Tuesday 6th of October 2009 10:00:39 AM

link
I've been to the Bierhaus on a couple of occasions over the years and it has improved and has now become a (hopefully) permanent place on the Cork city beer scene. Located on Pope's quay with a takeaway pizza place and more upmarket restaurant adjacent, the Bierhaus usually has about 8 taps serving a variety (Galway Hooker, Franciscan Well brews, some macros, O'Hara's stout, Krombacher) and they recently (October 09) had Erdinger Oktoberfest weissbier on tap. It has a cool vibe to it (pleasent decor, leather couches, candles etc.) and is a nice stopover on the way to or from the Franciscan Well brewery. Reasonable bottled selection (see blackboards for details).

Monday 8th of June 2009 05:12:27 PM

link
The tone for Cork's main specialty beer bar is set by the large poster of Statler & Waldorf from The Muppets which hangs over the bar: the management don't take anything too seriously.

At first glance it could pass for an upmarket cocktail bar, but the many and varied draught beer fonts and the fridges bursting with bottled imports clearly shows an emphasis on the suds.

There's usually one or two from the Irish micros, with Galway Hooker a permanent feature. Otherwise the imports tend to go for variety rather than necessarily quality, so be prepared to pick your way around a lot of samey eurolager.

But there's plenty to be enjoyed here, among a young and vibrant crowd. It can get a bit packed, so pick your times carefully, but for the beer visitor to Cork it just can't be missed.