TOPIC:

"TheBeerNut":ada7cqra wrote: What an ignorant, poorly researched, preconceived pile of shite.[/quote:ada7cqra]

I agree, but they say that there is no such thing as bad publicity... <!-- s:? --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_confused.gif" alt="" title="Confused" /><!-- s:? --> It is also way too early to talk about a boom in home brewing. I guess that the price rises will just be another gentle push in persuading more people in the direction of giving home brewing a go. Like I said, we shall see...

&amp;quot;Les_Howarth&amp;quot;:kcf6s4fk wrote: It is also way too early to talk about a boom in home brewing.[/quote:kcf6s4fk]Oh yes, I reckon the writer just thinks he's being very clever to correlating higher beer prices with more home brewing.

&amp;quot;Les_Howarth&amp;quot;:kcf6s4fk wrote: This probably isn't directly relevent to brewing in Ireland but it may have some beneficial knock on effects[/quote:kcf6s4fk]Do you mean in terms of the supplies and pool of expertise that may become available?

It's interesting how Ireland differs in its approach to making drink dearer. Even the shrillest of the drink-is-too-cheap brigade won't dare mention the pubs, or suggest a "binge-drinking levy[/url:kcf6s4fk]". And no politician has the balls to take the publicans to task on their contribution to anti-social behaviour. Blame it all on the off trade and everybody's happy.

&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:2ggchcmg wrote:

&amp;quot;Les_Howarth&amp;quot;:2ggchcmg wrote: This probably isn't directly relevent to brewing in Ireland but it may have some beneficial knock on effects[/quote:2ggchcmg]Do you mean in terms of the supplies and pool of expertise that may become available?[/quote:2ggchcmg]

Both?