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General Discussions => Introductions => Topic started by: mrklynch on May 29, 2015, 10:48:50 PM

Title: Hi From Donegal
Post by: mrklynch on May 29, 2015, 10:48:50 PM
Hi guys, just starting home brewing. 2 kit beers brewing at minute, Coopers blondee and Muntons lager. Great site here and abundance of info. 8)
Title: Re: Hi From Donegal
Post by: beanstalk on June 14, 2015, 12:55:52 PM
How's it going? Whereabouts in Donegal are ya? There's a few  of us round the Letterkenny/inishowen/Derry area...
Title: Re: Hi From Donegal
Post by: irish_goat on June 14, 2015, 01:12:10 PM
Welcome! Based in Derry myself but grew up just outside Buncrana.  :)
Title: Re: Hi From Donegal
Post by: Tom on June 14, 2015, 05:33:07 PM
Welcome. Derry and Letterkenny have clubs, or if you're in south Donegal, you might find Erne Brewers a little easier to get to!
Title: Re: Hi From Donegal
Post by: mrklynch on June 15, 2015, 11:51:41 AM
Thanks guys  :) I'm in good old Kilmacrennan, originally from St.Johnston. How do i go about getting in contact with the local clubs?
Title: Re: Hi From Donegal
Post by: Tom on June 15, 2015, 01:12:20 PM
Excellent! Well, Beanstalk knows more about the Letterkenny meet, which is your nearest, I'd say. Much craft beer in Kilmacrennan? I know Olde Glen in Carrigart sells.
Title: Re: Hi From Donegal
Post by: mrklynch on June 15, 2015, 08:57:51 PM
No craft beer down here at all  :(  Never be in Carrigart much apart from passing through but will stop in next time. Where ye in sampling?
Title: Re: Hi From Donegal
Post by: Tom on June 16, 2015, 08:28:36 AM
I saw on Twitter that they stocked Kinnegar, so I manipulated a day out up there to include the pub. Nice place, with an intriguing secret room on the right.

Where are you getting you kits from?
Title: Re: Hi From Donegal
Post by: beanstalk on June 16, 2015, 11:32:24 AM
Hi MrK, in the process of organising a beer tasting night with a local pub owner in Letterkenny in early July. We'll go through beer ingredients this time and maybe get people who come along to decide on a kit or extract brew that we can brew in the pub during the next months meet. Its early fays yet but the last one was wile craic! Sure we're only over the hill from kilmacrennan!
Title: Re: Hi From Donegal
Post by: mrklynch on June 17, 2015, 04:30:14 PM
Secret room on the right eh?  8)  I've had one bottle of Kinnegar - Otway, i'll need to get a few of each in at the weekend to see how the are. Currently getting everything from HomeBrewWest.

Are many currently meeting up beanstalk? A brew in the pub would be brill, get everyones input and bit of craic too