Smithwicks Pale Ale

disco biscuit

I drank a pint of smithwicks pale ale in the Mutton Lane Inn last night and it tasted pretty good.Its the first time I drank it and does anybody know is it available in other pubs in Cork city?It was draught I had.I don't know if it is available in bottles.

evilivor

disco biscuit wrote: »

I drank a pint of smithwicks pale ale in the Mutton Lane Inn last night and it tasted pretty good.Its the first time I drank it and does anybody know is it available in other pubs in Cork city?It was draught I had.I don't know if it is available in bottles.

Someone in my company was drinking it the Woodford a couple of weeks ago, on draft, dunno about bottles.

Sky King

There's a thread on this in the food and drink forum along with a list of places in Ireland you can get it.

54kroc

To save anyone the bother of looking, one more mile posted this in the beer forum.

PUBS

ROSIE, CARRIGALINE
AN BROG
COUNIHAN'S
FLANNERY'S
LONG VALLEY BAR
THE BISHOPSTOWN BAR
THE SEXTANT
THE WOODFORD BAR
THOMOND BAR
CRANE LANE THEATRE
THE BOWERY
CANTY'S
MUTTON LANE INN
BARRY'S, DOUGLAS
JOHN O'SULLIVAN, DOUGLAS
SOUTH COUNTY, DOUGLAS

OFF LICENCES

BARRY'S OL, MIDDLETON
RAHEEN CHILL, BALLINACURRA
MOE'S, YOUGHAL
FINE WINES, BLACKPOOL RETAIL
FINE WINES, WASHINGTON ST

deRanged

bradleys on north main st were doing it on offer - 5 for 10 last time I looked in.

54kroc

deRanged wrote: »

bradleys on north main st were doing it on offer - 5 for 10 last time I looked in.

How long has Bradleys been around? Anybody remember the place that used to be accross the road, Benets or something?

evilivor

cork45 wrote: »

How long has Bradleys been around?

Since 1850.

grenache

disco biscuit wrote: »

I drank a pint of smithwicks pale ale in the Mutton Lane Inn last night and it tasted pretty good.Its the first time I drank it and does anybody know is it available in other pubs in Cork city?It was draught I had.I don't know if it is available in bottles.

Not trying to diss your taste buds here, but the new Smithwicks is quite bland as pale ales go. There's a thread on it in the Beer & Wines section and 90% of the feedback has been negative. There are so many better pale ales to choose from. The Franciscan Well do Purgatory Pale Ale on draught. Further up the quays, The Bierhaus stocks Greene King, Fullers, Goose Island and Sierra Nevada amongst others, they do the latter on tap from time to time. The Abbot Ale House also stocks numerous pale ales.

run_Forrest_run

grenache wrote: »

Not trying to diss your taste buds here, but the new Smithwicks is quite bland as pale ales go. There's a thread on it in the Beer & Wines section and 90% of the feedback has been negative. There are so many better pale ales to choose from. The Franciscan Well do Purgatory Pale Ale on draught. Further up the quays, The Bierhaus stocks Greene King, Fullers, Goose Island and Sierra Nevada amongst others, they do the latter on tap from time to time. The Abbot Ale House also stocks numerous pale ales.

while I have yet to try Smithwicks Pale Ale I often feel it's nearly cool for the beer snobs of this world to always diss anything produced from the non-artisan/large scale producers.

I must try some of it myself this weekend perhaps, I'll have to get it from an off-license so I'll get some other pale ales too and compare myself...I may be eating(drinking?) my words yet

brimur69

The Slate on Tuckey St have it on tap now also. They had a promo last week

Grim_Wreeper

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

I often feel it's nearly cool for the beer snobs of this world to always diss anything produced from the non-artisan/large scale producers.

I completely agree with you there. Some people let the branding get to them, wither by choice of trying to look cool, or my their head playing tricks.

I've had the fortune to sample both the purgatory pale ale (in the Franciscan well, although they didn't have it the last time I was there > 3 moths ago?), and also Smithwicks pale ale (mutton lane).

