Trouble Brewing is a brewery in Kill,

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, Ireland, that produces a number of high end ales, IPAs, stouts, and lagers. The brewery distributes throughout Ireland and in a number of countries in the EU. The brewery was founded by Paul O'Connor, Stephen Clinch, and Thomas Prior in 2009. Trouble Brewing was at the Bord Bía

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in 2011. Since June 2011, Trouble Brewing has been the first brewery in Ireland to accept payment in

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Beers

* Trouble Brewing Deception Golden Ale, 4.3% ABV * Trouble Brewing Dark Arts Porter, 4.4% ABV * Trouble Brewing Sabotage IPA, launched 31 January 2013 ; Seasonal * Pumpkin Brew, a pumpkin-spiced beer for Halloween * Spelt Saison, a special-edition brew, served in casks, based on recipe chosen in 2012 "Troublemaker" home brewing competition * 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

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attribution share-alike licence.Trouble Brewing Creative Commons-licensed Software

References

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External links

Official website

Confessions of a Trouble Maker
Rossa O'Neill, Beoir.org, 11 April 2011.
Something Brewing in the Curragh
Kildare Nationalist, Sept., 2010.
New Allenwood Brewery Promoting its First Beer, Liffey Valley Champion, 5 July 2010
Beer in Ireland Kildare (town)