Drinking your way around Ireland

fjon

I'm talking about beer here. It seems nearly every county now has some sort of brewery (I'm not sure about Co. Clare).

Just for fun, what counties have you had beer from? Has anyone had something from each county yet?
Obviously this will be easier to figure out if you keep track of the beers you drink!

BeerNut

fjon wrote: »

(I'm not sure about Co. Clare).

Burren Brewery is in Clare. Westmeath, Laois, Kilkenny and Armagh all lack working breweries right now, AFAIK.

fjon

BeerNut wrote: »

Burren Brewery is in Clare. Westmeath, Laois, Kilkenny and Armagh all lack working breweries right now, AFAIK.

Ok, never heard of them!
For Laois there's 12 acres unless I'm mistaken?
Although this may be cheating somewhat you could use Smithwicks for Kilkenny and MacIvors cider for Armagh.
That would only leave Westmeath?

BeerNut

fjon wrote: »

For Laois there's 12 acres unless I'm mistaken?

Not a brewery (yet): the beers come from 9 White Deer in Cork.

fjon wrote: »

Smithwicks for Kilkenny

While the brewery is there, it's not operational. Smithwick's is just a label used for beer brewed in Dublin.

fjon wrote: »

MacIvors cider for Armagh.

One of several cider makers in Armagh, but cider isn't brewed and doesn't involve breweries.

BeerNut

Of the remaining 28 counties, I'm missing just Clare.

Antrim - Hilden
Carlow - O'Hara's
Cavan - Ó Cléirigh
Clare - nope (Burren)
Cork - Eight Degrees
Derry - Northbound
Donegal - Kinnegar
Down - Farmageddon
Dublin - Rascal's
Fermanagh - Inishmacsaint
Galway - Galway Hooker
Kerry - Torc
Kildare - Trouble
Leitrim - Carrig
Limerick - JJ's
Longford - St. Mel's
Louth - Jack Cody's
Mayo - Mescan
Meath - Brú
Monaghan - Brehon
Offaly - Bo Bristle
Roscommon - Black Donkey
Sligo - White Hag
Tipperary - White Gypsy
Tyrone - Red Hand
Waterford - Metalman
Wexford - Yellow Belly
Wicklow - O Brother

Fun exercise!

irish_goat

I am one behind the Beer Nut. I've not had a Mayo beer yet, nor the Clare beer. Have had the rest though.

BeerNut

Damn you Poker Tree for making Tyrone less obscure!

nestegg

Clare actually has two breweries!

Western Herd brew in Kilmaley and have a brew pub in Ennis where the long suffering Clare man can finally happily wet his whistle with glorious hops.

BeerNut

nestegg wrote: »

Western Herd brew in Kilmaley and have a brew pub in Ennis.

They're running two brewkits, or do you just mean they own a pub?

nestegg

My bad - yeah it is just a pub in Ennis.

Cast Iron

Had a sup from the production lines of:
(Some may be brewed under license unbeknownst to me!)

Antrim - Hilden
Carlow - Carlow Brewing (O'Hara's)
Cork - Eight Degrees, Franciscan Well, Black's of Kinsale & Mountain Man
Donegal - Kinnegar
Down - Whitewater
Dublin - JW Sweetman & Porterhouse
Galway - Galway Hooker, Galway Bay & Independent Brewing Co.
Kerry - Killarney Brewing & Kenmare Brewing
Kildare - Trouble & Rye River (McGargles & Colgans)
Louth - Jack Cody's & Boyne Brewhouse
Mayo - Mescan & Oilean Eadaigh West Mayo Brewery
Meath - Brú
Monaghan - Brehon
Offaly - Bo Bristle
Roscommon - Black Donkey
Sligo - White Hag
Tipperary - White Gypsy
Tyrone - Pokertree
Waterford - Metalman
Wicklow - O Brother & Wicklow Wolf

Thanks to Beernut for easing the burden of typing much of that!

Help!!!!

Kilkenny = Costellos

BeerNut

Cast Iron wrote: »

Kenmare Brewing

Brewed in Meath by Brú.

Cast Iron wrote: »

Boyne Brewhouse

Just over the border in Meath.

Cast Iron wrote: »

Thanks to Beernut for easing the burden of typing much of that!

Still gonna pick holes

Help!!!! wrote: »

Kilkenny = Costellos

Brewed at Trouble in Kildare AFAIK. Is there really a working production brewery in Kilkenny?

Nekarsulm

Celtic Warrior, brewed by Hylands brewing, Ballinagh, Cavan.

BeerNut

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Celtic Warrior, brewed by Hylands brewing, Ballinagh, Cavan.

Nup. Brewed by Craftworks, Broombridge, Dublin.

