Beer Fest 2018

Losty Dublin

A new venue and new format for 2018. No information on who will be there on the website but it's likely to be missing some of the Mayo heads will miss it as there is a festival in Ballina that same weekend.

http://www.irishcraftbeerfestival.ie/info/

Tenzor07

A pop up tent in the cricket pitch Rathmines in late September??

No thanks!

I didn't see what was wrong with the RDS, perfectly fine venue, loads of room to move around and get to all the stands, and had good facilities too, I guess now you have to go in the bushes...

And this is from someone who's been to this beer fest since it started...

verycool

Couldn't be ar$ed typing out my reply again so I'll just link to it! :pac:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057906375

Tenzor07

verycool wrote: »

Couldn't be ar$ed typing out my reply again so I'll just link to it! :pac:

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057906375

Didn't see that, but yea I agree, the organisers must be losing the run of themselves...

BeerNut

Tenzor07 wrote: »

I didn't see what was wrong with the RDS, perfectly fine venue,

Except if they tell you they don't want to host your beer festival any more you can't have it there.

Tenzor07

BeerNut wrote: »

Except if they tell you they don't want to host your beer festival any more you can't have it there.

Had to be a reason I guess!

Too bad it's gone from there, won't be the same in a tent with a small number of brewers attending..

L1011

BeerNut wrote: »

Except if they tell you they don't want to host your beer festival any more you can't have it there.

Strange decision after many years, some with two outings a year. I'll never get to use those left over RDS branded tokens from last year then!

n97 mini

BeerNut wrote: »

Except if they tell you they don't want to host your beer festival any more you can't have it there.

I wonder about that. Someone I know contacted the RDS about having a beer festival there a few years back... they answer was "we already have two, we don't want a third"

And now they have none.

If I was a skeptic, I'd say dwindling breweries and dwindling crowds was the real reason, now that Alltech seems to be the top dog when it comes to beer festivals in Dublin.

oblivious

n97 mini wrote: »

now that Alltech seems to be the top dog when it comes to beer festivals in Dublin.

a lot of alltechs exhibitors are distributed by them,

slayerking

I did find the RDS festival go a little down hill over recent years.

Will they have proper, non plastic glasses, thats what I want to know.

irish_goat

O'Hara's have been advertising metal festival glasses on Twitter this summer so I'd guess that's what will be handed out.

BeerNut

I bet there are boxes and boxes of the polycarbonate ones left over from last year and that's what they'll use.

BaZmO*

They’ve confirmed that they’re plastic cups. List looks a bit underwhelming too.

Technocentral

Going later, hope its good, enjoyed last years. If I find 2or 3 new ones I like from this ill be happy:
Bridewell

Bridewell Blond
Bridewell Red
Bridewell Kölsch-style

Third Barrell

Stone Barrel – Mojo – IPA
Third Circle – Neon Wilderness – Funky IPA
Third Barrel

Boyne Brewhouse

Cooney’s Cider
Dortmunder Lager
Vienna Lager
Pale Ale
IPA
Oatmeal Stout
American Pale Ale
Raspberry Sour
Belgian Blonde
Imperial Stout

Blacks

Superdry Brut IPA
Pineapple weed botanical IPA
RedHead Red IPA
Model T Stout
Kinsale Pale Ale
COCKTAILS
Blacks Gin cocktails
Blacks Rum Cocktails
Blacks Whiskey cocktails
Blacks Cherry Bounce Moonshine

Rye River

Miami J IPA
Belgian Imperial Stout
Ól Orange Lager

O’Hara’s

Lublin to Dublin Turkish Coffee Stout
Leann Follain
Irish Red Nitro
51st State IPA
Hop Adventure Eureka
51st State Session IPA
Irish Lager
OPsession IPA

Wicklow Brewery

Wicklow Helles
St. Kevin's red
Wicklow Weiss
Wb40
Hopknut
Gingerknut
Barrel aged chocolate & coconut infused with cherries

Porterhouse

Early Ryzer Citrus IPA
Slurpasaurus Tropical IPA
Celebration Stout
COCKTAILS
Gin & Tonic
Dingle Raspberry Gin Fizz
Ginito
Dingle Donkey
Vodka & Mixer

Trouble

Sabotage IPA
Vietnow IPA
Backstop Session IPA
Pale Ales
Graffiti Session Pale Ale
Ambush Juicy Pale Ale
Panti Pale Ale
Lagers
Last Crash Passion Fruit Lager
Park Life Lager
Porters
Dark Arts Nitro Porter

Cask
Pumpkin Brew

Falling Apple

Falling Apple Cider
Falling Apple Raspberry & Elderflower Cider

Brewdog

Jet Trash – West Coast IPA
Mallow Mafia – Imperial stout infused with cocoa nibs, cold brew coffee and marshmallows
Small batch Maple - Maple stout
Punk – Flagship IPA
Elvis Juice – Grapefruit infused IPA
Native Son – West Coast Double IPA
8 bit - Collab with Cloudwater, Northern Monk, Deya, Magic Rock, Seventh Son, Stillwater, Artisanal, The Bruery and Brewdog for 2018 AGM
Hazy Jane - Vermont style IPA

Old Carrick Gin

Old Carrick Mill and Fever Tree Elderflower Tonic, with lemon and pear.
Carrick and Old Lace, OCMG with violette, Lillet, absinthe and lemon oils.
Concession road buck, OCMG with grapefruit bitters, Fever Tree Ginger Beer and cucumber.
Old Mill Gimlet, OCMG with homemade pear syrup, lemon juice and lavender aroma.

Sierra Nevada

Draught
Pale
No middle ground 
Hop bullet
Otra vez
Southern gothic
California IPA 
Bigfoot
Fest bier 
 
Cans
Southern Hemisphere hop pack
Experimental hop pack
Tropical torpedo 
Torpedo

Priory Brewing

Original Sin IPA
Venial Sin session IPA
Mortal Sin Double IPA
LAUNCHING
Plenary Indulgence Porter

Hope Beer

Hop Hash DIPA
Grunt Saison
Session IPA
Handsome Jack IPA
Underdog Lager

Internationals

Wild Beer - Shika
Wild Beer - Funky Dory
Wild Beer - Ninkasi
Gipsy Hill – Hepcat
Gipsy Hill – Beatnik
Bevog – Baja
Bevog – Rudeen
Firestone Walker – Pivo
Firestone Walker – Easy Jack
Stiegl – Grapefruit Radler
Stiegl – Freibier
Estrella Gallicia - Gluten Free Lager
Blakstoc – Ginger for my Honey Cider
Blakstoc – Wild Tree Hoppy Cider
Muttermilch x O’Hara’s – Coffelia O’Hara

Craigies

Craigies Michellin Cider
Craigies Ballyhook Flyer

McGargles 

Dec’s Brown Ale
Francis Big Bangin’ IPA
Daragh’s Session IPA

OOnegative

Bevog Rudeen is a quality black IPA, well worth a taste.

wattlendaub

So how was it? Any use, did anyone attend, or is this event likely to die off in the next year or so?

baconsarnie

wattlendaub wrote: »

So how was it? Any use, did anyone attend, or is this event likely to die off in the next year or so?

I was there on the Saturday night, fleetingly.

Worked well as a venue (for me!) in that it felt more like a festival. I always found the RDS a bit staid, but having it in a big tent (with decent music) added to a better vibe.