Here are my 3 highlights of the Fest:
1. Attending with the Dublin Ladies Craft Beer Society
This is a brand new group for craft beer loving ladies. The Craft Beer Fest was the first outing. Ideas and craft beer stories were shared I felt like we clicked immediately. I can see great friendships developing through our common appreciation of proper beer. There are still not that many girls on the Dublin craft beer scene, so this group is a fantastic way for the ladies to meet new friends who share their obsession. I'm super excited about our next events and I can't wait to meet more fellow female craft beer fans! So girls, check out our Twitter, Facebook, and Meetup pages to learn about our upcoming events. We have a lot of things planned, for the next few weeks, such as batch parties, beer talks, beer & food pairings, Oktoberfests around Dublin, and so on. JOIN US! :)
2. The Randall from Black's Kinsale Craft Brewery
It was really interesting to watch the beer going through the Randall, and it tasted absolutely delish! The hops made a huge difference to the taste and this was my favourite new beer I tried at the Fest. I hope many will follow the example of The Bull & Castle and install Randalls in their bars!
3. Buying a growler from J. W. Sweetman
At last, growlers have arrived in Dublin! They are a very common thing in the States, but a novelty to most of us here. Mr. S. and I were very excited when we started seeing these appear here. We just HAD to get one, so we popped back to the Fest on the Sunday and picked one up. They were not allowed to fill them at the Fest as no off-sales were allowed. But when you buy one in their pub, the price you pay gets you the growler filled with beer. There is a special offer rate until the end of September, so get there quick!
I had a brilliant time at the Craft Beer Fest. I met lots of lovely new people and got to try a lot of very good new beers.
Already looking forward to next year!
