Farmageddon

[Bill_00]

See a local Co-Op brewery have started putting out their product! Based in Down somewhere.

Maybe worth making contact and seeing about a tour/guest brew type deal?

Or even seeing what the price of a buy-in is

[matthewdick23]

they're a workers co-op, so you cany buy in

you'll just have to wait for Boundary Brewing later this yr...

[iain_todd]

Aye I'm going down to ether and echo tonight to their launch. Should get a good interview out of them and find out a bit more.

I'll let you know. We'll be doing some sampling, too, but apparently their stuff is in the Vineyard. Although I didn't see it when I was last in...

[Bill_00]

you'll just have to wait for Boundary Brewing later this yr...

That I will!

[Bazza]

Aye I'm going down to ether and echo tonight to their launch.

That's the old Deer's Head, right? Was in there a few weeks ago. Strange wee place but not bad. The decor puts you in mind of a really fancy bathroom.

Can't wait to hear the scoop, Iain.

-Barry

[iain_todd]

Bazza you old dog!

Yeah it's run by the same people who do Love & Death, so it'll probably not be my cup of tea as a venue. I'd take a ropey old man's bar over a trendy club with uncomfortable seats any day. But am looking forward to the sampling. Driving home and getting the bus down to it so I can taste their IPA.

Here sorry about missing the last meeting, Baz. Tams and I had an expensive trip to the West Country organised and I knew I couldn't trust myself to go and not drink. We went to Rick Stein and Mark Hix's places - a wee foodie trip. Had some good beers.

[Bazza]

I'd take a ropey old man's bar over a trendy club with uncomfortable seats any day.

Haha! Don't get me wrong; there were plenty of comfortable seats there but, with all the Victorian-style tiled walls you're half expecting to see the most comfortable seat in the house located in the corner somewhere.
It's certainly a step up from the Deer's Head. Last time I was in there we walked in one door and straight out the other. The dense vineger/bleach combination cloud hit us like like mustard gas.

Tams and I had an expensive trip to the West Country organised and I knew I couldn't trust myself to go and not drink.

Nice one. Lucky git is all I say. We almost booked Cornwall for a 3rd year in a row for holidays but managed to resist in the end. Looking at Cork/Waterford currently.

-Barry

[iain_todd]

Cork's amazing. It's the Cornwall of Ireland!

Here Bazza, what do you think about the March meet? Noone's responding to my post...

[iain_todd]

Well I was at the launch last night and I can safely say it's the best NI beer I've ever had. They've a Golden Pale Ale, which is amazingly hoppy. Great colour, and nice balance with biscuity malt and tropical hop notes.

Then there's a strong IPA, which is very aromatic and has a great strong malty kick.

Then the Indian Porter, which tastes a bit like a hoppy oyster stout. Lovely espresso and chocolate notes off-set by orange rind and floral hops.

I'd advise you to buy them all and try 'em

[Bazza]

Sounds good, man. You say they're supposed to be in the Vineyard? Might pay a visit this weekend.

-Barry

[Quiet_Man]

Would have to agree with Iain. Got all three at The Vinyard a couple of weeks ago and was impressed. Would definitely buy again.

[iain_todd]

Yup, they're bloody marvellous. It's raised the bar I reckon. Whitewater is looking more ordinary with each passing month...

[Quiet_Man]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26459348

Whitewater and Farmageddon on the BBC

[iain_todd]

Bought some at the weekend and took them up to a wee bothy near Gortin in Counny Tyrowan - your neck of the woods, Baz meister. Had the porter by our wee turf fire with a plate of spag bol and some Scrabble. Great weekend, great beers.

[sub82]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-26459348

Whitewater and Farmageddon on the BBC

Good wee clip! Have to get some of these next time I'm down in the big smoke.