Craic Beer Community Podcast

60 acast.com Craic Beer Community Podcast https://shows.acast.com/craic-beer-community en Craic Beer Community Craft Beer,Independent Irish Beer,Craic Craic Beer Community Championing Independent Irish Beer What's the Craic? Craic is a beer community that champions independent Irish beer, and showcases the amazing talents of brewers all across the island of Ireland. We've been running a range of online and in-person events over the past few years, which have helped beer fans to connect with breweries, hear a bit about their story, and most importantly, taste some of their delicious brews.

We also have a social community platform where you can get involved in the beery chats, and keep up to date with events and general news from around the Irish beer scene.

The aim of the community is to provide a welcoming space where beer fans can chat, learn about beer, and connect with others. Join us to expand your beer knowledge, engage with our community of beer fans, and have a bit of craic while you’re at it!

The Craic Beer Community Podcast features a range of beery chats with guests from all around the Irish beer scene. We chat about everything from beer travel to homebrewing, and loads more in between.

Links:

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

The podcast is independently produced and entirely self-funded.

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]]> What's the Craic? Craic is a beer community that champions independent Irish beer, and showcases the amazing talents of brewers all across the island of Ireland. We've been running a range of online and in-person events over the past few years, which have helped beer fans to connect with breweries, hear a bit about their story, and most importantly, taste some of their delicious brews.

We also have a social community platform where you can get involved in the beery chats, and keep up to date with events and general news from around the Irish beer scene.

The aim of the community is to provide a welcoming space where beer fans can chat, learn about beer, and connect with others. Join us to expand your beer knowledge, engage with our community of beer fans, and have a bit of craic while you’re at it!

The Craic Beer Community Podcast features a range of beery chats with guests from all around the Irish beer scene. We chat about everything from beer travel to homebrewing, and loads more in between.

Links:

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Instagram

Twitter

The podcast is independently produced and entirely self-funded.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> false Brian Cahill info+5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0@mg-eu.acast.com 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 craic-beer-community episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0/1668264559487-f049348c70c001c995d0d03a886e149c.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/craic-beer-community Craic Beer Community Podcast Industry Spotlight: Conor Brazel - Marketing and Sales Support at Four Corners Industry Spotlight: Conor Brazel - Marketing and Sales Support at Four Corners Thu, 22 Dec 2022 08:30:26 GMT 22:56 63a32f47f2445200110c1dc7 false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 63a32f47f2445200110c1dc7 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 Join us as we chat with Conor Brazel, marketing and sales support at Four Corners, to hear all about his role and the distribution side of the beer industry. full 1 12 Join us as we chat with Conor Brazel, marketing and sales support at Four Corners, to hear all about his role and the distribution side of the beer industry.

Four Corners are one of the leading distributors of craft beer and cider in Ireland. In addition to distributing beers from a range of Irish breweries, they also import and distribute beers from around Europe and the US. Conor looks after a whole range of activities in Four Corners, such as managing the beer portfolio that is sent out to customers in both the on- and off-trade, providing sales support for their sales reps who are out on the road travelling around the country, as well as the day to day marketing activities such as looking after their social media accounts and engaging with their customers.

Four Corners links:

Four Corners Website

Four Corners Instagram

Four Corners Twitter

Underdog links:

Underdog Taplist

Underdog Instagram

Underdog Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

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]]> Join us as we chat with Conor Brazel, marketing and sales support at Four Corners, to hear all about his role and the distribution side of the beer industry.

Four Corners are one of the leading distributors of craft beer and cider in Ireland. In addition to distributing beers from a range of Irish breweries, they also import and distribute beers from around Europe and the US. Conor looks after a whole range of activities in Four Corners, such as managing the beer portfolio that is sent out to customers in both the on- and off-trade, providing sales support for their sales reps who are out on the road travelling around the country, as well as the day to day marketing activities such as looking after their social media accounts and engaging with their customers.

