Pubs with beamish

DB10

Specifically in Dublin, Cavan or Maynooth? None in the later two as far as I know.

Add the price also please!

BeerNut

€3.50 in Magowan's in Harold's Cross.

artanevilla

3.50 a pint in The Ardlea Inn in Artane.

Losty Dublin

The Leonard's Corner and the Headline had Beamish, certainly in the last 3 months on my last visits to both.

irish_goat

Guinness is the only draught stout available in Maynooth. The Roost do pint bottles as well though.

Otherwise, the Mill Wine Cellar does Marston Oyster Stout, Trouble Brewing Dark Arts and St.Peter's Stout (the odd time).

time lord

Off your beaten track but in a pub in Mullingar today Beamish was €2.50 a pint. I asked was this a special and they said thats the price all day every day.

Slaphead07

I presume you want Beamish because you're off the drink for Lent? :rolleyes:

Losty Dublin

Slaphead07 wrote: »

I presume you want Beamish because you're off the drink for Lent? :rolleyes:

Or maybe he wants something else to drink other than Guinness that he might enjoy a little more.

Slaphead07

I hear Beamish completely destroys your sense of humour. Has anybody seen any evidence if this? Recently?

Lapsed Catholic

Slaphead07 wrote: »

I hear Beamish completely destroys your sense of humour. Has anybody seen any evidence if this? Recently?

No, now F*"k off. :mad:

Slaphead07

QED.

BeerNut

Slaphead07 wrote: »

I presume you want Beamish because you're off the drink for Lent? :rolleyes:

Slaphead07 wrote: »

I hear Beamish completely destroys your sense of humour. Has anybody seen any evidence if this? Recently?

Possibly. How many pints have you had?

tim_holsters

Tried to give Beamish a go a while back but found it impossible.

Slaphead07

BeerNut wrote: »

Possibly. How many pints have you had?

None, but I'm guessing the Beamish isn't to blame around here anyway. A simple joke gets abuse? Yis should really lighten up a bit.

Nonoperational

On a serious note, Beamish is my favourite of the mainstream stouts. I am from Cork though!

BeerNut

Slaphead07 wrote: »

A simple joke gets abuse? Yis should really lighten up a bit.

If you try and make them funny, that'll help lighten the mood.

But really, making fun of what other people choose to drink is neither big nor clever.

Seaneh

BeerNut wrote: »

Slaphead07 wrote: »

A simple joke gets abuse? Yis should really lighten up a bit.

If you try and make them funny, that'll help lighten the mood.

But really, making fun of what other people choose to drink is neither big nor clever.

Especially when, compared to other main stream beers, it's pretty fecking good.

Explosive_Cornflake

time lord wrote: »

Off your beaten track but in a pub in Mullingar today Beamish was €2.50 a pint. I asked was this a special and they said thats the price all day every day.

Which bar is that?

Lapsed Catholic

Slaphead07 wrote: »

None, but I'm guessing the Beamish isn't to blame around here anyway. A simple joke gets abuse? Yis should really lighten up a bit.

I got the joke, I thought my reply was humorous. I won't give up the day job.

Beamish is the best of the macro stouts and excellent value at €3.60 in my local. Concepts like cost = value belong in the Celtic Tiger era.

Slaphead07

Lapsed Catholic wrote: »

I got the joke, I thought my reply was humorous. I won't give up the day job.

Smilies help! (at least I thought mine would have )

2ndcoming

Just order a pint of Guinness and while it's settling ask them to add some toilet water and a drop of blackcurrant. Hey presto, there's your Beamish, sir!

Lapsed Catholic

2ndcoming wrote: »

Just order a pint of Guinness and while it's settling ask them to add some toilet water and a drop of blackcurrant. Hey presto, there's your Beamish, sir!

ROFL!!! And I thought that Frank Carson was dead, silly me.

Tell me oh tasteful one, what do you normally drink and what do you think your choice of drink says about you.

2ndcoming

The nectar of the GODS, Biere D'Or in the medicine bottles.

Only joking, I'm an alcoholic, I'd drink mostly any oul pish.








That said I wouldn't touch Beamish...

Lapsed Catholic

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Slaphead07

just for the record I have nothing against Beamish at all, and certainly not its drinkers. My first comment was meant as a joke and nothing more.

I do not want to be lumped in with later comments slagging off Beamish.

saintsaltynuts

3.55 in The Long Mile Inn Bar.Gorgeous.

2ndcoming

I have nothing against Beamish drinkers either, just that it's not to my personal taste. To be honest, to me, it tastes exactly as I described, slightly sweeter Guinness of questionable quality.

This is opinion, I may appear to offer it in jest, but my opinion it remains.

Jayz this thread is a bit like going into the Man U thread and saying Cantona was shít. Which is a fitting analogy because Beamish is not the Man United of stouts. It is the Everton. And while some may try to tell you that Everton are better than Man United, and god bless them their entitled to their opinion, the dogs in the street know this is simply not true.

irish_goat

2ndcoming wrote: »

Jayz this thread is a bit like going into the Man U thread and saying Cantona was shít. Which is a fitting analogy because Beamish is not the Man United of stouts. It is the Everton. And while some may try to tell you that Everton are better than Man United, and god bless them their entitled to their opinion, the dogs in the street know this is simply not true.

If you're comparing stouts to football teams, Beamish and Guinness are more like Bray Wanderers and Bohemians.

the beer revolu

2ndcoming wrote: »

I have nothing against Beamish drinkers either, just that it's not to my personal taste. To be honest, to me, it tastes exactly as I described, slightly sweeter Guinness of questionable quality.

