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Ideas for a stag

  • 03-01-2016 4:56pm
    #1
    flogen
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    Hey folks,

    I'm looking for some ideas for a stag, set to take place in early June.

    It'll be a group of about 15-20, probably one or two nights somewhere in Ireland (outside of Dublin - but other than that I'm open to any decent location).

    I want to keep it fairly chilled out, so would avoid the normal activity/paintball stuff - but at the same time it'd be nice to have something to do as a focal point for the day.

    I was thinking something like a brewery/distillery tour but outside of the big brands in Dublin & Cork they're surprisingly thin on the ground, despite the explosion in craft brewers around the place.

    Can anyone recommend one that I might have missed in some light Google searching? Or something along the same lines that will eat up a few hours without requiring too much exertion?

    Obviously the cheaper the better, too, as I don't want to be asking people to fork out a tonne of money for the privilege.

    The dream would be a brewer/distiller that had accommodation on site - but that might be too much to ask for!

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Tzardine
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    Tullamore Dew have a pretty swanky, high tech distillery. I dont know much about the town itself though.


  • #3
    flogen
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    Tzardine wrote: »
    Tullamore Dew have a pretty swanky, high tech distillery. I dont know much about the town itself though.

    Spent a weekend in Tullamore a few years ago - didn't go to the distillery but didn't think a huge heap of the town, so not sure if I could convince the lads to go back!


  • #4
    Jimmy Iovine
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    Kilkenny has the Smithwick's Experience. I haven't been but I've heard it's good.


  • #5
    brevity
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    Black's Brewery in Cork (KPA) do a great tour and brewing experience. You can take home your brew (after a few weeks), with a custom beer label - we had it as party favors at the wedding and it went down really well.

    http://blacksbrewery.com


  • #6
    linny
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    About 15mins from kilkenny city is the Carlow brewing company in the royal Oak they do tours. They brew o hara's and the have a pub in Kilkenny. the Brewery corner. Stock only craft beers


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  • #7
    flogen
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    brevity wrote: »
    Black's Brewery in Cork (KPA) do a great tour and brewing experience. You can take home your brew (after a few weeks), with a custom beer label - we had it as party favors at the wedding and it went down really well.

    http://blacksbrewery.com

    Thanks - Cork seems to have a few options, between the Irish Distillers fare, Fransiscan Well and this crowd


  • #8
    flogen
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    linny wrote: »
    About 15mins from kilkenny city is the Carlow brewing company in the royal Oak they do tours. They brew o hara's and the have a pub in Kilkenny. the Brewery corner. Stock only craft beers

    Quite like O'Hara's stuff - a friend of mine hails from Carlow so will ask him how the nightlife is!


  • #9
    Sleepy
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    The Tom Crean lager is brewed in Dingle. I had my own stag there but the best man screwed up the brewery tour booking and they were closed on the day so I can't speak to that. Dingle's a great spot for a chilled out session and if you wanted to nick my best man's save for the brewery tour, rent a mini-bus to take you on a pub crawl of the ring of Kerry.


  • #10
    flogen
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    The Tom Crean lager is brewed in Dingle. I had my own stag there but the best man screwed up the brewery tour booking and they were closed on the day so I can't speak to that. Dingle's a great spot for a chilled out session and if you wanted to nick my best man's save for the brewery tour, rent a mini-bus to take you on a pub crawl of the ring of Kerry.

    Dingle's definitely a spot I'd love to go to - actually tried to last year but left it too late and couldn't find accommodation. It also has a distillery that does tours so we could have a choice (or just go to both).

    My only reservation is the time it'd take to get there from Dublin - you'd almost want to be spending 3+ nights there to make the most of it.

    Still, definitely one worth thinking about. Thanks


  • #11
    Sleepy
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    The trip back was ropey enough alright but sure you forget these things once the hangover has faded! ;)


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  • #12
    quadrifoglio verde
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    Sleepy wrote: »
    The Tom Crean lager is brewed in Dingle. I had my own stag there but the best man screwed up the brewery tour booking and they were closed on the day so I can't speak to that. Dingle's a great spot for a chilled out session and if you wanted to nick my best man's save for the brewery tour, rent a mini-bus to take you on a pub crawl of the ring of Kerry.

    Pub crawl around the ring of Kerry?
    Forget Hamburg or prague that sounds unreal. Great win by your best man


  • #13
    The_Valeyard
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    Go to Edinburgh.

    Cheap flights.

    Massive whiskey brewery. Lots of whiskey pubs.

    Great nightlife.

    No one knows you.

    Or Westport adventure centre.


  • #14
    flogen
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    The_Valeyard wrote: »
    Go to Edinburgh.

    Cheap flights.

    Massive whiskey brewery. Lots of whiskey pubs.

    Great nightlife.

    No one knows you.

    Or Westport adventure centre.

    Love Edinburgh, but we've been there a few times in the last few years - including for my own 30th last year. Wouldn't mind doing something different (also trying to avoid going abroad - though if it's clearly cheaper I could be convinced).


  • #15
    The_Valeyard
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    flogen wrote: »
    Love Edinburgh, but we've been there a few times in the last few years - including for my own 30th last year. Wouldn't mind doing something different (also trying to avoid going abroad - though if it's clearly cheaper I could be convinced).


    Did spent quite a lot now with the Euro to the Sterling alright. Have you thought about any of the Aran Islands, or heading over for TedFest.


  • #16
    .red.
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    Dingle is a great spot for a stag. Id highly reccommend it. As you say tho, its a bit of a journey, especially back with a sick head.
    If you did it late May you would get a great deal on somewhere like Malaga or one of the other short haul holiday destinations like Faro. Early June could still be cheap tho.
    I know people who went 2 years ago from Cork to Torremolinos. Flights were on Friday morning and back Sunday evening so they had 2nights but almost 3 full days in the sun.. Think there was 12/13 went and flights, accommodation and minibus to/from the airport to the apartments came to about E130 each without a bag checked in. I'd imagine flights from Dublin would he slightly cheaper than Cork as you would have more options of who to fly with.
    2 nights in a cheap hotel here will cost everyone about E50, add in petrol and the cost of drink here and a foreign stag might work out cheaper.


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