Stephen Clinch
@stephenclinch.bsky.social
Beer, food, travel, politics. Member of Bohs, fan of the Boston Celtics and part-owner of Trouble Brewing.
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This is a necessary fillip given most Irish league games are being cancelled because apparently Ireland now suffers a monsoon season
Re-reading @eoghanwalshbxl.bsky.social's piece on Dublin's football and independent beer scenes because for the first time in ages, going to the footie today won't be a total washout ☀️🥅
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/8/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/8/...
I Have a Love — The Resurrection of Beer, Football and Community Under Dublin Floodlights — Pellicle
On 15 July 2009, Stephen Clinch landed in Salzburg, tired and confused, after jetting from Dublin to Sioux Falls, Minneapolis, back to Dublin, and finally, to Munich. He’d been buying equipment for hi...
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February 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM
This is a necessary fillip given most Irish league games are being cancelled because apparently Ireland now suffers a monsoon season
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People think Tesla’s sales are tanking because the owner is a wanker (definitely a big factor). But seems to get overlooked that their cars boring and they have been overtaken by all the other electric car manufacturers 🤷🏻♂️
February 5, 2026 at 12:15 PM
People think Tesla’s sales are tanking because the owner is a wanker (definitely a big factor). But seems to get overlooked that their cars boring and they have been overtaken by all the other electric car manufacturers 🤷🏻♂️
Have been asked by a couple of publicans this week if we are also putting our prices up. Assume they are all doing new menus/price lists as a result of the big two putting their prices up. We are not.
February 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Have been asked by a couple of publicans this week if we are also putting our prices up. Assume they are all doing new menus/price lists as a result of the big two putting their prices up. We are not.
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A new page on the blog lists beer festivals potentially happening across Ireland in 2026. Dates for these festivals haven't yet been published but if you know any festival where dates have been made public or I've missed any festival, let me know. Cheers 🍻
quareswally.com/ireland-beer...
quareswally.com/ireland-beer...
Beer Festivals Across Ireland in 2026
Dates to be finalised for most events. Some aren’t even yet confirmed as going ahead at all. April – Mullingar Wild Beer Festival. Smiddy’s, Mullingar, County Westmeath. May ̵…
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February 4, 2026 at 9:38 PM
A new page on the blog lists beer festivals potentially happening across Ireland in 2026. Dates for these festivals haven't yet been published but if you know any festival where dates have been made public or I've missed any festival, let me know. Cheers 🍻
quareswally.com/ireland-beer...
quareswally.com/ireland-beer...
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2015 and 2026: When I took the top photo of the derelict Lord Napier pub in east London, I joked that it would probably reopen as a craft beer place. I wasn't far off.
#pub
#HackneyWick
#pub
#HackneyWick
February 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
2015 and 2026: When I took the top photo of the derelict Lord Napier pub in east London, I joked that it would probably reopen as a craft beer place. I wasn't far off.
#pub
#HackneyWick
#pub
#HackneyWick
There’s a lot of people that will only buy the most expensive beer on the bar. They consider cheaper beer, worse beer, which isn’t necessarily the case. So in some ways it’s a race to the top.
January 27, 2026 at 11:18 AM
There’s a lot of people that will only buy the most expensive beer on the bar. They consider cheaper beer, worse beer, which isn’t necessarily the case. So in some ways it’s a race to the top.
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Your annual reminder that “Blue Monday” is a complete fiction invented by a company that wanted to sell you more holidays.
Enjoy January! It’s quiet and cosy and time for semi-hibernation, reflection and being kind to yourself!
Enjoy January! It’s quiet and cosy and time for semi-hibernation, reflection and being kind to yourself!
January 19, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Your annual reminder that “Blue Monday” is a complete fiction invented by a company that wanted to sell you more holidays.
Enjoy January! It’s quiet and cosy and time for semi-hibernation, reflection and being kind to yourself!
Enjoy January! It’s quiet and cosy and time for semi-hibernation, reflection and being kind to yourself!
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Happy Friday, pub nerds.
What's this? Another new-to-us pub that's *not* on the north side of the Liffey? AND that has some useful beer? Wonders never cease!
#SpeirGorm
www.weirdodublinpubs.com/weirdo-guide...
#SpeirGorm
www.weirdodublinpubs.com/weirdo-guide...
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Happy Friday, pub nerds.
Fair play to the big breweries for the constant price increase. It helps keep smaller breweries like out sustainable, and keep our pricing competitive.
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Fair play to the big breweries for the constant price increase. It helps keep smaller breweries like out sustainable, and keep our pricing competitive.
