Pubs in Dublin that serve Beamish and/or Murphys

Failed Salesman · 15-10-2008 11:45am #1

If this thread has been done already, then apologies, I searched to no avail.

As a man who was forced to move from the schticks to the glitz and glamour that is Dublin (hah!), I hate to admit that my exposure to the Dublin pub scene has been, well to be quite honest limited. As a result, I've been unable to find a pub in Dublin that serves either Beamish (which I know you can get here, but can't find) or Murphys (this one might be a bit trickier) on draught.

Does anyone have any recommendations of good city centre pubs that serve either of the above?

noby · 15-10-2008 11:57am

O'Neills serve all four (including O'Hara's and Guinness).

Failed Salesman · 15-10-2008 12:01pm

O'Haras :eek: I thought I was asking too much by asking for Murphys.

You sir, have made my day. Cheers!

noby · 15-10-2008 12:52pm

This is how I know.

If O'Hara's floats your boat there's a list of pubs that stock Irish craft beer on that site. Any corrections are, of course, very welcome.

BeerNut · 15-10-2008 2:14pm

The Palace in Fleet Street serves both Beamish and Murphy's (as well as Galway Hooker and Temple Bräu). You'll also find Murphy's in Thomas Read on Dame Street and any branch of CaféBarDeli.

getz · 15-10-2008 2:23pm

why is the blackstuff so dear in ireland ?as it is all made now in ireland and imported to the uk and the uk beer tax is higher-in my local club {not far from blackpool ]it costs me £2 per pint==2.40eu in ireland i am told the cheepest is about 5eu

jdivision · 15-10-2008 2:26pm

Devitts on Camden Street does Beamish, cheap it is too

getz, Beamish in Dublin is around e3.80 in most pubs that serve it. Guinness is about e4.50

BeerNut · 15-10-2008 2:32pm

getz wrote: »

as it is all made now in ireland and imported to the uk and the uk beer tax is higher-in my local club {not far from blackpool ]it costs me £2 per pint==2.40eu in ireland i am told the cheepest is about 5eu

Nah, you can get a pint for under €4 if you know where to look.

Why is it so expensive compared to the UK? Lack of competition in pubs is a big one: every time Diageo or the Revenue raise the cost of a pint the pubs will always add a little bit on for themselves, just because they can. The euro changeover was another massive and shameless gouge, where the licensed trade en masse refused to sign up to the national fair exchange rate programme. Ireland also has higher excise duty on beer than the UK, plus pub overheads -- buying a licence, insurance, staff costs -- are pretty much all higher here than in the UK.

It's got nothing to do with where it's made, really. After all, most of your pint is going to be from the UK since I'm guessing they ship it over in concentrated form and dilute it to pub strength closer to the market.

Elem · 15-10-2008 3:57pm

Beamish and Murphys will be alot more avalible over the coming months, Diego are burning bridges at the moment with pubs.

BeerNut · 15-10-2008 4:15pm

Elem wrote: »

Beamish and Murphys will be alot more avalible over the coming months, Diego are burning bridges at the moment with pubs.

Sadly they're their bridges to burn. I very much doubt there are many pubs around brave enough to take the Guinness tap off, though I hope I'm wrong. Since Beamish and Murphy's will shortly be arriving on the same truck, I'm hoping we'll see more of the latter -- though O'Hara's would be better: Irish-owned beer FTW.

Elem · 16-10-2008 7:29am

Currently they are offering cheaper kegs, and a massive rebate. Which most bars in the city center of Dublin would take because of the massive loss they are making at the moment.

JayeL · 16-10-2008 7:34am

Mulligan's on Poolbeg St do draught Beamish but it's over 4.

Peadar06 · 16-10-2008 3:13pm

If you go to the following website:

http://www.pintofplain.com

It shows some pubs in Dublin.

I hopw this helps.

Peter

BeerNut · 16-10-2008 3:36pm

None of the 33 drinks it lists are Beamish or Murphy's, though. Pints of Diageo plain only.

gurramok · 16-10-2008 7:41pm

If your in Ballsbridge, there is a pub which i forget the name but i'll tell you where it is exactly if your desperately thirsty for Beamish

It's the last pub on left hand side in a string of pubs before the bridge at the river as you head south from town, hope that helps

Failed Salesman · 16-10-2008 11:17pm

Cheers for this lads, looking forward to see how you dubs pour Corks finest

mikemac · 16-10-2008 11:19pm

Beamish?
Also known as a pint of social welfare!

Sure only down and outs and students drink it

mayordenis · 16-10-2008 11:40pm

micmclo wrote: »

Beamish?
Also known as a pint of social welfare!

