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Hi folks.
Just wanted to introduce myself.
I'm based in Cork and due to my frustration with the state of beer in Ireland I have set up a Blog @

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I realise that I'm preaching to the converted here but any help you can give me in my mission would be greatly appreciated.
As I don't consider myself an expert on beer, I may often have technical queries from you guys.

I've only just made my first post but would be keen for feedback from people on this site.

Welcome to the group.

Yes, you're very much preaching to the converted here, and to several of the gods in the craft beer pantheon too <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

We've discussed this issue a couple of times, like here[/url:1cmamnuq] for instance, and I think we may even be reaching the point where a proper consumer group could be set up.

But your biggest enemy in this, I think, is not the drinks industry, it's the drinkers. It's the people who drink a beer because of its branding; it's the people who won't drink beer because it's rubbish and for lower-class people with unsophisticated tastes; it's the people who will walk up to a bar, any bar, and order without looking at what's on offer or how much it costs. Those people -- the drinkers of Ireland -- are craft beer's enemy number one.

I preach from this pulpit[/url:1cmamnuq] from time to time. Doubt if it does much good.

So best of luck in your beervangelism, brother. I'd say you can depend on ICB for support in your mission.

Welcome aboard, hopefully you'll find this a useful site.

[quote:a2pe705h]I am not a beer expert, I'm a beer enthusiast. I don't have a beard. I don't and don't intend to brew my own beer. I am not a drunk.[/quote:a2pe705h]
Something wrong with brewing your own beer? We might change your opinion. I don't have a beard either, and I'm not a drunk (at least not normally). No doubt the next indignant posts will come from the beardies and the drunks <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->

Welcome and vive la revolution!

I don't have a beard either...

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I don't have a beard unless I am too lazy to shave.
On the other hand, as you can see from my signature, I *am* a drunk, since I don't go to meetings.
I'm sober right now though if that helps.
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Welcome. But you should really start to brew your own beer, especially since it's only a matter of time until the offies are only open from mid-day till a quarter past...

&amp;quot;Bog_Myrtle&amp;quot;:wpskb7xj wrote: I don't have a beard either...<!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->[/quote:wpskb7xj]

Why not?