Dublin bars finally get their buzz back
The era of the superpub is well and truly over, replaced by a wave of craft beer bars that cater for the discerning drinker.
Oliver Hughes was doing craft beer way, way ahead of the posse.“Pioneers get shot by the Indians, and the settlers take the land,” he jokes.
“We were a craft brewer in 1996,” continues Hughes, who founded the Porterhouse brewery and bars. “Now there are a stack of them.”
Last week, he opened the Dingle Whiskey Bar in Dublin, selling choice whiskeys from around the world.
A few years back, finding a wide market ...