Molloys Blog

2012-01-16T06:41:00.000-08:00

Non Alcoholic Beers

It's January again and some of you may be looking to try something a little different for New Year. Below are some of the non alcoholic beers & ciders that we have in Molloys.

Erdinger Non Alcohol

Erdinger's master brewers have succeeded in retaining the aromatic, full-bodied Erdinger character - even without alcohol. It is this unique flavor which has spread the fame of Erdinger Weissbräu far beyond the borders of Germany.

Baltika 0

A huge favourite and definitely my favourite non alcoholic lager. You wouldn't know it was alcohol free when drinking. This Russian brand has been repeatedly declared the best alcohol-free beer at Russian and international professional contests. In 2006 the Baltika №0 received a most prestigious award: a silver medal in the Alcohol-Free Beer category at the International Tasting Contest of the Brewers’ Association — the World Beer Cup 2006. In 2008 this brand was awarded a bronze medal in the Low Alcohol Packaged category at the Australian International Beer Awards contest as well as the Platinum Osiris in the Best Alcohol-Free Beer category of the professional Osiris Contest at the X Big Moscow Beer Festival. In addition, this brand was declared the best by the results of people’s tasting at the beer festival in Moscow.

Kopparberg Non Alcoholic Pear Cider

The first alcohol free pear cider, it delivers the same great taste as with all Kopparberg ciders. Available in 500ml bottles.

Weihenstephaner Non Alcoholic

A cloudy non alcohol wheat beer with a smooth malt background, yeast flavours, spicy, with fruity banana overtones. Medium bodied, and good flavours for a non alcoholic beer. Thanks to the gentle process for removing alcohol, which the brewery developed in collaboration with the University Munich-Weihenstephan their non-alcoholic yeast wheat beer offers you everything you expect from a premium beer. And you don't have to be worried about driving. Available in 500ml bottle.

Maisels Weisse Non Alcoholic

Sometimes I'm too lazy to write up info on a beer. This time however I've taken this verbatim from a German beer review site that had also (very badly)

translated the review in English. Enjoy!!!!!

Maisel’s Weisse Alcohol-free is the ideal fitness and wellness beverage for active and health conscious connoisseur. The sporty version of Maisel’s Weisse is made like any other Maisel’s Weisse varieties of only natural raw materials, containing vitamins, isotonic, using 40% less calories. With a proprietary brewing process has succeeded the master brewers of avoiding alcohol sparing, which the characteristics of Maisel’s Weisse remain preserved. Also shines so this version with the unique bright reddish amber color and a spicy-fruity taste sensation.

Original Christmas Gifts for the Beer Lover

2011-11-25T07:25:00.000-08:00

We have some great 3 bottle gift packs for sale this Christmas, starting at €9.99. They're a great gift for a Christmas raffle, Kris Kindle or a true beer lover you know. These are available in-store only. (Click here for locations).

Classic Christmas Gift Pack with Shepherd's Watch, Santa's Butt and Five Wold Rings. All beers are 6.0% ABV in 500ml bottles and only €9.99.

Elf Christmas Gift Pack has the Bad Elf (4.5% ABV), Very Bad Elf (7.5% ABV) and Seriously Bad Elf (9.0% ABV). All bottles are 500ml and this is €11.99.

Lastly we have the Belgian Christmas Gift Pack which includes Gouden Carolus Christmas (10.5% ABV), Delirium Christmas (10.0% ABV) and Palm Dobbel (6.0% ABV). All bottles are 330ml and this pack is €11.99.

Hurry, these great packs won't last long.

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Daniel Thwaites Brewery, Lancashire

2011-11-13T05:15:00.000-08:00

We have a super range of beers from the Thwaites brewey. There are 7 beers in the range to cover all tastes and for November we have a super deal of any 4 Thwaites beers for €10.

Wainwright 4.1% ABV 500ml Btl

Exquisitely lovely golden ale. Named after Alfred Wainwright, the renowned Lakeland author who was born in Blackburn, Wainwright is a refreshing golden ale with subtle sweetness and delicate citrus fruity overtones.

