tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731669169116349038.post8574151539922000042..comments2024-03-06T12:18:22.326+00:00Comments on Rob's Beer Quest: Dublin beer adventureRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15686907092077149244noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731669169116349038.post-80064664462103108892009-08-01T11:59:41.778+01:002009-08-01T11:59:41.778+01:00Actually, the Irish Stout they make for Marks &...Actually, the Irish Stout they make for Marks & Spencer is remarkably similar. Stupidly expensive, mind.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731669169116349038.post-90048286017320468682009-08-01T10:38:56.363+01:002009-08-01T10:38:56.363+01:00Galway Hooker was indeed an excellent clean zesty ...Galway Hooker was indeed an excellent clean zesty pale ale. Brilliant hop expression for the modest abv. Im afraid it was the draught O'Hara's but I shall hunt out te bottled one someday.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15686907092077149244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731669169116349038.post-89030645734522702722009-07-31T20:09:40.320+01:002009-07-31T20:09:40.320+01:00No Galway Hooker?
Agree with your assessments, an...No Galway Hooker?<br /><br />Agree with your assessments, and it looks like you pretty much got a handle on most of Irish craft beer, though if you went for draught O'Hara's over bottled you missed a treat.<br /><br />The Messrs Maguire pub is basically a separate, competing, business to its brewery, hence the stupidly indifferent attitude to the house beers.<br /><br />Oh, and there are three Porterhouses in Dublin, plus the original one down in Bray.<br /><br />And yes: jellybabies is what you get when 90% of the market is controlled by two megabreweries. Good observation, that.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com