Quare Swally

Quare Swally

Arts EN ↓ 41 episodes

A Northern Ireland Beer Blog

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Quare Swally

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Arts

Latest episode

Jun 9, 2026

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Episodes

Bravo for Bullapalooza! 13.06.2023

A few thoughts and thanks on the recent birthday beer festival in Belfast.

Stash Killing: Bullhouse 22.05.2023

Reviewing two old imperial stouts from Belfast's Bullhouse Brewery. They're from 2016 and 2017 but only opened now in 2023. How have they stood the test of time?

A Farm Farewell 23.04.2023

Goodbye to one of Northern Ireland's longest standing breweries, Farmageddon.

Stash Killing: Lacada 28.02.2023

Do big ABV stouts get better with time? Here I give my thoughts on a couple of vintage barrel aged whiskey stouts from Lacada brewery in Portrush. 

Stash Killing: Farmageddon and Mourne Mountains 12.01.2023

Do you have barrel aged beers in your stash that are over 4 years old? Maybe you should crack them open now.

Northern Ireland Golden Pints 2022 30.12.2022

What were the best beers I had this year? Find out in the Golden Pints 2022.

Tis the Season 08.12.2022

Reviewing three big bangin' Irish stouts from Whitewater, Lacada and Whiplash. 

NI's Scarce Sessionables 30.09.2022

Reviewing three Northern Irish session beers that are really difficult to find. From Armagh Brewing, Six Counties and Sheelin. 

An Ormeau Beer on the Ormeau Road 02.09.2022

Highlighting the new Ormeau Brewery in south Belfast.

450 Miles. 30 Breweries. 2 Days. 14.08.2022

Hear my story of how in just 2 days, I rode my motorbike 450 miles to all 30 brewery sites in Northern Ireland. Also visit the blog (quareswally.com) to see photos of all the brewery stops. This post contains a lot of thank yous. 

K'vik, Before They're Gone 14.07.2022

Reviewing three Northern Irish pale ales using kveik yeast. 

Beers for 'Ard Times 14.06.2022

Reviewing a trio of pale ales from Ards Brewery.

Hush and Resist - An Irish/Ukrainian Stout 14.06.2022

Reviewing a County Donegal beetroot stout, brewed using a Ukrainian recipe with proceeds going to the relief effort.

Dabbling in Supermarket Craft Beer? You’ve Never Had It So Good 13.03.2022

Reviewing four English beers picked up in a Belfast supermarket. The breweries involved are Siren, Seven Bro7hers, BAD Co and Black Sheep. 

Double Digits 21.01.2022

Reviewing four Northern Irish beers with an ABV of 10% or more. The brews come from Beer Hut in Kilkeel, Lacada in Portrush, Boundary in Belfast and Mourne Mountains in Warrenpoint.

Overtone Review - From Over There to Over Here 07.01.2022

A quartet of beers from Glasgow's Overtone Brewery.

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