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O Captain my Captain

14th April 2017, when I first came across a small brewery in Kilkeel, my home town. For those that know me, this brewery has been the...

Ciaran Cunningham

Jul 21, 20202 min read

The Crafty Irish - A film by Pauric Brennan

https://www.facebook.com/thecraftyirishabeerstory At the End of February, I got the opportunity to preview a new film about Irish Craft...

Ciaran Cunningham

Mar 8, 20212 min read

Where have you been.....

So yes, its been a while since I have sat down to compose a blog post, simply reason the auld health took a scare and I had to stop...

Ciaran Cunningham

Oct 22, 20201 min read

Here he goes again....

So as any of you that know me, know my favorite brewery is Beer Hut Brewing Company in Kilkeel, yes my local brewery....yes...

Ciaran Cunningham

Aug 30, 20202 min read

My Name is Don Alonso Martinez de Levia....

He was the Captain of the ill-fated Spanish galleon that floundered on the North Coast of what is now county Antrim in 1558, driven...

Ciaran Cunningham

Aug 30, 20202 min read

Let off the Laois.....

So I have been following the 'All Day vs Few Fog - you stole my branding' debacles this last week with a slight smirk at how all the...

Ciaran Cunningham

Aug 21, 20202 min read

MR B, on the Sesh, My day At....

Foreword By Ciaran Cunningham So I would like to welcome Neil Bolton to the Blog, Neil is a passionate beer drinker, he up until 2017 was...

Ciaran Cunningham

Aug 13, 20203 min read

If it could go wrong, it did go wrong

0600am this morning came early, after dragging myself out of bed, it was time for a wee coffee and open the shed, for it was brew day......

Ciaran Cunningham

Aug 8, 20204 min read

Afternoon Tea...she said

So as a follow-up post to my post about the Beer Hut Taproom room...we have an afternoon tea with a difference...how you may ask...well...

Ciaran Cunningham

Aug 3, 20202 min read

It was all happening at 'The HUT'.....

Last Saturday 1st of August was Beer Hut Brewing's Taproom, to say I was a little apprehensive of going would be an understatement, this...

Ciaran Cunningham

Aug 3, 20203 min read

Ohhh my aching head....wasn't that a party...could of been the whiskey...

What an evening of drink and merriment...Boxtravanganza was a great evening craic. It started at 4 pm and went on for 7 hours, some music...

Ciaran Cunningham

Jul 26, 20202 min read

Living High on the Hog....or is that The Hag......

So in preparation for The White Hag's BOXSTRAVAGANZA, this coming saturday, I though to myself, lets look in the beer fridge as see if I...

Ciaran Cunningham

Jul 23, 20201 min read

I gotta get me one of these.....

Super pleased with myself this morning, a piece of work which i have been working on for several months has finally gone from a idea on a...

Ciaran Cunningham

Jul 20, 20201 min read

No No what have i done...a bit Premature Mr C.

I knew it, I tested the website and everything was working fine, and I thought to myself, yes Ciaran you might miss a few breweries and a...

Ciaran Cunningham

Jul 19, 20201 min read

It's my first time, he said nervously

Finally after several years of procrastination, it has finally happened, my first Blog post for our new website , Craft Breweries of...

Ciaran Cunningham

Jul 17, 20201 min read

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