Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Brewery Nooze🍺🍻 with Kinnegar, 9 White Deer, Eight Degrees, Rye River, Torc, Bierhaus, Dead Centre, Crew, Wicklow Wolf, Dundalk Bay Brewmaster, Hope

Brewery Nooze🍺🍻

with Kinnegar, 9 White Deer, Eight Degrees, Rye River, Torc, Bierhaus, Dead Centre, Crew, Wicklow Wolf, Dundalk Bay Brewmaster, Hope

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So Gordon and Donal went up to Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary to install our Draught Stout at The Green Bar🛠️👍.⁣
We’re especially pleased, because when The Green Bar were looking for a craft beer, our name came up a number of times 💬🦌. ⁣
Including from the builder who refurbished the bar
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As a famous author once put it, “compliments pass when the quality meet”
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And the Green Bar offers both excellent brunch & lunch through the @greenfaircafes and hosts live music sessions
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Do tell them we sent ya
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Now available in our online webshop! To celebrate the arrival of our new can four packs, we’ve put together this very special case of cans with 3 x 4 packs Full Irish IPA and 3 x 4 packs Citra SHIPA. eightdegrees.ie/product/specia
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We are so excited for the arrival of 2 brand new fermentation vessels to the brewhouse!
These new FVs have a 10,000 litre capacity each, bringing our tank farm total capacity to 3,075hL between 25 FVs and 7 BBTs. We are proud that our brewhouse and our entire tank farm are 100% Irish manufactured stainless steel. 🇮🇪
The journey for these new tanks started on Friday in Cork and they arrived bright and early this morning! The whole brewery was buzzing with excitement.


We are ecstatic to announce that we are the world's most decorated brewery for the second year running! Party popper This is a historic achievement for an independent Irish craft brewery and puts us distinctly on the world stage of craft beer. Beer mug #WorldBeerAwards
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Interested in the story of whiskey, or whisky in this case? Check out very interesting (from the archives) article "Reinventing a great distillery" on Mark Reynier's time at Islay in Sept 6th edition of the New Yorker (a food and drink special). No link, sorry but if you are a member of your local library, you can find it via the Libby service. #Whiskey #whisky

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Torc Brewing 


IT'S HERE!!Fallen leaf Maple leaf We're delighted to finally announce the launch of #HARVESTFEST21 Saturday, 25th September 2-6pm in the Killarney Distillery! Get your name on the list and RSVP by direct message, or click attending on our Facebook event!

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#sourfest21 first brewery we will be featuring is @land_and_labour - the beer is- Coolship (2018) we’ve squirreled this one away @grandcrubeers HQ since 2019 it’s time to release it to the masses! Untappd https://untp.beer/4lX00

6Snorhe Cork 
Next brewery that is set to feature - a first pour for @bierhaus_cork @guezuetilquin - Belgian lambic beer blendery based in Bierghes, Brussels, founded in 2009 by Pierre Tilquin. Tilquin is the only lambic blendery in the mainly French-speaking, southern region of Wallonia. Tilquin also is exclusively the only blendery that is allowed to blend of one, two, and three-year-old lambics with wort acquired from Boon, Lindemans, Girardin, and Cantillon breweries.

Wana to taste some really high end Sours? Book your spot now via DM on FB or Instagram - Thurs 23rd 8pm or Sat 25th 6pm - places are limited- get in early! @hopcraftntale will guide you through a high end top shelf tasting! #staysour🍋 #Sourfest21 #bhcsf

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OKTOBERFEST 2021 On October 23rd, we'll have Bowtie from 6pm. They'll be followed by the incredible Keller Beer Brass Band from 8pm - 10.30pm. To close the show, DJ Keith Marshall will be playing until 12.30am! LAST FEW TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE: bit.ly/3jRSlnq
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We're turning 1 on Friday! Granted, we were closed for over half of it but we still want to celebrate with you all while raising some money for the amazing
as a thank you to everyone for your support since we arrived in Limerick and (finally) got open!
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Wicklow Wolf Tomahawk Kit!

