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Back in October new restaurant, Box Burger celebrated their launch night in Bray. Being massive fans of casual dining we were gutted we couldn't make it. So for Wayne's birthday we chose to pay a visit. On a chilly Sunday morning we wrapped up and began our journey.Once we arrived in Bray, Box Burger was a short two minute walk from the train s ...

So, now we're past Halloween, and at the end of November we can start talking about Christmas. A time of beer and cheer. When families and friends make up any excuse to go out for a few sneaky pints. We in Irishbeersnob.com love this time of year. With that in mind i've put together a list of presents you can get the beer lover in your lif ...

Ok guys - just publishing this out there as currently Wicklow Wolf don't have a blog built into their site at the minute. Hopefully many of you are familiar with the weekly Twitter chat that we host along with co-hosts Wayne (@irishbeersnob) and Simon Broderick (@SimonSaysBeer) called #IrishBeerChat. If not then get onto Twitter eve ...

When it comes to Autumn many people think of the nights closing in, the weather getting colder and the leaves changing colour. For me, I love Autumn as it means the return of a great seasonal beer, The Pumpkin Ale. Here’s a list of a few that are available for you to try: Pumpkin Brew Trouble Pumpkin Ale by Trouble Brewing From the ...

Before we set off for our beery escapades in Belgium, a visit to France was a must. This is a destination I longed to visit for quite sometime. Our first stop was the beautiful city of Bordeaux. Here we spent 4 nights and one of my highlights was the trip to St Emilion. From the moment we stepped off the train and began our walk up to the t ...

The De Brabandere Brouwerij, located in Bavikhove, Belgium is 120 years old. Founded by Aldophe De Brabandere in 1894 it continues to be a five generation family operation. They pride themselves on the passion, authenticity and innovation of traditional brewing. One of their brands, Petrus Sour Beers, was a topic on the agenda for this years ...

This spun out of a conversation I had with Steve from Beer O'Clock Show over the weekend when he visited us here in Dublin. Every year we hear about Dryanuary etc to raise money for charity - however lets turn this on it's head. We've all been touched by Cancer in some shape or other, so what's more fitting than raising a glass t ...

Those of you that follow me on twitter, firstly, Thank you! And secondly will have  noticed in my feed last week I was taken aback at the price of a certain beer in a  certain pub. Not only was I perplexed and shocked at this, MrsBeerSnob too was  aghast. Usually, I would talk to the business owners privately on this is ...

As I sit here writing this post - which is primarily a look back at the recent European Beer Bloggers and Writers Conference it strikes me that this in fact the 100th post on the IrishBeerSnob.com blog. (100 might be a bit of a stretch as some are of our podcast episodes) but nonetheless. It is a significant milestone we have achieved ...

So the scene is set - Hotel Marivaux in Brussels. At the table is Janice, Sarah Finney, Chris Elston, Steve Williams, Reuben Gray, Aidan Sweeney and myself!  Tasting beer's and writing about them St Bernardus Extra 4 - 4.8% Single The brewery was set up to commercialise & sell the beers of Westverleteren Abbey. They ...