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Let me push that stool in for you: the off-topic thread

Tom Dunne

You know the drill, serious stuff goes in the appropriate thread, non-serious stuff goes here.

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RasTa

I wouldn't be too happy releasing a product that got recalled

the beer revolu

RasTa wrote: »

I wouldn't be too happy releasing a product that got recalled

How can a so called newspaper do an "article" on the launch of a beer, the first batch of which was recalled, and not mention this fact?
It should be marked as an advertorial.

BaZmO*

"....her main role is developing new beers globally for Diageo, an alcohol company most famous for brewing Guinness."

That line probably tells you all you need to know about them.

irish_goat

Presumbly served alongside a round of Irish Car Bombs...

https://twitter.com/WorstBeerBlog/status/1354222857904033794

BeerNut

Weird to name a beer after a type of pension account.

Hotblack Desiato

via Worst Beer Blog:

https://twitter.com/TheThirstyWench/status/1354215074236407812

BonnieSituation

irish_goat wrote: »

Presumbly served alongside a round of Irish Car Bombs...

https://twitter.com/WorstBeerBlog/status/1354222857904033794

https://woodk8889.wixsite.com/website

Big pile of "WHAT?!?!?!?!??"

BeerNut

The European Commission is floating the possibility that when you bring alcohol and tobacco home from abroad you should be liable for Irish taxes on it. No idea how they would expect that to work, but it's not a good sign.

You can respond to the consultation here until 23rd April.

Hotblack Desiato

That's just mad. Especially as there will be duty free to/from Britain...

BeerNut

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

That's just mad. Especially as there will be duty free to/from Britain...

I reckon (if they do it) they'll just apply duty-free rules everywhere in the EU, and abolish the Blue Channel.

odyssey06

I can't see what's in it for say France, Spain, Italian exchequers from it... i.e. the big tourist destinations.
People would stop bringing the stuff back with them to Ireland, Scandinavia etc.

And what about land crossings, going to stop every car between Spain and France to check this?
Or here and the North?

Hotblack Desiato

BeerNut wrote: »

I reckon (if they do it) they'll just apply duty-free rules everywhere in the EU, and abolish the Blue Channel.

Discriminating against us because we don't have a land border with another EU country (unclear to say the least what the status of NI in this would be)

Unless they're really losing it and want to put customs controls on land borders within the EU...

Hodors Appletart

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

That's just mad. Especially as there will be duty free to/from Britain...

Not NI though?

Hotblack Desiato

There's never been duty-free crossing a land border

L1011

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

There's never been duty-free crossing a land border

Never had them in the EU, and the NI protocols would stop it - but they exist in a few places. US/Canada and US/Mexico for instance.

youcancallmeal

Any recommendations for good Irish craft beer reviewers? I know it's all very subjective but I'm always interested to see what others think. The Beer Nut who posts on here does great reviews and he isn't afraid to say when he doesn't like something. Then there are people on instagram like allaboutbeerireland who have a lot of posts but I've gone back through the last year of 'reviews' and there is not a bad word to say about any of them. I don't get the point if you're going to say every single beer is lovely!?

BeerNut

Ta for the shout-out.

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Any recommendations for good Irish craft beer reviewers?

Tale of Ale will generally say if he doesn't like something.

youcancallmeal wrote: »

I don't get the point if you're going to say every single beer is lovely!?

Completely agree, but am also aware that that's just me. For some people they're out to promote the industry and boosterism is their way of doing it. Some might be hoping for a kickback from the brewery, be that in social media reach or free product. And some just might not want to upset anyone or court controversy -- it's uncomfortable when someone takes you to task for saying their beer is crap, I can assure you.

irish_goat

Another +1 for Tale of the Ale, although his reviews aren't wile frequent.

Allaboutbeerireland looks like the sort of account that only posts positive reviews in the hope of freebies. Maybe he doesn't post the negative ones though...The Beer Nut regularly slags off Molson Coors/Franciscan Well beers but their PR people still keep sending them out. :pac:

BeerNut

irish_goat wrote: »

Another +1 for Tale of the Ale, although his reviews aren't wile frequent.

There used to be loads of beer reviewers, then they all found better things to do

irish_goat wrote: »

The Beer Nut regularly slags off Molson Coors/Franciscan Well beers but their PR people still keep sending them out. :pac:

I'll have to put the lawyers onto them to get them to stop. Actually, they have kind of: no new products from there in nearly two years.

youcancallmeal

BeerNut wrote: »

Ta for the shout-out.Tale of Ale will generally say if he doesn't like something.

Completely agree, but am also aware that that's just me. For some people they're out to promote the industry and boosterism is their way of doing it. Some might be hoping for a kickback from the brewery, be that in social media reach or free product. And some just might not want to upset anyone or court controversy -- it's uncomfortable when someone takes you to task for saying their beer is crap, I can assure you.

Ha, that gave me a good laugh. You're absolutely right though, craft brewing is a labour of love for most and it's not nice when people don't like your produce even if it is genuinely poor. Tale of Ale looks great, will check it out.

BeerNut

youcancallmeal wrote: »

it's not nice when people don't like your produce even if it is genuinely poor.

No, but when you're asking people to give you money for it, nice is neither here nor there. The right to shoot my ill-informed mouth off is part of what I pay for when I buy a beer.

RonanC

The Beer Nut is the only person doing regular, informed, and objective reviews in an Irish context. Irish beer Twitter reviewers/influencers are pretty terrible for the most part; especially those who assign gender pronouns to beer or use 'beaut' or 'banger' as a descriptor.

Pen Rua

The Beer Nut is the only blog I regularly check. I don't follow any beer Instagram or Twitter accounts since their "reviews" tend to be superficial. I have a couple of people on Untappd who's opinion I will pay heed to too.

Black Sheep

I just visited The Beer Nut's blog after not looking at it for quite a while. Bravo! Still going strong, and I enjoyed reading back several pages.

Hotblack Desiato

youcancallmeal wrote: »

Then there are people on instagram like allaboutbeerireland who have a lot of posts but I've gone back through the last year of 'reviews' and there is not a bad word to say about any of them. I don't get the point if you're going to say every single beer is lovely!?

It shows an incredible level of contempt for the consumer, without whom there wouldn't be a craft beer industry at all

These people (not just in the beer world) are vampires and are only in it for themselves - likes, ad revenue, freebies... pushing dishonest opinions only damages the industry in the long run

Pen Rua

Didn't know soup bowls were going to be the next big thing in glassware:
https://twitter.com/galwaybeer/status/1357765755664805889

BeerNut

Pen Rua wrote: »

Didn't know soup bowls were going to be the next big thing in glassware

Soup bowls have a greater validity than what these are: the bottom third chopped off a straight-sided pint glass. Whoever thought of that should take a long look at their life decisions.

Zaph

I was in a bar in Sardinia once where the beer was served in dog bowls. Bloody hipsters. :mad:

youcancallmeal

Pen Rua wrote: »

Didn't know soup bowls were going to be the next big thing in glassware:
https://twitter.com/galwaybeer/status/1357765755664805889

That's actually hilarious, if I was served up a beer in a glass like that in one of their bars I'd demand a proper glass

Pen Rua

The glass shape looks exceptionally inconvenient - similar to a martini glass, looks like it's just waiting to spill as you try to move it to the table.