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I'm returning to Ireland soon after many years abroad. Fantastic to see such a change in the real beer market <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->
I see many of the breweries listed have an asterisk next to their name to signify that they are contract brewed. I have zero issues with this approach, once the beer tastes good it's all that matters! Do these brewing companies tend to indicate on their labels that their beer is brewed by someone else? Is it even a requirement to do so?

I wonder are many of them 'cuckoo' or 'tenant' brewed or would most be wholly contracted out (bar recipe creation of course)? Transparency has to be key in this area of brewing I feel.

I think contact brewing is an interesting way to start out and could help those brewers get a foot in the door if they cannot afford or risk the outlay on a full brewery. But of course it's dependent on existing micro breweries having the spare capacity and willingness to accommodate their 'tenants'. I wonder do many have this spare capacity or is everyone going at near full blast? I'd imagine it's a difficult balancing act for both parties.

Also, there have been plenty of full breweries opening in recent years it seems. That's a lot of kit bought and money spent. Have we seen any casualties yet with people who may have gambled a little too much before the market was really ripe?

Anyway, really looking forward to investigating all these new breweries over the coming months and years. Hope they are widely available down the sticks! <!-- s:mrgreen: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_mrgreen.gif" alt="" title="Mr. Green" /><!-- s:mrgreen: -->

&amp;quot;Grim Reality&amp;quot;:675xt890 wrote: I'm returning to Ireland soon after many years abroad. Fantastic to see such a change in the real beer market <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->
Do these brewing companies tend to indicate on their labels that their beer is brewed by someone else? Is it even a requirement to do so?
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Welcome! No and no. One of Beoir's aims is to have the labelling law revamped though. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="www.beoir.org/index.php/campaigns/labelling-issue">www.beoir.org/index.php/campaign ... ling-issue

&amp;quot;Grim Reality&amp;quot;:675xt890 wrote: I wonder are many of them 'cuckoo' or 'tenant' brewed or would most be wholly contracted out (bar recipe creation of course)? Transparency has to be key in this area of brewing I feel.[/quote:675xt890]

It's a mix I think. Some of the contract brewers would do the work themselves (under supervision) and others would just hand a recipe sheet over and call back for the beer a few weeks later. In saying that, I'd say there's a small few who don't have the knowledge to create recipes themselves.

&amp;quot;Grim Reality&amp;quot;:675xt890 wrote: I think contact brewing is an interesting way to start out and could help those brewers get a foot in the door if they cannot afford or risk the outlay on a full brewery. But of course it's dependent on existing micro breweries having the spare capacity and willingness to accommodate their 'tenants'. I wonder do many have this spare capacity or is everyone going at near full blast? I'd imagine it's a difficult balancing act for both parties.[/quote:675xt890]

No idea to be honest.

&amp;quot;Grim Reality&amp;quot;:675xt890 wrote: Also, there have been plenty of full breweries opening in recent years it seems. That's a lot of kit bought and money spent. Have we seen any casualties yet with people who may have gambled a little too much before the market was really ripe?[/quote:675xt890]

None yet as far as I know. A few contract brewers have brought out a batch or two and then seemingly faded into extinction though.

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&amp;quot;TheBeerNut&amp;quot;:kzzgd9mj wrote: Any idea where the Knockout Brewery is?[/quote:kzzgd9mj]

Its label say 1 High street, the old town, belfast. But street view shows the adress to full of shops, possible holding company?

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&amp;quot;Tube&amp;quot;:kzzgd9mj wrote: Sounds like a sample address?[/quote:kzzgd9mj]
They're based just off Ladas Drive in East Belfast and started selling to pubs just literally a day or two into 2015.

Met Joseph from Knockout on Monday. Ex-Home Brewer with his own kit.
Drinking a Red at the moment- it's nice. Have the IPA for later. He will be at our event in the Herbert Pk Hotel next week (see events section) to meet and greet and pour samples.

&amp;quot;Da Dub&amp;quot;:22g9hycl wrote: Met Joseph from Knockout on Monday. Ex-Home Brewer with his own kit.
Drinking a Red at the moment- it's nice. Have the IPA for later. He will be at our event in the Herbert Pk Hotel next week (see events section) to meet and greet and pour samples.[/quote:22g9hycl]

Did you see the brewery, it's just not clear from the given address where it is?

Industrial estate off Ladas Drive