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Oct 14, 2021

In this latest episode of the Irish Beer Snob podcast, we have the absolute pleasure of chatting to Mark & Vivienne from Lineman Brewing based in Rathcoole, in West Dublin. We get to find out their beer journey, how they became a team that produce a great product.

On the night we were drinking the following beers from Lineman

  • Sundrops Table Beer
  • Fluid Dynamics Extra Pale Ale
  • Transmission Double IPA

Lineman are distributed nationwide by Four Corners and are available in cans, bottles, and kegs. Keep your eyes peeled on their social media channels for updates on new beer releases, and all things Lineman.

Sep 26, 2021

On this latest episode of the Irish Beer Snob podcast we are delighted to be joined by Junior and Cris from Hopfully Brewing. 

We get to hear more about their ethos, and their story from where they started to where they are now, and what their future plans are. 

Hopfully are currently running a crowdfunding campaign, you can find our more details here

You can find Hopfully's Social media profiles below, and their website.

Hopfully are distributed by Radical Drinks nationwide, and are looking to export so if you're interested get in touch with the guys.

May 31, 2021

In this latest episode of the Irish Beer Snob podcast, we catch up with long time friend of the show David Guilfoyle, head brewer of Dundalk Bay Brewery naturally enough from Dundalk, Co Louth in the North East of Ireland.

We chat through his brewing pedigree to his current home.

While chatting we drank the following beers from Brewmaster

  • Haus Party - citra hopped lager
  • Irish IPA
  • Double IPA

You can listen back to our episode with Stephen Clinch here and find out more about Dundalk Bay Brewery on their social media channels - Instagram Twitter Facebook

May 16, 2021

In this latest episode of the Irish Beer Snob podcast, we chat with Grainne & Tim from Waterford's Metalman Brewing who celebrated 10 years of brewing this year.

We look back over their history, their future plans and their new range of beers.

While speaking to Grainne & Tim we drank the following beers.

  • Giant Molecular Clouds NEIPA
  • Windjammer NZ Amber Ale
  • Metalman Pale Ale
  • Decade - a tart coffee cherry porter

You can buy their beers directly from their webstore

You can follow Metalman Brewing on their social media channels on the links below

Instagram Twitter Facebook

Apr 20, 2021

In this latest podcast episode we catch up with Brian from Craic Beer Community. We look back over his first 12 months building up Craic Beer Community.

We have a great old wide ranging chinwag all while supping some great Irish Independent Beers.

Janice & I were drinking the following beers while recording

  • Bru Brewery Lager
  • Black's Brewery - Black IPA
  • Hope Brewery - Miroslav Gose
  • Whiplash - Let it Happen DIPA
  • Trouble - Lucky Pale Ale
  • Two Sides - Shop Local DDH DIPA

Other Irish based podcasts we talk about on the show are 

You can find out more information about Brian and Craic Beer Community via their website, and instagram & twitter

Apr 6, 2021

In this latest episode we are joined by Aidan Murphy, Founder of Galway Hooker Brewery, and Niall Mahon, Sales Manager to look back over the last 15 years and look forward to a bright future. Spoiler, I think Niall is itching to go to their export markets!

During the show we drank the flagship Irish Pale Ale, and their special edition 15th Anniversary Double IPA. If you want to get that beer, you'll have to be quick as it's all sold from the brewery, so keep your eyes peeled in your favourite local off licence. We purchased ours from 57 The Headline

You can find more info on Galway Hooker on their website, facebook, instagram, and Twitter

Mar 28, 2021

In this latest episode of the Irish Beer Snob podcast, Janice & Wayne are joined by Marcus Robinson, of Reel Deel Brewery.

Coinciding with their beers launched in cans we drink 3 from the core range

  • Irish Blonde
  • Jack The Lad
  • Say Nowt Stout

You can find Reel Deel on the socials, links are below.

Facebook - Twitter - Instagram

So give them a follow.

Sláinte

Feb 14, 2021

In this latest podcast, we are delighted to have been joined by Carla & Sean from Widestreet Brewing in Ballymahon, Co Longford. In what is one of our longest podcasts in ages, we have a good old chinwag about how the came into being, and how they've become part of the community in Ballymahon. We also need to speak about what Sean said.

While chatting away we enjoyed the following beers

  • Mill Pils
  • House Saison
  • Cashmere IPA
  • Peach Berliner Weisse

You can find out more about Wide Street here, you can buy Widestreet beers on Beer Cloud, and follow them on Social's on FB Twitter and IG

Feb 7, 2021

"What does an American Craft Beer Ambassador do?" - Well, we are delighted to have the lovely Lotte Peplow from the Brewer's Association to talk all things beer, and her journey in Beer. We have a good old chinwag.

What are your American Craft Beer memories? Let's face it, in Ireland we do look west for inspiration quite a lot.

 

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