Alltech Craft Brews & Food 2015

oblivious

BaZmO* wrote: »

It's probably like the Beerfest at the IFSC in that they weren't allowed to use class. I think that was an insurance issue?

That have have been due to the venue owners

oblivious

So they are plastic as they are Eco cups

drumswan

Royal Seahawk wrote: »

True enough but I also asked Alltech themselves.
Their response was "Recommended 4 tokens (5euro) = pint under 7% ABV, half pint over 7%ABV"

Obviously the "recommended" part could mean anything. It would be a ridiculous situation if they're selling pints for the equivalent of nine euro when within walking distance you could find plenty of pubs selling craft beer for half that price. It would really take the good out of the festival.

You can't find a good percentage of the beer in any pub here. It's a specialist beer festival, not somewhere to get sloshed on the cheap

cormacjones

drumswan wrote: »

You can't find a good percentage of the beer in any pub here. It's a specialist beer festival, not somewhere to get sloshed on the cheap

He's entitled to query the price of the pints without being accused of looking for somewhere to "get sloshed on the cheap".

That's ridiculous snobbery.

the beer revolu

cormacjones wrote: »

He's entitled to query the price of the pints without being accused of looking for somewhere to "get sloshed on the cheap".

That's ridiculous snobbery.

Oh, he doesn't like people questioning the price of any beer and simply abhors anyone complaining about prices. It's sooo common!

It looks like pints are going to be €5
BTW, I suspect, not a single exhibitor will turn a profit at this event.

the beer revolu

DarrenG wrote: »

I'm going on Saturday. I see Blacks will have a whiskey and a rum edition of Model T. Haven't seen much else that's special yet.

I believe that there will be a distilled Hi Viz IPA.
A hop vodka! That should be interesting!

Royal Seahawk

drumswan wrote: »

It's a specialist beer festival, not somewhere to get sloshed on the cheap

Really? Oh well, my bad. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Looks like it's the canal harbor and six cans of Dutch Gold for me this Saturday after all. Hope you enjoy the specialist beer festival.

Insect Overlord

So, this time tomorrow I'll be most of the way up the M7. What beers should I be looking to sample first? Limited editions, not usually available in Ireland, etc.

oblivious

An File wrote: »

So, this time tomorrow I'll be most of the way up the M7. What beers should I be looking to sample first? Limited editions, not usually available in Ireland, etc.

Redwell are over from the uk, brewed an White IPA for the event.

Blacks have a randell and will also have Model T stout too.

8 Degrees will have Gasman Rye IPA

oblivious

And Galway hooker have a new IPA out too

humanji

the beer revolu wrote: »

BTW, I suspect, not a single exhibitor will turn a profit at this event.

Aren't they charging outrageous amounts to have a stand at it? Someone said to me it could be up to €10k, but that sounds too insane to be the actual cost.

baron von something

humanji wrote: »

Aren't they charging outrageous amounts to have a stand at it? Someone said to me it could be up to €10k, but that sounds too insane to be the actual cost.

it was 950 euro to register and rose to 1500


looking forward to tomorrow. I wish hardknott were at it this year, I heard they had a stall last year


brewdog just released their vagabond pale ale I reckon they'll have that too

BaZmO*

baron von something wrote: »

brewdog just released their vagabond pale ale I reckon they'll have that too

It's gluten free, but even if it wasn't it's a great beer.

baron von something

I'm really intrigued to try it. I've a friend who's allergic to gluten and the few gluten free beers I've tried before haven't been that nice. Plus its brewdog, they rarely get it wrong

Maynard

drumswan wrote: »

You can't find a good percentage of the beer in any pub here. It's a specialist beer festival, not somewhere to get sloshed on the cheap[/QUOTE]


This is brilliant:)

the beer revolu

Black's randled Hi Viz is really good, as is their rum aged version of Model T.
One of the Hungarian breweries has a very nice dark sour ale - think Flanders red.
Jack Cody's cream stout is lovely.
Beavertown have a really interesting low abv sour weiss with gin botanicals. Really good with a drop of gin - they're recommending Blackwater gin.

Good buzz. Reasonable drink prices. Great beer.

baron von something

the beer revolu wrote: »

Good buzz. Reasonable drink prices. Great beer.

what way are they pricing it. I'll be getting the train to Dublin in the next hour or so. Looking forward to it

VW 1

Does anyone know if they are open until 9 tomorrow as well?

Ronan|Raven

VW 1 wrote: »

Does anyone know if they are open until 9 tomorrow as well?

It is open until 9pm tomorrow too as far as I know.
If this damn bus would hurry up I would be there by now!

Ronan|Raven

Prices are 1 token for a quarter 2 for a half 4 for a pint. Tokens are 1.25 each

hynesie08

Ronan|Raven wrote: »

Prices are 1 token for a quarter 2 for a half 4 for a pint. Tokens are 1.25 each

Seems reasonable, were the imperials/doubles a full pint?

smallgarden

How long would you spend there. Is a couple of hours enough? Also is there proper food there if you wanted to grab dinner there or just crisps/nibbles

aaronm13

Can you pay on the door to get in or do you need tickets? Hoping to head in tomorrow afternoon.

listermint

aaronm13 wrote: »

Can you pay on the door to get in or do you need tickets? Hoping to head in tomorrow afternoon.

15 prebook online. 20 at door.

Insect Overlord

Had a really great afternoon at this. Went with my girlfriend, who doesn't really like beer at all. We managed to find 4 or 5 different ciders, most of which really impressed her, and I enjoyed sampling a few of them too. Some of the food on offer was gorgeous as well.

Beer wise, I had 1 token's worth of each of the following (although some were quite generous while pouring!)

O'Hara's Dunkleweizen; Beoir #2; 8 Degrees Gasman; Metalman Chameleon Smokescreen; Black's Model T and Hi Viz; Hopfanatic No Hop Limit (from Hungary!); Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout; Beavertown Black Betty.

Everyone of those is top notch.

the beer revolu

German crowd bierkompasse.de had some amazing, crazy sour, fruity, smokey beers. I'd love to see them in Ireland.
Anyone there who likes sour beers should definitely check them out if there.
Lovely folk, too.

I hope distributors are all over them like a rash.

Saruman

There all weekend and never even made it to the German/Austrian section. There was simply too much choice.
The Hungarian section was pretty good. I figure I'm more likely to see German beer than Hungarian beer in Ireland in the near future.

the beer revolu

Saruman wrote: »

There all weekend and never even made it to the German/Austrian section. There was simply too much choice.
The Hungarian section was pretty good. I figure I'm more likely to see German beer than Hungarian beer in Ireland in the near future.

Did you spot the very cheeky "Hello My Name is Sudan" *not for poachers ?

Saruman

I didn't see that no.

the beer revolu

Saruman wrote: »

I didn't see that no.

They even ripped off brewdog in ripping off Andy Warhol for the label.
Good beer, though.