Dublin Beer Views

Took a short break to Edinburgh recently,  the castle, some meals out. A bit of culture. There are some 2010/11 posts down below of Innis & Gunn I had always enjoyed. However these are next impossible to find nowadays in Dublin. So on this trip a visit to the taphouse was a requirement It's still lovely stuff and even better on tap.

 If you grow up in Dublin, the south city centre, liberties, area often smells of the roasting of barley at the Guinness brewery. Its an infectious evocative smell of home. However...it also reminds me that I had only visited the storehouse on work events. Changed that in January and brought my brothers and Dad to the "connoisseur" experience. And it was well worth the outlay. Vip treatment, access to the secret bar, a 90 minute talk from an entertaining expert to a small group, practice pouring your own pint, after hours free reign to wander the museum and the free sky bar drink. A great day, I'll  not forget.

 

 

Is it time to resurrect this... well why not. I photograph enough beer. May as well use this as place to catalogue all of that. Again.  Plus, it's an opportunity to advocate for WSET beer awards. More on this to follow. So to start here are a few recent tiples