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Researching and writing about Ireland's brewing history, plus attempting to recreate Irish historical beer recipes. Also posting food and nonsense. Still active over in The Other Place, where my archive is ... [Ireland based] beerfoodtravel.blogspot.com
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A nice recent find, and not of interest to many people- but it certainly was to me. It's a 19th century iron bow corkscrew with lovely patination and still bearing sparkling, as well as oxidised, traces of copper plating ...

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I've gotten way too fond of this as a pleasant little sipper, I may need to stock up again ...

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I've said it before, but Wexford's roads are by far the worst in Ireland ... independent.ie/regionals/we...

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A really great read about an artist whose work you might recognise, but whose name you might not know. Ignoring the dubious pub history, obviously ... www.atlasobscura.com/articles/dub...

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Is anyone using Chevallier malt in a core beer?

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There's lots of talk about Murphy's appearing in more places around the UK recently, I wonder will it succeed in its assault on Britain's bars where Colonel Murphy failed? ... beerfoodtravel.blogspot.com/2023/09/100-...

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Myths, like monsters, thrive and grow because we keep feeding them, and believing in them ... vinepair.com/articles/sig...

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

GOOD MORNING! Here's our regular weekly round-up of good writing about beer and pubs, with more juicy nuggets than longreads this week. 🍺🍻 boakandbailey.com/2025/02/news...

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Mash on for a historical(ish) brew, or as historical as you can get with a Grainfather. Two hours, using Chevallier with Weyermann Special W and a tiny amount of smoked (not sure about it) to try and replicate references to 19th c. Irish malt, plus chocolate instead of patent ...

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Second supper - I had no dinner mind - is a simple toastie with pastrami, smoked cheese, pickle slices and Eddie Rocket Secret Sauce, with butter on the outside - obviously! Served with salt & vinegar crisps, as cheese & onion are death to your beer palate regardless of norm ...

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While I'm questioning my own palate, preferences, and opinions. What is it with certain barrel-aged stouts? I was about to put a pic up of one, but it's light bodied although strong in alcohol. Sickly and strangely cloying, with a sour cola cube quality, plus acrid undertones...

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In Person! A nice find this week. I think it's the original 50s release? In great condition, and brilliant sound, but I had to push it through vintage speakers to get its best out of it. You can hear people chattering in the background ...

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So I was in a bar last weekend that has individual chillers for its lines. I had a brown ale that was served at what was (to me) a crazy low temperature, and I mean as cold as any beer I've ever had. I can assume this is because that's what 'ye' normal 'craft' beer folk want? ...

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I bought this album in 1990. I was 23 and I literally wore it out because some of the songs resonated so much with me. Not in an absolute way, but certainly the themes and some of the words hit hard. There are poignant songs like Seven Little Indians and Stolen Moments, and ...

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I've been thinking a lot about this impossible - for me - question, which is why it's such a good topic of course. I've never done a Session but this has poked something in me so I might contribute to it this time ... boakandbailey.com/2025/02/the-...

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First supper is a go. Smoked bacon ribs boiled with caraway seeds, then dosed with a maple syrup, butter, soy sauce, and ginger glaze. With an appropriate beer, obviously ...

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It would have been hard to start the weekend with anything else given this weeks piece of writing. Not 'kegged' of course, but it's nice that the whole pint bottle fits into the tankard with head space ...

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I really love being able to *almost* touch the history of the historical(ish) Irish beers I make. Here's the Strangman's stout I hope to brew at the weekend, in good company, on a ship called the Hollandia bound for Bristol in 1878. My recipe is for the same year ...

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With a luck and, literally, a fair wind I'll be back brewing historical Irish beers on Saturday. Therefore, I'm having a bit of inspirational lubrication to get the recipe finalised. All the ingredients have arrived, so I've no excuse not to ...

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'Not necessarily right now. You can go to the shops if you like. But you shouldn’t have to get on a train or a flight. Or travel back in time.' Awww, I'm out ... boakandbailey.com/2025/02/the-...

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