To be fair the Smithwicks is a very nice pale ale, good taste, not too strong, but very nice for a mass produced beer, a nice after-taste (a slight "nutty" after-taste as my GF put it), as a pale ale should. Maybe Not as nice as the purgatory ale which has a stronger taste, but a much nicer drink than the standard Smithwicks ale, which is lacking in almost any flavor.

I would definitely be switching to this as my drink of choice while drinking in "normal" pubs, where a variety of pale ale is never on offer.

run_Forrest_run

Grim_Wreeper wrote: »

I completely agree with you there. Some people let the branding get to them, wither by choice of trying to look cool, or my their head playing tricks.

I've had the fortune to sample both the purgatory pale ale (in the Franciscan well, although they didn't have it the last time I was there > 3 moths ago?), and also Smithwicks pale ale (mutton lane).

To be fair the Smithwicks is a very nice pale ale, good taste, not too strong, but very nice for a mass produced beer, a nice after-taste (a slight "nutty" after-taste as my GF put it), as a pale ale should. Maybe Not as nice as the purgatory ale which has a stronger taste, but a much nicer drink than the standard Smithwicks ale, which is lacking in almost any flavor.

I would definitely be switching to this as my drink of choice while drinking in "normal" pubs, where a variety of pale ale is never on offer.

thanks for the constructive feedback. I am a Smithwicks drinker (when in a county known for Smithwicks, ie, Kilkenny, Waterford, Galway..there may be more) but here in Cork it's like vinegar.
I agree with you on the flavour side, even compared to some UK ales Smithwicks fails to compete I'm afraid. I think the lower ABV might have something to do with this perhaps.

I didn't get a chance to try the pale ale over the weekend but I'll be out in the pubs this Thursday so a tasting will happen then

foxyboxer

I tried it and liked it. It's in the Hollyhill off license too.

Cool_CM

cork45 wrote: »

How long has Bradleys been around?

"Bradley's - (Not) Serving the Underage of Cork since 1850"

redarmyblues

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

grenache wrote: »

Not trying to diss your taste buds here, but the new Smithwicks is quite bland as pale ales go. There's a thread on it in the Beer & Wines section and 90% of the feedback has been negative. There are so many better pale ales to choose from. The Franciscan Well do Purgatory Pale Ale on draught. Further up the quays, The Bierhaus stocks Greene King, Fullers, Goose Island and Sierra Nevada amongst others, they do the latter on tap from time to time. The Abbot Ale House also stocks numerous pale ales.

while I have yet to try Smithwicks Pale Ale I often feel it's nearly cool for the beer snobs of this world to always diss anything produced from the non-artisan/large scale producers.

I must try some of it myself this weekend perhaps, I'll have to get it from an off-license so I'll get some other pale ales too and compare myself...I may be eating(drinking?) my words yet

The reason people are dishing it is because it is fizzy pish, it is not a real ale, itis not cask conditioned, it has external co2, most of the very best pale ales are made by large British breweries, Bitters are in fact a darker coloured pale ale.

grenache

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

while I have yet to try Smithwicks Pale Ale I often feel it's nearly cool for the beer snobs of this world to always diss anything produced from the non-artisan/large scale producers.

I must try some of it myself this weekend perhaps, I'll have to get it from an off-license so I'll get some other pale ales too and compare myself...I may be eating(drinking?) my words yet

i don't diss it because of it's producers, i diss it because it's absolute p*ss

run_Forrest_run

grenache wrote: »

i don't diss it because of it's producers, i diss it because it's absolute p*ss

I tried it last week, had a pint in Counihans, thought it was nice. Quite refreshing. I would have had another only for I was going to a gig and I knew the venue wouldn't have it available.

Flesh Gorden

Did anyone else reply to the ad they've had on the radio claiming the "first 50" callers to 1800 PALE ALE will get a free trial pack?

Got a phone call yesterday saying I was outside the delivery area and they'll post on vouchers instead