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Okay i live in east cork but am unsure whether the rumours of a new brewery being started nearby are true or not, by all accounts it is going to be producing stout to suppliment the owners farm, this is of course a rumour as yet, if anybody out there has any info on this (possibly fictional) brewery or it's Brewer/Owner please post it here.

Cheers lads

Just what Cork needs, another stout!

Ok got some more info on this and turns out it's not a rumour and here's[/url:3nzr5r5p] the proof. I'm trying to contact Rupert for a chat and will try to get him online here too.

Its early days still yet lads, but its on the way. I live in a small farm in Upper Ladysbridge and I'm converting an outbuilding into a small brewery. I've got an old 300l system that I'm trying to fix up and I'm dealing with all the legalities etc.

I'm growing hops on the farm and am also doing a dwarf hop trial of prima donna and first gold. Next year (v.exciting) I hope to get my hand on a new dwarf casacde hop. I'm malting barley from the familt farm too and am trying a few old Irish heritage barley varieties.

I am addicted to hops and flavour and my first beer (I hope) will be a big IPA with a really full malt body and hops everywhere. I hope to bottle everything on the farm in 330 and 500ml fliptops.... There is no stout planned yet. Probably a good pilsner first.

Thanks for your interest. I'll keep you all posted on developments, or check my farm website <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="www.rupertsfarm.com">www.rupertsfarm.com. I'll let you know when there is something to taste..........

Thanks, Rupert

&amp;quot;rupert&amp;quot;:168l329n wrote: I am addicted to hops and flavour and my first beer (I hope) will be a big IPA with a really full malt body and hops everywhere.
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Fantastic. you're probably not alone in that!

sure there a few more hoops to jump through but looking forward to another irish hoppy beer.best of luck with it and sure who knows sierra nevada might have their work cut out , what with your farm grown hops AND malt! <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

Welcome to the site Rupert, and the very best of luck with the project: it sounds extremely promising.

Keep us posted on how it's going.