Brewery premises of the Meantime Brewery in Greenwich, London. We arrived to Greenwich and we had a look around the Old Brewery bar and restaurant. The premises are shared […]