Irish Beer & Whiskey Village RDS, Mar 16th-19th, 2016

Passenger

"The Irish Beer and Whiskey Village is Dublin's premier event offering visitors the best of Irish beer, live music, artisan food, and so much more! Come and celebrate St Patrick's Week 2016 in the RDS, Dublin 4."

www.irishbeerandwhiskeyfestival.com



€10 entry. Wednesday 16th, Thursday 17th, Friday 18th, Saturday 19th.

Certainly looks like it's worth a gander. Will probably head on Wednesday or Friday. Anybody know what it was like previous years?

BeerNut

It's a bit like the September festival was in the early years: a big hall, not so many stands and relatively quiet during the day.

Passenger

BeerNut wrote: »

It's a bit like the September festival was in the early years: a big hall, not so many stands and relatively quiet during the day.

Very good. Seems that it might be something of a diet version of the Sept fest alright. Few great brewers there none the less.

Lovely Bloke

Guinness kiosk :eek:

oblivious

Passenger wrote: »

Very good. Seems that it might be something of a diet version of the Sept fest alright. Few great brewers there none the less.

Last year it appeared to be the place to be for American college students from across the EU that decend on Dublin for "European spring brake"

MonkstownHoop

Can't make it this year, seen there's a silent disco this year ffs

oblivious

*Craft*

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Guinness kiosk :eek:

Lovely Bloke

the word craft is nowhere to be seen, unlike the Sept festival

oblivious

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

the word craft is nowhere to be seen, unlike the Sept festival

The open gate Brewery is their craft arm, but still pouring a range of uncle Arthurs

irish_goat

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

the word craft is nowhere to be seen, unlike the Sept festival

No longer all "Irish" though.

schemingbohemia

irish_goat wrote: »

No longer all "Irish" though.

Well one could argue that the September one isn't either given the Lagunitas being sold. I wouldn't be too hung up about it though.

matrim

What was this like on the St Patrick’s Day last year? I'm thinking of heading out after the parade

irish_goat

schemingbohemia wrote: »

Well one could argue that the September one isn't either given the Lagunitas being sold. I wouldn't be too hung up about it though.

Nah I know I was just being facetious, but it'll be a shame if people are walking round with pints of Guinness. The great thing about festivals is it forces drinkers to try something new when their usual isn't available.

BeerNut

irish_goat wrote: »

it'll be a shame if people are walking round with pints of Guinness. The great thing about festivals is it forces drinkers to try something new when their usual isn't available.

As a naive fool an optimist, I'd have thought they'd only bring the Open Gate specials. Also, how many pints of Guinness did you notice being supped at the Killarney Beer Festival last year?

L1011

Anyone been yet?

Passenger

L1011 wrote: »

Anyone been yet?

Here right now. Had a few already but White Hag Black Boar Stout being the highlight so far.

syklops

Anyone comment on what the prices were like? I thought about going but to quote Turkish, I didnt want my pants pulled down over the price.

Passenger

syklops wrote: »

Anyone comment on what the prices were like? I thought about going but to quote Turkish, I didnt want my pants pulled down over the price.

1x Token is €2.50 which is a half pint. Anything above 10% ABV is 2/3 glass however.

cython

Passenger wrote: »

1x Token is €2.50 which is a half pint. Anything above 10% ABV is 2/3 glass however.

It was anything about 7% on Wednesday evening - you sure about that 10% threshold?

BeerNut

Yeah, it's 7%. I was there all day yesterday and really enjoyed it.

Not G.R

BeerNut wrote: »

Yeah, it's 7%. I was there all day yesterday and really enjoyed it.

Highlights? Hoping to get to this tomorrow.

L1011

syklops wrote: »

Anyone comment on what the prices were like? I thought about going but to quote Turkish, I didnt want my pants pulled down over the price.

Prices seem to be basically the same as the other festivals (bar Septembers one where the bigger glass got you more at 95% of stands) so nothing horrific there

Intending to go in tomorrow early afternoon, hopefully it won't be as heaving as the September one was by that time (of course, it will be, being this weekend!)

Passenger

cython wrote: »

It was anything about 7% on Wednesday evening - you sure about that 10% threshold?

Actually you're right.. It's 7%.

syklops

Passenger wrote: »

1x Token is €2.50 which is a half pint. Anything above 10% ABV is 2/3 glass however.

Do you get any tokens with your admission fee or they are extra?

Passenger

syklops wrote: »

Do you get any tokens with your admission fee or they are extra?

Tokens are extra.

slayerking

Tipping in tomorrow all going well.
Is it a pint glass this year or half pint glass?
It's nice to have the option of a pint for 2 tokens.

Passenger

slayerking wrote: »

Tipping in tomorrow all going well.
Is it a pint glass this year or half pint glass?
It's nice to have the option of a pint for 2 tokens.

You're given a pint glass on admission with measurements along the side.

