Local craft breweries are opening up across Ireland, and Cork is no exception. In fact, Cork Ireland has a large growing culinary scene with many hip urban trending restaurants, wonderful pubs and some awesome craft breweries. Our Irish storyteller guest today is Debbie B., a Cork native and local who knows her stuff when it comes to things to do around Cork and where to discover and great local restaurants, pubs and of course, craft breweries. This is the first of a couple travel podcasts on the Cork area.
Listen to “3 Great Breweries in Cork; Ireland Craft Beer” on Spreaker.
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“When it comes to bars and pubs and stuff like that in Ireland, the big thing now is craft. Craft beer, it is the big fad now… it is.”
“There’s a really cool brewery outside of Cork, down in Kinsale county, it’s called Blacks of Kinsale.”
“You can actually go to the Franciscan Well Bar, and behind the bar you can see the tanks”
“There’s another guy, his name is Benny McCabe, he is a big famous guy around the city center.. because he literally owns every bar, literally. And he cares about Cork and he cares about the people of Cork.”
“He’s come up with his own stout, so it’s kind of like Guinness, but it’s called Medazza.Now Medazza is an old Cork term that means ‘everything’s amazing…everthing’s medazza.”
Ireland Craft Breweries Mentioned in this Episode:
Below you will find the website for each of the craft breweries mentioned in this episode. Look for these logos and brands on the tap handles when you are in Ireland and enjoy the craftsmanship of local brewers!
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- www.blacksbrewery.com
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- www.franciscanwellbrewery.com
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- www.risingsonsbrewery.com
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About our Irish host: Debbie B.
In this episode, meet Debbie B. Sheis the food and beverage supervisor at the historic and iconic Metropole Hotel located in the city center of Cork. A native of Cork and descendant of the famous Michael Collins, Debbie is smart, friendly and welcoming host who can easily help visitors find and enjoy what Cork has to offer. If you meet here, don’t forget to ask if Cork is the Capital of Ireland and why Cork is better than Dublin!
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