Lancaster Bomber 4.4% ABV 500ml Btl

This chestnut-coloured beer is brewed using pale ale and crystal malt, which gives it a full-bodied flavour. A finely balanced hop character is enriched by the late addition of Styrian Goldings as a dry hop in each cask to give a prominent floral hop aroma and warming aftertaste.

Very Nutty Black 3.9% ABV 500ml Btl

Where do you start? A stronger (slightly tongue in cheek ‘export strength’) brew of our double award winning cask mild that is also endorsed by CAMRA as being ‘Real Ale in a Bottle’. Bottle conditioned, for a truer flavour, you’d be Nutty not to try one!

Indus IPA 4.6% ABV 500ml Btl

When Daniel Thwaites was embarking on his brewing career, the INDUS would have been voyaging to the East Indies – trading Lancashire cotton for exotic Eastern delights. Our INDUS Pale Ale celebrates ales of that period with a refreshing brew enriched with abundant hops for flavour that stays fresh and crisp to the finish.

Refreshing amber ale, brewed with four hop varieties for superb taste and aroma.

Double Century 5.2% ABV 500ml Btl

A special beer for a special birthday. Brewed in 2007, the year Daniel Thwaites celebrated its bi-centenary, this amber-coloured ale is full of hoppy flavours with an orange zest finish.

Flying Shuttle 4.9% ABV 500ml Btl

A strong, premium brown ale, lightly hopped, slightly nutty and great bittersweet flavours. Now the unofficial beer of Lancashire Day, but you shouldn’t wait until Nov 27th to enjoy this one.

Old Dan 7.4% ABV 500ml Btl

Bottle conditioned beer contains live yeast, which means the beer goes through an additional fermentation stage in the bottle that continues right up until you open it. Serve cool not chilled and pour with care to leave any natural sediment in the bottle.

Vibrant copper hue with lovely ‘fruit cake’ flavours. Like fine wine, will age well and mellow over time, with increased fruitiness.

Halloween and the Scary Beer Trio

2011-10-25T08:04:00.000-07:00

With Halloween now upon us I decided to scour the shelves and fridges of Molloys to find out if we had any truly scary beers. Three beers made the grade and they were all from the Wychwood Brewery in Oxfordshire.

The first one up is Hobgoblin Beer.

Traditionally craft brewed with Chocolate and Crystal Malts and a blend of Styrian, Golding & Fuggles Hops to produce a full-bodied Ruby beer that delivers a delicious chocolate toffee malt flavour, balanced with a rounded moderate bitterness and an overall fruity, mischievous character. It comes in a 500ml bottle and is 5.2% ABV.

Number 2 on the list is Scarecrow Ale.

Traditionally craft brewed in Oxfordshire using organically grown English Barley Malt and Organic Target Hops. Scarecrow is a wonderfully refreshing English Ale evoking lazy, hazy days of summer in golden meadows and ripe barleyfields. A winning combination of tart, citric fruit flavours perfectly balanced by a rich biscuity maltiness and rounded off with a spicy bittersweet finish. It comes in a 500ml bottle and is 4.7% ABV.

Last to make our scary list is Wychcraft Blond Beer.

Traditionally craft brewed using an innovative blend of 3 hops and 3 malts, Wychcraft delivered a pale straw coloured, crisp,dry, ‘blond beer’ to savour. A seductive blend of Pale, Lager and Cara Malts give a light and gentle base of delicious dry, biscuit flavours while the addition of English Fuggles, Styrian Goldings and Cascade Hops create a wonderful aromatic and fragrant, zesty character for a highly refreshing beer. It comes in a 500ml bottle and is 4.5% ABV.

As they say down the brewery - What’s the matter Lagerboys….. afraid you might taste something ???

Sierra Nevada Beers from California

2011-09-15T04:00:00.000-07:00

We've some new additions to our Beers of the World range from the United States. From Sierra Nevada in Chico, California we now have the Pale Ale, Torpedo, Kellerweis, Stout, Porter, Bigfoot, Summerfest and the brilliantly named Southern Hemisphere Reserve in a 75cl bottle. They start from €2.50 a bottle and really are delicious beers.

The positive reviews keep coming!

