Beer in Northern Ireland has been influenced by immigration into Ulster, especially from Scotland, and the drinking habits in Ireland until the partition of Ireland. Whiskey[1] drinking was always a tradition with Guinness from Dublin being a strong influence in the style of beer drunk in the 19th and 20th centuries. Brewing traditions almost ceased to exist as smaller breweries closed, or were taken over, and then the large breweries in turn closed down their facilities.[when?] The Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) was founded in 1971; however, it was 10 years before the first new brewery, Hilden Brewing, opened its doors.
The Celtic tradition of brewing beer almost certainly existed in Ireland from before 1,000 BC using barley. The Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate, in a 1,600-year-old poem, described Celtic beer as smelling “like a billy goat.” [2] Historically Ireland produced ale without the use of hops, as the plant is not native to Ireland, which led in the 18th century to importing quantities of hops from England.
During the 18th century, the Irish Parliament used taxation to encourage brewing at the expense of distilling, reasoning that beer was less harmful than whiskey.[3] In the 1760s about 600,000 barrels of beer were brewed annually in Ireland.[3] In the 1760s, the Royal Dublin Society offered prizes to brewers who used the most Irish hops and those that produced the most Porter.[4]
During the interwar period in Northern Ireland, "many drinkers preferred whiskey to beer."[5]
The Caffrey's Ulster Brewery, established in Belfast in 1897 and taken over by Bass in 1974, closed in 2004, so ending big company brewing in Northern Ireland.[6]Stout is the most preferred beer in Northern Ireland, with lager second and bitter beer as a distant third preference.[7] Guinness, brewed at St James's Gate Brewery in Dublin, is still a popular stout beer in Northern Ireland.[7]
Hilden Brewing Company claims to be Ireland's current oldest microbrewery, founded in 1981.[8]
In 2007, Clotworthy Dobbin, produced by Whitewater Brewing Company, was judged one of the best 50 beers in the world.[9]
The number of microbreweries in Northern Ireland has significantly increased in recent years, from 5 in 2012 to 30 in 2017.[8]
For the past number of years Northern Ireland's craft breweries have called for a change in the law, which currently prevents them selling their produce directly to the customer on site or online. This would mean they don't have to incur additional costs using a third party for sales.[10]
^Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed.: "In modern trade usage, Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey are thus distinguished in spelling; whisky is the usual spelling in Britain and whiskey that in the U.S."
^News, Bruce Bower. "2,500 year old Celtic recipe resurrected". Wired. {{cite magazine}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ abIreland Industrial and Agricultural, 1902. p. 455.
^Ireland Industrial and Agricultural, 1902, p. 454
^Blocker, Jack S.; Fahey, David M.; Tyrrell, Ian R. (October 5, 2015). Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History. ISBN9781576078334. Retrieved October 29, 2015. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
^ abc"Real ale in world's best 50 beers". BBCNews. 23 Aug 2007.
^ abcdefghijFitzmaurice, Maurice (30 January 2020). "Northern Ireland craft beer brewers join forces to change law stopping them selling ales on site". Belfastlive. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ abcdefghijklmnoCalder, Tina (21 April 2016). "27 Craft Brewers In NI Making Great Local Beer & Ale". bamni. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^"Local Breweries". CAMRA Northern Ireland. Retrieved 3 Nov 2015.
^"Baronscourt brings its unique brews to the US market". Derry City council. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
^Todd, Iain (31 August 2011). . Culture Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ abSmith, Brian (3 August 2018). "Craft beer in Northern Ireland - five of the best experiences". Belfastlive. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^McConville, Paul (5 October 2019). "Craft Beer: Bigger Lacada Brewery sure to be even better for its home town Portrush". The Irish News. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^"Business award for fledgling Mournes brewery". October 2015.
