Tonight’s aperitif is a toffee vodka.
Check out the beer festivals a few are happening in early September.Doing a bit of jazz at The Birdland club in Manhattan...
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Oh, and enjoying an IPA...
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Rounding off the evening with a glass of All Fresh Citra Everything from The Other Half brewery. Weighing in at 8.5% ABV
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A bottle of my own Dark Mild and it is good, it is such a nice contrast to the hop driven IPA’s and Pale Ales I have being drinking. Malty with gentle carbonation, minimal bitterness just a nice easy to drink beer .
I've only tried them from the keg and just the stout and the IPA. Both decent enough beers in my opinion but with plenty of room to improve.What do you think of their range of beers. I have only had them in cans. Not really impressed at all
Brilliant great to hear success stories.I've only tried them from the keg and just the stout and the IPA. Both decent enough beers in my opinion but with plenty of room to improve.
I had a good chat with young Ryan McCracken and was surprised to learn that 6 years ago he was learning to brew with a BIAB setup in his kitchen and now he has a craft beer business. It's great to see younger folk carrying on the Irish brewing tradition, running their own businesses and creating jobs.
As for the rest of the beers at the festival I particularly enjoyed the Kinnegar offerings, particularly the Nitro American Red. The Heaney Brewery's NEIPA was excellent. An honourable mention too for the Rough Brothers Brewery with their Oatmeal Stout, Irish Red Ale and Northern Pale ale, all on cask and selling out very quickly.
There's obviously something in the water in the North West of Ireland these days, evidently it's malt, hops and yeast more often than not.
It's a very difficult market to crack. All the breweries you listed sell beer around the 3 pounds bracket (off sales). Kinnegar for Me are consistently above the rest, I will give McCracken's another tryI've only tried them from the keg and just the stout and the IPA. Both decent enough beers in my opinion but with plenty of room to improve.
I had a good chat with young Ryan McCracken and was surprised to learn that 6 years ago he was learning to brew with a BIAB setup in his kitchen and now he has a craft beer business. It's great to see younger folk carrying on the Irish brewing tradition, running their own businesses and creating jobs.
As for the rest of the beers at the festival I particularly enjoyed the Kinnegar offerings, particularly the Nitro American Red. The Heaney Brewery's NEIPA was excellent. An honourable mention too for the Rough Brothers Brewery with their Oatmeal Stout, Irish Red Ale and Northern Pale ale, all on cask and selling out very quickly.
There's obviously something in the water in the North West of Ireland these days, evidently it's malt, hops and yeast more often than not.
I absolutely agree regarding Kinnegar. Their beers are a cut above.It's a very difficult market to crack. All the breweries you listed sell beer around the 3 pounds bracket (off sales). Kinnegar for Me are consistently above the rest, I will give McCracken's another try
What has been lurking in the fridge for far too long. The Reisling or the duck?View attachment 103297
Duck breast with a homemade Seville marmalade and fresh orange juice sauce.
Ontario Canadian Reisling (from Aldi) to accompany, it's been lurking in the fridge for far too long.
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