2011-08-29T04:24:00.000-07:00

More Great Wine Reviews

2011-08-19T03:12:00.000-07:00

Our new range of wines, EXCLUSIVE to Molloys, have been getting more reviews, see these two online mentions here and here.

One of our organic wines, Clearly Organic Rose, got 2 reviews in the Mail on Sunday and the Sunday Business Post in the one week, so we're chuffed with that.

here

Dungarvan Brewing Company

2011-08-09T04:05:00.000-07:00

We've recently listed the 3 beers produced by Dungarvan Brewing Co and they've been selling well. The three beers are all in 500ml bottles and sell for €3.29 each. Here's more info on them -

Black Rock Irish Stout

A good, old-fashioned bottle of stout. Robust, full-bodied with roasted barley flavours that give a slight coffee taste that is nicely complemented by notes of vanilla and aniseed. Has been described as “how stout used to taste”! This stout can be enjoyed with robust meat dishes or on its own ‘from the shelf’. Can even work as a “dessert beer”.

Copper Coast Red Ale
This is a smooth, fruity ale with a small amount of hop bitterness but more of a caramel taste that makes it a lot easier to drink than the blonde ale. A lot of lager drinkers have said how they didn't *think* they were ale fans, but liked this one. Perfect accompaniment to any roasted meats as the caramel character of both complement each other nicely.

Helvick Gold Blonde Ale

A refreshing, citrusy blonde ale but with a stronger bitter hop flavour. More of a challenging drink than the others, appeals to people who are ‘into their beers’, but for someone not as used to trying other beers the red may be a better choice. A good ‘sunny day’ drink. Works very well with spicy food .

New Wines getting rave reviews

2011-07-27T04:26:00.000-07:00

We've just launched a range of wines exclusive to Molloys (click here to see the full range).

Our Caude Val Sauvignon Blanc and Merlot have been reviews in the Evening Herald and Mail on Sunday.

While our Chateau Boucaret Cote du Rhone got reveiwed on the wine blog sourgrapes.ie

Festival Fever

2011-07-06T07:55:00.000-07:00

Oxegen is nearly upon us. All festival goers are looking for the best value in beer and spirits so here's what we have to offer

Heineken 50cl Can - 24 cans for €24 Capt Morgan 70cl - €19.99
Bud 50cl Can - 8 cans for €12 Smirnoff Ltr - €23.99
Bulmers Ltr Btl - 3 for €10 Bacardi 70cl - €15.50
Kopparberg 4pk 50cl Can - €7.99 Gordons Gin 70cl - €18.39

Father's Day Gifts

2011-06-08T09:45:00.000-07:00

It's a day you shouldn't forget and with Molloys great range of Father's Day gifts you'll make your Dad a very happy man on June 19th. Click here to see our full range.

If your Dad's a beer man we have a range of Beer of the World Gift Packs that are the perfect present.

Starting at only €31.99 (including delivery) we have the 12pk Beers of the World 330-375ml gift pack.

We have 5 varieties in total with our English Ales, Bitters and Stouts 12pk 500ml at €47.99 a big favourite.

Brainblasta

2011-04-18T02:50:00.000-07:00

We've just started selling a few beers from The Porterhouse Brewing Co. Brainblasta is a
big seller. It's a deep copper coloured brew, offering the complexity of flavour from thrice
hopping and longer fermentation. This leads to a fruit character from both the late kettle
Goldings and yeast fermentation. It's 7% abv so be careful. We have 4 Porterhouse beers
in stock - Brainblasta, Hophead, Porterhouse Red and Hersbrucker Lager. They're €1.99
each or 4 for €7.

New Beer and an old friend

2011-04-08T06:58:00.000-07:00

Here at Molloys we're trying to constantly add new and different products for our discerning customers. A new lager that we've added this week is Tuskar lager, out first beer from East Africa, this 500ml bottle is in selected Molloys stores for €2.49.

Tusker Lager was the first beer in East Africa, being brewed there since 1922 by Kenya Breweries Ltd. Tusker lager is the winner or over 15 'Monde Selection Gold Medals'. The Monde Selection is an official institution established by the Belgium Government and checks for the highest quality standards in

freshness, flavour and appearance.

