With or without juice: Three big beers for the weekendBeerista: New England-style double IPAs from Dot Brew, Galway Bay and O BrotherSat Jun 08 2019 - 06:00
Hazy and clear: Four IPAs to try for the weekendBeerista: Garage’s Soup, 12 Acres’ Far Side, Porterhouse’s Yippy and White Hag’s FleadhSat Jun 01 2019 - 06:00
A beer that tastes like an ice-pop?Beerista: The new Super Soaker ice-pop IPA from Wicklow Wolf is a gimmick that worksSat May 25 2019 - 06:00
Will this be the summer of sours beer? Here are two to tickle the palateBeerista: Sours can be a challenge to drink, but a good one is perfect for sunny weatherSat May 18 2019 - 06:00
How Arrogant Bastard brewer’s Berlin try-out became ‘beer’s biggest flop’Beerista: Germans were unimpressed when Stone Brewing brought coals to NewcastleSat May 11 2019 - 06:00
Barbecue beers: Lagers, IPAs and stouts to go with food in the sunBeerista: Eating outside? Start with a lager or session ale, then switch to a fuller flavourSat May 04 2019 - 06:00
Beetroot beer? Tastes pretty good, actually. Try it with cheeseBeerista: Two Irish saisons to try for the weekend, from Hopfully and KinnegarSat Apr 27 2019 - 06:00
Funky, sour and wonderful: Lambic beer and the cool ship effectBeerista: Ancient methods produce a unique beer at a group of Belgian breweriesSat Apr 20 2019 - 06:00
Who makes better beer – men or women?New study suggest that drinkers have lower expectations of taste and quality if they believe a beer was produced by a womanWed Apr 17 2019 - 06:00
The naked countess, the fish and the row about a Trappist ale posterBeerista: An Orval festival raises tricky questions about beer and marketingSat Apr 13 2019 - 06:00
Would you pay €10 for a can of beer?Beerista: Most beer lovers seem happy to pay extra for a quality product, but is Hazy IIPA, made by Danish brewery Mikkellar from its Oregon Fruit series,worth it?Sat Apr 06 2019 - 06:00
Yakima Valley to Wallonia: Two new craft beers to tryBeerista: A new collaboration IPA from Eight Degrees, a saison from Yellow Belly and next weekend’s Beer Bazar at 57 the HeadlineSat Mar 30 2019 - 06:00
One brewery, five brands: Rye River’s beer journeyBeerista: Kildare brewery celebrates its fifth birthday with a beer festival in AprilSat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
Five Irish IPAs to try – and not a green beer or sore head in sightBeerista: New tasty offerings from McGargles, Larkin’s, Dot Brew and White HagSat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00
New season, new beers: stouts and sours for springBeerista: Boundary’s Export Stout, Priory’s porter and Boyne Brewhouse’s raspberry sourSat Mar 09 2019 - 06:00
Taproom with a view: Wicklow Wolf enters expansion modeBeerista: A visit to the brewery’s new site in NewtownmountkennedySat Mar 02 2019 - 06:00
Award-winning Irish beers for the weekendBeerista: Grafters range by Rye River gets a revamp; plus Beoir names their top Irish beersSat Feb 23 2019 - 06:00
A friendly neighbourhood bar with a great line-up of craft beerBeerista: Brickyard, in Dundrum, has 24 taps, with a focus on top-notch Irish brewersSat Feb 16 2019 - 06:00
London’s long line of family brewing comes to an endBeerista: The sale of Fuller’s to Asahi late last month took many by surpriseSat Feb 09 2019 - 06:00
Amber to red: two malty beers for the weekendBeerista: An easygoing American Amber from Hope and Buxton’s India Red AleSat Feb 02 2019 - 06:00
Back to the originals: celebrating the craft beer trail-blazersBeerista: New initiative aims to encourage drinkers to sample the founding beers of the craft movementSat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Brewers united: three collaboration beers to tryBeerista: Dot Brewing and 12 Acres have made a very tasty rye IPA, while Yellow Belly has teamed up with Rising Sons, and Wicklow Wolf with Scotland’s Fierce BeerSat Jan 19 2019 - 06:00
Tryanuary: the best time of the year to sample new beersBeerista: Initiative aims to support small breweries at one of the quietest months of the yearSat Jan 12 2019 - 06:00
Craft beer trends for 2019: Keeping it hazy – and weirdBeerista: Expect more IPAs, lighter beers and some wacky savoury flavours in the new yearSat Jan 05 2019 - 06:00
