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Irish Craft Beer Festival - St.Patrick's Week

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    Saruwatari
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    Is this similar to Alltech's fest? Any beers launching or exclusives?


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    Ronan|Raven
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    Will heading on the Saturday I reckon.


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    oblivious
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    Saruwatari wrote: »
    Is this similar to Alltech's fest? Any beers launching or exclusives?

    A bit like the RDS festival in September is suppose,

    Some decide on the day what will be served :D


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    BMJD
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    The new venue should be a lot better - the CHQ place was awful last year


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    BeerNut
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    It's in a different part of the RDS from September. Don't come whining here if you end up walking the long way round :)

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    MonkstownHoop
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    Why can't I post on the competition page? Keeps going to an error page


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    #8
    BMJD
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    It's in a different part of the RDS from September. Don't come whining here if you end up walking the long way round :)

    It's my festival and I'll whine if I want to!


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    Ravelleman
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    It's in a different part of the RDS from September. Don't come whining here if you end up walking the long way round :)

    As long as no one goes to CHQ I think they'll be happy.


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    oblivious
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    Ravelleman wrote: »
    As long as no one goes to CHQ I think they'll be happy.

    There is a another event on there too :D


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    LookLordSugar
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    Thinking of going. Reckon it'll be jammers? It sounds great but if I'm queuing for 30 mins to get a drink I wouldn't be bothered. What y'all think?


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    schemingbohemia
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    LookLordSugar wrote: »
    Thinking of going. Reckon it'll be jammers? It sounds great but if I'm queuing for 30 mins to get a drink I wouldn't be bothered. What y'all think?

    At the September one there was never much of a queue to get a beer, though that was a Sunday.

    It's not just one bar if it's done the same way. All the breweries will have their own bar so if there's a mad queue at one you just pick a different brewery.


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    BeerNut
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    LookLordSugar wrote: »
    Reckon it'll be jammers?
    On Friday and Saturday night it will be, and quite likely on Tuesday night too. Don't go then and you'll be fine.

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    LookLordSugar
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    On Friday and Saturday night it will be, and quite likely on Tuesday night too. Don't go then and you'll be fine.

    Sats the only day I can go, at around 6... Rugby onslaught too probably!


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    John_C
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    LookLordSugar wrote: »
    Thinking of going. Reckon it'll be jammers? It sounds great but if I'm queuing for 30 mins to get a drink I wouldn't be bothered. What y'all think?

    There's never much of a queue for beer but there can be queues to buy the tokens. Best thing is to buy a batch of tokens at the start so you only queue once.


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    Ronan|Raven
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    That and get in early on Saturday and be gone before the rush starts. (my plan of action)


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    oblivious
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    Beer specials for the Festival so far

    Independent Brewing:
    Pale ale casked hopped with Citra (cask)
    Festival IPA (Keg)

    8 Degrees
    Enigma Pale ale, new OZ hop

    Station Works Brewery

    Finns Lager(cask)
    irish blonde ale (cask)
    irish brown ale(cask)
    irish stout(cask)


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    BeerNut
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    oblivious wrote: »
    Finns Lager

    station works brewery (cask)
    :confused: The top one's the product, the lower one is the company.

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    oblivious
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    :confused: The top one's the product, the lower one is the company.

    Picked it up wrong, all changed


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    BeerNut
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    Finn's Lager on cask? Are you reading too much into a tweet there?

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    tmq
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    oblivious wrote: »
    Beer specials for the Festival so far

    Independent Brewing:
    Pale ale casked hopped with Citra (cask)
    Festival IPA (Keg)

    8 Degrees
    Enigma Pale ale, new NZ hop

    Station Works Brewery

    Finns Lager(cask)
    irish blonde ale (cask)
    irish brown ale(cask)
    irish stout(cask)

    Think Enigma is an Aussie hop (??)

    There are so many bars, the queues are short enough even at busy times. Not like waiting for a beer in ballsbridge after the rugby!


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    oblivious
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    Finn's Lager on cask? Are you reading too much into a tweet there?

    Maybe


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    oblivious
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    tmq wrote: »
    Think Enigma is an Aussie hop !
    Ta changed


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    oblivious
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    Beer specials for the Festival so far UPDATE

    Independent Brewing:
    Pale ale casked hopped with Citra (cask)
    Festival IPA (Keg)

    8 Degrees
    Enigma Pale ale, new OZ hop

    Station Works Brewery

    irish blond ale (cask)
    irish brown ale(cask)
    irish stout(cask)


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    BeerNut
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    Eight Degrees will have Polar Vortex IPA too, but that's, like, so early March 2015.

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    Beersmith
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    Is there a near complete brewery list. The sit only has 5 or 6


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    BeerNut
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    Here.

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    LookLordSugar
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    Their website sucks. I'm totes gonna check it out on Saturday though, any excuse for stuffing my face and glugging ale. Look for the handsome guy who'll probably be pissed by 7pm.


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    Ravelleman
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    BeerNut wrote: »
    Eight Degrees will have Polar Vortex IPA too, but that's, like, so early March 2015.

    (If anyone is unable to wait until tomorrow to try it they have it on tap in Probus Wines.)


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    oblivious
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    Ravelleman wrote: »
    (If anyone is unable to wait until tomorrow to try it they have it on tap in Probus Wines.)

    Bottle are also widely available


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    L1011
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    Very little showing on the whisky side of the site (not that many of the new distillerys are old enough) but I can see a pleasant Monday afternoon ahead


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