Tusker is a medium lager at 4.2% It pours medium yellow in colour

but with little of a head. It is quite crisp and
clean and makes an ideal 'Sunday Afternoon' beer. Tusker leaves a satisfactory after taste. It tastes quite sweet and fruity. It has much more of a taste to it than many

lagers and if you are looking for something different then this is probably worth

checking out.

Victoria Bitter (better known as VB) was one of our best selling beers from Australia for many years. Unfortunately with the constant mergers and takeovers of the world's largest beer companies in recent years, it became impossible to get VB here. Until now that it. We're delighted to have it back on our shelves. You can now get a 6pk 375ml bottles for only €9.99.

St Patrick's Day

2011-03-14T09:17:00.000-07:00

Ahhhhh, who doesn't love St Patrick's Day. Have a nice lie on, relax, join your friends for a drink and toast the great man himself with a pint or two. While there's nothing better than a nice pint of Guinness to help you re-affirm your Irishness, we at Molloy's have seen a steady increase in demand for stout's that are not brewed at James Gate. Blasphemy I hear you say!!!!...well read on!

Young's Double Choclate Stout (UK) 500ml btl 5.2% ABV
This Stout has been recognised as an award-winning brew on several occasions,

including: Brewing Industry International Awards Gold Medal Winner 2000, Silver Medal Winner 2002 and Bronze Medal Winner 1998 and 2004.

Luxurious and at the same time with a hint of decadence, Young’s Double Chocolate Stout has it all, delivering a satisfying, indulgent taste without ever becoming overly sweet.Pale Ale and Crystal malt, Chocolate Malt, a special blend of sugars, Fuggle and Golding hops, real dark chocolate and chocolate essence are combined to deliver a stout of with real credentials.

St Peter's Organic Stout (UK) 500ml btl 6.5% ABV

Fuggles’ and ‘Challenger’ hops plus a blend of 4 local Suffolk barley malts create an aromatic, strong, dark chocolate cream stout with a satisfying bittersweet aftertaste. Gold Medal winner in the International Beer Competition 2003 and 2004 and International Beer Challenge 2006 / World’s 50 Best Beers 2006. Plus it's one of the nicest bottles you'll see.

Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout (USA)355ml btl 10% ABV

I know, even I was shocked when I saw the Americans were getting in on the act and producing stout. The famous Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout, is an award-winning rendition of the Imperial Stout style, once made exclusively for Catherine the Great. They use three mashes to brew each batch of this beer, achieving a luscious deep dark chocolate flavour through a blend of specially roasted malts. We brew it every year for the winter season. It is delicious when newly bottled, but also ages beautifully for years.

All these fine stouts are available in selected Molloys.

Great Offer on Rekorderlig Swedish Cider

2011-02-25T08:45:00.000-08:00

This month we have a great offer on Rekorderlig Swedish Cider. It's a really refreshing cider and at €8 for 4 x 500ml bottles it's great value as well.

Rekorderlig Strawberry & Lime Cider is the super premium Swedish Cider and is made using the finest fermented pears with an added summery burst of strawberry & lime to make a truly wondrous cider that is deliciously refreshing and bursting with summery freshness! Pour on ice and add five of the freshest mint leaves for a taste sensation.

Rekorderlig Wild Berries is made from the purest spring water that runs under our family brewery in Vimmerby Sweden, Rekorderlig Wild Berries Cider is a semi-sweet Cider that uses only the finest berries to produce a truly delicious Cider.

Captain Morgan's

2011-02-18T02:24:00.000-08:00

As you're all well aware the popularity of Capt Morgans has exploded in recent years and sales have increased over 200% in Ireland in the last year alone.
What's even better is that the suppliers of Capt Morgan's in Ireland, Diageo,
have decided to drop the price by over €4. So you can now buy a 70cl bottle
for only €21.99. Hat's off to Diageo as it's rare these days for a company to drop the price of anything!!!!!!

St Valentine's Day

2011-02-09T02:32:00.000-08:00

St. Valentine, the patron saint of love, was executed in Rome (for performing Christian marriages) and buried there in the 3rd century. But much later an Irish priest was granted permission to exhume his remains, and now his skeleton lies under the Whitefriar St Carmelite Church in Dublin.

