Brewery Nooze🍺🍻 Cidery, Meadery too. With Eight Degrees, Wicklow Wolf, Mescan, Canvas, Rascals, Yellowbelly, Ballykilcavan, Brú, JJs, Maharani, Kinsale Mead, Beer Cloud, O'Hara's, Kinnegar, Rising Sons.

Brewery Nooze🍺🍻

Cidery, Meadery too..

with Eight Degrees, Wicklow Wolf, Mescan, Canvas, Rascals, Yellowbelly, Ballykilcavan, Brú, JJs, Maharani, Kinsale Mead, Beer Cloud, O'Hara's, Kinnegar, Rising Sons.

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EightDegreesBrewing

NEW BEER! #OriginalGravityHoppyLager is the third in our #EDBOriginalGravity series, with beautiful can artwork by Yellow Lion Studio, formatted for print by

@Studio_Neworld

. Tasting notes for this autumnal hoppy harvest lager: https://eightdegrees.ie/original-gravity-hoppy-lager/…

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Canvas Brewery is in Aglish, Tipperary, Ireland.

 

Hops Harvested and safely dried and stored... Ready for another years production. We could order hosp online but would they make the same beers with a sense of place or ceantar? #hops #farmhousebeer #saisonbrewery

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Latest Development!

Michelle Cowbourne

@Glastomichelle

Replying to

@RadicalBrewingM

Did you know you can develop photographic film in beer? Amazing article in

@AP_Magazine

A study of brewers portraits, all developed in film.

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Wicklow Wolf Brewing Company

We are delighted to welcome our friends, Brian and Rachel from @_nobo_ to the brewery to finally brew something special together. We first met Brian and Rachel not long after we formed the brewery and have stayed in touch ever since, sharing advice and stories of two young Irish start-ups. Brewing a beer together is something that we have discussed ever since the first time they visited our brewery in Bray.

Using their Smooth & Creamy Chocolate bar and button as the inspiration, we came up with a recipe to bring the bar to life, putting a new twist on our Apex Oatmeal Stout. Brewed with as much oats as the mash tun could take and using the same Congolese Cocoa nibs and toasted flaked Coconut used to give Nobó's Smooth & Creamy bar it's delicious signature flavour.

Tours are also back at the Wolf - details here

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Mescan Brewery

NEW MESCAN BEER!

The next release in our 7 Virtues Series will be available from next week. We are really excited about this beer - Old Brown, or Oud Bruin in Flemish, is a dark beer with a mild sourness that has been brewed in West Flanders since the 17th century.

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Rising SONS brewery

Rising SONS brewery

tSto1oeh  · 

Now isn't that a sight for sore eyes? Midaza stout bottled. Off the shelf or cold; the choice is yours

Available from ourselves next Monday and from Cork Heritage Pubs and select off licences from Wednesday

Www.corkheritagepubs.com …

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Rascals Brewing Co.

Buzzin' for this: Freedom FM live radio show from Rascals HQ

Come join Freedom FM as they return to the airwaves with a heap of bangers from the 90s and 00s. DJ Aidan Power will be presenting from 6pm - 8pm, Thurs 7 Oct.

All welcome: have a pint, maybe a pizza, enjoy the show and the tunes, bring your mates!…

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Yellowbelly Got Cider!

On tap at

@Yellowbelly

Brewery!Please meet our new wee cider, Black and Blue. A beauty indeed. Crafted with blackberries and a whack of local blueberries from @brownsfamilyfarm, it is off dry (~1.5oBrix), purple, tart and delicious. 5.5% ABV. Enjoy!

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Ballykilcavan Farm and Brewery

Great to meet up with Niamh and Ruairi from BiaSol in person again. Niamh and Ruairi take some of our spent brewers' grains and convert them into sustainable

flour for baking. Delighted to hear that they're expanding and moving into bigger premises in Tullamore.

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BRÚ Brewery

No matter what time of year it is, a good lager is an easy choice!

Our core BRÚ Lager isn't just delicious, but it also happens to be gluten-free and vegan, making it even more tempting!