A rough guide to serving beer with your Christmas dinnerBeerista: While there’s no hard and fast rules to pairing food and beer, here are some tips to make the most of the best meal of the yearSat Dec 22 2018 - 06:00
Happy pair: Good beer and good foodWhile gastro pubs have raised the bar for quality food and beer, many restaurants have been slow to embrace changing tastes when it comes to beerThu Dec 20 2018 - 06:00
The best Christmas gifts for craft-beer loversBeerista: From gift packs and hampers to beer festival tickets – there’s loads of optionsSat Dec 15 2018 - 06:00
Beer that shakes the barley: the Laois brewery sowing seeds for successBeerista: At Ballykilcavan all of the malt used in their beer is sourced from their own farmSat Dec 08 2018 - 06:00
Bigger and darker: two beers for the weekendBeerista: Kinnegar's award-winning black IPA and Beavertown’s take on the styleSat Dec 01 2018 - 06:00
'Dreamy with hops fume': two beer styles for the weekendBeerista: 8 Degrees releases a Brett IPA inspired by a Kevin Barry novel; Trouble and Blacks have new Brut IPAsSat Nov 24 2018 - 06:00
Beer and Brexit: ‘It could be catastrophic for breweries’Beerista: Cloudwater founder on what UK’s exit from EU means for craft breweriesSat Nov 17 2018 - 06:00
Is the craft beer industry sustainable?Independent sector faces more competition from imports, bigger breweriesSat Nov 17 2018 - 06:00
Herbs, not hops: Burren Brewery’s new ‘happy beer’Beerista: Peter Curtin, of the Roadside Tavern in Co Clare, on his hopless gruit beerSat Nov 10 2018 - 06:00
Dark stars: Three Irish craft stouts to see you through cold nightsBeerista: There are tasty new releases from the White Hag, O Brother and Dead CentreSat Nov 03 2018 - 06:00
Beer and pizza: A visit to Rascals’ new taproom in InchicoreBeerista: Dublin brewery to open its new brewhouse and bar next weekSat Oct 27 2018 - 06:00
Try a ‘food beer’ with your Sunday roastBeerista: Belgian and brown ales perfectly match roast chicken and beefSat Oct 20 2018 - 06:00
Not every microbrew has to be an IPA. Here are two lagers to tryBeerista: Neu Black, from And Union, and Dancing Bear, from Magic RockSat Oct 13 2018 - 06:00
The lime effect: sweet and sour beersBeerista: Sleeping Limes from Wild Beer Co and Belly Dance IPA from YellowBellySat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00
Warning: this beer may explodeA new trend among American craft breweries is proving riskySat Sept 29 2018 - 06:00
Do you like your craft beer clear or hazy?Beerista: Galway Bay’s Clear Intentions IPA pushes back against the ‘race for haze’Sat Sept 22 2018 - 06:00
Beer for all: ‘No beards, tats or check shirts required’Next weekend’s Brewtonic festival is all about the fun side of beer, and everyone is welcomeSat Sept 15 2018 - 06:00
Exploding bottles, laddish jokes: Brewdog’s new ‘Beer Porn’A new TV venture has turned out to be a disaster for the Scottish brewerySat Sept 08 2018 - 06:00
Sandcastles and craft beer in a child-friendly brewpubBeerista: Made out of shipping containers, Brlo Brewhouse is no typical German pubSat Sept 01 2018 - 06:00
Are cans more environmentally friendly than bottles?Beerista: How we consume beer is only part of the growing sustainability questionSat Aug 25 2018 - 06:00
If you like pina coladas… try this beerBeerista: Cocktail pale ale from Rascals, and a lemon kettle sour from White HagSat Aug 18 2018 - 06:00
For the table or the deckchair: two summery beers for the weekendNew table beer from Kinnegar and a lemon smoothie pale ale from WhiplashSat Aug 11 2018 - 06:00
Women and the ‘blokey’ world of beerFem-Ale event in Cork next weekend celebrates the role of women in the industrySat Aug 04 2018 - 06:00
Beerista: ‘About 90% of brewing beer is cleaning’O Brother in Wicklow is the latest Irish microbrewery to add cans to their line-up of beersSat Jul 28 2018 - 06:00
Meet the Radler, a low-alcohol summer beer with lemonadeThere’s a new grapefruit shandy in a can and Clare brewers Western Herd has a special whiskey stout releaseSat Jul 21 2018 - 06:00
Viking boats and bubble rollers: holidays were never this fun when I was littleWexford is the perfect holiday spot for children, from Pirates Cove to Hook Head Lighthouse, and lovely beaches at nearly every turnSat Jul 21 2018 - 06:00