Four Corners links:

Four Corners Website

Four Corners Instagram

Four Corners Twitter

Underdog links:

Underdog Taplist

Underdog Instagram

Underdog Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

Instagram

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Twitter

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]]> Live at The Circular - Part 2 - Trouble Brewing and Lineman Live at The Circular - Part 2 - Trouble Brewing and Lineman Thu, 15 Dec 2022 08:30:25 GMT 47:30 6399abe2acab8f00116f2b59 true https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 6399abe2acab8f00116f2b59 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 Join us for part 2 of our live event special, where we chat with Brian from Trouble Brewing and Mark from Lineman. full 1 11 Join us for Part 2 of our live event special, where we chat with Brian Treacy from Trouble Brewing and Mark Lucey from Lineman! We hosted this live event in The Circular in Dublin 8 on November 30th.

On the night we were joined by Crafty Bear, Dot Brew, Trouble Brewing and Lineman. This is Part 2 of the recording of the event, which sees us chat with Brian from Trouble Brewing, and Mark from Lineman. Part 1 is also available as a separate episode.

The Circular Links:

The Circular Website

The Circular Facebook

The Circular Instagram

Trouble Brewing Links:

Trouble Brewing Website & Shop

Trouble Brewing Facebook

Trouble Brewing Instagram

Trouble Brewing Twitter

Lineman Links:

Lineman Website & Shop

Lineman Facebook

Lineman Instagram

Lineman Twitter

Link to the live Beer Ladies Podcast:

The Beer Ladies Podcast LIVE!

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

Spotify

YouTube

Bandcamp

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

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]]> Join us for Part 2 of our live event special, where we chat with Brian Treacy from Trouble Brewing and Mark Lucey from Lineman! We hosted this live event in The Circular in Dublin 8 on November 30th.

On the night we were joined by Crafty Bear, Dot Brew, Trouble Brewing and Lineman. This is Part 2 of the recording of the event, which sees us chat with Brian from Trouble Brewing, and Mark from Lineman. Part 1 is also available as a separate episode.

The Circular Links:

The Circular Website

The Circular Facebook

The Circular Instagram

Trouble Brewing Links:

Trouble Brewing Website & Shop

Trouble Brewing Facebook

Trouble Brewing Instagram

Trouble Brewing Twitter

Lineman Links:

Lineman Website & Shop

Lineman Facebook

Lineman Instagram

Lineman Twitter

Link to the live Beer Ladies Podcast:

The Beer Ladies Podcast LIVE!

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

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]]> Live at The Circular - Part 1 - Crafty Bear and Dot Brew Live at The Circular - Part 1 - Crafty Bear and Dot Brew Thu, 08 Dec 2022 08:30:19 GMT 38:17 639094fae3fd2800118edeae true https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 639094fae3fd2800118edeae 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 Join us for part 1 of our live event special, where we chat with Phil from Crafty Bear and Shane from Dot Brew. full 1 10 Join us for Part 1 of our live event special, where we chat with Phil Keatley from Crafty Bear and Shane Kelly from Dot Brew! We hosted this live event in The Circular in Dublin 8 on November 30th.

On the night we were joined by Crafty Bear, Dot Brew, Trouble Brewing and Lineman. This is Part 1 of the recording of the event, which sees us chat with Phil from Crafty Bear, and Shane from Dot Brew. Part 2 will follow next week.

The Circular Links:

The Circular Website

The Circular Facebook

The Circular Instagram

Dot Brew Links:

Dot Brew Website

Dot Brew Instagram

Dot Brew Twitter

Crafty Bear Links:

Crafty Bear Website

Crafty Bear Facebook

Crafty Bear Instagram

Crafty Bear Twitter

The Beer Ladies Podcast LIVE!

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

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]]> Join us for Part 1 of our live event special, where we chat with Phil Keatley from Crafty Bear and Shane Kelly from Dot Brew! We hosted this live event in The Circular in Dublin 8 on November 30th.

On the night we were joined by Crafty Bear, Dot Brew, Trouble Brewing and Lineman. This is Part 1 of the recording of the event, which sees us chat with Phil from Crafty Bear, and Shane from Dot Brew. Part 2 will follow next week.

