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Lentil bolognese, for an unusually virtuous #PastaMonday.

A cross-section of recent Irish pale ales on the blog today. Hazy 8, non-hazy 4, black 1, for those keeping score. thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/05/wher...

My beer of the weekend, not that you asked, was Dew Drop Morning Dew.

Jaysis it's Black '47 at SuperValu today.

reviewing ur neipa

Saturday greetings to all my fellow vindaloonatics.

Long day, Professor Curtice?

#todaysschnitzel is disguised as a caesar salad.

A quiet tenner on the next UK government being a Labour-Conservative coalition.

On the blog today, a return to Priory Brewing's taproom to complete the set: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/05/conf...

"Despite the insolvency of the old company, we were now able to agree with a new partner & beer lover to revive the brand and give Ulrike the necessary creative freedom to continue producing Berliner Weisse at world-class level." Schneeeule lives!

Got a new foster cat. I thought these normally came landscape-oriented.

"Research" field trip off to a great start. Brewdog Brussels is dead. It has ceased to be. It is an ex-pub.

It's always heartening to see Irish breweries opening rather than closing. And especially when the beer is good, right from the off. New blog post: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/05/brei...

From the people who brought you Island's Edge.

Oh wait. I've just realised what the coffee will taste like 🤢

Local beers and spirits, wines by the carafe, a good selection of cheeses, complimentary coffee, friendly service and padded chairs. Someone should open a theme restaurant based on the requirements of the Special Restaurant Licence (Standards) Regulations, 1988.

TIL Visit Flanders has a director for Ireland. Not that I need to be reminded to visit Flanders or anything, but an occasional nudge might be nice.

Reporting in from Mullingar on the latest cask action: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/05/back...

#thesnooker

It's Sunday. Deploy the Emergency Yorkshire Kit.

Instead of replacing your telephone helpdesk with AI, replace it with a recording of someone playing 'Enter Sandman' on the kazoo. It's exactly as useful, cheaper, and more environmentally sustainable.

Famous, clever men after five minutes interacting with the machine designed to agree with everything they say and tell them how brilliant they are: "My God, we have created life in all its wondrous glory! I have gazed into the future and it is beautiful!"

Poor John, if only he knew that the whole tour is based on mistruths ...

The 1926 Census exhibition, currently on in Dublin Castle and due to tour the country later, is really good.

Days on which one can enjoy steak frites al fresco in Dublin are, like my entrecôte, exceedingly rare.

Czech beer, but not as we know it, on the blog today: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/05/non-...

I can't be the only '80s kid who assumed from the ads on RTÉ TV that Carling Black Label came from Carlingford.

Another can for my Not Registered On Re-Turn pile. How fucking hard is it to type a number into a database? 😡

Today on the blog, for your entertainment, I grapple with a pair of hefty Lithuanians: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/04/big-...

Bonus Tuesday blog post to mark 21 years of doing this instead of something more useful: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/04/of-a...

A new blog post with beers from the increasingly well-thumbed recipe book at Open Gate: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/04/be-c...

My beer of the weekend, not that you asked, was Third Barrel Funk's Old Brother.

Shall we #trainbeer?

Stout and out. Cheers Mullingar!

Personally, I don't think beer festivals need an element of entertainment, but I recognise how other customers may not find the beer sufficiently engaging by itself.

Vietnow by @troublebrewing.bsky.social on cask. Did you ever see the like?

A sunny day in Mullingar. Did you ever see the like?

Cask ale festival? Better get into character.

Test your beer knowledge! What's the telltale sign that this isn't an authentic German beer?

That's a day for the tank bar.

On the blog today, it's hazy IPA and nothing but. Don't blame me. thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/04/fres...

Sneakers (1992) was the last time an audience was asked believe that one person could control all the world's computer networks. Twelve months after its release, AOL began providing access to Usenet and the Eternal September began.

I genuinely think that the best use of AI is as a way of detecting people who are no good at or hate their jobs.

She went back in time to kill Hitler. She didn’t know she would fall in love … Coming this holiday season from Fox Searchlight, Kirsten Dunst and Jeremy Strong in 'Chancellor of a Lifetime'.

The new one from Rascals, for your "death of craft beer" scrapbook.

With a north-east wind blasting into Dublin Bay, it probably wasn't my best ever idea to cycle to Howth today. Anyway, pint earned.

Today the blog takes in the lagery splendour at Rome's festival of Franconian beer: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/04/impo...