Boundary breaking...

I have held off on making a post about Boundary Brewing mainly because I wanted to wait until they had some beer on the shelves and more importantly beer that I had tasted.

Now I could go into detail about where they have come from, but they do a great job of that themselves here . I could explain about all the great people who were involved in getting this venture up and running, but they do a great job of introducing themselves here. I could give you a rundown of the story so far, but they do a great job on their own blog here. As you can see they are already doing a great job and that is one of the many reasons I became a member of the CO-OP. Did I mention that it was a CO-OP? It is, which means I own a brewery!

I could also explain what those other reasons why I signed up with Boundary are, but I think I did an alright job with my guest blog post here.

This is turning into the laziest blog post ever, but I am not a fan of reinventing the wheel.

So now to the good stuff, the beer! What we currently have is the core range of an American Pale Ale, an India Pale Ale and an Export Stout. I think the packaging alone looks ace.

I had a sneak tasting with everyone else who attended Belfast Beer Club, but due to my excitement (and some extra libations) I can't remember in detail my musings. Suffice to say I was impressed with what I tasted. The Stout being my favourite that I will no doubt be tasting quite frequently. The APA is the entry level beer for the masses, but taking that into consideration and the low ABV it is packed with flavour with a decent mouthfeel. The IPA was the only one I believe didn't 100% hit the mark as I thought it was a bit under-carbonated and lacked some of that hops punch I like from an IPA, but these aspects can be tweaked so I look forward to tasting future batches.

Now it is on the shelves I intend to pick more up to relax at home and enjoy them while taking notes, so look out for a fuller review soon.

Now for a few newsy type things:
The next Woodworkers tap takeover is going to be a belter. On May the 6th To Øl is coming to Belfast, details as follows. You really don't want to miss this.

May the 15th also in the Woodworkers, Boundary may be having a wee shindig.

Lastly don't forget the ABV Festival on the bank holiday weekend 22nd-23rd May in the awesome venue that is the Titanic Drawing Offices. This is shaping up to be something special and although it has sold out there is a bit of hope. You can put yourself on a waiting list just in case a ticket becomes available or the Woodworkers are running a competition for some tickets.

As you can see Belfast is really coming alive with beery type goodness, so go forth and drink responsibly!

My name is Bruce....