The Circular Links:

The Circular Website

The Circular Facebook

The Circular Instagram

Dot Brew Links:

Dot Brew Website

Dot Brew Instagram

Dot Brew Twitter

Crafty Bear Links:

Crafty Bear Website

Crafty Bear Facebook

Crafty Bear Instagram

Crafty Bear Twitter

The Beer Ladies Podcast LIVE!

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

Spotify

YouTube

Bandcamp

Instagram

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Strong Core: Dead Centre Brewing - Seeking Sunshine Strong Core: Dead Centre Brewing - Seeking Sunshine Thu, 01 Dec 2022 08:30:07 GMT 18:34 63872f8d6322960010a9a718 false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 63872f8d6322960010a9a718 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 A chat with Dead Centre Brewing owner about Seeking Sunshine, their flagship Pale Ale. full 1 9 In this episode of Strong Core we're joined by Liam Tutty, owner of Dead Centre Brewing, to have a chat about Seeking Sunshine, their flagship Pale Ale.

I caught up with Liam in the Dead Centre Brewing taproom, located in the heart of Athlone overlooking the River Shannon. We chat all about the beer, as well as Dead Centre Brewing itself, plans for their brand new brewery, Liam's obsession with glassware (including the Hope glass retaliation!) and upcoming brews.

Dead Centre Website & Brewery Tour

Dead Centre Facebook

Dead Centre Instagram

Dead Centre Twitter

BeerCloud Website

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

Bandcamp

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Twitter

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]]> In this episode of Strong Core we're joined by Liam Tutty, owner of Dead Centre Brewing, to have a chat about Seeking Sunshine, their flagship Pale Ale.

I caught up with Liam in the Dead Centre Brewing taproom, located in the heart of Athlone overlooking the River Shannon. We chat all about the beer, as well as Dead Centre Brewing itself, plans for their brand new brewery, Liam's obsession with glassware (including the Hope glass retaliation!) and upcoming brews.

Dead Centre Website & Brewery Tour

Dead Centre Facebook

Dead Centre Instagram

Dead Centre Twitter

BeerCloud Website

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

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]]> <![CDATA[Industry Spotlight: Caoimhe O'Brien - E-Commerce and Marketing Manager at The Cru]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:30:18 GMT 29:40 637e4ee0c2b67700115f1234 false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 637e4ee0c2b67700115f1234 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 full 1 8 Join us as we chat with Caoimhe O'Brien, E-Commerce and Marketing Manager at The Crú (formerly known as The Beer Club). Caoimhe looks after a whole range of activities, such as managing their e-commerce website, as well as the day to day marketing activities like looking after their social media accounts and engaging with their customers.

We have a great old chat covering her background, the transition from The Beer Club to The Crú, the beer that sparked her love of craft beer, her love / hate relationship with cardboard, and advice for anyone looking to work in the industry!

We caught up in Underdog on Chancery Place, Dublin 7, to hear all about her story to date, and what her day to day looks like.

Discount code: CraicBeerCru

The Crú links:

TheCrú Website

TheCrú Facebook

TheCrú Instagram

TheCrú Twitter

Underdog links:

Underdog Taplist

Underdog Instagram

Underdog Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Join us as we chat with Caoimhe O'Brien, E-Commerce and Marketing Manager at The Crú (formerly known as The Beer Club). Caoimhe looks after a whole range of activities, such as managing their e-commerce website, as well as the day to day marketing activities like looking after their social media accounts and engaging with their customers.

We have a great old chat covering her background, the transition from The Beer Club to The Crú, the beer that sparked her love of craft beer, her love / hate relationship with cardboard, and advice for anyone looking to work in the industry!

We caught up in Underdog on Chancery Place, Dublin 7, to hear all about her story to date, and what her day to day looks like.

Discount code: CraicBeerCru

The Crú links:

TheCrú Website

TheCrú Facebook

TheCrú Instagram

TheCrú Twitter

Underdog links:

Underdog Taplist

Underdog Instagram

Underdog Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> <![CDATA[Brewmaster Series: Rye River - Bill Laukitis - Big Bangin' IPA]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:15:33 GMT 48:35 63758781ba0c060010222053 false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 63758781ba0c060010222053 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 full 1 7 Join us as we chat with Bill Laukitis, Rye River’s head brewer, and analyse their Big Bangin' in full detail.

