Pub Guide

Zaph

Will be in Kilkenny soon, anyone know any decent craft beer pubs there other than Brewery Corner, which I'm already familiar with. Cheers.

BeerNut

Nowhere with Brewery Corner's selection but you might find something worth drinking in Billy Byrne's and Paris Texas.

ciaran76

Was reading on another thread in D15 forum that The Vineyard pub in Blanchardstown was bought by The cock and bull chain ?

Anyone if true or not?
Are they in with The Porterhouse group ?

BeerNut

ciaran76 wrote: »

Are they in with The Porterhouse group ?

They're not. They did run Porterhouse North as a tenant for a few years but they're not connected to the company itself.

Hotblack Desiato

Any recommendations for Clifden?

BeerNut

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Any recommendations for Clifden?

Bridewell is the local brewery. This is their list of stockists.

Johnny Drama_11

Anywhere to get micro brews in Gorey? Surely some Yellowbelly to be found...

SlipperyPeople

Any pub recommendations in kinsale ? interested in craft beer decent gin and good pub food.

the beer revolu

The folk house.
Not sure about food but it ticks the other boxes well.

Hotblack Desiato

BeerNut wrote: »

Bridewell is the local brewery. This is their list of stockists.

Yep the blonde is on draught almost everywhere I've been here so far, not bad at all, their red isn't anywhere to be seen but I don't like red ales anyway. I'm loving Independent's pale ale and golden ale. 6.50 a bottle in the hotel bar though, which I thought was bad enough but the wife's glass of wine was €7!

GBB products are conspicuous by their absence except in Supervalu.

BeerNut

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

GBB products are conspicuous by their absence except in Supervalu.

Outside their own pubs they're distributed by a Dundalk-based company so you're less likely to see them in the west.

Hotblack Desiato

Bit ironic that.

I have seen a couple of places with a Galway Hooker tap (I always get confused and forget they're not GBB!)

BeerNut

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Bit ironic that.

Since they own their distribution company and don't use it to flog Galway Bay products, it's downright weird. But stranger things happen in beer.

Hotblack Desiato

Griffin's in Clifden does a decent selection of GBB/Independent/Hooker and some Kinnegar at a more reasonable 5.95. Good grub too and a beer garden.

Edited to add: Mannion's great for grub (the baked potatoes make an excellent lunch) and has Hooker and Bridewell on draught, a draught craft cider from NI I can't remember which, Independent ales on bottle and Stonewell cider on bottle. No GBB. their website says they have Of Foam And Fury but I didn't see it.

DelmarODonnell

hungoverbunny wrote: »

Any pub recommendations in kinsale ? interested in craft beer decent gin and good pub food.

Was in the Greyhound in Kinsale in February and they had a nice few craft options on tap plus a very good selection of bottles. Beautiful traditional aul fella pub aswell.

Had a decent selection of gin iirc.

awhir

So I have recently moved up to Dublin and would really appreciate some good craft beer bar suggestions in dublin city. I'm living in the south side but anywhere in Dublin would be great.

offalyred

awhir wrote: »

So I have recently moved up to Dublin and would really appreciate some good craft beer bar suggestions in dublin city. I'm living in the south side but anywhere in Dublin would be great.

Where you living? Brickyard Gastropub on the Balally Luas Stop IN Dundrum is my favourite. 120 beers, 20 on tap. Taps are heavily rotational and generally are one of the first bars on the south side for new and exciting beers some of which you can't get on draught in many other places. Check it out!

BeerNut

UnderDog and 57 the Headline are probably the two best. Then there's the brewpubs, JW Sweetman and Urban Brewing, though neither is really about the beer; the Galway Bay brewery chain; the Porterhouses; Bar Rua; P. Mac's, Blackbird and Cassidy's; and if all else fails, O'Neill's of Suffolk Street will probably have something you can drink.

Slim Charles

Anyone in Dublin know of city central-ish pubs that sell draft Stella or Kronenbourg...long shot I know...

BeerNut

Slim Charles wrote: »

Anyone in Dublin know of city central-ish pubs that sell draft Stella or Kronenbourg...long shot I know...

The Living Room has Stella. Places with a big C&C presence would, so The Church is probably a good bet. Haven't seen Kronenbourg around Dublin in ages. Peter's Pub used to do it but that was years ago.

Redneck Culchie

Beamish Dublin city centre?

BeerNut

O'Neill's of Suffolk Street.

Redneck Culchie

BeerNut wrote: »

O'Neill's of Suffolk Street.

Thank you.

DelmarODonnell

Redneck Culchie wrote: »

Thank you.

The Long Hall

schemingbohemia

Anyone been into Rascals new place yet? Just wondering if the Pizza is any good as I know the beers will be decent.

BeerNut

I thought the pizza was good.

Zaph

Enjoyed the pizza more than the beer tbh.

schemingbohemia

BeerNut wrote: »

I thought the pizza was good.

Zaph wrote: »

Enjoyed the pizza more than the beer tbh.

Went on Saturday evening - enjoyed the pizzas and the vibe. Happy Daze ways lovely and the DIPA and the Coffee Stout were decent. My wife really liked the Wit Woo, not as gone on the White Hag Modern Pils. Guy behind the bar was sound, explained the Teku glass for the DIPA.
Very handy bus journey for us.
Just a couple of issues, when we arrived (not having booked) we were told we could have table for 80 minutes - then we waited 10 minutes for a waiter to come over - one of the wait staff was a little clueless too.
Would definitely go again though.

Hurrache

Do they have a selection of beers available to take away, or is it not licensed to do so?

BeerNut

Hurrache wrote: »

Do they have a selection of beers available to take away, or is it not licensed to do so?

It's not licensed to do so. Their beers are easily found in decent off licences, though.