Brewing Insights

Setting up a brewery on a rural farm on the Wild Atlantic Way was not without its challenges. Here we offer an insight into those challenges, how we got started and more importantly, how we kept on going.

07.06.2016

Printing the labels for our Irish Craft Beer

With our labels ready to go, the next step was getting them to the printers. When it came to selecting a printer, the choice was pretty simple. We went with the multi-award winning Label Factory based in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. We began the process by contacting Susan to discuss our…

With our labels ready to go, the next step was getting them to the printers. When it came to selecting a printer,

Read

31.05.2016

Do you want to build an Irish Microbrewery…..

“Some fellas down in Cork imported a load of buffalos and went over to Italy to learn how to make mozzarella. Or there’s a farmer in Kilkenny producing ethically raised veal? Or a family in Kerry are raising rare breeds of cattle.” It was so interesting to see what other…

“Some fellas down in Cork imported a load of buffalos and went over to Italy to learn how to make mozzarella. Or

Read

24.05.2016

A Visit to the White Hag Irish microbrewery in Sligo

With the kids safely dropped off at the crèche, my husband Enda and I headed north on a day trip from Ennis to Sligo to visit the White Hag Irish microbrewery in Ballymote in Sligo. We had met James, one of the founders at the Doolin Craft Beer Festival in…

With the kids safely dropped off at the crèche, my husband Enda and I headed north on a day trip from Ennis

Read

17.05.2016

10 things to know before setting up a small business in Ireland

So far we have described the process of setting up a microbrewery in Ireland focusing on the actually microbrewery itself. But there are a whole load of licenses, registrations and rules and regulations to be complied with for any business setting up in Ireland. Ireland is heavily regulated and the…

So far we have described the process of setting up a microbrewery in Ireland focusing on the actually microbrewery itself. But there

Read

10.05.2016

Drilling the well for our Irish microbrewery

Today the sun is shining down on Kilmaley and we finally broke ground on the new well for our new microbrewery. Maurice of Lenihen’s drilling dropped off the truck yesterday evening so that he was ready to go first thing this morning. The sound of the drill once it got…

Today the sun is shining down on Kilmaley and we finally broke ground on the new well for our new microbrewery. Maurice

Read

Newer posts