Plus it's available in bottle or can, so this really is the lager for everyone

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JJ's Craft Brewing A wise man once said: “You’re not really drinking alone if your dog  is home” No one can win hearts like dogs, if you don’t believe us  take a look at two of our beers that were named after #dogs.  ********* Maharani Gin launches with Supervalu! We are delighted to announce that Maharani Gin is now available with Supervalu  nationwide and online. To celebrate we are running a special introductory offer  of €35 (normally €45) with Supervalu. This special offer is for a limited time only  and ends on Friday 15 October.  ********* Kinsale Mead won the Irish Drink of the Year award from the  Irish Food Writers’ Guild. This was a fantastic achievement for us...but there was  a slight problem: The drink than won this massive accolade, our Wild Red Mead -  Merlot Barrel Aged - we had run out and couldn't send it out to anyone who wanted  to taste the greatest Irish drink of 2021.  You know what's coming next though, don't you? Our award-winning Wild Red Mead -  Merlot Barrel Aged Mead is back! ********* Beer Cloud's October Fest Pack For Oktoberfest this year, we're talking things up a notch! Working with Studio 93, Dead Centre Brewing and Craic Beer Community, we're bringing you the absolute ultimate Oktoberfest box. Packed full of German styles, The Live Oktoberfest is available from BeerCloud.ie now.It features a range of beers from great brewers all over the country, but if you hang on to 3 of your beers, you'll be in for  a real treat! On October 23rd this year, Dead Centre Brewing is having their huge Oktoberfest event, and on the night BeerCloud.ie, Studio 93 and Craic Beer Community will host a live streamed tasting direct from the Dead Centre brewery in Athlone. We'll be catching up with: Liam Hanlon of St Mel's talking about their malty Bock Lager Stephen Clinch of Trouble Brewing who will chat about their Helles Lager Roger Rotheroe of Dead Centre who will bring us through their Weissbier The Live Oktoberfest will be shipped direct to your door and access for the live stream will be sent via email ahead of October 23rd. Boxes are  limited so grab yours now! ********* O'Hara's Irish Craft Beers is at Carlow Brewing Company. It is with great excitement that we announce the release of O’Hara’s Irish Red Nitro cans. Widget technology allows you to experience the same brilliant cascading effect and smooth creamy head as a draught pour. Launching in independent off licences in Ireland this week. ********* BRÚ Brewery We're delighted to announce that our venue The Bridge Bar & Eatery has reopened! The kitchen will be open soon, but they're now open for drinks Wednesday to Saturday from 5pm. Visit The Bridge in Chapelizod for a perfectly pulled pint of BRÚ beer,or maybe a delicious cocktail...They've got a fantastic drinks menu with a wide range of choices! ********* Kinnegar Brewing Just scraping into its allotted space in our September schedule, here's a beer many of us at Kinnegar thought we'd never see. Please welcome No.19, our American Brown Ale. We can't understand why we waited so long. ******** ********* Wicklow Wolf Brewing Company On Friday the brewers were busy sampling this year's crop of Strata from @indiehops thanks to our friends  @loughranbrewingstores What we are looking for in Strata is a hop full of dank resin, citrus and grapefruit that will come through in the dry hop of our Elevation Pale Ale and Mammoth IPA. *********

Beer of The Year 2021. The candidates, so far! This is going to be tough come December! May have to do a poll.

Beer of The Year 2021

The candidates, so far!

This is going to be tough come December!

May have to do a poll.

Some terrific beers in October line-up.

September: Galway Bay NZ Pils Motueka Dry Hopped Pilsner

August: Hope “Limited Edition No 25“ Classic Gose

July: Yellow Belly “Red Noir” Dark Red Ale

June: O’Hara’s Irish Stout Nitro

May: Dungarvan “Mahon Falls” Rye Pale Ale

April: Heaney New England IPA

March: Whiplash “Melodie Noir” Baltic Porter

February: Eight Degrees “The Pilgrim’s Path” Lager

January: Lineman “Vesper" Pale Ale

September Final Selection

Stout: Ballykilcavan Blackwell Stout

Session: Trouble Brewing Love Below Micro IPA 3.2%

Lager: Galway Bay NZ Pils Motueka Dry Hopped Pilsner 4.9%.