BeerNut

Not G.R wrote: »

Highlights? Hoping to get to this tomorrow.

Trouble's Milk Stout, if you've not found it already, is excellent. Rascal's has a really interesting wine-barrel version of Big Hop Red too. Those were my standouts.

Geuze

Passenger wrote: »

Here right now. Had a few already but White Hag Black Boar Stout being the highlight so far.

A lovely beer.

Was available on draught in the Swagman, Sligo.

I think 4e for half pint.

Passenger

Highlights for me are White Hag 'Coffee Rocket' and the Coisbo/Trouble Brewing colab 'Milk Stout'.

Lovely Bloke

Some disgraceful carryon there with the Guinness Open Gate stand.

oblivious

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Some disgraceful carryon there with the Guinness Open Gate stand.

Yeah money talks......

But no one bats an eyelid with 5
lamps at Alltech

GLaDOS

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Some disgraceful carryon there with the Guinness Open Gate stand.

Friend of mine works for Trouble, says there's a rumour that some breweries pulled out when they heard Guinness would be there. Could be nonsense of course.

White Hag's Black Boar the highlight for me. Wasn't a fan of Trouble's Milk Stout, bit too sickly sweet.

oblivious

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Friend of mine works for Trouble, says there's a rumour that some breweries pulled out when they heard Guinness would be there. Could be nonsense of co

Wicklow Wolf pulled out after it was announced

Lovely Bloke

oblivious wrote: »

Yeah money talks......

But no one bats an eyelid with 5
lamps at Alltech

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Friend of mine works for Trouble, says there's a rumour that some breweries pulled out when they heard Guinness would be there. Could be nonsense of course.

White Hag's Black Boar the highlight for me. Wasn't a fan of Trouble's Milk Stout, bit too sickly sweet.

oblivious wrote: »

Wicklow Wolf pulled out after it was announced

not what I was talking about at all.

Look at the state of this?

https://twitter.com/cara_eire/status/711192864651407362?s=08

What kind of little scrote does something like that?

syklops

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Some disgraceful carryon there with the Guinness Open Gate stand.

What happened?

Lovely Bloke

see above

Creamy Goodness

That's a disgrace. I'd love to give whoever did that a swift kick where the sun doesn't shine.

Whatever about Guinness' involvement if you don't like it, vote with your feet and tokens.

ciaran76

That's just disgraceful. Jeez saying that made me feel old.

Wonder was it the same people as the Mcgargles sticker campaign a while back.

Creamy Goodness

Apparently it's ok to call people cuntbags cause it's only chalk.

https://twitter.com/cara_eire/status/711254359603077121

Zaph

Tbh his attitude would put me off buying any of his beers. I doubt he'd be so OK with it only being chalk if it was done to his stand.

Lovely Bloke

he's actually really sound.

One of the soundest in the industry in Ireland imo.

Creamy Goodness

Zaph wrote: »

Tbh his attitude would put me off buying any of his beers. I doubt he'd be so OK with it only being chalk if it was done to his stand.

Apparently he'd rate it out of ten.

https://twitter.com/cara_eire/status/711254901528129537

oblivious

Zaph wrote: »

Tbh his attitude would put me off buying any of his beers. I doubt he'd be so OK with it only being chalk if it was done to his stand.

Dec is out of the country at the moment, so I think his alibi is sound

Creamy Goodness

oblivious wrote: »

Dec is out of the country at the moment, so I think his alibi is sound

I don't think any of us think he'd be stupid enough to actually do it.

I just think it's bad form to agree with vandalism and abusive behaviour regardless of who it's targeted at.

If you're a brewer, don't attend or have a stand, if you're a consumer use your tokens on breweries that you'd prefer. These are much better ways to show your disagreement with a particular brewery being there.

If I called someone a cuntbag here I'd probably get site banned.

Ronan|Raven

Christ, BEER DRAMA

oblivious

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

I don't think any of us think he'd be stupid enough to actually do it.

I just think it's bad form to agree with vandalism and abusive behaviour regardless of who it's targeted at.

If you're a brewer, don't attend or have a stand, if you're a consumer use your tokens on breweries that you'd prefer. These are much better ways to show your disagreement with a particular brewery being there

Very true

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

If I called someone a cuntbag here I'd probably get site banned.

yes, but boards dosen't off the same freedoms of speech as other media outlets

Lovely Bloke

you're all a bunch of misunderstood people tbh

GLaDOS

Missed that :pac:

BeerNut

Baldy Conscience wrote: »

Some disgraceful carryon there with the Guinness Open Gate stand.

Did any of you see this or is there a chance you're all getting outraged at Photoshop?

the beer revolu

I want to know who the 10 year old craft beer head is. I wonder does he wear a fake beard?
Cuntbags and a drawing of cock and balls, complete with spurt!
People are actually taking this seriously?

ROFL