irish craft beer

The Irish Beer Snob turns up the dial, and is joined by Mrs Irish Beer Snob for reviews & views on the Irish Craft Beer & Cider Festival 2014, including favourites, debutante brewers, Queen of the Beards & some news!

The Irish Beer Snob Podcast launches with the recent trip to Brew Dog in Ellon, Aberdeenshire where the grand tour was given, some great beers tasted, a beer/food pairing dinner at Musa in the heart of Aberdeen was had & I sat down for an interview with the Dystopian Puppet Factory's Head Brewer, one Stewart Bowman to talk all things Brew Dog, all things beer & where he sees the Craft Beer Revolution progressing next.

This week on 11PM Somewhere, a regular listener sends in the mother of all e-mails that just can't be left to a mailbag episode, covering topics such as introduction beers to the world of Craft Beer (from Ireland & Afar), how long should you keep beer for/age & finally, how to explore the world of craft beer while rotating in other craft beers you like!

That's right, cue the music, the beers (obviously), the garish shirts, the BBQ's & the good times, 11PM Somewhere Podcast hits a milestone with Episode 20 of the show to not only bring you up-to-date on new content additions to the show, but a special time out of thanks for the good listeners who dare to sully their ears & their precious time to listen to Ireland's #1 Craft Beer Podcast & the most dangerous Craft Beer Podcast in the world. And as if that wasn't enough (it never is people .... is it?), Ian takes a look at some of the Summer beers (and those that could/should/would) be Summer-y beers to help you kick start that one glorious day we get in Ireland, where the careless abandon of lobster Irish Men & Women, full up on the joys of the Irish Summer, with the results of charred BBQ's & socks-with-sandals.

Episode 19 of the show, & we're talking about whether the Irish Craft Beer market can now sustain some regular Irish Extreme Craft Beers & grow up from the occasional experimental pilot taps, especially looking at the saleability of these kind of beers by foreign brewers in Ireland. 11PM Somewhere issues the wake-up call to Irish craft brewers to step into the breach, & give Ireland it's frist regular extreme beer. Many are called, few are chosen. Who will step up?

From atop his craft beer crate, the Pontiff of Craft Porter returns for episode 18 to argue the case for Irish Craft Beer & Cider producers to be able to sell their products from their own taprooms without additional licensing, & via their websites without licensed intermediaries, while pointing to the global growth in Craft Beer tourism, showing how local producers & consumers alike of craft beer & cider can make a difference to get this ridiculous legislation changed. #DoYourBitForCraftBeer

Episode 17 is here, it's overdue & delayed from backing up sewers, stealing left shoes & hiding all the macro beer in town. On this episode, Ian gives an update on upcoming new content streams coming to the podcast, including twice-monthly Google Hangout live shows with a guest panel, more video content coming to youtube, diversifying the podcasts into being available as video podcasts too. If that wasn't enough, Ian looks at the social impact Craft Beer can have, the social good it can do & how you can help play your part in the Craft Beer Revolution in Ireland.

Episode 14 is a watershed for the 11PM Somewhere Podcast; the first mailbag episode. On these episodes, we'll share some of the emails received to the podcast ( show[at]11pmsomewhere.com ), & share the responses with those who've taken the time to write in. On this (the first) mailbag show; audio quality on the live podcasts, oddball Irish craft beers & building the show its own swearbank.

Episode 12 of the 11PM Somewhere Podcast sees Ian atop his orangebox (again) discussing alternatives on St Patrick's Day (or any other day) to 'The Darkness' that seeps from James' Gate in Dublin, while side-stepping the Stout VS Porter argument, highlighting some of his favorite dark craft beers, giving some updates about upcoming content & the merchandise on the podcast & sharing some 4-1-1 on Irish Craft produced Stout & Porter beers; the who, what, where & why's.

This week on the show, Ian talks about the progress of the #CraftBeer & #RealBeer revolution in Ireland since 2012, how the big boys are letting their worry & concern show in the form of acquisitions, & how with a market share of 1%, craft beer in Ireland is on the road thanks to discerning taste, consumer interest &with a little help from initiatives such as the Vanguard Beer Collective.