Wheatbeer/Witbier: Whiplash Il Veliero DDZ Witbier 4.8%

Rye IPA: Kinnegar Bucket & Spade Session Rye IPA 4.2%

IPA: Hope Handsome Jack IPA 6.6%

Pale Ale: White Hag Duo Series Idaho 7 & Citra Pale Ale 5.5%

Talbot Collection tackling skills shortages faced by hospitality industry with innovative programme

Talbot Collection tackling skills shortages faced by hospitality industry with innovative Trainee Chef Development Programme 

 

Training programme first of its kind in Ireland already proving to be a huge success with just two weeks completed  

 

According to the Restaurant Association of Ireland, there is currently a shortage of 7,000 chefs in Ireland.  As Ireland’s hospitality industry continues to struggle to return to pre-pandemic service levels, The Talbot Collection, one of the country’s well established hotel groups, aims to help reduce this shortage through their investment in an innovative new training programme for Trainee Chefs.  

 

With a company investment of more than €250,000, the Talbot Collection have set a precedent with this new training programme which is the first of its kind in Ireland. Running in conjunction with Kildare and Wicklow Education and Training Board (KWETB), the programme is training 21 Chefs across the entire hotel collection, all of whom are receiving a salary, accommodation, meals, and transport for the duration of the 12-week programme. The aim of the programme is to help trainee Chefs learn, progress, and excel in their careers with a growing, progressive, and family-owned Irish company.  

 

The Trainee Chefs are already two-weeks in and learning from the best in the industry at the KWETB professional training kitchens and upon completion of the 12-weeks of full-time training, each candidate will receive a City & Guilds Level 2, Diploma in Culinary Skills (the equivalent to a QQI Level 5 Award).   

 

Following the programme, they will have the opportunity to learn and work on-the-job with a team of experienced Chefs in one of The Talbot Collection’s five hotels, Talbot Hotel Wexford, Talbot Hotel Stillorgan, Talbot Hotel Carlow, Midleton Park Hotel or The Oriel House Hotel.  This will be a continued permanent, full-time, and salaried contract as a Junior Commis Chef.  Throughout their time on the job, candidates will receive continuous development by way of on-the-job training and experience, as well as additional online modules.  They will also have the opportunity at the end of this tenure to take part in the Level 6 National Commis Chef Programme.   

 

Nigel Corbett, Head Chef of the Talbot Collection Wexford, said of the training “It’s no secret that our industry is facing challenges at the moment. We’ve spent several months carefully creating and developing this programme to ensure that participants receive the highest level of training from some of the most skilled professionals. The participants have thrown themselves into their training right from the beginning and it’s wonderful to see their talents and passion at such an early stage”. 

 

Group Managing Director of the Talbot Collection Philip F. Gavin said he is extremely proud of the work that’s gone into the training programme. “I recently had the pleasure of visiting the candidates on site in one of the training centres and to say I was excited and proud at what I experienced is an understatement! This training programme is the first of its kind in Ireland and we’re hopeful that other businesses and groups will follow suit and start to invest in our hospitality industry in a similar way. The experience and practical skills that these trainee chefs are learning are truly second to none and I’m very excited at what’s to come over the next number of weeks.” 

 

The content covered and skills taught in this innovative training programme is bringing up and coming chefs the very latest in all things culinary. Already thoroughly enjoying her experience is trainee chef Jelena Medvedeva who works in the Talbot Hotel Carlow. “I started working as a kitchen porter in the Talbot Carlow in February 2020, just before the pandemic. I’ve always loved being in the kitchen and this course is now giving me the opportunity to develop the skills I’ve learned over the last year and a half, and I’m also learning many new techniques. We are all very grateful to be learning from some of the most accomplished professionals in our industry and I am eager to keep learning from them over the next two months.” 

 

Eileen Cullen, Head of Training Services and Innovation in Kildare and Wicklow ETB said they are delighted to have partnered with the Talbot Collection on this innovative initiative. “As we head in to our third week, each of our 21 chefs are doing excellently! Last week they cooked lunch for 15 people, to an excellent standard, and they are all full of enthusiasm. I really believe this programme is coming at the perfect time considering the difficulties faced by hotels, restaurants, bars and cafes at the moment. The KWETB looks forward to partnering with the Talbot Collection again in the future.”  

 

Further information on The Talbot Collection Chef Development Programme can be found www.talbotcollection.ie #TeamTalbot 

 

Should you be interested in working with an innovative, progressive Irish-owned Hotel Collection, contact your nearest Talbot Collection Hotel or email Natalie Power, Group HR Manager at npower@talbothotelgroup.ie.