While reading through a 1968 pamphlet called ‘The Bailey, the story of a famous tavern’ by Ulick O’Connor, we came across a mention of a newspaper advert taken out by the pub in 1852 describing their menu and offerings. We tend to think of pubs of the time as being somewhat unsavoury in character, […]
read moreThe first delivery of craft beer by drone has taken place in Dublin, Ireland this year. The 5 Lamps brewery in the heart of the Liberties have successfully delivered cases of 5 Lamps lager to Sheary’s pub in Crumlin in what is a world first. In a video launched today promoting the feat, the 2km […]
read moreShearys of Crumlin, run by Mick Sheary, is becoming well known for their dedication to bringing Irish craft beer to suburban areas, or Crumlin at least for a start. Every time one of the breweries turns up, Mick is off out the door with his camera in hand waiting to greet them. We gave a […]
read moreA friend of mine works for the 5 Lamps Dublin Brewery, and we often meet up over a coffee to chat about the trade and see how things are going for the both of us. One of these days I expressed an interest in joining him on his delivery route, so we decided to go […]
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