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Beer in Northern Ireland has been influenced by immigration into Ulster especially from Scotland and the drinking habits in Ireland until the partition of Ireland Whiskey 1 drinking was always a tradition with Guinness from Dublin being a strong influence in the style of beer drunk in the 19th and 20th centuries Brewing traditions almost ceased to exist as smaller breweries closed or were taken over and then the large breweries in turn closed down their facilities when The Campaign for Real Ale CAMRA was founded in 1971 however it was 10 years before the first new brewery Hilden Brewing opened its doors Most microbreweries in Northern Ireland find it difficult to sell beer in draught form due to the local tied pubs issues where most pubs are owned by Diageo Guinness C amp C Group Tennent s or Molson Coors Brewing Company Contents 1 History 2 List of Northern Ireland breweries 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Whitewater Clotworthy DobbinThe Celtic tradition of brewing beer almost certainly existed in Ireland from before 1 000 BC using barley The Roman Emperor Julian the Apostate in a 1 600 year old poem described Celtic beer as smelling like a billy goat 2 Historically Ireland produced ale without the use of hops as the plant is not native to Ireland which led in the 18th century to importing quantities of hops from England During the 18th century the Irish Parliament used taxation to encourage brewing at the expense of distilling reasoning that beer was less harmful than whiskey 3 In the 1760s about 600 000 barrels of beer were brewed annually in Ireland 3 In the 1760s the Royal Dublin Society offered prizes to brewers who used the most Irish hops and those that produced the most Porter 4 During the interwar period in Northern Ireland many drinkers preferred whiskey to beer 5 The Caffrey s Ulster Brewery established in Belfast in 1897 and taken over by Bass in 1974 closed in 2004 so ending big company brewing in Northern Ireland 6 Stout is the most preferred beer in Northern Ireland with lager second and bitter beer as a distant third preference 7 Guinness brewed at St James s Gate Brewery in Dublin is still a popular stout beer in Northern Ireland 7 Hilden Brewing Company claims to be Ireland s current oldest microbrewery founded in 1981 8 In 2007 Clotworthy Dobbin produced by Whitewater Brewing Company was judged one of the best 50 beers in the world 9 The number of microbreweries in Northern Ireland has significantly increased in recent years from 5 in 2012 to 30 in 2017 8 For the past number of years Northern Ireland s craft breweries have called for a change in the law which currently prevents them selling their produce directly to the customer on site or online This would mean they don t have to incur additional costs using a third party for sales 10 List of Northern Ireland breweries editThis is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Brewers in Northern Ireland Brewery Town County Since Contract Brewed Ards 8 11 12 full citation needed Greyabbey County Down 2011Armagh Brewing Company 13 Armagh County Armagh 2020Spade Town Brewery Lurgan County Armagh 2021Baronscourt 14 Newtownstewart County Tyrone 2018Beer Hut 8 9 Kilkeel County Down 2017Bell s Belfast County Antrim 2022Boundary 8 11 10 Belfast County Antrim 2015Bullhouse 11 10 Belfast County Antrim 2016Dopey Dick Derry County Londonderry 2016 Rough BrothersFarmageddon 8 11 10 Comber County Down 2013Fermanagh Beer Company Inishmacsaint 11 Derrygonnelly County Fermanagh 2010Heaney Farmhouse Bellaghy County Londonderry 2016Hercules 11 10 Belfast County Antrim 2014Hilden 11 15 16 10 Lisburn County Antrim 1981Knockout 11 10 Belfast County Antrim 2015Lacada 17 11 Portrush County Antrim 2015MashDown 10 Banbridge County Down 2018McCracken s 18 Portadown County Armagh 2018Mourne Mountains 11 19 10 Warrenpoint County Down 2015Northbound 11 Derry County Londonderry 2015O Connor Craft Beer 11 Greysteel County Londonderry 2015Ormeau Belfast County Antrim 2022Our Brewery Randalstown County Antrim 2022Out of Office Belfast County Antrim 2022Sheelin 11 Bellanaleck County Fermanagh 2013Tilt amp Pour Belfast County Antrim 2023 HeaneyWalled City Brewery 11 16 Derry County Londonderry 2015Whitewater Brewery 8 11 9 10 Castlewellan County Down 1996See also edit nbsp Beer portal nbsp Northern Ireland portalBeer and breweries by region Beer in the United Kingdom Beer in England Beer in Scotland Beer in Wales Beer in Ireland List of breweries in IrelandReferences edit Oxford English Dictionary 2nd ed In modern trade usage Scotch whisky and Irish whiskey are thus distinguished in spelling whisky is the usual spelling in Britain and whiskey that in the U S News Bruce Bower 2 500 year old Celtic recipe resurrected Wired a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a last1 has generic name help a b Ireland Industrial and Agricultural 1902 p 455 Ireland Industrial and Agricultural 1902 p 454 Blocker Jack S Fahey David M Tyrrell Ian R October 5 2015 Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History ISBN 9781576078334 Retrieved October 29 2015 a href Template Cite book html title Template Cite book cite book a website ignored help Bass Ireland Limited Ulster Brewery a b Passport to the Pub Chapter 6 Social Issues Research Centre Retrieved October 29 2015 a b c d e f g Northern Ireland s craft beer revolution Belfasttelegraph a b c Real ale in world s best 50 beers BBCNews 23 Aug 2007 a b c d e f g h i j Fitzmaurice Maurice 30 January 2020 Northern Ireland craft beer brewers join forces to change law stopping them selling ales on site Belfastlive Retrieved 22 June 2020 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Calder Tina 21 April 2016 27 Craft Brewers In NI Making Great Local Beer amp Ale bamni Retrieved 23 June 2020 Local Breweries CAMRA Northern Ireland Retrieved 3 Nov 2015 Armagh Brewing Company homepage Baronscourt brings its unique brews to the US market Derry City council 14 November 2018 Retrieved 23 June 2020 Todd Iain 31 August 2011 Hilden Beer Festival Culture Northern Ireland Archived from the original on 11 July 2017 Retrieved 7 July 2017 a b Smith Brian 3 August 2018 Craft beer in Northern Ireland five of the best experiences Belfastlive Retrieved 22 June 2020 McConville Paul 5 October 2019 Craft Beer Bigger Lacada Brewery sure to be even better for its home town Portrush The Irish News Retrieved 22 June 2020 McCrakens Brewery Armagh About us Business award for fledgling Mournes brewery October 2015 External links editSociety of Independent Brewers Campaign for Real Ale Northern Ireland NI Breweries Quare Swally NI NI Breweries Tilt n Pour Craft Beer in Belfast Northern Ireland Craft amp Slice Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beer in Northern Ireland amp oldid 1178226499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
