Caffrey's, anyone?

[AZWyatt]

Has anyone ever heard of this beer? I've got a friend that loves it, wants me to brew it, but I can't find any information on this beer, let alone a recipe. Help, anyone?

 

[AZWyatt]

Thanks for the overwhelming help.

For those of you that might be interested, it turns out there's no Mc on the name--it's just Caffrey's. And Beersmith has a recipe for it, although it calls for weird stuff like torrified barley and AMC pale malt.

 

[olllllo]

That's one of those nitrogen widget beers and that's how it'll be compared.
Look up Dude's Boddington clone. Much better IMO.

 

[olllllo]

Fixed the thread title.

 

[brewt00l]

Looks like they have a stout and an irish ale


http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/297



http://ratebeer.com/Beer/caffreys-irish-stout/33135/


http://ratebeer.com/Beer/caffreys/824/
Commercial Description:
Pasteurised nitro-keg and nitro-can beer.
"A smooth, creamy ale." Introduced in 1994 as a 4.8% Irish Ale by Bass at Caffrey's Ulster brewery, and promoted strongly with an advertising campaign of "strong words softly spoken". Interbrew took over in 2000, soften the recipe and attempted to catch the lager market, using a new promotion of "a storm brewing". Coors acquired the brand in 2002. Initially contract brewed by Interbrew for Coors at Ulster, the brand eventually moved to Coor's Tower Brewery in Tadcaster.

 

[AZWyatt]

Looks like they have a stout and an irish ale


http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/297



http://ratebeer.com/Beer/caffreys-irish-stout/33135/


http://ratebeer.com/Beer/caffreys/824/
Commercial Description:
Pasteurised nitro-keg and nitro-can beer.
"A smooth, creamy ale." Introduced in 1994 as a 4.8% Irish Ale by Bass at Caffrey's Ulster brewery, and promoted strongly with an advertising campaign of "strong words softly spoken". Interbrew took over in 2000, soften the recipe and attempted to catch the lager market, using a new promotion of "a storm brewing". Coors acquired the brand in 2002. Initially contract brewed by Interbrew for Coors at Ulster, the brand eventually moved to Coor's Tower Brewery in Tadcaster.

Thanks for that. Yeah, apparently Coors discontinued it because it just wasn't selling too well in the US. Probably because people are drinking too much Coors and think that's what a beer should taste like.

ollllo--thanks for the recommendation, but I'm not really a big fan of Boddington's. A little too hoppy, flowery and crisp for my tastes. I think it would probably be good if it were dispensed with plain CO2 instead of nitro, but IMHO a nitro beer should have at least a little roasted/toasted malt in there and not so much hop bite and floral notes. Which is why I love Old Speckled Hen and want to try out Caffrey's.