In 1835 an Irish Carmelite priest, Fr. John Spratt, used his Irish charm to convince then Pope Gregory XVI to dig up St. Valentine’s remains and take them home as a gift to his fellow Irishmen and women.

Now love-seeking Irish turn up at his site every St. Valentine’s looking for help in finding that special one.

To celebrate St Valentines Day, Molloys will have Jacob's Creek Sparkling Rose and White Wines at only €9.99 a bottle (11-14 Feb 2011). We also have Comtesse Alexia Champagne at €22.99 a bottle and Mercier Champagne (owned by Moet) at €31.99.

Non Alcoholic Beers

2011-01-07T09:14:00.000-08:00

It's January again and some of you may be looking to try something a little different for New Year. Below are some of the non alcoholic beers & ciders that we have in Molloys.

BECKS NON ALCOHOL

What this brew lacks in alcohol it makes up for in flavour. Beck’s brewmasters stop the fermentation process before alcohol can form, but not before they achieve the distinctive full-bodied taste and aroma of the finished brew. Light amber in color, Beck’s Non-Alcoholic boasts a full, rich, thick head and balanced bitterness.

Erdinger Non Alcohol

Very popular in Germany, this brand is advertised as as multi vitamin drink to athletes. Erdinger Weissbier 'non-alcoholic' is brewed with the customary care and experience gained from over 110 years of brewing tradition and in accordance with the highest quality standards.

Erdinger's master brewers have succeeded in retaining the aromatic, full-bodied Erdinger character - even without alcohol. It is this unique flavor which has spread the fame of Erdinger Weissbräu far beyond the borders of Germany.

Baltika 0

Kopparberg Non Alcoholic Pear Cider

The first alcohol free pear cider, it delivers the same great taste as with all
Kopparberg ciders. Available in 500ml bottles.

If you interested in purchasing any of these products then find your

local Molloys Liquor Stores at molloys.ie

Brooklyn Brewery

2010-11-15T09:57:00.000-08:00

We've really expanded our 'Beers of the World' range recently and one brand that we've added to is Brooklyn Beers. The Brooklyn Brewery is a leading Craft Brewer in the US. It is based in New York where Brooklyn Lager is the 5 best selling Draught beer.
In the late 1800’s the Brooklyn area in New York, was one of the largest brewing centres in the United States being home to over 45 breweries. Nowadays the Brooklyn Brewery, still based in New York, is one of the leading Craft brewers in the United States. They produce a wide range of beer varieties including Lager, Pilsner, EIPA, Brown Ale and Summer Ale.

The brewery’s flagship beer, Brooklyn Lager is the No.5 selling draught beer in New York, no mean feat considering it outsells the likes of Miller, Coors Light and Heineken there. Brooklyn Lager is an intensely flavoured Hoppy beer with a slightly bitter taste. It is now available in Ireland in 6 pack format (6*355ml).

Brooklyn Pilsner is a refreshing golden lager beer, brewed in the style favored by New York’s pre-Prohibition brewers. In the 1840’s, the pilsner style emerged from central Europe to become the world’s most popular style of beer. Like its ancesters, Brooklyn Pilsner is traditionally brewed from the finest European two-row barley malts. German-grown Perle and Hallertauer hops provide a crisp, snappy bitterness and fresh, floral aroma. We ferment Brooklyn Pilsner at cool temperatures and then give it a long, gentle maturation (lagering), which results in a beer of superior complexity and smoothness.

Brooklyn Pennant Pale Ale ’55 is a classic English pale ale, brewed with the prized Maris Otter Malt and Fuggles, Willamette and Cascade hops. Maris Otter is an old malt variety that yields an incomparable biscuity flavor. Pennant is chesnut-colored, medium in body with a hearty malt palate and smooth hop finish. This beer is a tribute to the Brooklyn Dodgers 1955 world champion baseball team.

Brooklyn Brewery's Oktoberfest is a crisp and refreshing, with delicate caramel notes and a bit of yeast flavor. This is definitely on the drier and lighter-bodied side for the style.

