Dublin's new craft beer spot opens today, 1st of July 2010

guildofevil

Even as we speak a bunch of busy little beer elves are putting the finishing touches to the refurbishment of the venerable old pub that is L .Mulligan Grocer, of Stoneybatter.

It's new incarnation as Dublin's latest Gastropub and craft beer emporium begins today, the 1st of July 2010, at 4pm.

There will be Galway Hooker, Ór, beers from Hilden, Whitewater, Carlow, White Gypsy, as well as quality imports on tap. A selection of bottles will also be available, in case you don't like any of the draught beers and I am reliably informed that there is also one of the best selections of whiskeys in the city.

I will be along this evening and I may even have a beer. Why don't you join me?

DBCyc

Excellent - only down the road! I'll have to pop my head in later

BeerNut

guildofevil wrote: »

the finishing touches

Hmm, from what I've heard there may be a few further touches still to go after today. But the important thing is that the beer's pouring. I'll be in later as well.

deRanged

next time I'm in Dublin I'm so there.
Great to hear of places like this opening.

Ham'nd'egger

guildofevil wrote: »

Even as we speak a bunch of busy little beer elves are putting the finishing touches to the refurbishment of the venerable old pub that is L .Mulligan Grocer, of Stoneybatter.

It's new incarnation as Dublin's latest Gastropub and craft beer emporium begins today, the 1st of July 2010, at 4pm.

There will be Galway Hooker, Ór, beers from Hilden, Whitewater, Carlow, White Gypsy, as well as quality imports on tap. A selection of bottles will also be available, in case you don't like any of the draught beers and I am reliably informed that there is also one of the best selections of whiskeys in the city.

I will be along this evening and I may even have a beer. Why don't you join me?

Good news though the word "Gastro" in front of pub makes me shudder a little in case it ends up full of crusties, interior designer wannabes and food snobs:)

BeerNut

Hamndegger wrote: »

Good news though the word "Gastro" in front of pub makes me shudder a little in case it ends up full of crusties, interior designer wannabes and food snobs:)

Horrible word. What I like least about it is the use to mean "restaurant that serves beer".

slayerking

Thats great to hear.

I'll have to pop in for a few drinks next time I'm near it.

Will definately pay a visit if I'm ever up in the big smoke.

Ham'nd'egger

BeerNut wrote: »

Horrible word. What I like least about it is the use to mean "restaurant that serves beer".

Glad there is two of us:)

Technocentral

Great news, now we only need to persuade the other 95% of Dublin pubs to sell proper beer too.

IrishWhiskeyCha

And don't forget that they plan to have a decent selection of Distilled beer too .... i.e. Whiskey ... fair play guys and good luck with the venture

ciaran76

Will go in on Sunday evening for a few. Delighted with this.

thelynchfella

might pop in over the weekend check the place out!!

BeerNut

IrishWhiskeyCha wrote: »

And don't forget that they plan to have a decent selection of Distilled beer too .... i.e. Whiskey

They have a hell of a selection. I lost my Belgian whisky virginity this evening.

ciaran76

Maybe a good place for a night of beer tasting for the crew in here :D

ntlbell

BeerNut wrote: »

They have a hell of a selection. I lost my Belgian whisky virginity this evening.

What was the staff like? good atmosphere etc?

OhThePenguin

Looks good! Will try and pay a visit the next time I'm up in Dublin.

What's the easiest way to get there?

BeerNut

ntlbell wrote: »

What was the staff like?

All very enthusiastic, as you might expect on a first night.

ntlbell wrote: »

good atmosphere etc?

Great atmos: music well below conversation level and no telly.

OhThePenguin wrote: »

What's the easiest way to get there?

It's a short walk from Smithfield Luas, if that helps.

Sergeant

Heading into town this evening to pay a visit to this place. What Hilden beer have they on tap? Had Scullion's on cask last year during the porterhouse beer festival and really enjoyed it.

BeerNut

Belfast Blonde and Molly's Chocolate Stout on keg. There are casks of Headless Dog, but I don't think the engine has been installed yet.

OhThePenguin

BeerNut wrote: »

It's a short walk from Smithfield Luas, if that helps.

It sure does, thanks.

the_syco

Do they have any ciders?

ciaran76

Paid a visit last night and was delighted I did.
Had a great conversation with the staff and its good that they listen to what I liked and advised me on something to try.

Had Galway Hooker and Ór as my 1st 2 drinks and then was advised to try Prohibition which was excellent imho. I had heard of it but I would put it up beside Sierra Nevada as a great IPA.

So after tasting these was ready to leave and the better half said we should have 1 more and we went with Big Daddy IPA and was pleasantly surprised again with this great tasting beer.

Will go again as there is a great choice of beers in here and staff were great.

BeerNut

the_syco wrote: »

Do they have any ciders?

Weston's Organic in bottles and Bulmer's on draught (manager's rationale: "it's ****e, but at least it's Irish"). Could be worth putting in a request for Double L, now that I think of it.

the_syco

BeerNut wrote: »

Weston's Organic in bottles and Bulmer's on draught (manager's rationale: "it's ****e, but at least it's Irish"). Could be worth putting in a request for Double L, now that I think of it.

So, one cider? Meh. May still visit, to see how it is. Not going to try Magners, as I know I dislike it.

BeerNut

the_syco wrote: »

So, one cider?

No: two.

the_syco

BeerNut wrote: »

No: two.