If you’re not familiar with the Brewmaster Series, this is one for the homebrewers and the beer geeks! We invite a head brewer to fully break down the beer recipe of one of their signature brews, from start to finish. We provide a homebrew recipe too, so if you’re a homebrewer you can have a bash at brewing it yourself! This episode sees us analyse Rye River's Big Bangin' IPA in full detail, talking through everything from its water profile, grain bill, mash and hopping schedule, all the way through to fermentation and packaging.

This episode is slightly different to our previous podcast episodes, as it was recorded during a live online event that we hosted previously. We shared the recipe on screen as we chatted through it, so you may hear some references to that. Unfortunately we can’t do that on the podcast for obvious reasons, but the recipe is available to download below.

Link to recipe: https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/posts/29085520

You can check out Rye River Brewing Co through some of the links below.

Rye River Website

Rye River Instagram

Rye River Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Join us as we chat with Bill Laukitis, Rye River’s head brewer, and analyse their Big Bangin' in full detail.

If you’re not familiar with the Brewmaster Series, this is one for the homebrewers and the beer geeks! We invite a head brewer to fully break down the beer recipe of one of their signature brews, from start to finish. We provide a homebrew recipe too, so if you’re a homebrewer you can have a bash at brewing it yourself! This episode sees us analyse Rye River's Big Bangin' IPA in full detail, talking through everything from its water profile, grain bill, mash and hopping schedule, all the way through to fermentation and packaging.

This episode is slightly different to our previous podcast episodes, as it was recorded during a live online event that we hosted previously. We shared the recipe on screen as we chatted through it, so you may hear some references to that. Unfortunately we can’t do that on the podcast for obvious reasons, but the recipe is available to download below.

Link to recipe: https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/posts/29085520

You can check out Rye River Brewing Co through some of the links below.

Rye River Website

Rye River Instagram

Rye River Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Strong Core: Lineman - Astral Grains Strong Core: Lineman - Astral Grains Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:00:22 GMT 11:53 636bc0caed4885001225a51b false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 636bc0caed4885001225a51b 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 A chat with Lineman owner and head brewer Mark Lucey about Astral Grains, their Foreign Extra Stout. full 1 6 In this episode of Strong Core we're joined by Mark Lucey, owner and head brewer at Lineman, to have a chat about Astral Grains, their Foreign Extra Stout.

We chat all about the beer, as well as Mark's reason for brewing it from the outset, and the FES style itself. We also discuss the differences in taste between it being carbonated and served on nitro (and discover there was once a cask of it!!)

We may even have a little surprise announcement at the end of the episode too...

I caught up with Mark in a much busier than anticipated (which was great to see!) L. Mulligan Grocer’s in Stoneybatter, and asked him to introduce himself, and tell us a little bit about Lineman.

Lineman Website & Shop

Lineman Facebook

Lineman Instagram

Lineman Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

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]]> In this episode of Strong Core we're joined by Mark Lucey, owner and head brewer at Lineman, to have a chat about Astral Grains, their Foreign Extra Stout.

We chat all about the beer, as well as Mark's reason for brewing it from the outset, and the FES style itself. We also discuss the differences in taste between it being carbonated and served on nitro (and discover there was once a cask of it!!)

We may even have a little surprise announcement at the end of the episode too...

I caught up with Mark in a much busier than anticipated (which was great to see!) L. Mulligan Grocer’s in Stoneybatter, and asked him to introduce himself, and tell us a little bit about Lineman.

Lineman Website & Shop

Lineman Facebook

Lineman Instagram

Lineman Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Beer Destination: Dublin 8 Beer Destination: Dublin 8 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 08:15:11 GMT 1:12:44 6362a7c706080300115311bc false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 6362a7c706080300115311bc 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 A beery roam around Dublin 8 and chats with those who make the beer scene tick. full 1 5 In Beer Destination: Dublin 8 we take a stroll around D8, and chat with the people who make the independent beer scene tick.

