Beer Festival RDS 23-25 September

Big Nasty · 16-06-2011 3:55pm #1

Just heard that there's going to be a craft and speciality beer festival on in the RDS this September. Details yet to be announced but sounds like it will be a good gig!

Prenderb · 16-06-2011 6:38pm

Watching with interest - have prior engagements for the other festivals that are on this summer.

Big Nasty · 16-06-2011 7:12pm

Prenderb wrote: »

Watching with interest - have prior engagements for the other festivals that are on this summer.

Full details should be announced over the next week!

Berty · 16-06-2011 10:28pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Full details should be announced over the next week!

I have subscribed to this thread with great interest. It it's in the main hall then it will be a great event if they can fill it with people.

Big Nasty · 16-06-2011 10:32pm

Beer Baron wrote: »

I have subscribed to this thread with great interest. It it's in the main hall then it will be a great event if they can fill it with people.

Fcuk off EPM! :pac::pac::pac::pac:

Berty · 16-06-2011 10:34pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Fcuk off EPM! :pac::pac::pac::pac:

Let's not go there. PM's from Moderators, Users, Admins, Super Admins and 1 Developer. :eek:

Big Nasty · 16-06-2011 10:36pm

Beer Baron wrote: »

Let's not go there. PM's from Moderators, Users, Admins, Super Admins and 1 Developer. :eek:

Some people can't see the funny side of things! Anyhow, as soon as I hear more I'll post.

Antrim_Man · 17-06-2011 8:17pm

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Bigcheeze · 17-06-2011 10:08pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Just heard that there's going to be a craft and speciality beer festival on in the RDS this September. Details yet to be announced but sounds like it will be a good gig!

Source?

Big Nasty · 17-06-2011 10:18pm

Bigcheeze wrote: »

Source?

Craft Brewer was telling me but details aint finalised so can't give you any further info just yet. Should be formally announced soon!

BeerNut · 08-07-2011 12:26pm

Formal announcement is next week, but it's definitely confirmed for these dates in the Industries Hall in the RDS.

Friday September 23 4pm-00:30am
Saturday Sept. 24 Noon-00.30am
Sunday Sept. 25 Noon-6.00pm

It'll be €10 in which gets you a souvenir glass and your first half-pint. Beers thereafter will be €2.50 a half pint, €5 a pint.

Live music, artisan food, separate kids' area with entertainment.

No list of breweries yet, but in addition to the beer there'll be cider and whiskey too.

All details obviously subject to change at this stage.

foghlu · 08-07-2011 12:57pm

wow thats great news, have to put those dates firmly in my diary!!

faigs · 08-07-2011 1:15pm

Damn it, will be following the egg chasers in New Zealand!

MANUTD99 · 09-07-2011 11:01am

ciaran76 · 14-07-2011 1:01pm

Any updates yet lads ?

Was thinking of giving the POD one a miss and only going to this one.

Big Nasty · 14-07-2011 1:04pm

ciaran76 wrote: »

Any updates yet lads ?

Was thinking of giving the POD one a miss and only going to this one.

Press release due out this afternoon!

BeerNut · 14-07-2011 1:17pm

ciaran76 wrote: »

Any updates yet lads ?

What is it you want to know?

ciaran76 · 14-07-2011 1:25pm

What breweries will be attending is my major question.

Big Nasty · 14-07-2011 1:37pm

ciaran76 wrote: »

What breweries will be attending is my major question.

Probably all if not most of these plus some from the UK too:

Franciscan Well
Galway Hooker
Premier International
Carlow Brewing Company
Noreast Beers
Fourcorners
Dungarvan Brewing Company
Bay Brewery
Trouble Brewing
Brew Eyed
Burren Brewery
Dingle Brewing Company
Eight Degrees
White Gypsy
Clanconnell Brewing Company
Hilden Brewery
Inishmacsaint Brewing Company
Metalman Brewing
Whitewater Brewing Company
Grand Cru Beers
Richmond Marketing
Molson Coors

ciaran76 · 14-07-2011 1:40pm

1 more question !

Will we be able to buy take away bottles/cans of beer etc?

Big Nasty · 14-07-2011 1:46pm

ciaran76 wrote: »

1 more question !

Will we be able to buy take away bottles/cans of beer etc?

You will certainly be able to buy beer on site for consumption on site - not too sure about take away. Not to worry if you can't as there are plenty of good off licences stock the above.

Roughly what area are you in and maybe someone can point you to a good one.

BeerNut · 14-07-2011 1:47pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Probably all if not most of these

Messrs Maguire too.

The website is now live.

ciaran76 · 14-07-2011 1:49pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Roughly what area are you in and maybe someone can point you to a good one.

No problem just curious if we could buy some for take away.

I use Drinkstore as my off licence these days or Molloys in Clonsilla so pick up most of what I need between both of these.

Big Nasty · 14-07-2011 1:54pm

BeerNut wrote: »

Messrs Maguire too.

I didn't do too bad in fairness!

Oh, and I forgot The Porterhouse too.

Corvo · 14-07-2011 3:29pm

You have made my day telling me about this.

Have any of you ever been?

Bigcheeze · 14-07-2011 3:56pm

Griffin1988 wrote: »

You have made my day telling me about this.

Have any of you ever been?

It's the first one.

irish_goat · 14-07-2011 8:24pm

Sent a wee email off about volunteering there. Anyone else doing it?

noby · 14-07-2011 11:03pm

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Press release due out this afternoon!

Press release should be going out later in the week. Some promo shots taken today.

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Probably all if not most of these plus some from the UK too:

No UK breweries. It is the All-Ireland beer fest after all. All Irish microbreweries have been invited to attend. I presume most, if not all will be there. Along with some Irish whisky and cider.

ciaran76 wrote: »

1 more question !

Will we be able to buy take away bottles/cans of beer etc?

I don't know, but I can find out.

irish_goat wrote: »

Sent a wee email off about volunteering there. Anyone else doing it?

Yes!

Big Nasty · 14-07-2011 11:11pm

noby wrote: »

No UK breweries. It is the All-Ireland beer fest after all. All Irish microbreweries have been invited to attend. I presume most, if not all will be there. Along with some Irish whisky and cider.

Personally I think the exclusion of UK / US and any other Craft Brewers is a mistake. Many of the UK Craft Brewers have had a big influence on the sector here and I'm sure have helped Irish Brewers develop and grow their business through their own experiences.

In many if not most other countries local brewries are hugely important but here it's all main stream. Your avareage publican doesn't even know what craft or speciality beers are. The more breweries and speciality beer importers and distributors exhibit at this the better. There is so much more out there than main stream beers.

noby · 14-07-2011 11:37pm

This is a festival of Irish craft beer producers. It's about showcasing the beers that are brewed on this island (to the general public, and not just specifically to publicans).
Other beer festivals cater for imported beers too.

Big Nasty · 14-07-2011 11:47pm

noby wrote: »

This is a festival of Irish craft beer producers. It's about showcasing the beers that are brewed on this island (to the general public, and not just specifically to publicans).
Other beer festivals cater for imported beers too.

I'm not knocking the concept, I applaud it but any hall in the RDS is gonna be hard to fill with what, a dozen craft brewers on the whole island? Consumers know more about craft and speciality beers than publicans at this stage. Independent off licences have been stocking craft and speciality beers more over the last five or so years because the can't compete with the multiples, it's about time publicans started doing the same.

For this to be an event that continues to grow year by year there should be as many craft and speciality beer brewers, importers and distributors there as possible. That's just my opinion.

Beer Festival RDS 23-25 September

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