The food is excellent and the selections of beers, ales, wines and gin is remarkable. Brewdog is considered a craft brewery from which many craft beer bars have grown from. The bar is rocking nearly every evening despite being quite a bit off the beaten track.

I’ve frequented Brewdog on many occasions already and was in the first 100 people to be in the bar when it opened. Naturally, I understand that craft beer typically come from smaller breweries in comparison to the likes of Guinness and (shudder) Budweiser, but craft breweries can be quite sizeable too.ĭublin has recently seen a Brewdog open. For me, craft beers are the small to medium colourful cans which cost quite a bit and come in many colours. I’m still rather ignorant when it comes to much of the craft beer movement. It’s no longer about value for money but about picking something I’ll really enjoy.

Now, it’s not uncommon for me to detour on the way home and spend twenty minutes picking out the perfect crafties for me evening. Namely, it was, as it was for many, Sierra Nevada. Before long, it was just ales and just a short time later, it was craft beers. With my palette rather enjoying Smithwicks, I became open to trying some mainstream ales and very different lagers. As a Kilkenny man, it’s only proper that the red ale of home was arguably the biggest turning point for me. I rather strong drink I was well able to handle.Īlongside the pint of plain stood Smithwicks. Jameson and ginger-ale then became the new staple. Brandy and port would be the appetiser, the pint of Guinness my main. It was with the pint of plain came the joy of chasing. Fast forward a couple of years and I could finally enjoy wine with dinner before truly discovering the joy of a pint of plain. With fulltime work came Corona and even Desperados. In college, I started to sample beers, but I found diversity lay between Dutch Gold and Bud Light. My journey through finding an alcoholic beverage of choice had hardly been that exciting. The whole craft beer movement is just a little mad. I genuinely don’t even know who Sam Calagione is. Personally, I’m only really getting into craft beer so I don’t think there’s anything to worry about. I don’t think I legally have to say that, but it’s sound advice regardless. Some of this is going to sound almost romantic, but remember to drink responsibly. Yet, I sit here now, sipping on a gorgeous double IPA called Ether by O Brother Brewing, preparing to review my favourite craft beer app, Untappd. I would see people obsessing over craft beers and think they were quite silly. We’re maybe talking less than two and a half years ago.

Untappd app