My first stop is at the Rascals HQ Brewery & Taproom, located in Inchicore. Here I sit down with co-founder Cathal O'Donoghue to hear all about Rascal's story to date, their plans for the future, and everything else in between.

Rascals Website & Brewery Tour

Rascals Facebook

Rascals Instagram

Rascals Twitter

Next up, I make my way towards the city centre, and my next stop in Rialto. I find myself with a few minutes to spare before my next interview, and can't help but pop my head into the Mace SCR Off Licence. Located at the back of the store is a hidden treasure trove of exceptional beer. After picking up a few brews, I make the short stroll to The Circular, located on South Circular Road. It's here I sit down to chat with co-owner John Mahon.

The Circular Website

The Circular Facebook

The Circular Instagram

My third and final stop is a short stroll from The Circular, in the direction of Dolphins Barn. Located in a small, tucked away industrial unit, behind the Jurassic Park-style gates (as described by Shane Kelly himself), lies the Dot Brew warehouse. Renowned for crafting a stunning range of barrel aged beers, Dot Brew has been at the forefront of innovation in the Irish beer scene since 2016. It's here where I sit with Dot Brew founder Shane Kelly, and ask him to introduce himself, and to tell us a little bit about Dot Brew.

Dot Brew Website

Dot Brew Instagram

Dot Brew Twitter

Dot Brew Brewery Tour - email: barrels@dotbrew.ie

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In Beer Destination: Dublin 8 we take a stroll around D8, and chat with the people who make the independent beer scene tick.

My first stop is at the Rascals HQ Brewery & Taproom, located in Inchicore. Here I sit down with co-founder Cathal O'Donoghue to hear all about Rascal's story to date, their plans for the future, and everything else in between.

Rascals Website & Brewery Tour

Rascals Facebook

Rascals Instagram

Rascals Twitter

Next up, I make my way towards the city centre, and my next stop in Rialto. I find myself with a few minutes to spare before my next interview, and can't help but pop my head into the Mace SCR Off Licence. Located at the back of the store is a hidden treasure trove of exceptional beer. After picking up a few brews, I make the short stroll to The Circular, located on South Circular Road. It's here I sit down to chat with co-owner John Mahon.

The Circular Website

The Circular Facebook

The Circular Instagram

My third and final stop is a short stroll from The Circular, in the direction of Dolphins Barn. Located in a small, tucked away industrial unit, behind the Jurassic Park-style gates (as described by Shane Kelly himself), lies the Dot Brew warehouse. Renowned for crafting a stunning range of barrel aged beers, Dot Brew has been at the forefront of innovation in the Irish beer scene since 2016. It's here where I sit with Dot Brew founder Shane Kelly, and ask him to introduce himself, and to tell us a little bit about Dot Brew.

Dot Brew Website

Dot Brew Instagram

Dot Brew Twitter

Dot Brew Brewery Tour - email: barrels@dotbrew.ie

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Industry Spotlight: Leah Kilcullen - Marketing Coordinator at Whiplash Industry Spotlight: Leah Kilcullen - Marketing Coordinator at Whiplash Thu, 27 Oct 2022 07:00:17 GMT 26:57 6359057727852c0011eb3d0b false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 6359057727852c0011eb3d0b 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 Join us as we chat with Leah Kilcullen, marketing coordinator at Whiplash, to hear all about her role and the brewery itself. full 1 4 Join us as we chat with Leah Kilcullen, marketing coordinator at Whiplash. Leah has been the marketing coordinator at Whiplash since 2020. She looks after a whole range of activities, from the day to day marketing such as managing their social media accounts and putting together their newsletter, to looking after their e-commerce site and beer festival coordination. She’s also instrumental in the running of Fidelity Beer Festival. We caught up in The Big Romance on Capel Street to hear all about her what her day to day looks like, and her story to date with Whiplash.

