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Hello Brewers from the other side of the Channel!
We are going to open a restaurant & brewery in Nantes (a bit South of Brittany) next month, on the 17th of March. Yeah, French people too love to celebrate the St Patrick. But even though we will have our own craft beer (our brewery is in the same building than the restaurant), we will host every month another craft brewery, so that our customers can taste craft beers from all over the world. Of course, as we are opening on St Patrick's Day, the first guest brewery has to be Irish. We've checked with few beers importers in France, but none are able to provide us with anything else than Guinness or Murphy's.
So we are now seeking for your help: does anyone here know a good and typical Irish craft beer that could be exported to France? We are looking to import between 60L and 100L (15 to 25 gallons). Before the 17th of March... sorry for the short notice.
If you want more information about our Brewery, you can have a look on our Facebook page "Les Brassés" (sorry, it's in French <!-- s:o --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_surprised.gif" alt="" title="Surprised" /><!-- s:o -->). You can also contact us directly: <!-- e --><a href="This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.">This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you have any questions.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Cheers,
Xavier, Les Brassés

Hi Xavier- the best would be to contact O'Haras (also known as Carlow Brewing)- they already export to France. You will find them in the directory here: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.beoir.org/index.php/craft-beer-direc...rlow-Brewing-Company">www.beoir.org/index.php/craft-be ... ng-Company

...and the beer you are looking for is Leann Follain...

Thanks a lot Andrew, I will send them an email right now.

Thanks Xavier, please let us know how you get on.

Also I though Independent brewing where also exporting to France too ?