Drinking your way around Ireland

loyatemu

cashback wrote: »

J I then finally tried the Smithwicks Pale on draught and was disappointed as it seemed pretty bland in comparison, but maybe I just had it in the wrong pub.

nope - it is bland, like all Smithwicks products.

Aglomerado

cashback wrote: »

. I then finally tried the Smithwicks Pale on draught and was disappointed as it seemed pretty bland in comparison, but maybe I just had it in the wrong pub.

It's a great introduction to pale ales, it was the one I started with. But once you start drinking 8 degrees' stuff it's pretty bland. Whatever you are used to.

Back on topic: Western Herd's Blue Jumper IPA and their Fox Catcher Red Ale from Clare are excellent beers! I had a bottle of FC over Christmas and loved it, even though red ales can be hit and miss.This was a nice fruity one.

Antrim_Man

Antrim


Hillstown
Glens of Antrim
Lacada
Barra Hooley

are the ones I have tried out in North Antrim.

There is also Hilden and others in Belfast area but I think most are on the Down side.

If anyone knows of others in Antrim then let me know

BeerNut

With the thread having come back to life, an update.

From 28 counties previously, now 30 counties have working breweries. 12 Acres is brewing in Laois so if you've had their beer in recent months, including any of them that isn't the Pale Ale, that counts. And Sullivan's makes Birchfield barley wine on their unlicensed pilot kit, so that counts for Kilkenny, though the main Sullivan's red doesn't as it's brewed in Meath at Boyne. Westmeath and Armagh still lack breweries, AFAIK.

And I've had beer from all 30 :cool:

Antrim - Hilden
Carlow - O'Hara's
Cavan - Ó Cléirigh
Clare - Western Herd
Cork - Eight Degrees
Derry - Northbound
Donegal - Kinnegar
Down - Farmageddon
Dublin - Rascal's
Fermanagh - Inishmacsaint
Galway - Galway Hooker
Kerry - Torc
Kildare - Trouble
Kilkenny - Sullivan's
Laois - 12 Acres
Leitrim - Carrig
Limerick - JJ's
Longford - St. Mel's
Louth - Jack Cody's
Mayo - Mescan
Meath - Brú
Monaghan - Brehon
Offaly - Bo Bristle
Roscommon - Black Donkey
Sligo - White Hag
Tipperary - White Gypsy
Tyrone - Red Hand
Waterford - Metalman
Wexford - YellowBelly
Wicklow - O Brother

irish_goat

Armagh at least has cider being made, Westmeath would need to get its act together.

BeerNut

irish_goat wrote: »

Westmeath would need to get its act together.

Funnily enough that's written on the big signs as you drive into the county.

andekwarhola

Did better than I expected.

From the 30 breweries on Beernut's updated list, I got 24 and am missing Cavan, Fermanagh, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary and Tyrone*.

*I've had Pokertree if that counts as a Tyrone brewery?

Belated 2017 resolution accepted. :pac:

BeerNut

Pokertree is indeed in Tyrone.

pappyodaniel

Aglomerado wrote: »

Back on topic: Western Herd's Blue Jumper IPA and their Fox Catcher Red Ale from Clare are excellent beers! I had a bottle of FC over Christmas and loved it, even though red ales can be hit and miss.This was a nice fruity one.

I picked up a rake of these yesterday in the Gala in Sixmilebridge. They're going for €1 a pop.