Trouble Brewing (brewery)

Trouble Brewing
Independent craft brewery
Industry Alcoholic beverages
Founded 2009
Headquarters Kill, County Kildare, Ireland
Products Beer
Owner Paul O Connor and Stephen Clinch[1]
Website troublebrewing.ie

Trouble Brewing is a brewery in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland, that produces a number of ales, IPAs, and stouts for the Irish market. The brewery was founded by Paul O Connor, Stephen Clinch, and Thomas Prior in 2009. Trouble Brewing was at the Bord Bía Bloom Festival[2] in 2011.[3] Since June 2011, Trouble Brewing has been the first brewery in Ireland to accept payment in Bitcoin.

Beers

  • Trouble Brewing Deception Golden Ale, 4.3% ABV[4]
  • Trouble Brewing Dark Arts Porter, 4.4% ABV
  • Trouble Brewing Sabotage IPA, launched 31 January 2013[5]
Seasonal
  • Pumpkin Brew, a pumpkin-spiced beer for Halloween[6][7]
  • Spelt Saison, a special-edition brew, served in casks, based on recipe chosen in 2012 "Troublemaker" home brewing competition[8][9]
  • Trouble Brewing Galaxy Pale Ale, 4.5% ABV (N/A)

Brewery

The brewery uses a computer system based on Arduino hardware, and the brewing control mechanism uses software that has been shared using an open-source usage creative commons attribution share-alike licence.[10]

References

  1. "Rising in the yeast". The Irish Times. 26 March 2011. (subscription required)
  2. Bloom in the Phoenix Park
  3. "Irish craft breweries". 2011-05-27.
  4. http://holidaysaroundireland.com/2011/09/the-best-craft-beers-in-ireland/
  5. Trouble Brewing [@troublebrewing] (6 January 2013). "@BullandCastle mouth watering" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  6. http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/trouble-brewing-pumpkin-brew/190194/
  7. "There's a Pumpkin Theme for Hallowe'en". Trouble Brewing. 11 October 2012.
  8. http://www.troublebrewing.ie/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=26&cntnt01returnid=56
  9. http://littlepeculier.wordpress.com/2012/09/15/a-fitting-bookend/
  10. Trouble Brewing Creative Commons-licensed Software Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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