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The Brew Crew deliver 5 superb multi-award winning Irish Microbrew keg beers. More info here... http://www.brewcrew.ie/beerme.htm

W E E K E N D  O F  T O P  S P O R T  A H E A D

If ever a weekend required a keg sitting in your front room this is it. Well next week is a pretty solid option too. More on that later.

Timetable For Consumption

Delivery of kegs on Thursday evening. Test your pint pouring skills with afew quiet ones on Thursday and Friday evening. Before Saturday Comes...

Saturday April 12th - Start Time 12.00pm

1. Newcastle V Man. United (Game 12.30pm Sky Sports 1)

2. After a few beers, head to Landowne for Leinster V Biarritz at 3.35pm.A quarter-final victory could win us all a few more sunny days out in Ballsbridge. See you at the half-way line on the East Terrace and bring some noise.

3. Arrive home after a few and start BBQ up.

Sunday April 12th - Start Time 1.15pm

1. Arsenal V Sheffield United (Game 1.30 BBC1)

2. Munster take on Leicester away at 4.00pm (Network 2 and BBC 2)

3. Finish off kegs from couch.

BTW, we know you know that there are also important GAA, snooker, golf, rallying, and cricket events on too. Not to mention the London Marathon.

Orders can be made here, by reply, and phoning 01-086 8500016.

B A R  S I G N A LS - A  H A N D Y  G U I D E

Do You have trouble with some Rugby referee's signals and all those hard to understand rules? We could use this space to teach you what each official gesture means. But, we have decided to draw your attention to this funny site that has illustrations of common beer signals that you may need for a noisy pub.

moderndrunkardmagazine.com

O P E R A T I O N  V O T E  B E E R  V E C H I C L E - T O D A Y  F M

Philip Cawley from TodayFM is running a car photo competition this month. The idea is that listeners send in pictures of their crazy cars or cars that they see on the road that are a bit mad.

The prize is a super-duper stereo installation from http://www.mad-racing.com/. As many of you have are aware I am quite proud of my 1984 Land Rover Defender.

I would appreciate any help getting the car to the top of the poll. Think Wolfe Tones here!!! I think you can win the stereo by nominating my beast. You can always swap the stereo in for some kegs.

So, to play either Fwd this email to philip@todayfm.com Or save the pics included and send them as attachments [Right click 'Save Pic As'] to philip@todayfm.com

A L C O H O L  T O  B E  B A N N E D  I N  P U B S

Catchy headline isn't it. Well it will be true next Friday, Friday April 18th is Good Friday. Traditionally one the great nights for a House Party. We can help.

We mainly supply Beckett's Dublin Lager and Darcy's Stout which is brewed in Smithfield, Dublin. The Dublin Brewing Company also brew Maeve's, Wicked Apple organic cider, and Revolution ale.

All our most popular beers come in 30 ltr kegs (52 pints) and cost only 115 Euro (1.92 Euro per 500ml). This price includes all cooling and dispensing equipment.

Orders can be made at [link to orders], by reply, and phoning 01-086 8500016. Kegs will be dleivered in the week leading up to Good Friday, so order early.

I N  N E X T  E D I T I O N - B U Y  A  B A R

After years of receiving emails and calls about where to source home bars and equipment, we have finally put together a price range of cooling units and taps for home use.

We will be revealing all in next edition. Including keg prices and service deals for home bar clients. Turning your living room into your local is only a few weeks away. Start making up a guest list...

W E  F E E L  U S E D - I N  A  G O O D W A Y

Testimonials from satisfied Brewcrew users.

"Just a brief note to thank you for your quick, no hassles response to our order for 3 kegs last weekend. They were delivered within days at a convenient time that suited everyone after some communication between us. I found your service very flexible and obliging and it made the 'session' a 'party', I will be making use of your services again in the near future."

Stephen Browne, Kinsealy.

"Regarding the service, I was very impressed with the prompt delivery, the excellent beers and also your willingness to take back extra kegs which meant I did not have to risk the embarrasment of running out of beer!!"

Gráinne Hehir, Dublin 2.

"Many thanks for a great service. I'll say you'll do business out of this one, the Beckett's beer was complemented by loads of people. Keep growing!"

Ross Sargeant, Dublin 16.

H A V I N G  A  'M A R E  A T  W O R K ?

These Should Divert Your Mind. Need sound for most of them?

1. This will get you in trouble, be careful. http://b3ta.com/buffyswear/

2. Like FriendsUnited but for lost socks. http://www.lonelysocks.co.uk

3. A bloke who glues money to the ground and then films people havin' a go to pick it up. http://www.robertsondex.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/moneyhigh.wmv

4. More nostalgiac 80s console games at http://cottage.emuunlim.com/screens_org.htm

5. Missed this for April Fools, 100 best ever. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/top100.html

6. Skipping game with barbed wire. http://server.riiska.ee/~anette/flash/barbjump.swf

C C F  B A L L  S A T . M A Y 1 7 th.

A ball in aid of The Christian Children's Fund of Ireland is coming up. This charity supports underpriviledged children around the globe. All who help the CCF in Ireland do so on a voluntary basis. The first annual CCF United Colours Ball at the Burlington Hotel Sat. May 17th.

Tickets are priced at EUR 100 per head. Expect a truely international theme with attendees being asked to come in formal dress of any chosen nation. Meteor winner Luke Thomas will perform a live set. A very generously sponsored raffle and auction include the first prize of a 42" Plasma Screen.

For more details contact Ian Redmond at ian@vibe.ie

A S  W E  G O  A R O U N D  T H E  B A R from http://www.realbeer.com

Beer-Guzzling Elephants to be Executed [Follow-up Story]

Authorities have ordered a hunter to track down and kill two elephants who have killed 12 people in India's northeastern state of Assam, officials say. Assam's wildlife department has declared the two male elephants "rogues" and given the professional sniper until the end of March to impose the death penalty.

The move was ordered after complaints by residents of Sootea, who said the elephants had wreaked havoc for the past year, trampling to death 12 people. "The two elephants have been smashing down huts, crashing through fields, and trampling people as they move around looking for (beer)," said Madhav Deka, a farmer.

Wild elephants are a problem in many regions of India as they head to areas where people brew large volumes of rice beer. "We have come across devastating drunken bouts by herds that have developed a liking for country liquor," Kushal Sharma, a noted elephant expert, said. Some residents believe the authorities are overreacting. "Depleting forest and the encroachment of elephant corridors by people like us have been forcing them to stray out of their habitat and enter human settlements. The animals are bound to become violent," said Narayan Hazarika, a schoolteacher. More than 100 people have been trampled to death by elephants in Assam over the past two years.

http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-001858.php

W H O  A R E  T H E  B R E W C R E W?

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