Post 26 - Irish beers

Here is an interesting subject. Irish people are number 4 in the world when it comes to beer consumption with 90 litres a year per person. It is not bad but nothing compare to the world champions: the Czech drink 159 litres a year per person! There is a good reason if Irish people drink beer: they make nice beer and the most famous of them all (Guinness) is drunk all over the world.

When you come to Ireland you have to try some of those:

• Guinness, the most famous Stout in the entire world - it is delicious and most people are very surprised when they try it for the first time. It is very creamy and not strong at all (4.2 degrees). Pouring a Guinness takes a bit more time because the barman will need to do a "Double Pour". That's part of the pleasure to drink a Guinness.

• Smithwicks, this is an Irish Red Ale from Kilkenny. This is highly available in Dublin so no excuse.

• Kilkenny, this is an Irish Cream Ale and this is also delicious!

• Murphy's,  this is the direct competitor to Guinness from Cork. It is not as easy to find as Guinness but give it a go when you find it, it is lovely.

• Beamish, this is another Stout from Cork. Again you won't find this in every pub in Dublin so get one when you see the logo.

In addition to those big brands there are a few micro brewery in Ireland. Try them all :)

• Porterhouse (http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/brewery.php)
• Galway Hooker (http://www.galwayhooker.ie/)
• Eight Degrees (http://www.eightdegrees.ie/)
• 9 White Deer (http://9whitedeer.ie/)