Back from Ireland

[DrawTap88]

We go to Ireland to drink their beers fresh. They come over here to drink our "beers" fresh.

 

[bierhaus15]

Didn't hunt down any Beamish? Better question do they even sell Beamish here anymore?

Ah, finally someone mentioned a good irish stout.

Unfortunately, beamish was bought out by Heineken and they are now producing it along side murphy's. I was told some time ago that beamish will become a second tier product compared to murphy's and will no longer be distributed in the U.S (or have a very small distribution), as murphys battles for a share of the european stout market. I lived a stone's throw from the beamish brewery (in cork) for two years, and spent a lot of afternoons talking to the brewers and drinking in the taphouse. man i hate heineken!

 

[SwampassJ]

Ah, finally someone mentioned a good irish stout.

Unfortunately, beamish was bought out by Heineken and they are now producing it along side murphy's. I was told some time ago that beamish will become a second tier product compared to murphy's and will no longer be distributed in the U.S (or have a very small distribution), as murphys battles for a share of the european stout market. I lived a stone's throw from the beamish brewery (in cork) for two years, and spent a lot of afternoons talking to the brewers and drinking in the taphouse. man i hate heineken!

That's horrible. Last year I had an afternoon of sucking down beamish while SWMBO went shopping in Orlando. Now it explains why I couldn't get it when I went back this year.

 

[Julohan]

When I visited Ireland, the locals said they drank bud because its basically the only lager they have available. You would think they would go to Germany for a lager. Probably has something to do with costs.

 

[Laughing_Gnome_Invisible]

When I visited Ireland, the locals said they drank bud because its basically the only lager they have available. You would think they would go to Germany for a lager. Probably has something to do with costs.

Does Guinness not make Harp lager? (Nasty stuff)

 

[joety]

When I visited Ireland, the locals said they drank bud because its basically the only lager they have available. You would think they would go to Germany for a lager. Probably has something to do with costs.

I was in Drogheda and Dublin a couple months back and all the pubs served Heineken and Carlsberg alongside the typical Irish beers; both lagers. But yeah, the place is also lousy with Bud.

The latest craze in Europe is super cold beer (the ones I saw were of a Heineken variety), served from a tap kept below freezing temps. If you really have to numb your taste buds to enjoy your beer, maybe you should switch to something else.

 

[KYB]

Didn't hunt down any Beamish? Better question do they even sell Beamish here anymore?

Ah, finally someone mentioned a good irish stout.

Unfortunately, beamish was bought out by Heineken and they are now producing it along side murphy's. I was told some time ago that beamish will become a second tier product compared to murphy's and will no longer be distributed in the U.S (or have a very small distribution), as murphys battles for a share of the european stout market. I lived a stone's throw from the beamish brewery (in cork) for two years, and spent a lot of afternoons talking to the brewers and drinking in the taphouse. man i hate heineken!

That sounds right. I forgot why but our distributors couldn't get it anymore.

Guinness got me in to good beer, but it's essentially a light beer/stout. Tastes watered down now. Guinness, Murphy's, and Beamish all tasted the same to me. I hear the micro/brewpub scene is starting to get going better over there. That's good to hear. I really don't care for the typical mass produced stuff. I hear Porterhouse is good. I do really want to try Guinness Foreign Export Stout, and can't wait to visit Ireland.

 

[bierhaus15]

And Miller, Coors, Fosters, Carling, Harp, and for those in the know.... DUTCH GOLD. That is, after finishing a bottle of Buckfast.

Seriously though, more people are drinking lagers than stouts. And the stouts keep on getting more lager-y each year. It's a shame really. To get a proper stout in Ireland one has to look pretty hard.

 

[Julohan]

I forgot about Harp. Though, now that I think about it I didn't really see much Harp here

 

[BlueSunshine]

I went to school in Ireland and I hardly saw Harp there at all. The locals in Limerick all drank Guinness though, or at least they did in 2005. At that point there was no competition in that town, it was Guinness or nothing.

 

[doctorRobert]

I was surprised when I went there that Bud was the American beer you find on tap just about everywhere, and that locals drink it. After I thought about it a bit though, it's not surprising at all, after all it is the King of Beers.

Regular Bud though, which actually, isnt too bad. I dont think they'd put up with bud light.