Whiplash links:

Whiplash Website

Whiplash Webshop

Whiplash Stockists

Whiplash Facebook

Whiplash Instagram

Whiplash Twitter

The Big Romance links:

The Big Romance Website

The Big Romance Facebook

The Big Romance Instagram

The Big Romance Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

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]]> Join us as we chat with Leah Kilcullen, marketing coordinator at Whiplash. Leah has been the marketing coordinator at Whiplash since 2020. She looks after a whole range of activities, from the day to day marketing such as managing their social media accounts and putting together their newsletter, to looking after their e-commerce site and beer festival coordination. She’s also instrumental in the running of Fidelity Beer Festival. We caught up in The Big Romance on Capel Street to hear all about her what her day to day looks like, and her story to date with Whiplash.

Whiplash links:

Whiplash Website

Whiplash Webshop

Whiplash Stockists

Whiplash Facebook

Whiplash Instagram

Whiplash Twitter

The Big Romance links:

The Big Romance Website

The Big Romance Facebook

The Big Romance Instagram

The Big Romance Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

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]]> Brewmaster Series: Wicklow Wolf - John Allen - Apex Oatmeal Stout Brewmaster Series: Wicklow Wolf - John Allen - Apex Oatmeal Stout Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:30:22 GMT 36:38 634ff7c4266ab10011ac9bf1 false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 634ff7c4266ab10011ac9bf1 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 Join us as we chat with Wicklow Wolf’s head brewer, and analyse their Apex Oatmeal Stout in full detail. full 1 3 Join us as we chat with John Allen, Wicklow Wolf’s head brewer, and analyse their Apex Oatmeal Stout in full detail.

If you’re not familiar with the Brewmaster Series, this is one for the homebrewers and the beer geeks! We invite a head brewer to fully break down the beer recipe of one of their signature brews, from start to finish. We provide a homebrew recipe too, so if you’re a homebrewer you can have a bash at brewing it yourself! This episode sees us analyse Wicklow Wolf’s Apex Oatmeal Stout in full detail, talking through everything from its water profile, grain bill, mash and hopping schedule, all the way through to fermentation and packaging.

This episode is slightly different to our previous podcast episodes, as it was recorded during a live online event that we hosted previously. We shared the recipe on screen as we chatted through it, so you may hear some references to that. Unfortunately we can’t do that on the podcast for obvious reasons, but the recipe is available to download here.

Link to recipe: https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/posts/28119991

You can check out the Wicklow Wolf brewhouse as part of their brewery tour, and have a tasting of their beers in their taproom.

Wicklow Wolf Website

Wicklow Wolf Brewery Tour

Wicklow Wolf Facebook

Wicklow Wolf Instagram

Wicklow Wolf Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Join us as we chat with John Allen, Wicklow Wolf’s head brewer, and analyse their Apex Oatmeal Stout in full detail.

If you’re not familiar with the Brewmaster Series, this is one for the homebrewers and the beer geeks! We invite a head brewer to fully break down the beer recipe of one of their signature brews, from start to finish. We provide a homebrew recipe too, so if you’re a homebrewer you can have a bash at brewing it yourself! This episode sees us analyse Wicklow Wolf’s Apex Oatmeal Stout in full detail, talking through everything from its water profile, grain bill, mash and hopping schedule, all the way through to fermentation and packaging.

This episode is slightly different to our previous podcast episodes, as it was recorded during a live online event that we hosted previously. We shared the recipe on screen as we chatted through it, so you may hear some references to that. Unfortunately we can’t do that on the podcast for obvious reasons, but the recipe is available to download here.

Link to recipe: https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/posts/28119991

You can check out the Wicklow Wolf brewhouse as part of their brewery tour, and have a tasting of their beers in their taproom.

Wicklow Wolf Website

Wicklow Wolf Brewery Tour

Wicklow Wolf Facebook

Wicklow Wolf Instagram

Wicklow Wolf Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Strong Core: Hope Beer - Hop On Strong Core: Hope Beer - Hop On Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:00:27 GMT 14:24 63442e00b4fd9c0012d3e257 false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 63442e00b4fd9c0012d3e257 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 strong-core-hope-beer-hop-on full 1 2 In this episode of Strong Core I was joined by Richie Hamilton, Head Brewer at Hope Beer, to have a chat about their flagship Session IPA Hop On.

