Beer and music were around in St Fanahan’s time, so we assume he would have approved of these being the key ingredients in the inaugural, Fanah Fest – a festival in Mitchelstown last weekend to mark the saint’s feast day.
Much of the festival’s focus was on the Eight Degrees Brewery in Coolnanave – the nerve centre of Mitchelstown’s burgeoning brewing industry.
The brainchild of business partners, Scott Baigent and Cameron Wallace, this venture has been a spectacular success for these serial entrepreneurs.
Individuals who think nothing of working a 13 or 14-hour day, they are passionate about a product(s) that are slowly but surely making their way around the world.
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