Great Value in Wine

2010-10-23T06:33:00.000-07:00

Wine drinkers have never had it so good as they do today. The range and value in wine is superb. At Molloys we have wines that we import ourselves, cutting out the middleman, and offering great everyday value to our customers. Added to that we have been getting super special offers from our suppliers, which means some of the most popular wines in the world can be bought for under €7 a bottle (click here).

Our value range starts at only €4.89 a bottle for the Intis Malbec Merlot & Chardonnay Chenin from Argentina. We have an Italian Red & White (Bella Luna Primitivo & Pinot Grigio) for only €5.89 a bottle and we have another 8 wines from Spain and Argentina at €5.99 a bottle.

Only this week we have special offers on some of the most popular wines around. Eagle Hawk Chardonnay/Semillon Chardonnay/Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot are all €6.99 each. Jacob's Creek has four varieties (Shiraz Cabernet/Grenache Shiraz/Pinot Grigio & Chardonnay) down from €9.99 to €6.99 each. For me the best offer around is on Torres Vina Sol & Sangre de Toro, which usually retail for €10.49 & €10.99 respectively. Again they are both down to only €6.99 a bottle, super value for some of the best Spanish wines on the market.

If you're thinking of buying some bubbly we have a lovely Spanish Cava, Freixenet Carta Nevada at only €9.99 a bottle, down from €13.99 buy online here.

These special offers are while stocks last so get down to one of our 10 stores today (store-locator) to avail of the great special offers.

Coeliacs - help is at hand!

2010-09-17T07:35:00.000-07:00

We've been trying to expand our Gluten Free range of beers and have added a couple of really good products to our list recently. Our list isn't very long, we've only 5 Gluten Free Beers for sale but it's better than most shops.

Greens Premium Pils (33cl btl - €2.50 each)
Greens Premium Pils’ is brewed with natural spring water and a selection of the finest hops and de-glutenised barley malt. It's 4.8% abv. Green’s beers DO NOT contain any of the following allergens or products thereof: Gluten, Crustaceans, Eggs, Fish, Peanuts, Soya beans, Milk, Lactose, Nuts, Celery, Mustard, Sesame seeds, Sulphur dioxide and sulphites.

Estrella Daura (33cl btl - €2.50 each)

Brewed by the Estrella Damm brewery in Barcelona, Estrella Daura is a 5.4% mainstream pilsner lager with a universal flavour and character. It is fruity and floral on the nose with a hint of sweet spices. This smooth and lightly effervescent beer has a fresh, creamy texture and pleasant lingering aftertaste. Estrella Daura has won several awards:

World Beer Awards 2008: World’s Best Gluten-Free Beer
World Beer Awards 2009: World’s Best Gluten-Free Beer
Winner of the Free From Food Awards 2010

Nick Stafford’s Hambleton Ales was established in 1991 in the hamlet of Holme on Swale, situated on the banks of the River Swale in the heartland of Hambleton District. They produce 2 Gluten Free Beers.

GFA (Gluten Free Ale) abv 4.8% (500ml bottle - €3.75 each)

A tawny ale with aromas of Cascade, Liberty and Challenger hops and specially prepared dark sugars providing full bodied initial sweetness giving way to pronounced fruit and hop character with a strong citrus finish.

GFL (Gluten Free Lager) abv 5.2% (500ml bottle - €3.75 each)

A Pale lager style beer with an initial fullness complemeted by a fruit character, dervived from East Kent Goldings and Continental Styrian hops, finishing with bitterness and citrus notes. Uniquely balanced and best served chilled.

Glutaner (33cl bottle €3.75 each) abv 5.2%

Glutaner Premium is an easy drinking, 100% gluten-free, crisp, malty Extra Blond Belgian Pils. Its grain mix includes sorghum malt, teff and rice, and is comparable to a premium lager in both taste and appearance. It is brewed in a gluten-free environment using gluten-free ingredients and after it is brewed it is checked to ensure no traces of gluten are present.

If you're looking to pick up a few bottles, ring ahead to your local Molloys to make sure they've got your preferred Gluten Free beer in stock. We can always order in stock especially if need be.