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Killarney Beer Fest 2017

Beer doesn't make you FAT,
it makes you lean...
against tables and walls.
Welcome fellow beer sommeliers to The Art of Caesura!

Just a quick diversion from our 5 weeks of Silver Tower content...

 Long time readers may remember that around this time last year I regaled you all with the great craic I had at the 2nd ever Killarney Beer Festival. In my closing I even uttered the prophetic words: "I'll definately be going again next year!" Well little did I know that this year on the weekend of the festival, I would be working 24 hours, and have an exam...but as if that would stop me!

It was another great year for the Irish beer fans (I guess I can just say "the Irish"). The sun peaked out, there was great music, food stalls, entertaining and informative talks, and of course, beer!





The first talk we went to was with the Beer Messiah Dean McGuinness who is a regular on the Moncrieff radio show "Movies & Booze". He gave a great talk (with lots of samples) about the neuropsychology of beer and beer marketing. A revelation for me during this talk was the difference between taste and flavour. We only have 5 main tastes (sweet, salty, savoury (umami), sour and bitter) and they are all localized to different areas of the tongue. The cool part is that by plugging your nose and chewing on something for about 10-15 seconds (a jellybean, for example) you can taste sweet at the tip of your tongue but it's only when you unplug your nose that you get the flavour (watermelon, for example). I'd recommend trying it yourself - it's really quite striking!

 So there are thousands of flavours that your nose adds onto the 5 tastes.

Aaaannnd I even won a Rodenbach Vintage 2014!


The day was just packed! We also enjoyed a talk (with lots of samples) of 6 different Irish ciders and cheeses parings. 





And a shot of all the winning brewers:



















Thanks for joining me for another Killarney beer fest here on The Art of Caesura!
Drinking:
Dark Matter Session Stout - Wild Bat Beer
Lobo IPA - Wicklow Wolf
Arcadia Lager - Wicklow Wolf


 Next Week:

 A beer of matrimony...
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  1. Anonymous2 June 2017 at 16:00

    Did you meet anyone in Killarney with the last name Shea, Fowlue, Cronin, Donnoghue, Murphy or Connell?

    - a family historian ;)

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  2. The Art of Caesura2 June 2017 at 19:38

    Hi there! Thanks for your comment! I have met a few people from the Killarney area with variations of some of those names (Muireann O'Shea, Michael O'Donoghue), but not those names exactly. Have you been to Killarney yet yourself? It's beautiful!

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  3. Anonymous2 June 2017 at 22:21

    I've found that Shea & O'Shea are the same family. Originally it was O'Shea, then Shea became more popular but recently the O'Shea spelling has made a comeback. I wouldn't be surprised to find the same thing with O'Donoghue/Donoghue also. Its funny you ask about Killarney. I just happen to be going to a wedding soon in Dingle and my bus route passes through there.

    - the same family historian

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  4. Anonymous13 July 2017 at 19:47

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