Smithwicks

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Well, I've started drinking it :eek:

I never ever thought I would, but I was in a pub for a session last Sunday and the Guinness was rank, and I was feeling a bit bloated from lager, so I chanced a pint of it.

It's not as bad as I thought it would be actually, but I wish they'd start serving more ales on tap in pubs here.

I'd had a bottle or two of Macardles a few weeks ago too, which isn't bad either.

Saruman

I like it, only time i have ever had it was an Irish bar in chicago.. damn expensive.
I would rather drink a Guinness but smithwicks is nice stuff.

ian_m

I used to drink it all of the time in pubs. Now I mainly drink Guinness, but I will occasionally have a pint of Smithwicks.

Its a lighter drink, and less alcohol content. Refreshing...

kaimera

Started on the good ole Ale myself as a nipper but twas very hard to get a decent pint of it in college [or kerry for that matter] so ended up on the stout. Always drink Smithwicks when I go home tho, the boss of the pub we go to drinks it like water so it's pretty much a perfect pint all the time

McArdles ain't half bad either, large bottle ftw!

s_carnage

I've never once tried the stuff. I love guinness alright so i think i might just give it a go the nest night i'm out.

JæKæ

In general, people that like Guinness will probably like Smithwicks. I prefer Guinness, but on big nights out, you can be sure you'll end up somewhere that does bad pints of Guinness. So better to start on Smithwicks and stay on it all night.
In canada now and there's a choice of local ales everywhere. Pale, Winter, Brown, all types. Some beautiful ales here. Seattle too, Manny's Ale there is unreal nice.

JæKæ

kaimera wrote: »

Started on the good ole Ale myself as a nipper but twas very hard to get a decent pint of it in college [or kerry for that matter] so ended up on the stout. Always drink Smithwicks when I go home tho, the boss of the pub we go to drinks it like water so it's pretty much a perfect pint all the time

McArdles ain't half bad either, large bottle ftw!

Seems to be most popular in South East alright. Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Laois. Me whole family drinks it. The older generation leans to a large bottle off the shelf though. Warmer and more bitter

damonjewel

I enjoy a smithwicks during the summer, very drinkable and not too strong and not as heavy as a guinness. However I think it lacks in taste and characther compared to a lot of British ales which is why i would prefer a guinness. It would be second choice for me though

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JæKæ wrote: »

The older generation leans to a large bottle off the shelf though. Warmer and more bitter

Leave it out will you. I'm 28 and drink both Guinness and Macardles large bottles from the shelf.

BeerNut

DesF wrote: »

I'm 28 and drink both Guinness and Macardles large bottles from the shelf.

My Dad was horrified to see me drink room-temperature bottled Guinness. He would have started drinking just when nitrogenation came in in the late '50s. Bottles from the shelf were for his father's generation, and so uncool. I can imagine him as a teenager, with his greaser mates, seeking out the young trendy pubs and "lounge bars" which sold nitro draught Guinness.

jimi_t

Ah Smithicks, mighty stuff

Hard to get outside the pale, but one of the greatest session pints known to man - it simply doesn't fill you/bloat you (pity about the alc%...)

So...







Are ye goin' for a pint?

oblivious

DesF wrote: »

Leave it out will you. I'm 28 and drink both Guinness and Macardles large bottles from the shelf.

Me to, well 30:D

armour87

Started drinkin in the last 3 months a bit myself.
Lovely stuff, u can manage a lot of pints and still feel grand.
More consistent head than Guinness imo

JæKæ

jimi_t wrote: »

Ah Smithicks, mighty stuff

Hard to get outside the pale, but one of the greatest session pints known to man - it simply doesn't fill you/bloat you (pity about the alc%...)

So...







Are ye goin' for a pint?

Ah it stretches well outside the pale. Mostly Leinster alright.

cson

Definitely does. Every pub in my small town in Galway has a tap. Not bad stuff either. I've recently started drinking Guinness though, our local bar at College serves a gorgeous creamy pint.

Never thought I'd touch Guinness tbh.

OctavarIan

Love smithwicks. Love the taste of Guinness too, and if I'm only out for a couple of drinks in a pub then I'll drink that. But in bars or nightclubs smithwicks is my drink of choice

whitey1

Travel down to Mayo and ask for a pint of "Special"-pint of Smithwicks with a Guinness head.

If they really know what theyr'e doing ask for a pint of "mixed"-half Guinness/Half Smithwicks.

I havent lived there for 20 years, but Smithwicks was a big favorite-odd thing was youd order a "a pint of beer" not a pint of Smithwicks

admiralofthefleet

smithwicks is nice but bass is amazing, its just a shame its not available in too many pubs

BeerNut

whitey1 wrote: »

If they really know what theyr'e doing ask for a pint of "mixed"-half Guinness/Half Smithwicks.

Most anywhere else in the world that's called a Black & Tan. Though not so much Ireland, funnily enough.

cson

BeerNut wrote: »

Most anywhere else in the world that's called a Black & Tan. Though not so much Ireland, funnily enough.

Yer, qft.

Black Velvet = Guinness + Cider

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Is Black Velvet not Guinness and Champagne?

Maybe you peasants use cider.:p

BeerNut

With cider it's called a Poor Man's Black Velvet or, sez Google, a Black Velveteen.

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DesF wrote: »

Maybe you peasants use cider.:p

BeerNut wrote: »

With cider it's called a Poor Man's Black Velvet

Ha! I knew it.

JæKæ

admiralofthefleet wrote: »

smithwicks is nice but bass is amazing, its just a shame its not available in too many pubs

Never had draught Bass. It's rotten from a can though, but then so is Smithwicks