The beer name, Hop On, was inspired by the true story of how two young lads from Dublin hopped on the dart at Howth Junction, and eventually found themselves in New York City, via the UK. What makes it all the more impressive, is that they managed to do so without having either tickets or passports.

Nothing to Declare - The RTE documentary about the story

I spoke with Richie within the Hope Beer tasting room, located within the brewery, overlooking their impressive brewhouse. You can check out both the brewhouse and have a tasting of their beers all as part of their brewery tour, bookable on their website.

Hope Beer Brewery Tour

Hope Beer Stockists

Hope Beer Facebook

Hope Beer Instagram

Hope Beer Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> In this episode of Strong Core I was joined by Richie Hamilton, Head Brewer at Hope Beer, to have a chat about their flagship Session IPA Hop On.

The beer name, Hop On, was inspired by the true story of how two young lads from Dublin hopped on the dart at Howth Junction, and eventually found themselves in New York City, via the UK. What makes it all the more impressive, is that they managed to do so without having either tickets or passports.

Nothing to Declare - The RTE documentary about the story

I spoke with Richie within the Hope Beer tasting room, located within the brewery, overlooking their impressive brewhouse. You can check out both the brewhouse and have a tasting of their beers all as part of their brewery tour, bookable on their website.

Hope Beer Brewery Tour

Hope Beer Stockists

Hope Beer Facebook

Hope Beer Instagram

Hope Beer Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Beer Destination: Limerick Beer Destination: Limerick Thu, 06 Oct 2022 07:30:01 GMT 1:34:15 633d8ae3ba814700120e5eca false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 633d8ae3ba814700120e5eca 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 beer-destination-limerick A beery roam around Limerick and chats with those who make the beer scene tick. full 1 1 In Beer Destination: Limerick we take a stroll around Limerick City, and chat with the people who make the independent beer scene tick.

My first stop is at the Treaty City Brewery Taproom, which is located in the heart of the Medieval Quarter. Here I sit down with owner Stephen Cunneen, and hear all about Treaty's story to date, their plans for the future, and everything else in between.

Treaty City Website

Treaty City Tour

Treaty City Facebook

Treaty City Instagram

Treaty City Twitter

Next up, I make my way out of the Medieval Quarter and in the direction of Limerick’s historic Milk Market. Located on High Street is Mother Mac's, a traditional Irish pub that has been serving a wide range of independent Irish beer ever since its doors opened in 2015. I sit down with co-owner Mike McMahon and chat all things Mother Mac's.

Mother Mac's Website

Mother Mac's Facebook

Mother Mac's Instagram

Mother Mac's Twitter

My third and final stop was a short stroll from Mother Mac's. Located on Thomas Street is Crew Brewing Company's Brewery and Taproom. In addition to making exceptional beers, Crew prides itself on making the beer scene as welcoming and as accessible as possible to everyone. I sit down with co-owner and head brewer Jono Crute and ask him about Crew.

Crew Brewing Website

Crew Brewing Facebook

Crew Brewing Instagram

Crew Brewing Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

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]]> In Beer Destination: Limerick we take a stroll around Limerick City, and chat with the people who make the independent beer scene tick.

My first stop is at the Treaty City Brewery Taproom, which is located in the heart of the Medieval Quarter. Here I sit down with owner Stephen Cunneen, and hear all about Treaty's story to date, their plans for the future, and everything else in between.

Treaty City Website

Treaty City Tour

Treaty City Facebook

Treaty City Instagram

Treaty City Twitter

Next up, I make my way out of the Medieval Quarter and in the direction of Limerick’s historic Milk Market. Located on High Street is Mother Mac's, a traditional Irish pub that has been serving a wide range of independent Irish beer ever since its doors opened in 2015. I sit down with co-owner Mike McMahon and chat all things Mother Mac's.

