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IrishBeerHistory

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Despite the handle, I research and write about Ireland's brewing history and recreate Irish historical(ish) beers. Also posting food and nonsense. Seemingly, I'm a 'gloomy beer drinker', who's 'lost in the froth on his pint.' beerfoodtravel.blogspot.com

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · Feb 18

New blog post! Number 25 and a bit of a milestone, so it required one on glassware and a deepish dive into another famous 'Irish' tankard ...
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100 Years of Irish Brewing in 50 Objects: #25 – Keg Harp Tankard (1965)

Goodbye to the Port and Brandy, To the Vodka and the Stag, To the Schmiddick and the Harpic, The bottle, draught and keg ... Delirium Tremens – Christ

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 7h

Not fishy, but I do get a vegetal taste from underroasted beans at times ...

IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 7h

I wouldn't pretend to have a fantastic palate, and it's always changing (like everyones), but I can be sensitive to certain 'off' flavours like the fishy one from vegetable/rapeseed oil, pork that's just on the turn (to me), and DMS in beer. Another big one is the mouldy taste off dried thyme ...

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 21h

I found a lovely piece of pub-prose in an old newspaper earlier that seems to have been lost to time. I need to track it back to the source and will put it up on my blog in the coming days. And no, the beer is unrelated ...

Trappistes Rochefort Tripel Extra poured into a branded glass.

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 23h

Has anyone any thoughts on what and where the real oldest pub in Ireland (don't!) might be? It would need to be 17th century or older, have roughly the same footprint and walls, and have always been an alehouse/tavern/drink-focused spot. So not just an inn - or a different trade ...

The words 'old ale' house in a newspaper.

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 1d

Inside Dundalk Bay Brewery’s bet on innovation
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Inside Dundalk Bay Brewery’s bet on innovation – Drinks Industry Ireland

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Pam Lock @pamplemoussepam.bsky.social · 1d

Think While You Drink on Thurs features Local Archaeologist & Brewer Nick Fitzgerald and Heritage Brewer @beernouveau.co.uk. Together, they'll explore what early (pre-historic) beers might have tasted like, and what flavours are still used today.

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Think While You Drink

Join Good Chemistry and Drinking Studies Network for a series of free talks designed to make you THINK WHILE YOU DRINK! Bringing interesting talks on beers, brewing, pubs, the industry and wider drink...

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Eoghan Walsh @eoghanwalshbxl.bsky.social · 1d

They asked for a response, so I couldn't exactly let them down, could I?

On Belgian beer, Hegelian dialectics, and why Belgium's craft beer turn makes perfect sense.

In response to @boakandbailey.bsky.social: boakandbailey.com/2025/10/we-d...

They don’t want Belgian beer to change – and that’s their problem* — Brussels Beer City

*Or, a (semi-serious) rebuttal of Boak and Bailey’s “We don’t want Belgian beer to change – and that’s our problem” Picture this: it’s 1925, and you’re a young English man of means stepping of...

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 1d

'We had a better time again in a corner cafe near our hotel which, like many of the best boozers, was densely layered with history while still feeling like part of the modern world. How can shiny and new compare?'

Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 1d

BLOG POST: "...we recognise the problem in tourists demanding that the places they visit stay exactly the same, while expecting bars at home to do the opposite... But Belgium really does feel different, for a few reasons..." 🍺🍻

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We don’t want Belgian beer to change – and that’s our problem

On a recent trip to Liège we ended up visiting a couple of more modern bars which, although very pleasant, didn’t give us what we want from Belgian beer.

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 1d

I'll get it put together one of these days - the road to hell is actually filled with unfinished beer history drafts. Again, great article, cheers for writing it ...

IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 1d

This is an excellent piece - it really is. It reminded me too that I've been hoarding information on the seasonal migration of Irish hop pickers into England in the 19th century that I really need to write up ...

Brian Alberts @brewedculture.org · 2d

It's easy to love fresh hop beer season in the Pacific Northwest, but a bit harder to see the labor and communities that make it happen.

For @vinepair.com, I offer a taste of the multicultural history that roots PNW hops, and the mistakes we can't seem to learn from.

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Beneath the Bines: The Multicultural Roots of the Pacific Northwest Hop Harvest

”My dad gave me advice 60 years ago: The day that you think you’re any better than the lowest man on the job is the day you start going backwards.” Bill Coleman represents the fifth of seven generatio...

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 1d

The favourite condiment of Irish Food ...

IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 1d

'... a beer specialist will join Paul to guide attendees through the thoughtful pairing of Paul’s food with the unique flavour profiles of Smithwick’s brews, an experience that highlights the harmony between Irish cuisine and craft beer.'
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PAUL FLYNN - Savour Kilkenny - Food Festival

Savour Kilkenny is delighted to welcome Paul Flynn to the 2025 line-up, sponsored by Smithwick's. Paul Flynn is an acclaimed Irish chef, restaurateur, and culinary educator, renowned for his modern a...

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 1d

'The reason why Irish pubs have family names over the doors - After legislation passed in 1872, it became a legal requirement to display the owner's name over the front door of a pub.'

I keep reading or hearing this comment from multiple sources, but it's not quite true, as I've argued here ...

What's in a Name? Irish Pub Signage and that 1872 Licensing Legislation...

The internet is for sure a wonderful resource for writers and researchers - it's full of books, articles and news that can be accessed at the click of

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

I think it may be my favourite ever book ...

IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

'The story begins with the origin story, which is the probably mythological thing of where the night watchman fell asleep and the barley got burned, and so the Guinness was black.'

'Probably', he says! You'd think you'd fact-check the origin story?

The answer to the question below is no, btw ...

Is 'House of Guinness' a True Story? Let Creator Steven Knight Explain

“The more outlandish things in the show, they’re always real.”

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

So do I! Apart from its dodgy brewing history, etc. of course ...

IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

I've ended up down a Laurence Housman rabbit hole ...
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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

That was exactly my reaction when I spotted it ...

IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

An absolute gem of a find from yesterday. An original 1894 edition of Irish writer Jane Barlow's 'The End of Elfintown' with fantastic Beardsleyesque illustrations by Laurence Housman. It has an incredible gold-embossed front and back, and gilded page edges. It made my day - a huge mood-lifter ...

Collage showing an almost tentacle-like design on the cover, the gold edged pages, and pen and ink illustrations of fairies in an early art nouveau style.

Another collage showing more, similar illustrations, and the frontispiece with the book title and details with more elongated and stylised fairy characters.

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Pellicle @pelliclemag.com · 7d

Proper Job is an institution. There, we've said it. Who better to talk about the legacy and impact of this IPA than @atjbeer.bsky.social?

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A Scanner Dreckly — The Life and Legacy of St. Austell Proper Job IPA — Pellicle

It is a sedate summer’s afternoon in the bar of The Globe in Topsham, five miles outside Exeter. Wimbledon is on the big screen, with the sound turned down, and there are five other customers inside. ...

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Boak & Bailey (Jess & Ray) @boakandbailey.bsky.social · 4d

MORNING! Here's this week's round up of interesting writing about beer and pubs, this time with a few new-to-us voices. 🍻🍺

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A Victorian corner pub, The Golden Lion, in Fishponds, Bristol.

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

Well, that might be a plus ...

IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

Having said that, I'm lining up another nitro stout blind tasting. Might have to include it ...

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

Hmmm, it should be called 'Shenanigans' ...

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IrishBeerHistory @beerfoodtravel.bsky.social · 3d

This whole brand and product offends me deeply, although I can't pinpoint exactly why? Who's making this btw? ...

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