gourmet beers- where to buy?

mullmick · 31-05-2006 1:38pm #1

Hi there.
I am planning a BBQ/ International Beer Festival for fun on Saturday evening if the weather is good.

Would love to buy a range of international or small brew house beers for the evening.

Any where in the city/north city where I can buy these?

monkeyfudge · 31-05-2006 1:44pm

Mc Hughs on the Malahide Road, near the Artane roundabout is great.

http://www.mchughs.ie/ (Not a great website actually)

I was in there only yesterday evening and they've made their imported beers section even bigger. I chatted with the owner for about 15 minutes about Staropramen beer... unfortunetly he doesn't stock as Staropramen Red as they don't export that one.

mullmick · 31-05-2006 1:50pm

Cheers- thanks a million- know the place, but never been in there before. Will try it this evening.

thanks again.

monkeyfudge · 31-05-2006 1:57pm

Yep... the staff really know their stuff so be sure to ask for advice.

I stocked up on lots of yummy Koperberg there yesterday.

Hendrixcat · 31-05-2006 6:40pm

Sweeney's in phibsboro is excellent for imported beer. I get all my English Ales and contiental lager from there. Great range of Belgium ales is you fancy something to knock the cobwebs off.

bigears · 01-06-2006 10:19am

Lilac Wines on Philipsburgh Avenue in Fairview (formerly Sweeney's) has a great selection, particularly of English Ales which you'll be hard pressed to find elsewhere.

Martin's in Fairview is also good especially for German/Czech/Polish brews.

McHugh's in Artane/Kilbarrack as mentioned above is good.

I've heard Redmonds in Ranelagh is good too.

The Hill Billy · 01-06-2006 10:36am

Has anybody seen Jever Pilsner on their travels around Dublin offies?
If you do - can you let me know.
Grab a few bottles for yourself - it is delicious.
Quite dry & crisp with a hint of herbiness.

DubNside · 01-06-2006 11:05am

I know its not "gourmet" beer, but i wonder if anyone has seen "Keo" Cypriot beer for sale around Dublin?

mullmick · 02-06-2006 7:59am

To Monkey fudge and others. I took a run to McHughs in Artane last night. It was really good. A Big fridge stocked with all different types of international and small brew beers. I was very impressed. I bought a good selection including a fair trade banana beer for the craic. It was more of a novelty trip this time, but will be back there again to try out a wide selection based on "taste" alone.

monkeyfudge · 02-06-2006 9:54am

Yep... the big fridge is a new thing. It was just a single shelving unit up until recently.

1carrot2 · 07-06-2006 11:41pm

Hill Billy wrote:

Has anybody seen Jever Pilsner on their travels around Dublin offies?

It's available in Mc Hugh's in Kilbarrack

The Hill Billy · 08-06-2006 1:31pm

Thanks 1carrot2!
Have you tried it yourself?

Blub2k4 · 08-06-2006 1:42pm

Hill Billy wrote:

Has anybody seen Jever Pilsner on their travels around Dublin offies?
If you do - can you let me know.
Grab a few bottles for yourself - it is delicious.
Quite dry & crisp with a hint of herbiness.

As the Germans would say "es ist zu herb", in other words, it is too bitter.

Full of hops that stuff, I have drunk it in Jever beside the brewery, dont really like it all that much though, although it is good with food.

Hendrixcat · 08-06-2006 3:45pm

I've been a fan of Jever for a few years now. Used to get it in Sweeney's in Phibsboro. I'm a lupophile so it's no surprise that I like it. It's intense bitterness is derived from hop extract being added during the boil, which is cheating a bit but it makes for a mighty tasty brew.

gourmet beers- where to buy?

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