New year New Collaboration

Late last year we were approached by the talented people of  Yellow Belly Beer in Wexford to help work on a new 0% ABV craft soda for release January 2018! Having admired what they do for a long time we jumped at the chance to be part of something exciting and so new to the Irish market. Never before has and Irish brewery produced a non alcoholic craft drink. 

After a few weeks of back and forth on the recipe with Yellow Belly's head brewer Declan , we developed a fresh and fruity pear and lemon soda dry-hopped with Citra and Huell Melon hops. And we have to say the result is delicious - the perfect balance of hopped fruitiness and lemon tartness, with just the right amount of fizz!

Packaged in a vibrant 330ml cans designed by Yellow Belly's super talented award winning in-house designer Paul Reck starring the 'Designated Diver', it's hard to miss on shelves. Pick up a few cans in Yellow Belly's usual stockists. And if you can't find it, drop us a line to hello@blackcastledrinks.com and we'll put you in the right direction. 

And please let us know what you think of it! Tweet @_BlackCastle_   

Now stocked in Fresh - a less ordinary Supermarket

When you're looking for a less ordinary soda, where else would you expect to find one except in Fresh Supermarkets! With their emphasis in fresh, great quality food and beverages they are the perfect fit for Black Castle craft sodas. 

Find us in all Fresh stores - Smithfield, Grand Canal, Camden Street, IFSC and Stepaside and stock up for the Christmas festivities.

Black Castle goes nationwide with Taste The View!

This October we were delighted to start working with artisan food distributors Taste the View , who are now bring our Irish Craft Sodas across the country to the best independent food retailers and cafes. With a well established list of clients and producers on their portfolio we knew we were in very capable hands!

Black Castle Drinks on the road with Taste the View

Do you have a store or cafe and would like to stock our #lessordinary sodas? Then please feel free to drop us an email to hello@blackcastledrinks.com or get in touch directly with Ian from Taste the View on ian@tastetheview.ie 

Taste of Dublin 2016; Our Winning Stand!

Would you look at us! We made it, we actually won the Bank of Ireland competition for a Free stand at the Taste of Dublin 2016 Festival. We received over 3000 public votes after being shortlisted to 5 small food businesses and came out on top. Just; organisers said it was so close between all entries!

The Bank of Ireland team and their designers did a fab job on our stand. The concept we wanted to achieve was a Craft Soda Bar so with a raised counter, double fridge and stools we were able to invite festivals goers to prop up our bar and have a refreshing Black Castle craft soft drink!

Over the 4 day festival we sold more than 1,500 bottles and were thrilled with the response we got from the public. As a new company we cannot explain how great it was for brand awareness, helping get the word out there about our new grown up soft drinks. 

We were mentioned by the craft beer blog Simon Say's Beer, where our crafts sodas stood along side some great brews! http://simonsaysbeer.com/2016/06/19/taste-of-dublin/ 

So @_BLACKCASTLE_ just won @TasteDublin Bramble Sting is phenomenal! #tasteofdublin #LEMONADE pic.twitter.com/ZjKjXr6ujx

— Gavin Spencer (@TheGavinSpencer) June 18, 2016

We were also ask to supply the Citroen DS Hospitality event during Taste of Dublin as they wanted a sophisticated non-alcoholic option for their guests. One lovely tweeted the following...

Thanks to @DS_IRL for looking after us at @TasteofDublin pic.twitter.com/iTunmgE6lt

— Dave Humphreys (@LordHumphreys) June 19, 2016

 What a brilliant festival, thanks to Bank of Ireland, Taste of Dublin and everyone who voted for us and helped get us there! 

Below is a short video featuring ourselves and last year's winners The Little Milk Company, giving you a taste  of our experience! (pun intended!)