It’s time for a drink. The Craft of Irish Beer, a Banter special as part of the Beatyard festival, will have a look at the growing Irish craft beer scene.
Over the last couple of years, craft beer has gone from being a niche product to a serious player in the often over-commercialised world of beer. Tonight, we’ll be looking at how and why this growth has occured, where the business is at the moment and, perhaps most importantly of all, where our speakers think we’re heading in the next couple of years.
The panel: Colin Hession (L Mulligan Grocer and WJ Kavanagh’s, Dublin), Grainne Walsh (Metalman Brewing, Waterford) and Alex Lawes (homebrewer par excellence). It’s a panel which reflects the diversity within the craft beer sector, featuring Alex, a new kid on the beer block brewing at home; Grainne, a brewer who has become an established player within just two years; and Colin, a chap who has done everything in the industry including running a wholesale operation, crafting his onw beers and opening his own bars.
A selection of craft beers at L Mulligan Grocer
The details: The Craft of Irish Beer takes place on Monday April 29 at the Twisted Pepper, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1. Doors open at 7.30pm and the conversation gets underway at 8pm sharp. Admission is €5 or €2 if you’re a Bodytonic member and tickets are available here.