Sláinte! 24th Annual Dublin Irish Festival Aug 5-7

Written by on August 2, 2011 in Burbs, Events - 6 Comments

May you always have a clean shirt, a clear conscience, and enough coins in your pocket to buy a pint!

It’s time again for the Dublin Irish Festival – a Dublin staple for 24 years that features authentic Irish food, music, dancing and more. And what Irish celebration would be complete without a bit o’ booze?

There are several opportunities to get a taste o’ the Irish throughout the weekend. Registration is required for all tastings, so you’ll want to get your tickets early as seating is limited. Tickets for the tastings can be purchased with cash or credit at the Creekside Token Booth, located across from the Bushmills Whiskey Snug.

Whiskey Tastings
Led by Masters of Whiskey, Robert Sickler and Cheryl Alagna.
Samples: Bushmills Original, Bushmills Black Bush, Bushmills 10, Bushmills 16, Bushmills 21
Dates: Friday, Aug 5, 6 & 9 pm; Saturday, August 6, 1, 4 & 7 pm; Sunday, August 7, 1 & 4 pm
Cost: $16

Beer Tastings
Led by Geoff Randolph, Certified Cicerone and Craft/Import Brand Manager for Superior Beverage.
Samples: Killian’s Dublin Stout, Leinenkugel Summer Shandy, Peroni, Harpoon IPA, Magners Cider
Dates: Friday, August 5, 7:30 pm; Saturday, August 6, 2:30, 5:30 & 8:30 pm; Sunday, August 7, 2:30 & 5:30 pm
Cost: $12

Mead Tasting
Led by John Metcver of Oliver Winery – this is the first time the festival has included a mead tasting.
Samples: Original Mead, Black Cherry Mead, Mango Mead, Watermelon Mead, Strawberry Mead
Date: Sunday, August 7, 11:30 am
Cost: $12

The Dublin Irish Festival also features the Dublin Irish Festival Stout. Brewed exclusively for the Festival, it has a malt and light caramel flavor with a distinctive dry-roasted bitterness in the finish. Festival guests can purchase the Stout throughout Festival grounds. The Dublin Irish Festival Stout was first brewed in 2006 at the Sandlot Brewery, a pilot brewery in Coors Field, located in Denver, Colorado and is now brewed at the 10th Street Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin due to increased demand, though it has maintained its original recipe. The stout is available for a limited time outside the festival, too, at Byrne’s Pub, Brazenhead, Dublin Village Tavern, Crowne Plaza Dublin Hotel, Old Bag of Nails, J. Liu and both Central Ohio Winking Lizard locations.

In addition to the signature stout, the following beverages will be available throughout the fair grounds:

Whiskey
Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey
Bushmills Black Bush Whiskey
Bushmills 10

Wine
Woodbridge Chardonnay
Woodbridge Cabernet
Woodbridge White Zinfandel
Greg Norman Chardonnay
Jack Nicklaus Cabernet
Blufeld Riesling
Concannon Chardonnay
Movendo Moscato
Reserve Mondavi Riesling
Simply Naked Cabernet
Mondavi Select Pinot Noir
Cupcake Red Velvet
Diseno Malbec

Cocktails
Boru Vodka & Tonic
Boru Vodka & Cranberry
Bacardi Hurricane
Bailey’s Mudslide

Mead
Chilled Mead
Black Cherry Mead Spritzer
Mango Mead Spritzer

Beer
Mike’s Hard Lemonade
Mike’s Harder Limeade
Killian’s Irish Red
Dublin Irish Festival Stout
Coors
Coors Light
Coors Non-Alcoholic
Blue Moon

Sláinte!

About the Author

Cheryl Harrison. Editor of Drink Up Columbus. Co-Founder of the Columbus Ale Trail.

6 Comments on "Sláinte! 24th Annual Dublin Irish Festival Aug 5-7"

  1. Brandie Williams August 3, 2011 at 3:13 PM · Reply

    I’m surprised they won’t have Guinness.

  2. Ryan August 5, 2011 at 7:50 AM · Reply

    The pronunciation is closer to ‘sloncha’ than ‘slaint’

    • Cheryl Harrison August 5, 2011 at 9:37 AM · Reply

      thanks for pointing that out – we don’t want people running around screaming slaint this weekend 🙂

      • Ryan August 5, 2011 at 10:57 AM · Reply

        I can’t decide if slaint sounds more derogatory (“She’s such a dumb slaint.”), or dirty (“I kicked him in his slaint.”)….

    • Brandie Williams August 5, 2011 at 10:29 AM · Reply

      For an entire summer, my friends Ryan and Sean always toasted with “It’s a lawnchair!” and I had no idea why. I even started saying it, because I’m a sad, sad follower. Finally, I got around to asking what the deal was, and they explained it was their own phonetic interpretation of sláinte.

  3. nothingbutlimericks August 5, 2011 at 11:33 AM · Reply

    DUBLIN iRISH FESTIVAL STOUT CURES ALL!
    The Day – it’s finally here,
    The men – they’re chillin’ the beer,
    To fix what is troublin’ ya’,
    Get over to Dublin ya’,
    The cure – a pint of good cheer!

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