Whiplash and The Big Romance have just announced the Irish beer event of Summer. Taking place on 13th July, Fidelity sees Whiplash bring some of their favourite brewers from around the world to the Mansion House, Dublin to celebrate the imminent opening of their own brewery.
This is REALLY REALLY EXCITING. Not just because we love Whiplash and we’re hyped for their brewery opening but because they’ve assembled a ridiculously good line-up of breweries for this beer bash including Other Half, Mikkeller, J Wakefield, Lervig, Northern Monk, Garage, Deya and Wylam to name a few.
Perry’s Cider produce award-winning cider from their farmhouse based in Ilminster, Somerset. Founder, William Churchill, started the business in 1920 as a sideline to his Blacksmith’s, which is now the company office. Since then, they’ve grown into a fiercely independent pioneer in the UK’s craft cider revolution.
Yes, craft cider is a thing now. We grew up as cider drinkers before craft beer existed, opting for cheap dry cider because it was the least worst option available as skint students back in the day. Thankfully, we’ve moved on since then – and so has the cider industry – so we were really excited to taste test Perry’s Ciders. A big thank you to them for sending us a selection of different bottles to sample.
ROOOOOOOOOAR. No wait, not that kind of Lion. Huddersfield’s Magic Rock Brewing Co have been acquired by Lion, one of Australasia’s largest food and beverage companies, which is a subsidiary of Japanese drinks giant Kirin.
Magic Rock was formed in 2011 by Richard Burhouse in an old out-building of the family business in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Since then, they’ve grown to produce roughly 2.7 million pints of beer per year, sold all over the UK and exported to more than 25 countries worldwide. READ MORE
Alltech Craft Brews & Food Fair is Ireland’s largest festival of its kind, showcasing over 400 different craft beers alongside spirits and a range of food vendors.
We attended the Saturday session at this year’s event at the Convention Centre in Dublin and were thoroughly impressed by the setup, atmosphere, food and quality of beers on offer. So if you’re wondering if it’s worth attending next year? Yes, go, it’s great. READ MORE
