Rusty Irish Red Ale

fatboypee

Hi,

Anyone come across this ? V.V.Nice... Its on tap in my local but I'm not going there for a bit now and wndered if anyone knows if you can get it in bottles anywhere??

Thanks

FBP.

BeerNut

It's not available in bottles. Primarily it's made for Messrs Maguire in Dublin, where it's served on nitro. A cask version is a regular at Tara's Bar in Killaloe, and it occasionally shows up in other places: festivals, guest taps in UK pubs, etc. But with the brewery's current set-up it's unlikely to be bottled.

fatboypee

Okey Dokey... Thanks...

FBP.

johnnyasterisk

Can it even be bought in kegs? Is there anyway I can get it for my home bar?

BeerNut

Never say never. The man to contact is its brewer, Cuilan. He has contact details on his embryonic web site.

oblivious

The more you ask for it the better the chance of seen it around

johnnyasterisk

Apparently:

"Rusty coming to a bottle near you SOON!"

well so I was told by the bar man in Messrs Maquires

WHAT THIS SPACE!!!!

oblivious

johnnyasterisk wrote: »

Apparently:

"Rusty coming to a bottle near you SOON!"

well so I was told by the bar man in Messrs Maquires

WHAT THIS SPACE!!!!

That might be a while as it looks like the the brewer/brewery and management bar might be parting ways

johnnyasterisk

I was told September :-(

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It's a lovely beer, and I always drink it when I go to Messrs.

BeerNut

johnnyasterisk wrote: »

"Rusty coming to a bottle near you SOON!"

Good on them. Except, like the Porter and Bock last year, it may well be a single batch job. It is their most popular beer, so makes sense as the one to bottle. But I'd rather have the Porter.

oblivious

BeerNut wrote: »

But I'd rather have the Porter.

A gem alright:)

stillhere08

how does it compare to Smithwicks for example?

BeerNut

stillhere08 wrote: »

how does it compare to Smithwicks for example?

Bigger body, fuller flavour.

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stillhere08 wrote: »

how does it compare to Smithwicks for example?

lol.

There is no comparison.

BeerNut

DesF wrote: »

There is no comparison.

In fairness, Smithwick's isn't served on nitro, a dispense method which I believe all the bars in hell are now using.

Smithwick's is pretty damn thin, though.

oblivious

stillhere08 wrote: »

how does it compare to Smithwicks for example?

Its a porter, good body and roasted malt as a posed to a light ale

noby

oblivious wrote: »

Its a porter, good body and roasted malt as a posed to a light ale

I presume he was talking about the Rusty.

oblivious

noby wrote: »

I presume he was talking about the Rusty.

Sorry was following from beer nut post

oblivious

BeerNut wrote: »

Smithwick's is pretty damn thin, though.

Is it just me or has it developed an artificial sweetener taster to it over the last while on the draft version anyway?

BeerNut

oblivious wrote: »

Is it just me or has it developed an artificial sweetener taster to it over the last while on the draft version anyway?

Can't say I've noticed, but it's not something I drink very often.

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Do you lads know of any pubs in Dublin that sell Smithwick's in pint bottles?

I was drinking them down in Waterford recently, and thought it was wuite nice.

Having said that, I do like the large bottles of Macardles. Yum.

oblivious

DesF wrote: »

.Having said that, I do like the large bottles of Macardles. Yum.

The stags head has Macardles or at least it did last Saturday

It would appear that Smithwick's in pint bottles is less common than Guinness in Dublin

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oblivious wrote: »

The stags head has Macardles or at least it did last Saturday

Ah yeah, I know of a few pubs around my locality that have Macardles alright.

oblivious wrote: »

It would appear that Smithwick's in pint bottles is less common than Guinness in Dublin

Aye, it would seem that way alright. It's a pity.

BeerNut

DesF wrote: »

Do you lads know of any pubs in Dublin that sell Smithwick's in pint bottles?

I had never seen these until recently, but I've not seen them in any pubs. Generally speaking, O'Neill's on Suffolk Street tends to be good for that sort of thing.

Hendrixcat

johnnyasterisk wrote: »

Can it even be bought in kegs? Is there anyway I can get it for my home bar?

Messrs beer has been availalble on home draft in the past. The brewer used to provide all the gas a parphenalia required to serve at home but the brewery is in a transition period at the moment so I'm not sure if this is still availaible.

BeerNut

Hendrixcat wrote: »

Messrs beer has been availalble on home draft in the past.

Now that you mention it, I think they still have a sign for that in their window.