Some 13% of all alcohol consumed in Ireland is stout according to Drinks Ireland|Beer, which celebrates International Stout Day today.

With the need for pubs to diversify their offering, many licensed premises have stores and back yards ideally suited for rejuvenation leading to complementary related businesses in the tourism sector, for commercial use or as office space.

Scottish brewer BrewDog might not have been too happy about the livery on Aldi’s take on its Punk IPA when the discounter put it out there recently.