Get your hands on this extremely limited Bujo x Wicklow Wolf Tomahawk Kit. The limited kit includes two dry aged Tomahawks, Four Bujo Burgers, Four Cans of Elevation Pale Ale, Two Brewery tour vouchers, a Wicklow Wolf x Bujo Boston Glass and a screen printed Bujo Apron. Get yours now before they're all gone! 
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At Dundalk Bay Brewery & Distillery we pride ourselves in being part of a greener, brighter future in brewing & distilling and in business. We set the standards for breweries and distilleries operating all over Ireland to reduce waste, minimise carbon emissions and overall reducing their environmental impact and being aware of same. Read more from the producers of Brewmaster beers here.

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Exit through the gift shop! Smiling face with open mouth Brewery tours are available to book again and if you don’t get the chance to visit anytime soon you can check out our full range of merch here: hopebeer.ie/cool-stuff



Tuesday, September 21, 2021

CORK’S BALLYMALOE FOODS SCOOPS MAJOR FOOD AWARD

 CORK’S BALLYMALOE FOODS SCOOPS MAJOR FOOD AWARD 

Ballymaloe Foods Beetroot product picks up Great Taste Award 

 


Ballymaloe Foods has received a one-star award at this year’s prestigious Great Taste international awards for its Ballymaloe Sliced Pickled Irish Beetroot. The Great Taste awards, run by the Guild of Fine Food in the UK, are known as the world’s most trusted food and drink awards.  

 

The entire range of Ballymaloe Sliced and Diced Irish Beetroot will now be able to display the unmistakable black and gold logo, a stamp of excellence that is recognised by retailers and consumers alike. 

 

All the beetroot used by Ballymaloe Foods is planted, pickled and packed locally in East Cork making it the only 100% Irish locally produced beetroot available nationwide. Two farmers, Joe Hartnett and Darren Allen, have set aside 24 acres to grow the purple vegetable every year.  

 

General Manager at Ballymaloe Foods, Maxine Hyde said the company is delighted with the Great Taste Award, We are over the moon to get such great news about Ballymaloe Sliced Pickled Irish Beetroot. Our beetroot is a lovely example of a farm to fork journey, showing traceability, sustainability, and the benefits of using local produce to create something special.  We are very proud that this product has been awarded 1-star in the Great Taste Awards in 2021 and we share this honour with our two local farmers Joe and Darren as without their hard work this product would not be on shelves and in kitchens around Ireland.” 

 

The award judges described Ballymaloe Sliced Pickled Irish Beetroot as: “Darkly jewelled red with a translucency in the pieces of beetroot that vary in size and shape. Tender to cut but with good integrity so that there is a bite to them. Great flavour with sweetness then sharpness from the vinegar that then meld together with the typical beetroot earthiness. Versatile and probably delicious in a goat's cheese tart.  We enjoyed these pickles.”

 

In total, 5,383 products were given awards from more than 100 countries. 

 

The Guild of Fine Food’s Great Taste awards was founded in 1994 and are seen as a stamp of excellence for food products. There are 355 judges and they include food critics, chefs, restaurateurs, retail buyers, cooks, producers, food writers and journalists. All products are removed from their packaging before being tasted. 


press release

 

Taste of the Week. Stonewell Tawny.

Taste of the Week

Stonewell's Tawny Cider.




At a discussion, featuring three cidermakers, on Beoirfest earlier this year, Stonewell’s Daniel Emerson was asked how his stunning Tawny came about. Through a collaboration with local brewer/distiller Sam Black was the answer. “El Dorado hops added complexity and helped balance the extra sugar. “ 

Tawny is truly special. It is a rich, opulent and viscous apple wine, dark in colour and possessing complex bittersweet flavour. Tawny can be consumed as a slightly chilled aperitif or it also performs excellently as an accompaniment to cheese or desserts.

It has been compared to sweet wine and sherry. Stonewell advise using it as “a slightly chilled aperitif but equally as cheese or dessert accompaniment”. 


At the Ballymaloe LitFest 2016, expert Pete Brown (author of World’s Best Cider) was impressed after tasting it and said it reminded him of a Canadian Ice Cider, “beautiful’.


“A well-produced cider can stand shoulder to shoulder with good wine,” says Daniel . “The reaction has been extremely positive, I haven’t heard one negative comment so far. It won a prestigious Pomme d’Or award at the Frankfurt Apfelwein Welweit."

It keeps well and has an abv of 15%. It is described as “an opulent complex cider with chewy tannins and hints of fruit. Delightful as a slightly chilled aperitif but equally as a cheese or dessert accompaniment”.