Supporting craft breweries

Thanks. Grabbed a couple plus a few of the ol' reliables (Body Riddle, Northern Lights and Another Light).

Grabbed a Free Tote Bag for the missus too - can be gotten if you add the below into your cart for orders over €60 before midnight.

Yeah, got a load of them too.. only one I occasionally use is a free "Bag Of Cans" one from Rye River.

This is the 'Supporting craft breweries' thread. Whatever you think about Diageo, they're not a craft brewery.

Not at all, no problem!

Tried the Changing times beers. They're both relatively competent, if dull. And sadly it seems in the pub I was in, they've replaced the Whiplash taps they used to have, while still keeping the entire Heineken and Diageo portfolio.

The lager was very dry and crisp. Very little malt flavour there. Little bit more bitter than your typical Macro lager. Reminded me a little bit of Harp.

The Pale Ale was better. Reasonably hoppy in aroma, but not very bitter. Think Neck Oil or Rollover. Again quite dry. Not juicy or sweet, which is a plus to me.

I'd definitely drink them if there was nothing else interesting on. But I fear they're just going to cannibalise craft beer sales. I doubt anyone in Heineken or Diageo are losing sleep.

Dearer. Same price as those pubs were charging for existing independent lines (which they paid less for than the macro kegs!)

Underdog are doing a collab with Lineman called Underline. A West Coast DIPA.

Thank you. Untappd suggests most check ins of variations of Eternalist were on draft with no bottle checks in. The raspberry one was out in 2019 (before I was into beer). Assuming no bottle releases, probably explains why I have no recollection of it.

Might as well use the cupboard for something because Galway Bay bars definitely never had a mop anywhere near them.

Oof.

It is it the aesthetic. Was in a bar in Denmark that seriously reminded me of a GBB bar; the table top was sticky enough it pulled some of the skin off my elbow! Should have listened to my mother about elbows on the table…

Being a train station pub I wonder are they just prepped for a more mainstream audience. Maybe don't want to risk the more intricate low GP or "scary" beers.

That's if you are lucky enough to even have a pub in the station. We at least have a decent one across the road in Limerick but Cork is a disaster around the station. As for craft beer near those stations you have no hope.

Limerick had one where Starbucks is now. Gone about 10/15 years. New units have been built recently but not a hope anything serving alcohol will go in.

At least Crew is only 5mins away if your coming from the city centre direction and they can fresh draft.