Yeah it's poor form, but I wonder would the name 'milkshake' prompt most vegans to double check the ingredients rather than rely on the 'vegan friendly' logo?
Aye fair enough, my remark was more in reference to something labelled as gluten-free containing gluten
Well, I think some people can have pretty severe reactions to lactose, too!
I’ve dropped them a courtesy email as a heads up. I’d assume most vegan people or those with a lactose intolerance would have a habit to double check ingredients lists, but still - it’s been noticed, so better to say it.
And it's not a nice as there first run of this beer..Cost cutting evident on ingredients and understandable so in this preasent environment for craft breweries.
Rascals came back. The vegan symbol should not be on the label, given that it contains lactose and as such its inclusion was en error. They will let their customers know.
Whiplash have free shipping from their webshop this week. I've checked and there are no new releases planned to hit their webshop this week.
Products can have ingredients containing gluten and still be labelled 'gluten free' if processed by an enzyme to bring the gluten content below 20 parts per million.
O Brother brewing for Aldi:
Good for them. They've been quiet of late, clearly due to the move to a new facility. Good to see Aldi continuing to increase it's Irish craft beer options, following cans from Lough Gill.
western Herd have a sale at the moment. Siege Pale Ale, Back Beat witbier, The stout and a coffee pale ale are reduced to €2.50 for a 440ml can.
https://www.westernherd.com/our-beer-2/
Eight Degrees cans back in the north this week, anyone had their core range recently?
What's in Lidl?
Little Fawn 4-packs too.
Had it last night and it's a great beer, clearly a lot of hops used unlike what Lough Gill and Dot brew for Aldi which is fine but usually obviously brewed on a tight budget
Wicklow Wolf's Sugarloaf Juicy IPA was perfect for the warm weather.. very tasty!
Came across a video on Irish craft breweries and the first mentioned was 12 Acres. Haven’t seen them in an age. Presumably they are no more? Recall seeing them in Lidl, on occasion. Social media channels gone quiet.
Anyone know if any of the big London events like Craft Beer Rising survived.
Don't know if the scene has gone quiet or it's just because I am not involved any more but you don't hear about them as much.
Unfortunately 12 Acres is no more.
Approx. a third (I think) of their product was exported to Russia. When sanctions kicked in after the Ukraine invasion the business was as good as doomed.
They tried to go part time for a period but it couldn't be turned around sadly.
The main man, Paddy, a thorough gent, is now employed in distilling, or at least was up to a few months ago.
'Twas good beer. Shame.
The Russian market taking Irish craft in at a reasonable volume was always an odd one; what made them particularly like Irish stuff?
I remember Kellys in Clane exporting there (they closed long before sanctions though); and also seeing Russian language label stock on the shelves when doing a tour of Rye River.
Have any beers dissapeared off Irish shelves now that the deadline has passed for them to have the return logo?
Sailor Sam (Dundalk Brewery) seems to have gone from Aldi.
Tried the Hope seasonal summer beer yesterday. A very pleasant and fresh hazy New England style. Not always a fan of this kind of thing but I'd buy again.
https://www.businesspost.ie/news/rescue-plan-for-firm-behind-well-known-dublin-and-galway-pubs-fails/
Paywalled, but opening states that: A proposed scheme to rescue the company behind six well-known pubs connected to the owners of the Galway Bay brewery brand has failed, the Circuit Court has been told.
Pizza Eile Ltd, which operates pubs including the Black Sheep in Dublin 1 and Against the Grain in Dublin 2, will now seek to enter voluntary liquidation with a creditors meeting called for later this month. It is proposed that Kieran Wallace of Interpath Advisory be…
What pubs are comprised in this group?
EDIT: From the Galway sub-reddit, Kieran Wallace of Interpath Advisory was appointed as interim examiner to Pizza Eile Ltd. This company is behind six pubs including three in Dublin: The Brew Dock on Amiens St in Dublin 1, the Black Sheep on Capel Street in Dublin 1 and Against the Grain on Wexford Street in Dublin 2. In Galway, the pub group owns The Oslo Bar on Upper Salthill Road, The Salt House on Raven Terrace and The Dew Drop Inn on Mainguard Street
Whatever about the Dublin bars, x3 bars closing in one go in Galway would be tough going.
Is there any craft beer pubs in Galway outside of Bierhaus and Galway Bay ?
It's been a while since I was out in Galway for beers, but from memory The Blue Note has made vague moves to increasing it's craft beer selection. After that, I don't think so. Caribou was excellent, but closed due to rents being increased.
Galway is an odd one when it comes to trends. Despite being supposedly "hip & cool" it seems to me to be behind the curve with the exception of restaurants of which there is a huge number and variety of high quality places.
I would assume Galway Bay kinda smothered any gaps for other craft beer in the city. 4 pubs (including Bierhaus) was a healthy amount.
Against the Grain has already closed, and already reopened as a non-craft pub called Pub (well, its in Irish).
Black Sheep was sold overnight to someone else and reopened already as the same thing. Not sure what's going on with Brew Dock. At least one in Galway was also sold pre-pack like that.
I've not noticed any. I have seen imported products with the logo stuck on, which has always been an option but some people seem to think is impossible.
The list of creditors is phenomenal. It looks like everyone you use when running a pub. They must have been paying none of their bills. I'd say a few of the listed breweries can ill-afford not to be paid.