Believin' all the lies that they're tellin' you
Buyin' all the products that they're sellin' you

Cast Iron

BeerNut wrote: »

Just over the border in Meath.
Still gonna pick holes

Boyne Brewhouse, hmmm yea just about...may change in the not too distant future!

Nekarsulm

BeerNut wrote: »

Nup. Brewed by Craftworks, Broombridge, Dublin.

Eurrrgh! Spit.... Spit.....

noby

How about actually drinking your way around Ireland? i.e. have you had a Mayo beer in Mayo, a Kerry beer in Kerry etc.?

BeerNut

*shakes fist at Todd Andrews* (again)

Frynge

noby wrote: »

How about actually drinking your way around Ireland? i.e. have you had a Mayo beer in Mayo, a Kerry beer in Kerry etc.?

First person to post photos proving their accomplishment wins a cushion.

Help!!!!

BeerNut wrote: »

Brewed at Trouble in Kildare AFAIK. Is there really a working production brewery in Kilkenny?

Yep new brewery
http://www.costellosbrewco.ie/

BeerNut

Help!!!! wrote: »

Yep new brewery
http://www.costellosbrewco.ie/

Where do you see mention of a brewery there?

It says

Our good friends in Kildare allow us use their shiny brewery, until our own is up and running later this year.

And as far as I know that's still the case. I'd heard he'd got a premises but I don't think Costello's is a real brewery yet. If my information is out of date, do let me know.

laros

http://www.roadsidetavern.ie/roadside/?q=burren-brewery



Re Clare.... does this qualify...?

BeerNut

laros wrote: »

Re Clare.... does this qualify...?

Yep, I mentioned it in the second post of the thread.

Richie71

Also in Clare, Fitzpatricks bar in Hotel Doolin have a 'local' beer called Dooliner. Not sure where it's brewed though.

BeerNut

Richie71 wrote: »

Also in Clare, Fitzpatricks bar in Hotel Doolin have a 'local' beer called Dooliner. Not sure where it's brewed though.

Carlow, I believe.

Losty Dublin

Five to go.

1. Antrim - Hilden. Mountain Ash was one of the first Irish brews that I've ever tried.
2. Armagh - Clanconnell, they are allegedly in Craigavon.
3. Cavan - Not yet.
4. Carlow - Carlow Brewing (O'Hara's)
5. Clare - Burren Brewery. Eaten there as well and it's well worth the visit for their seafood.
6. Cork - Radic Ale
7. Derry - Not yet.
8. Donegal - Kinnegar and Donegal; the Kinnegar brewery tour is excellent.
9. Down - Whitewater and Fox Rock
10. Dublin - Five Lamps
11. Fermanagh - Inishmacsaint.
12. Galway - N 17 and many from the Oslo bar range
13. Kerry - Torc, West Kerry
14. Kildare - Kelly's ale
15. Kilkenny - Not yet.
16. Laois - Not Yet.
17. Leitrim - Carrig
18. Limerick - Not Yet
19. Longford -St. Mel's
20. Louth - Jack Cody's, Boyne.
21. Mayo - I have had porter taken from the vat at the West Mayo Brewery.
22. Meath - Brú
23. Monaghan - Brehon
24. Offaly - Bo Bristle
25. Roscommon - Black Donkey and technically Galway Hooker :pac:
26. Sligo - White Hag
27. Tipperary - White Gypsy
28. Tyrone - Pokertree
29. Waterford - Metalman
30. Wicklow - O Brother & Wicklow Wolf
31. Westmeath - Stonebarrel.
32. Wexford - Blackstairs

oblivious

Derry:walled city

hooked have been brewing in oranmore for last few years

BeerNut

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Five to go.

Or maybe a bit more...

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Armagh - Clanconnell, they are allegedly in Craigavon.

Brewed at Hilden, so Co. Antrim.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Cork - Radic Ale

Mostly brewed in Dublin; the pale ale is the only Cork one, I think, brewed at Black's.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Dublin - Five Lamps

Unless it was the lager because that's brewed in Tipperary by C&C.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Galway - N 17

Mostly from Reel Deel in Mayo these days; was Black's in Kinsale before that.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Louth - Jack Cody's, Boyne.

As mentioned above, Boyne Brewhouse is in Meath.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

technically Galway Hooker

So long as it was pre-2014 :pac:

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Westmeath - Stonebarrel.

Eh? Where'd you pull that from? Anyway: no. Brewed in Dublin these days, was from England before that.

Losty Dublin wrote: »

Wexford - Blackstairs

Brewed in Kildare at Trouble.

the beer revolu

Regarding Limerick, isn't JJ 's in Kilmallock a real brewery?

BeerNut

the beer revolu wrote: »

Regarding Limerick, isn't JJ 's in Kilmallock a real brewery?

It is. Did someone say it wasn't?