A national homebrew session day

[DEMPSEY]

The Liffey brewers had a great session on fine homebrew at DEMPSEY'S DEN last Saturday and so the thought has occurred to me  (again) that a homebrew session in which maybe the finest winning beers could be consumed. A location and a date in say the summer would be nice🤔

[Leann ull]

Actually they do that in the UK on a racecourse I think or some kind of communal grounds and a load go camping and mix it up with talks bbq and all that, they don't have brewcon so no need for that sort of stuff.
AHA club night looks amazing as well, one of these years....
Beoirheads camp as well.
Sounds like a bit of fun. Must be a beer festival or brewery tour somewhere we could mix it up with? Loads come to mind and I know of one in the SE I'm sure would love to see us
You could have each club bring a corny and have a "corny off"
Where were you thinking? I still have my mattress from Mr Murphys

I guess main questions are where and time of the year, try a poll?

[LordEoin]

YES! A rally 
It would also give everyone a chance to load up the boot with all that surplus shiny gear to sell or swap for other surplus shiny gear

[Slev]

.....  load up the boot with all that surplus shiny gear to sell or swap for other surplus shiny gear

.... You're going to need a bigger boot......

[Leann ull]

I have one of the party games sorted out.
May need a rinse after a load of beer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWEwNa8pICg

[DEMPSEY]

Try drinking with them using a straw.

[Taf]

Sounds like a great idea to me. Maybe bit late for this year, but something to plan for next year?

[Qs]

The owners of Wicklow Brewery have a campsite which is very close to the brewery and bar. They're also having a mini festival soon. Could be a place worth contacting.

[Leann ull]

Jason Head brewer down there has done a great job vs where they were and yep weekend of 7th they have a festival but tbh I can think of better green field sites as you'd be a big isolated down there just ask the Beoir folks who went down there before Jason took over, south county Wicklow is a beer desert

[Qs]

True enough. Bit weird TBH Bray and Wicklow town are great for beer.

Agree the brewery has been doing better lately.

[johnrm]

You stealing my ideas again Mr. D?

[johnrm]

From a previous rant of mine...

"NHC Beer Fest" maybe start a separate thread or somehting on the forum.
Free entry but Members only and Guests by invitation i.e. not publicly advertised.
Either Strict name tagging - Green tag "John Mangan/johnrm" White tag "Mick Muldoon/ Guest of johnrm" or coloured wrist bands.

[johnrm]

Can't take money is key.

[johnrm]

Could organise a good food truck to keep the balance right.

[Leann ull]

Central or geographic extreme, donegal, Kinsale etc?