O Haras cancelled. What about a saturday overnite Dungarvan?

[brenmurph]

O haras abandoned through no fault of mine see the reasons here http://www.nationalhomebrewclub.com/cgi-bin/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1350486061

NEW IDEA TO CONSIDER.............
Throwing out another brewery tour idea to test the waters. Bit far from Dublin for a day trip, however:

Tom Dalton is very open and Flexible with a brewery tour and a few pints. Keeping in Mind that I dont think hes interested in charging a fee for the tour this tenner cud go toward room for the nite.
The lads from cork and waterford may like to hook up, what a homebrew fest that could be!
Dungarvan hotel triple room b&b basis 114 euros ( between 3 lads if ye wanna share rooms. Thats good value.

Tom will spend time touring the brewery and Merries is a fab pub on the harbour selling all sorts of great beers including Dungarvans on cask. Sharing cars trip would cost 50 euros plus beer money and maybe some food in Merrries or the pizza shop

[irish_goat]

I'd be interested but not til January at the earliest.

[brenmurph]

it will be 2nd or third weekend JAN> They are too busy with christmas brewing at present!! Will see the interest then get commitment if its going to happen. The more the better we get/ haggle a group deal with hotel.

BTW Dungarvan is is a lovely small town on the bay with a great brewery and real local stuff coming from beer engines! A rare sight in an Irish pub!

[Spud395]

I think they'd run me if I showed up for another tour 

[brenmurph]

sure spud,  wudnt u buy a few pints of his black stuff on cask in merries later on? hed be delighted!

[brenmurph]

cool Tube. could work out. Im a big fan of Dungarvan long before The brewery!
Lovely town to spend the night. Ill be going anyway so we see can a nice group gather and have a good trip at low cost to help suit those on a budget. Theres a good chance I will be able to take up to 12 in my bus so we can get there for minimal cost as well.
see how it pans out and we can make a call before christmas.

[Spud395]

I'd actually suggest Brendan, and maybe the SE lads would confirm this, that an early start would suit them better. That way they can get public transport home. The Bus Eireann number 40 goes from Dungarvan to Wexford town with a 45 minute break in Waterford city, but the last one is at 6pm.

Been on that one a few times all right, thanks be to jasus for the stop in Waterford (internal fluid level would be reaching critical by then  )

To be honest I doubt I'll join this tour, I've been a few times and I'll save up my days out

[MAF]

Reckon if I turned up at the brewery again I'd be asked to GIVE the tour  I'll meet up with whoever's around all the same though.
Merrys have two cask engines: Black Rock and Comeragh Challenger last time I was in (just over a week ago). The Comeragh Challenger was meant to be a seasonal, and production stopped at the end of the summer. The regulars weren't happy, got a petition going, and now it's back on cask!
They're also getting Metalman in Merrys soon too.

[brenmurph]

Hi lads, the tour is only intended for those who havnt been and would find it interesting. The other aim was to have a meet up and have north, south kildare, wexford waterford and cork a chance for a big meet, there cud be some gud craic in merries and beyond. The tour and tasters in te brewery is part of the package. If some of us stayin in the hotel I'm pretty sure theyd let us have a corner somewhere to swap tasters with each other. Keep the feedback coming!
regards Bren

[newToBrew]

I'd be a definite  maybe !!!
not sure If I'd stay overnight though, Been looking at the Buses & there are hourly buses back to Waterford City up to @ 10 pm - the wexford Leg of that ends at 6 pm though 
..never been to the Dungarvan Brewery so that'd be fun & as you said - would be good to meet up with some people too

[Lugh]

I have been a few times too but I reckon theres always another question to ask. I would certainly meet up for a few cask ales afterwards anyway

[Kieran the Human]

Has this already happened or is it still in pipeline?

[irish_goat]

Bit of both.

I believe there will be an O'Hara's tour coming up before the summer.

The summer is ages away. 

[IsMise]

I havent been to dungarvin yet, would be a definite maybe also, depending on days,dates, etc,,,,, need to clock up a few brewery tours for my cv anyhoo... I'll be watching this space 

[Weiss]

Bit of both.

I believe there will be an O'Hara's tour coming up before the summer.

Interested.