Mother Mac's Website

Mother Mac's Facebook

Mother Mac's Instagram

Mother Mac's Twitter

My third and final stop was a short stroll from Mother Mac's. Located on Thomas Street is Crew Brewing Company's Brewery and Taproom. In addition to making exceptional beers, Crew prides itself on making the beer scene as welcoming and as accessible as possible to everyone. I sit down with co-owner and head brewer Jono Crute and ask him about Crew.

Crew Brewing Website

Crew Brewing Facebook

Crew Brewing Instagram

Crew Brewing Twitter

As always, a huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle". Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review. Thanks for listening!

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> Craic Beer Community Podcast Trailer Craic Beer Community Podcast Trailer Tue, 27 Sep 2022 09:35:46 GMT 2:51 6331c3ffdf0bb600138e54c5 false https://www.craic-beer-community.ie/ 6331c3ffdf0bb600138e54c5 5e88584371c279a424a3d4b0 craic-beer-community-podcast-trailer trailer 1 What's the Craic?

If you're not familiar with Craic already, we are a Beer Community that champions independent Irish beer, and showcases the amazing talents of brewers all across the island of Ireland. We've been running a range of online and in-person events over the past few years, which have helped beer fans to connect with breweries, hear a bit about their story, and most importantly, taste some of their delicious brews. We also have a social community platform where you can get involved in the beery chats, and keep up to date with events and general news from around the Irish beer scene.

We have a really interesting mix of beery chats lined up for the podcast, from beer travel to home-brewing, and loads more in between.

Our Beer Destination series will see us visit various towns and cities across Ireland, and chat with the good folks who make the beer scene tick in that area. We'll be chatting with brewers, publicans, people in the off trade and everyone else involved.

The Strong Core segment is a short and snappy piece which highlights a single beer from a brewery's core range.

The Brewmaster Series is one for the homebrewers. This is where we get real nerdy folks! We chat with a brewer who breaks down one of their signature brews in full detail, so we're talking from water profile to dry hopping schedule, plus they provide a homebrew recipe too so you can have a bash at brewing it yourself!

The Industry Spotlight shines a light on a specific person from a whole range of roles across the beer scene. This could be anything from raw materials to packaging, distribution to serving, and loads more in between.

A huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle", a nod to legendary Gladiators referee John Anderson. Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review.

So thanks for listening, and stay tuned for what's to come.

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> What's the Craic?

If you're not familiar with Craic already, we are a Beer Community that champions independent Irish beer, and showcases the amazing talents of brewers all across the island of Ireland. We've been running a range of online and in-person events over the past few years, which have helped beer fans to connect with breweries, hear a bit about their story, and most importantly, taste some of their delicious brews. We also have a social community platform where you can get involved in the beery chats, and keep up to date with events and general news from around the Irish beer scene.

We have a really interesting mix of beery chats lined up for the podcast, from beer travel to home-brewing, and loads more in between.

Our Beer Destination series will see us visit various towns and cities across Ireland, and chat with the good folks who make the beer scene tick in that area. We'll be chatting with brewers, publicans, people in the off trade and everyone else involved.

The Strong Core segment is a short and snappy piece which highlights a single beer from a brewery's core range.

The Brewmaster Series is one for the homebrewers. This is where we get real nerdy folks! We chat with a brewer who breaks down one of their signature brews in full detail, so we're talking from water profile to dry hopping schedule, plus they provide a homebrew recipe too so you can have a bash at brewing it yourself!

The Industry Spotlight shines a light on a specific person from a whole range of roles across the beer scene. This could be anything from raw materials to packaging, distribution to serving, and loads more in between.

A huge thanks to the brilliant Arms That Fit Like Legs for providing the theme music for the podcast! The track is "You Will Go On My First Whistle", a nod to legendary Gladiators referee John Anderson. Links:

If of interest, make sure you subscribe to stay up to date with all of our new episode releases. And if you like what you hear over time, then please feel free to leave us a review.

So thanks for listening, and stay tuned for what's to come.

Sláinte!

Craic Beer Community Social Platform

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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