And were afraid to ask.
1. Craft beer colour is directly related to its malt content.
2. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Barack Obama were or are all craft beer brewers.
3. There are health benefits. Silicon found in craft ales actually strengthens bones.
4. Frosty glasses will cause your craft beer to foam.
5. In the 1600s, midwives created super-strong beer to ease the pain of labour!
6. The first professional brewers were women.
7. The term “rule of thumb” originates from brewers who would stick their thumb into the mix to see when the temperature was right for adding the yeast.
Treat yourself to a selection of Heavenly Brews at the inaugural Killarney Beer Festival June 5th-7th.
The best of Irish Craft Brewers will descend upon Killarney and bring with them kegs of crafty Beers to get your taste buds tingling. In association with Beoir Ireland this chock-a-block weekend includes beer tasting, master classes, awards, competitions, artisan food village and live entertainment.
The league of extraordinary Beer drinkers in the guise of Beoir Ireland will debut a major new awards programme with over eight categories including Pale Ale, Dark Ale, Wheat Beer, Porter & Stout, Sour Beer and a Beoir Champion Beer of Ireland will be crowned at the Festival.
Sit back and sip your stout with live entertainment from Picture House, Jerry Fish and The Swing Cats and stroll through our Artisan Food Village armed with your fork to taste the best of authentic Irish food.
Share the Beermania on Social Media and support our passion with a tweet using the #killarneybrews.
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