Trouble Brewing (brewery)

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.

Trouble Brewing
TypeIndependent craft brewery
IndustryAlcoholic beverages
Founded2009
Headquarters
Kill, County Kildare
,
Ireland
ProductsBeer
OwnerPaul O'Connor and Stephen Clinch[1]
Websitetroublebrewing.ie

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". 27 May 2011.
  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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