5 Minutes Of Finney Podcast

Back in action after a computer breakdown! I am reviewing the two new Christmas specials from Galway Bay Brewery - Space Suit, a sour amber ale, and Diving Bell, a salted caramel wee heavy. Getting in the spirit for the holiday season with these reviews, sorry in advance for my singing haha.Galway Bay Brewery - http://www.galwaybaybrewery.com/

Time for Whiskey Wednesday! My review of the new Powers Three Swallow, a pot still whiskey made in Midleton by IDL. An affordable true to form Irish pot still! Powers - http://powerswhiskey.ie/

New Brew Tuesday - My 1st installment! This Tuesday I try a new Dark IPA from The 5 Lamps Brewery, which I found to be quite the treat! The head brewer William was featured in another of my vlogs for a Meet the Brewer segment - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYulUdsIyDI The 5 Lamps Brewery - http://the5lampsbrewery.com/  

Beer review of Galway Bay Brewery The Eternalist, a mixed fermentation sour ale using Saccharomyces, Brettanomyces, Pediococcus and Lactobacillus aged in Cabernet Sauvignon barrels with raspberries. Galway Bay Brewery - http://www.galwaybaybrewery.com/

I chat with Mikkel from Mikkeller on the topic of "What makes a brewer?" off the back of my blog post on the subject in a skype interview! I wanted to get his opinion as at the European Beer Blogger's Conference, Jean from Moeder Lambic specifically called him out as someone he would not classify as a "brewer". Great to hear his thoughts on the subject and of his plans for Mikkeller in the future as well! Mikkeller - http://mikkeller.dk/My blog post - http://www.5minfinney.com/post/129487153489/finneys-5-cents-what-makes-a-brewerMy twitter - https://twitter.com/irishfinney

Checking out Hope Beer from Howth Handsome Jack IPA in this week’s vlog. Hope Beer came onto the Irish market recently and this it the first of their beers I have tried. Interested to try the rest of their range! The Irish beer market continues to grow with new brewers on the market monthly it seems. Hope Beer - http://hopebeer.ie/  

A departure from my regular beer review, my thoughts on the recent macrobrewery buy in to a craft brewery. Just sharing my opinions on the topic which seems to cause quite the uproar in the craft beer community. Also discussing the term “craft beer” and whether it should continue to exist.

Finishing out this “lovely” Irish summer with another cider review of Craigies Dalliance 2013, a vintage sparkling cider. Craigies - http://www.craigiescider.ie/

Time for an interview with Garret from my favourite local off-license Baggot Street Wines! We discuss their diverse selection of wines, craft beers, growlers and the recent opening of Cavern Wine Bar downstairs. We also taste a red wine, Quinta dos Aciprestes, from Portugal and To Øl Black Malts & Body Salts on growler! Baggot Street Wines - http://baggotstreetwines.com/Cavern Wine Bar - http://cavernbaggotst.com/ Quinta dos Aciprestes - http://baggotstreetwines.com/wine/old-world/portugal/quinta-dos-aciprestes-douro-redTo Øl - http://to-ol.dk/home/Craft Beer Growlers - http://www.craftbeergrowlers.ie/

Beer review on N17’s new Summer Ale along with my normal chatter on the brewery and recent happenings. N17 - http://www.n17.com/

Whiskey review of a Hibernia Distillery’s Hyde 10 year old No. 1 President’s Cask. This is a 46% single malt finished in Oloroso sherry casks and comes in at 46%. Hibernia Distillery is a new Irish distillery located in Co. Cork. Hibernia Distillery - http://hiberniadistillers.ie/

Collaboration red IPA between O'Hara’s of Ireland & Starr Hill of the U.S. using Irish malts and U.S. hops. The beer comes in at 4.8% and is quite a sessionable sipper. O'Hara’s - http://www.carlowbrewing.com/Starr Hill - http://starrhill.com/

My very first cider review! From Stonewell Craft Cider, out of County Cork, comes the first bottled dry hopped cider Tawny coming in at a staggering 15%! Stonewell Cider - http://stonewellcider.com/

Brew review on a collaboration beer from Brown Paper Bag Project, Kompaan Bier, & 3FE. An outstanding Black Coffee IPA which packs a huge amount of bitter roasted espresso notes with a hint of dark bitter chocolate. A breakfast beer… Brown Paper Bag Project - http://www.brownpaperbagproject.com/Kompaan Bier - http://www.kompaanbier.nl/3FE - https://www.3fe.com/

Beer review of the 2014 Rainbow Collaboration done between Buxton Brewery and Omnipolloof a Peanut & Biscuit Imperial Stout called Yellow Belly. This beer was so good I might drink all the bottles I can find! Also the lowdown on the new bar in Dublin called The Beer Market opened by the Galway Bay Brewery lads which only serves craft beer! More on the beer here - http://www.buxtonbrewery.co.uk/news/rainbow-collaboration-2014-yellow-belly/ Buxton Brewery - http://www.buxtonbrewery.co.uk/Omnipolo - http://www.omnipollo.com/The Beer Market - http://www.galwaybaybrewery.com/beermarket/

Beer review of Blacks of Kinsale Brewery Model T Stout, which is brewed by Sam & Maudeline Black. They also brew KPA, BIPA, The Session, High Vis, and Rocket Ship IPA. Blacks Brewery - http://blacksbrewery.com/

I review the new whisky cask aged imperial stout from BrewDog, the Paradox Compass Box! It is aged in Compass Box King George Street whisky barrels for 221 days before bottling. This comes in at 15% and is one hell of a beer! BrewDog - https://www.brewdog.com/ Compass Box - http://compassboxwhisky.com/

Back for another beer review with Eight Degrees Brewing! Checking out two limited new releases Polar Vortex IPA and Gasman Rye IPA. The brewery is putting out some really outstanding beers and has installed all of the new equipment in, so there looks to be a great future ahead for them! Eight Degrees - http://www.eightdegrees.ie/

Review of the newly released Galway Bay Brewery’s Two Hundred Fathoms, aged in Teeling Small Batch whiskey barrels. This is a limited edition beer that comes out only once a year & sells out quickly! Galway Bay Brewery - http://www.galwaybaybrewery.com/ Teeling Whiskey - http://teelingwhiskey.com/ My twitter - https://twitter.com/irishfinney

Episode 20 - Reviewing Redwell’s Steam Lager from the nice lads of Norwich who I met recently at Alltech Craft Beer Fest. All of the beers I tasted from them at the fest were very good and their marketing is superb! This beer won a silver medal at the fest. Redwell: http://www.redwellbrewing.com/ My Twitter: https://twitter.com/irishfinney