Ireland

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Last Updated : 16/08/09 |
reland
isn't the greatest country for the beer scooper to visit having a mere
smattering of breweries. Happily this number is slowly increasing,
although some areas, such as Limerick, remain "proper" beer deserts.
Dublin itself has the Messrs Maguire brewpub
and several Porterhouse
bars (whose
website says
they are "aided by the legendary Brendan Dobbin who, when not brewing, grows bananas in
West Cork"
- we're not worthy!) although the prices there may limit you to winners
only, whilst Cork has the laid-back and sociable Franciscan Well and the superb
Bierhaus bar.
A trip to Dublin in 2008 by John Paul Adams is here...
My Cork report is here...
See Herbal's Irish article here and my 2006 Dublin trip here. Also, Belfast 2005 is here, although I know it's not part of Eire...