Brewing Insights

During lockdown when we were all confined to our own 5km radius we really took the time to notice and appreciate our environment. Walking past the Centurial Sphere as you enter the town of Ennis everyday led us to Conor Murray, the 5th generation blacksmith from The Forge in Kilkee….

Our latest beer is Beerista Coffee Blonde Pale Ale. We brewed a blonde pale ale but instead of dry hopping with a blend of hops, we used coffee beans. But what does “dry-hopping” mean? We add 1.5 kg of Anam Coffee Peru Coopargo whole beans into our Beerista Coffee Blonde…

“Some fellas down in Cork imported a load of buffalos and went over to Italy to learn how to make mozzarella.  Or there’s a farmer in Kilkenny producing ethically raised veal?  Or a family in Kerry are raising rare breeds of cattle.”  It was so interesting to see what other…

So far we have described the process of setting up a microbrewery in Ireland focusing on the actually microbrewery itself.  But there are a whole load of licenses, registrations and rules and regulations to be complied with for any business setting up in Ireland.  Ireland is heavily regulated and the…