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Fat Yak Pale Ale

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  • 06-01-2014 6:04pm
    #1
    manlad
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    Hi All,

    I use to drink Fat Yak when I lived in Melbourne, loved it. Now that I'm back in Ireland I'm looking to source some but I havn't came across any reputable websites. Does anybody have any similar Ale recommendations that can be found in the Dublin area?
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    slayerking
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    I've never had that pale ale myself, but there are many great Irish pale ales out there, there's bound to be at least one that does the job.

    My recommendations would be as follows:

    Metalman pale ale (only available on draft)
    O'Haras pale ale
    Galway Hooker
    Dungarvan's Helvick Gold
    Porterhouse Hophead

    If you want something a little less hoppy, you could try:
    Trouble Brewings Deception
    Donegal Blonde
    O'Haras Curim

    You should be able to get most of these in a Superquinn (6 for 5 at the mo) or any good off licence.

    Alternatively, pop in to a craft beer bar and get tasting until you find what you like!!


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    manlad
    Registered Users Posts: 474 ✭✭manlad


    slayerking wrote: »
    I've never had that pale ale myself, but there are many great Irish pale ales out there, there's bound to be at least one that does the job.

    My recommendations would be as follows:

    Metalman pale ale (only available on draft)
    O'Haras pale ale
    Galway Hooker
    Dungarvan's Helvick Gold
    Porterhouse Hophead

    If you want something a little less hoppy, you could try:
    Trouble Brewings Deception
    Donegal Blonde
    O'Haras Curim

    You should be able to get most of these in a Superquinn (6 for 5 at the mo) or any good off licence.

    Alternatively, pop in to a craft beer bar and get tasting until you find what you like!!

    Thanks for those suggestions. I like the sound of that Superquinn 6 for 5. I think it will be a case of sampling a few different ones over the next couple of weekend


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    jackbhoy
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    Fat Yak is a pretty light and clean Pale Ale so the less hoppy suggestions Slayerking made would probably be closest.

    It's got an IBU of 25 so if any of those bottles have IBU rating printed on them might help get close.


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    irish_goat
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    jackbhoy wrote: »
    It's got an IBU of 25 so if any of those bottles have IBU rating printed on them might help get close.

    I don't think any Irish beers list their IBUs, afaik, which is a shame.

    Galway Hooker would be a good place to start anyway.


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    jackbhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭jackbhoy


    irish_goat wrote: »
    I don't think any Irish beers list their IBUs, afaik, which is a shame.

    Galway Hooker would be a good place to start anyway.


    Yeah, I live in Melbourne myself and local bar has IBU's over every tap, very handy. Even handier when buying bottles as you can't ask barman for taste before buying :)


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