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It looks like a Galway pub has just (re)discovered the meejum ...
Galway pub selling ‘bigger than a half but smaller than pint’ deal for under €5
It could be a gamechanger for pubs and customers in Galway
www.galwaybeo.ie
January 13, 2026 at 9:14 PM
It looks like a Galway pub has just (re)discovered the meejum ...
The brewery had over 10k followers on Twitter, I’d say it was a massive part of growing our business between 2010 and 2020. Was happy enough to walk away in 2024, partly because it was pretty obvious the new owner was a prick, it had also stopped being effective unless you were willing to to pay.
January 13, 2026 at 9:09 PM
The brewery had over 10k followers on Twitter, I’d say it was a massive part of growing our business between 2010 and 2020. Was happy enough to walk away in 2024, partly because it was pretty obvious the new owner was a prick, it had also stopped being effective unless you were willing to to pay.
Well, would you look at that!!!
Afternoon waiting-for-the-youth-party-to-finish pint. Thanks for the heads-up, @stephenclinch.bsky.social - the Dark Arts is, indeed, being well looked after here.
January 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Well, would you look at that!!!
Hahaha, the irony! Assume they’re just mad because we don’t give them any money. Surly pictures of pints is not where they draw the line? Did Side Show Bobby not just say pints are good for you?
January 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Hahaha, the irony! Assume they’re just mad because we don’t give them any money. Surly pictures of pints is not where they draw the line? Did Side Show Bobby not just say pints are good for you?
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Friday means it's almost time to sit back with a good book and a beer. Or you could read my new blog post about Irish porter: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/01/unho...
January 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Friday means it's almost time to sit back with a good book and a beer. Or you could read my new blog post about Irish porter: thebeernut.blogspot.com/2026/01/unho...
Great start to 2026, Dark Arts now pouring in Sheehans. Always nice to remind people *other porters are available!!!
Probably need to get working on a dedicated glass now that it seems to be getting a bit of momentum.
Probably need to get working on a dedicated glass now that it seems to be getting a bit of momentum.
January 9, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Great start to 2026, Dark Arts now pouring in Sheehans. Always nice to remind people *other porters are available!!!
Probably need to get working on a dedicated glass now that it seems to be getting a bit of momentum.
Probably need to get working on a dedicated glass now that it seems to be getting a bit of momentum.
Auto enrolment looks like a great idea. Credit to whoever came up with it. Really easy to sign everyone up for it too.
January 9, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Auto enrolment looks like a great idea. Credit to whoever came up with it. Really easy to sign everyone up for it too.
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banning X is a national security issue for every country, plain and simple
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
January 8, 2026 at 5:43 PM
banning X is a national security issue for every country, plain and simple
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
its explicit goal is to amplify and empower the largest Nazi-adjacent party in every country in which it operates
it is also the largest deepfake porn generator in the world
this is not a difficult call to make
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Day 1 of the annual diet, currently tucking into the babies crackers. Fair to say it’s going well!
January 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Day 1 of the annual diet, currently tucking into the babies crackers. Fair to say it’s going well!
So this is 2026! I don’t hate it.
January 1, 2026 at 10:16 PM
So this is 2026! I don’t hate it.
First time seeing one of these driverless cars in the wild. Way more normal than expected and didn’t appear to run anyone over
January 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
First time seeing one of these driverless cars in the wild. Way more normal than expected and didn’t appear to run anyone over
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My love letter to Dublin the 5th most-read article in 2025 on UK's best food & drinks publisher!
Mostly down to @davidsquires.bsky.social's illustrations, & all the people who gave their time to talk to me, @lisagrimm.com @stephenclinch.bsky.social @gerrytastic.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social
Mostly down to @davidsquires.bsky.social's illustrations, & all the people who gave their time to talk to me, @lisagrimm.com @stephenclinch.bsky.social @gerrytastic.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
My love letter to Dublin the 5th most-read article in 2025 on UK's best food & drinks publisher!
Mostly down to @davidsquires.bsky.social's illustrations, & all the people who gave their time to talk to me, @lisagrimm.com @stephenclinch.bsky.social @gerrytastic.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social
Mostly down to @davidsquires.bsky.social's illustrations, & all the people who gave their time to talk to me, @lisagrimm.com @stephenclinch.bsky.social @gerrytastic.bsky.social @braciatrix.bsky.social
Hitting the road for Christmas, first time in my 46 years I won’t be in Dublin!
December 21, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Hitting the road for Christmas, first time in my 46 years I won’t be in Dublin!