Written by Tube Tuesday, 31 January 2012 11:48
Voting Deadline Extended To 14 February 
After a brief hiatus Ireland's only beer awards are back for 2012.
The last few years have never been so good for the Irish craft beer scene, with more breweries than ever producing more great beer than ever, and the Beoir Beer Awards aims to award the best of the best.
Voting is open to anyone who is a member of the forum, and more information, including the list of contenders, can be found here.
Written by Andrew Saturday, 28 January 2012 15:56
Against The Grain (11 Wexford Street, Dublin 2) are running a 'Meet The Brewer' series every Friday for the next 6 weeks (and possibly longer). Go along and meet brewers from Carlow Brewing, Hooker, Fischer and more. The current calendar is:
| 3rd February | Breweyed |
| 10th February | Dingle Brewing |
| 17th February | Carlow Brewing |
| 24th February | Fischer |
| 2nd March | Blue Moon |
| 9th March | Hooker Brewery |
They kick off at 7pm and there is the possiblity of free beer. If you haven't checked out Against The Grain yet there is no better time to try it.
Written by TheBeerNut Wednesday, 30 November 2011 11:43
In keeping with its remit to support native Irish microbreweries and defend drinkers' rights, Beoir has made a pre-Budget submission to the Department of Finance and Revenue Commissioners.
The document sets out a three-point plan for encouraging artisan brewing in Ireland and making it more accessible for customers:
- An allowance for producers to sell directly to the public at their premises without requiring an additional off-sales licence
- Permission for producers to sell directly at Local Authority-approved farmers' markets
- Reform of the bond required by Revenue of microbreweries
The full text of the submission is available for download here.
Written by Paul O'Connor Wednesday, 02 November 2011 19:18
After a good four and a half minutes of soul searching, we made the momentous decision to revisit the Troublemaker competition for 2012. We've also made a few tweaks to the rules and regulations after feedback from the inaugural competition (winner Rossa O'Neill, pictured right). This time round a greater weight will be placed on the taste, rather than the practicalities of brewing the beer.
We'll also endeavour to provide feedback on each of the beers after the judging night, rather than just the final score, which was one of the main items that was requested as an improvement.
And since the resulting brew will be a once off we're looking to make a non-Reinheitsgebot beer, though this is by no means essential, so brewers are encouraged to brew a beer using ingredients other than water, barley and hops. (Though using yeast as that radical non-compliant element won't win any friends nor influence people!) Anyway just to restate the rules...
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