Sure only down and outs and students drink it

:rolleyes:

mikemac · 17-10-2008 12:35am

mayordenis wrote: »

:rolleyes:

For a mod that's not much of a post
So :rolleyes: right back at you

BeerNut · 17-10-2008 9:04am

Failed Salesman wrote: »

looking forward to see how you dubs pour Corks finest

Why, in a metrosexual stemmed pint glass, of course.

Though I think you'll find, speaking officially, that Cork's (and indeed Ireland's) finest is not Murphy's but Purgatory.

_blank_ · 17-10-2008 9:20am

micmclo, mayordenis.

Behave.

Failed Salesman · 17-10-2008 11:58am

BeerNut wrote: »

Though I think you'll find, speaking officially, that Cork's (and indeed Ireland's) finest is not Murphy's but Purgatory.

I never was the biggest pale ale fan I'm afraid. No matter how much I want to like it (a friend of mine has been trying to get me to drink Galway Hooker for a while now) it just doesn't agree with me.

I guess pale ale is just one part of my beer education that I fail big time

Quint · 17-10-2008 3:57pm

gurramok wrote: »

If your in Ballsbridge, there is a pub which i forget the name but i'll tell you where it is exactly if your desperately thirsty for Beamish
It's the last pub on left hand side in a string of pubs before the bridge at the river as you head south from town, hope that helps

Is it called The Horse Show Inn or something like that? The name is something to do with the RDS anyway.

IPA's are great! Was drinking in a few places along the west coast of USA and most had an IPA and a few unusual beers. Considering USA is generally laughed at for it's beers, it was FAR better than the usual irish selection! IPA's everywhere, most places had 2!

BeerNut · 17-10-2008 4:03pm

Quint wrote: »

Considering USA is generally laughed at for it's beers

Only by people who don't know much about American beers beyond Budweiser-Miller-Coors and their nasty Irish-brewed incarnations.

Flame-proof suit, please. Medium. And an asbestos hat, if you have it...

Quint · 17-10-2008 5:54pm

BeerNut wrote: »

Only by people who don't know much about American beers beyond Budweiser-Miller-Coors and their nasty Irish-brewed incarnations.

Flame-proof suit, please. Medium. And an asbestos hat, if you have it...

Completely agree with you there. I got this and it was the best "travel" book I ever got!

flyton5 · 10-12-2008 4:06am

beamish is crap....but if u want it the Submarine Bar in Walkinstown do pints for €3.40......guinness is €4.....

BeerNut · 10-12-2008 12:53pm

flyton5 wrote: »

beamish is crap....but if u want it the Submarine Bar in Walkinstown do pints for €3.40......guinness is €4.....

To possibly save yourself 60c a pint, get a half of each and do a blind tasting. I certainly can't tell the difference.

kenmc · 10-12-2008 2:13pm

the Duke has beamish too.

BeerNut · 10-12-2008 2:35pm

Likewise The Waterloo.

rubadub · 10-12-2008 6:18pm

micmclo wrote: »

Beamish?
Also known as a pint of social welfare!

Sure only down and outs and students drink it

See that IS the reputation it has got with many people. I often think if beamish simply charged the same as guinness or just 5cent lower they would increase sales hugely. Whenever I have it I nearly always get some mate saying "what are you drinking that crap for, why don't you drink the real guinness" or branding you tight/cheapskate.

I think many are put off ordering it for fear of being seen as tight/cheap. I am amazed at the amount of seasoned guinness drinkers who have NEVER had a pint of beamish (or murphys), or maybe just one once. Yet they will have tried all sorts of lagers. Seems bizarre to me this loyalty people have to drink, it would be like never have having a 1/4pounder, only big macs, or only mars and never snickers. When I head out I often drink different pints throughout the night, just like if I went to a restaraunt I would not always get the exact same thing, for starter, main & desert.

oblivious · 10-12-2008 6:22pm

rubadub wrote: »

. I am amazed at the amount of seasoned guinness drinkers who have NEVER had a pint of beamish (or murphys), or maybe just one once. Yet they will have tried all sorts of lagers. Seems bizarre to me this loyalty people have to drink, it would be like never have having a 1/4pounder, only big macs, or only mars and never snickers. When I head out I often drink different pints throughout the night, just like if I went to a restaraunt I would not always get the exact same thing, for starter, main & desert.

For a lot of people Guinness is stout, every thing else is just trying to copy it, but the truth is that is just one member (dry stout) in a large family, a very large one but still just one

Pubs in Dublin that serve Beamish and/or Murphys

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