Well, yeah, but only one craft cider. Magners isn't craft cider as such.

BeerNut

the_syco wrote: »

Magners isn't craft cider as such.

I'm not sure Weston's is either.

the_syco

BeerNut wrote: »

I'm not sure Weston's is either.

Right, no reason to go then

BeerNut

the_syco wrote: »

Right, no reason to go then

So are there actual pubs in Ireland which meet your need for craft cider?

stimpson

Franciscan Well in Cork do a cider. Was down there recently and noticed the tap...just before the barmaid told us that they weren't open yet, so no idea what its like.

the_syco

BeerNut wrote: »

So are there actual pubs in Ireland which meet your need for craft cider?

Porterhouse at a stretch. They has different ciders. Nothing craft, but I do try different ciders.

BeerNut

stimpson wrote: »

Franciscan Well in Cork do a cider.

That's Weston's too, as is the Wicked cider sold in Sin É and Dice Bar in Dublin.

oblivious

BeerNut wrote: »

That's Weston's too, as is the Wicked cider sold in Sin É and Dice Bar in Dublin.

An it was made with concentrated apple juice too

Jowls

This place sounds great - well done to all involved.Must check it out.

grenache

BeerNut wrote: »

That's Weston's too, as is the Wicked cider sold in Sin É and Dice Bar in Dublin.

the draught house cider i tried in Franciscan Well when i last visited had 'Orchard' in the title. It was scrumptious. A bit sweeter than Bulmers, i really liked it.

BeerNut

grenache wrote: »

the draught house cider i tried in Franciscan Well when i last visited had 'Orchard' in the title.

"Shandon Orchard". It's still Weston's.

johnnyskeleton

Just out of curiosity, is there any specific definition of "craft"? Does it mean small production, or does it mean made without chemicals, or does it mean tastes good to me, or does it mean anything that is not commonly available or does it mean not made by Diagio?

I think I can say with relative confidence that the scrumpy that the Somerset farmers sell in 3l jugs for a fiver outside Glastonbury are probably "craft" under any definition you care you imagine (save if "craft" excludes illegally produced death sauce with bits of pork scratchings in it), but other than that can it be argued that, for example, Porterhouse beers are more craft than the ones sold in bull and castle because they are brewed on premises etc?

thelynchfella

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, is there any specific definition of "craft"? Does it mean small production, or does it mean made without chemicals, or does it mean tastes good to me, or does it mean anything that is not commonly available or does it mean not made by Diagio?

I think I can say with relative confidence that the scrumpy that the Somerset farmers sell in 3l jugs for a fiver outside Glastonbury are probably "craft" under any definition you care you imagine (save if "craft" excludes illegally produced death sauce with bits of pork scratchings in it), but other than that can it be argued that, for example, Porterhouse beers are more craft than the ones sold in bull and castle because they are brewed on premises etc?

i tend to regard craft beer as beer brewed in a microbrewery. Microbreweries tend to be called craft breweries too so that's my take on it. Porterhouse beers arent brewed in their bars if thats what you meant

johnnyskeleton

thelynchfella wrote: »

i tend to regard craft beer as beer brewed in a microbrewery. Microbreweries tend to be called craft breweries too so that's my take on it. Porterhouse beers arent brewed in their bars if thats what you meant

They used to be, but I stand corrected.

BeerNut

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, is there any specific definition of "craft"?

Not universally. The general principle is that the production is overseen by a human who has put a recipe together and then brewed it. Non-craft breweries make vast batches that require hi-tech equipment to control and take every step possible to cut costs. Craft breweries don't cut these corners, among other reasons, because they can't afford to.

The distinction is very easy in Ireland: there's a massive gulf in the scale and technologies used by the microbreweries that qualify under the Finance Act 2006 and those that don't. This same distinction separates those that are Irish owned and operated, and those that are not.

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

or does it mean tastes good to me,

There are plenty of awful beers made by craft breweries; there are plenty of great beers made in factories by the macros.

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

can it be argued that, for example, Porterhouse beers are more craft than the ones sold in bull and castle because they are brewed on premises etc?

No, I don't think you can say that a big micro like The Porterhouse or Carlow is somehow "less craft" than the tiny operations like Bay Brewery or Beoir Chorca Duibhne. In both cases there are real live people (Peter, Liam, John and Paul, respectively) who are in charge of designing and brewing every batch of beer.

The distinction of what makes craft beer is harder once you get outside Ireland. The like of Sierra Nevada and Brooklyn started out as micros but are now huge operations, though still have brewers calling the shots rather than accountants.

jspruit

Irish beer bottles at L. Mulligan. Grocer Pub in Stoneybatter

ntlbell

Tried this place out Friday, was a bit disapointed.

As my eyes lit up looking the menu of beers on "draught" it turned out they were all bottles :mad::mad:.

Then they "ran out" of one of the beers I was drinking.

The bar man were ok but I was expecting them to know more about the beer, reccomend beers etc etc, polite enough.

I liked the fact I couldn't see any tv's and the music was at a very accpeatbale level so you could chat without raising your voice.

I didn't try the food, a couple beside us had dinner and said it was fantastic.

A little pricey at 17e and the porition sizes looked very small.

I'd probably stop in for a bottle if I was passing but I don't think I would go out of my way to go here.

BeerNut

the_syco wrote: »

Do they have any ciders?

There's a Spanish cider on the menu now which I'm dying to try but haven't yet.