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"mikeymoo":3ww0iqc8 wrote: You see this is the thing - I'm not a wine drinker. Friends and family drink wine with certain foods, in the same way I drink beer. I would love to see a place that offers beers that go along with foods but I'm not sure its commercially viable.

But thank you for all the suggestions - I will see what he likes, I know he likes O Haras and Hooker, not sure about metalman but we will give it a go.[/quote:3ww0iqc8]

For food and beer pairing, have a look at L Mulligan Grocer or W J Kavanagh's they have a suggested beer to go with each plate. Commercial viability is they opened their second pub after less than 2 years!

Best of luck hunting down the right beers!

"padraic":1ywoxufi wrote:

"mikeymoo":1ywoxufi wrote: You see this is the thing - I'm not a wine drinker. Friends and family drink wine with certain foods, in the same way I drink beer. I would love to see a place that offers beers that go along with foods but I'm not sure its commercially viable.

But thank you for all the suggestions - I will see what he likes, I know he likes O Haras and Hooker, not sure about metalman but we will give it a go.[/quote:1ywoxufi]

For food and beer pairing, have a look at L Mulligan Grocer or W J Kavanagh's they have a suggested beer to go with each plate. Commercial viability is they opened their second pub after less than 2 years!

Best of luck hunting down the right beers![/quote:1ywoxufi]

What does the Northside have that the Southside doesnt?

"mikeymoo":2swqaphk wrote: What does the Northside have that the Southside doesnt?[/quote:2swqaphk]

Kavanaghs and Mulligans.

Perhaps the idea of putting larger format bottles on the list might be worth exploring?

If the place already has an established wine menu, then I can well imagine 5 or 6 quality beers in 75cl bottles fitting in well; a large number of couples/groups are willing to throw down between 15-25quid on fairly mediocre bottles of wine in many city centre establishments, so there's no reason why large format bottles of beer (which can definitely be sold around the 10-12euro point including a decent margin)wouldn't shift at a fast pace too with a bit of encouragement from knowledgeable staff.

Off the top of my head, here's a few 75cl bottles available on the Irish market:

The Chimay range (dubbel, tripel, and quadrupel)
Westmalle Dubbel & Tripel
La Trappe Quadrupel/Dubbel
Brugse Zot Blonde Ale
Tripel Karmeliet
Kwak
Duvel
La Chouffe, Chouffe Houblon IPA/Tripel, McChouffe
Meantime IPA
Sierra Nevada Wet Hop IPAs (65cl format)
De Ranke XX Bitter (excellent hoppy Belgian ale)

Plenty more out there too. All of the above go wonderfully with a variety of different foods - hope that's of some help!

Good point Duelly, I'd add in the new white gypsy ones that have just been launched recently, I haven't seen them in the wild yet but they look a quality product! And the brewer there knows a thing or two about beer!

I only had the draft versions of the beers but they are top notch!