Trouble Brewing (brewery) explained

Trouble Brewing
Location City:	Kill, County Kildare
Location Country:	Ireland
Owner:	Stephen Clinch and Damo^[1]
Foundation:	2009
Type:	Independent craft brewery
Industry:	Alcoholic beverages
Products:	Beer

Trouble Brewing is a brewery in Kill, County Kildare, Ireland, that produces a number of high end ales, IPAs, stouts, and lagers. The brewery distributes throughout Ireland and in a number of countries in the EU. 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]

External links

• Official website
• Confessions of a Trouble Maker, Rossa O'Neill, Beoir.org, 11 April 2011.
• Something Brewing in the Curragh, Kildare Nationalist, Sept., 2010.
• New Allenwood Brewery Promoting its First Beer, Liffey Valley Champion, 5 July 2010.

Notes and References

1. News: Rising in the yeast. The Irish Times. 26 March 2011.
2. http://bloominthepark.com Bloom
3. Web site: Irish craft breweries . 2011-05-27 . 2 June 2011 . 23 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723213952/http://www.bordbia.ie/industryservices/information/alerts/pages/ThelatestBrewCrew.aspx?src=home . dead .
4. Web site: The Best Craft Beers in Ireland - Holidays Around Ireland Holidays Around Ireland. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216000550/http://holidaysaroundireland.com/2011/09/the-best-craft-beers-in-ireland. 2012-02-16.
5. troublebrewing. Trouble Brewing. 287937676378787840. 6 January 2013. @BullandCastle mouth watering..
6. Web site: Trouble Brewing Pumpkin Brew. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140324053605/http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/trouble-brewing-pumpkin-brew/190194/. 2014-03-24.
7. Web site: 11 October 2012 . There's a Pumpkin Theme for Hallowe'en. . Trouble Brewing .
8. Web site: Trouble Brewing – Trouble Brewing.
9. Web site: A Fitting Bookend. 15 September 2012.
10. http://dalymount.net/blog Trouble Brewing Creative Commons-licensed Software