11PM Somewhere Podcast

The 11PM Somewhere Podcast visits ABV Fest at the Titanic Quarter of Belfast to drink, digest, proffer thought & drunken insight into the beers on show, & the event itself.

This week the podcast returns to talk about the Royal County Brewer's Rock Shandy Pale Ale brewed at Rye River Brewing, BrewDog's Epic Restorative Beverage for Invalids & Convalescents, & a full-on double-barreled shotgun blast opinion on Smithwick's Blonde.

Episode 46 explodes into your ear drums with a 1 trillion IBU load of opinion & thoughts on blended beers, SMaSH beers, Brew Dog Equity Punks IV and Ian's recent homebrewing exploits.

The 11PM Somewhere podcast returns off a three month hiatus with a catch-up of all things to do with the podcast, a quick look at AllTech 2015, the return of 200 Fathoms by Galway Bay & a special interview with Sarah from 5 Minutes of Finney.

Last Saturday, I was kindly invited to L Mulligan Grocer in Stoneybatter to sample the two latest offerings from the team at Brown Paper Bag Project. In the interest of finding out more, I packed myself off into the innards of Dublin City alongside my sidekick (Or am I his? Hard to tell most times..) in all things beer-related, the Irish Beer Snob - Wayne. Episode 27 is a look at 'Vlad The Baker' & 'Shmoake', why Brown Paper Bag Project is important, & more importantly - why the beer geeks...

Episode 26 is an extra special 1 hour episode discussing the recently held European Beer Bloggers Conference in Dublin at The Church venue; the pre-EBBC BrewDock Google Hangout with the Irish Beer Snob, #BrewsWePlate, & more, my thoughts around the talks, the beers on offer, the food, & how Irish Craft Beer bloggers post EBBC can act on the advice, & how beer bloggers can proceed off the back of this great event to further co-operation, camaraderie as well as a few bullshit opinions,...

Episode 25 sees the show pass a milestone, & after a weekend at the Brew Dog 2014 Equity Punk AGM, the guys & gals of Brew Dog were able to help the show see in this milestone, with a special feature interview with Brew Dog Head Brewer, Stewart Bowman, well wishes from Captain James B Watt, & the head of Brew Dog Bar Operations, Kerry Wilson. This episode looks at where a brewery started by two men & a dog have come to seven years on, & the high hopes Ian has for Ireland's own craft...

The Irish Craft Beer Revolution has made it's push over the top, moving its beer fridge four inches closer to the promise land. But the real hard work begins locally, in the home town of the average craft beer consumer in Ireland, championing the cause in the local pub with other like minds, even as craft beer tasting clubs. The Athlone Beer Club template is one that can be easily replicated, with resouces to help from Beoir, Boards.ie & the online Irish Craft Beer Bloggerati. Episode 24...

On Episode 23, Ian dedicated an entire special show in advance of the European Beer Blogger's Conference in Dublin this month to helping those who want to blog/podcast/make videos about craft beer find their feet in the maze of content publishing, while offering some helpful hints, do's and dont's, & advice based on his own experiences of publishing websites since 1996.

It's the June Bank Holiday, The world's most dangerous Craft Beer Podcast goes on the road to Navan, County Meath, to Irish Beer Snob Landing to talk about the Irish Craft Beer showing from the 2014 'Bloom In The Park' event in Dublin this weekend past with Wayne Dunne, better known as 'The Irish Beer Snob'.

This week on 11PM Somewhere, a regular listener sends in the mother of all e-mails that just can't be left to a mailbag episode, covering topics such as introduction beers to the world of Craft Beer (from Ireland & Afar), how long should you keep beer for/age & finally, how to explore the world of craft beer while rotating in other craft beers you like!

That's right, cue the music, the beers (obviously), the garish shirts, the BBQ's & the good times, 11PM Somewhere Podcast hits a milestone with Episode 20 of the show to not only bring you up-to-date on new content additions to the show, but a special time out of thanks for the good listeners who dare to sully their ears & their precious time to listen to Ireland's #1 Craft Beer Podcast & the most dangerous Craft Beer Podcast in the world. And as if that wasn't enough (it never is people...

Episode 19 of the show, & we're talking about whether the Irish Craft Beer market can now sustain some regular Irish Extreme Craft Beers & grow up from the occasional experimental pilot taps, especially looking at the saleability of these kind of beers by foreign brewers in Ireland. 11PM Somewhere issues the wake-up call to Irish craft brewers to step into the breach, & give Ireland it's frist regular extreme beer. Many are called, few are chosen. Who will step up?

From atop his craft beer crate, the Pontiff of Craft Porter returns for episode 18 to argue the case for Irish Craft Beer & Cider producers to be able to sell their products from their own taprooms without additional licensing, & via their websites without licensed intermediaries, while pointing to the global growth in Craft Beer tourism, showing how local producers & consumers alike of craft beer & cider can make a difference to get this ridiculous legislation changed. #DoYourBitForCraftBeer

Episode 17 is here, it's overdue & delayed from backing up sewers, stealing left shoes & hiding all the macro beer in town. On this episode, Ian gives an update on upcoming new content streams coming to the podcast, including twice-monthly Google Hangout live shows with a guest panel, more video content coming to youtube, diversifying the podcasts into being available as video podcasts too. If that wasn't enough, Ian looks at the social impact Craft Beer can have, the social good it can do &...

Easter comes but once a year. But it's that familial time where luxurious comfort foods are on the tale. Spring lamb & Turkey dominate the tables, along with that armageddon stockpile of easter eggs from this years 40 days & 40 nights of the Easter Season. We are not the gentrified around a Seasonal Hunt table. We are the average craft beer drinkers. More importantly, drinkers of Irish Craft Beer. Trying to figure out what beers to have with our Easter Sunday Roast should be no more complex...

On this episode of the World's Most Dangerous Craft Beer Podcast, Ian shares his craft beer Eureka moment, & subsequent ones he's had since, along with craft beer moments from listeners to the show including some of Ireland's best known craft beer bloggers, The Beer Nut & Simon Says. Check out the IrishCraft Beer Subreddit - /r/irishcraftbeer - for the latest news, reviews, views & more on Irish Craft Beer!

Episode 14 is a watershed for the 11PM Somewhere Podcast; the first mailbag episode. On these episodes, we'll share some of the emails received to the podcast ( show[at]11pmsomewhere.com ), & share the responses with those who've taken the time to write in. On this (the first) mailbag show; audio quality on the live podcasts, oddball Irish craft beers & building the show its own swearbank.

Episode 13; unlucky for some, not for he who dares to drink beers on the 11PM Somewhere Podcast. On this episode, the Sultan of Carbonated Cornwater-bashing does his first quarterly review of 2014 of Irish Craft Beers that stood out for him & why. THis review looks at: Blacks of Kinsale (KPA & BIPA), Green Bullet by Mountain Man Brewing, Kerry Brewing Company (Carraig Dubh & Beal Bán), Trouble Brewing (Deception Ale & Dark Arts Porter), JW Sweetman (Pale Ale & Weiss), Double IPA by O'Hara's,...

Episode 12 of the 11PM Somewhere Podcast sees Ian atop his orangebox (again) discussing alternatives on St Patrick's Day (or any other day) to 'The Darkness' that seeps from James' Gate in Dublin, while side-stepping the Stout VS Porter argument, highlighting some of his favorite dark craft beers, giving some updates about upcoming content & the merchandise on the podcast & sharing some 4-1-1 on Irish Craft produced Stout & Porter beers; the who, what, where & why's.