- Porterhouse Brewery
The Porterhouse Brewing Company is a chain of public houses in
Ireland andLondon, England . It was founded in1989 byLiam La Hart andOliver Hughes and now has 5 premises.History
Ireland has traditionally had a long history ofbrewing . At the beginning of the nineteenth century there were over two hundred breweries in the country, producing a wide range ofIrish beer . However, this number dropped significantly by the twentieth century due to the dominance of a few large and famous breweries. Today there are only about 12 breweries in the country, with most producing mass-producedbeer , backed by formidable marketing budgets.It was in this environment that in
1989 cousinsLiam La Hart and Oliver Hughes bought a run-down building inBray ,County Wicklow , which became the first Porterhouse. In 1996, the Porterhousebrewpub was opened in the Temple Bar area ofDublin city centre.Beers
The beers are filtered, kegged and served under pressure.
The regular beers are:
*Wrasslers 4X Stout, a 5% abvstout claimed to be made to a recipe originally brewed by Deasy's of West Cork in the early 1900s;
* Oyster Stout;
* Plain Porter;
* Turner's Sticklebract Bitter (TSB), a 3.7% abvsession bitter first brewed in July 2000 to celebrate the opening of The Porterhouse in Covent Garden, London;
* Porterhouse Red, a 4.4% abvIrish red ale ;
* An Brain Blasta, a 7% abvstrong ale ;
* Hersbrucker, a 5% abvpale lager ;
* Temple Bräu, a 4.3% abv pale lager;
* Chiller, a 4.2% abv pale lager.In addition there are a range of seasonal beers including:
*Chocolate Truffle Stout (Spring)
*Hemp Beer (Summer)
*Kölsch (Autumn)
*Vienna Dark Lager (Winter)Festivals
The Porterhouse Brewing Company regularly host beer festivals. Every October sees an
Oktoberfest and there have been manyBelgian beer festivals, as well as a Winter Beer Festival, anAustralia Day Festival and aSt. Patrick's Day Festival.Pubs in order of opening date
*The Porterhouse Inn, Strand Road,
Bray , Co. Wicklow, Ireland.(1989 ):The original Porterhouse, opened 1989 and incorporating a 16-room inn.*The Porterhouse Temple Bar(
1996 ): 16-18 Parliament Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.*The Porterhouse (
Covent Garden ) (2000 ): 21-22 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2 E7NA, England.*The Porterhouse North (
2004 ):Cross Guns Bridge,Glasnevin , Dublin 9, Ireland.: [http://www.irish-architecture.com/news/2004/000039.html (Considered to be an art deco landmark)]*The Porterhouse Central (
2006 ): 45 - 47 Nassau Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.References
External links
* [http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/ Official Porterhouse site]
* [http://www.ey.com/global/content.nsf/Ireland_EOY_E/2005_finalists_porterhouse_brewing_company Analysis of Porterhouse business strategy]
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