Category Archives: Craft beers

Posted on July 10, 2012 by Aoife

Curry and beer, Co Louth style

The makings of Ma Chanda's chicken curry

Last weekend I went to the unlikely location of Ardee, Co Louth to learn more about the kind of cooking you might find on the streets and in the homes of Bangladesh. (Read on for details of this Thursday’s Bangladeshi street food and Irish craft beer night – or this autumn’s Bangladeshi cookery classes which will keep off in September.) Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on October 28, 2011 by Aoife

Farmhouse Cheese & Craft Beer Weekend

It’s fitting that Irish artisan farmhouse cheese-makers should be pairing up with Irish craft brewers to bring us a weekend of tastings and events this Bank Holiday weekend. Events are being held nationwide in cheese-houses/farms, breweries, restaurants, pubs, gastropubs, off-licences, markets and other venues. According to Bord Bia, who are supporting the festival, there are 50 of the former operating in Ireland today, producing over 140 varieties of cheese, and 17 of the latter… Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on September 24, 2011 by Aoife

EVENT: Craft Beer Festival

WHAT? The All-Ireland Craft Beerfest, featuring 50 beers and ciders and a few whiskeys too, with various Irish farmhouse cheeses to taste and pair

WHEN? Saturday 24 (noon-midnight) & Sunday 25 (noon–10pm) September

WHERE? RDS, Dublin 4 (Industries Hall) Read the rest of this entry →

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Posted on August 17, 2011 by Aoife

EVENT: Lughnasa Beer Festival

WHAT? The second annual Lughnasa Beer Festival, brought to you by Deveney’s of Dundrum, one of Dublin’s leading purveyors of specialist beers from Ireland and around the world. From pilsners to porters, ales amber and ales pale, from krieks and blondes to weiss beers and stouts, there’s something for everyone here.

WHEN? Friday 19 August, from 5.30pm til 9.30pm (don’t worry, there’ll be plenty of soakage in store, with food from Siam Thai, Pieminister and Hog-Roast.ie.)

WHERE? The Pod complex, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 Read the rest of this entry →

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