This is opinion, I may appear to offer it in jest, but my opinion it remains.

Jayz this thread is a bit like going into the Man U thread and saying Cantona was shít. Which is a fitting analogy because Beamish is not the Man United of stouts. It is the Everton. And while some may try to tell you that Everton are better than Man United, and god bless them their entitled to their opinion, the dogs in the street know this is simply not true.

LOL

You are far funnier when you post in earnest!

Bless him. He actually believes that Guinness is a "premium" product of superior quality to any other mass produced industrial stout or porter.
The power of marketing will never cease to amaze me!

Lapsed Catholic

What does it matter what someone drinks? Why try and explain where a drink sits in the bullsh1t league by comparing it to a football team. Any l*nger can follow Man Utd and their seemingly endless supply of trophies, it takes a l*nger with character and a sense of loyalty to follow Bohs.
I drink Beamish because I like it, until a better stout becomes available in everyday supply then it will be my macro drink of choice. I also drive a 10yr old banger because I like it, and because I'm old enough to not give a f*ck what people think of me especially when they judge me on my choice of drink or car. There is as much snobbishness and insecure wannabes in the beer world as there is in wine.

2ndcoming

the beer revolu wrote: »

LOL

You are far funnier when you post in earnest!

Bless him. He actually believes that Guinness is a "premium" product of superior quality to any other mass produced industrial stout or porter.
The power of marketing will never cease to amaze me!

On point 1, thank you sir, I do try.

On point 2, I do like Guinness, I think it tastes great. Can't stomach more than about 5 or 6 before I have to move on to a wee small drink but that's me. I've tried Beamish, don't like it. On occasions I've chose to drink it when it was €3.20 in our local as I'd get 3 out of a tenner, but if both were the same price, I would never choose it. I do like the Porterhouse's stout, but I suppose that can't be compared to the large scale operations.

As fantastic and famous as Guinness advertising is and has been over the last 100 years or more, it is not the sole reason that nobody outside Cork drinks Beamish and Guinness is a worldwide brand of great repute.

People buy what they prefer. In life, as in stout, the cream always rises.

2ndcoming

Lapsed Catholic wrote: »

Any l*nger can follow Man Utd and their seemingly endless supply of trophies, it takes a l*nger with character and a sense of loyalty to follow Bohs.

All this l*nger talk, your cognitive bias is backed by local pride I would say...;)

beardedmaster

I quite like Beamish, I gotta say. Would definitely prefer Guinness though.

€3.50 a pint in UCD Student Bar.

Lapsed Catholic

2ndcoming wrote: »

All this l*nger talk, your cognitive bias is backed by local pride I would say...;)

Then you'd be wrong ;);)

You order a drink you don't like because you'll get 3 pints for €10 and you dare to lecture on taste, begone sir!

2ndcoming

You seem to have forgotten my earlier post, I told you, I'm an alcoholic! I'd drink any oul pish!:D

the beer revolu

2ndcoming wrote: »

On point 1, thank you sir, I do try.

On point 2, I do like Guinness, I think it tastes great. Can't stomach more than about 5 or 6 before I have to move on to a wee small drink but that's me. I've tried Beamish, don't like it. On occasions I've chose to drink it when it was €3.20 in our local as I'd get 3 out of a tenner, but if both were the same price, I would never choose it. I do like the Porterhouse's stout, but I suppose that can't be compared to the large scale operations.

As fantastic and famous as Guinness advertising is and has been over the last 100 years or more, it is not the sole reason that nobody outside Cork drinks Beamish and Guinness is a worldwide brand of great repute.

People buy what they prefer. In life, as in stout, the cream always rises.

LOL

Ah yeah, the popularity equals quality argument!
I love it.

That means that Brennan's is the best bread in Ireland!
And there is no better fast food than Mc Donald's.
Anyway, I made no mention of Beamish. To claim that it is of better quality than Guinness would be as ludicrous as claiming the opposite.

The way that marketing works is that the people to whom they are marketing actually believe that the product is superior to the competitor's product.
See, it works! You not only prefer Guinness to Beamish you actually believe that it is a product of superior quality.
Them marketing boys are good and Guinness have the best of them.
There was someone on here arguing about Guinness before and he always wrote it as GUINNESS. That is how strong their branding is. No shame in being a victim of it.;)

time lord

Explosive_Cornflake wrote: »

Which bar is that?

Its the Old Stand. Front bar not for me but lounge is like another pub;)

thelynchfella

I drink the odd pint of Guinness myself from time to time, but feck me, the blind loyalty that some Irish people show towards the brand is mind boggling. Their marketing team really is worth their salt!!!

Oh and Beamish is also available in the international bar on Wicklow Street and O'Neills on suffock street!!

2ndcoming

the beer revolu wrote: »

LOL

Ah yeah, the popularity equals quality argument!
I love it.

That means that Brennan's is the best bread in Ireland!
And there is no better fast food than Mc Donald's.
Anyway, I made no mention of Beamish. To claim that it is of better quality than Guinness would be as ludicrous as claiming the opposite.

The way that marketing works is that the people to whom they are marketing actually believe that the product is superior to the competitor's product.
See, it works! You not only prefer Guinness to Beamish you actually believe that it is a product of superior quality.
Them marketing boys are good and Guinness have the best of them.
There was someone on here arguing about Guinness before and he always wrote it as GUINNESS. That is how strong their branding is. No shame in being a victim of it.;)

I must be a mindless victim of marketing, allowing myself to be led past the uncertainty of decision by majestic horses rising from the sea.

Either way GUINNESS TASTES better. And Burger King is far nicer than McDonald's by the way.

thelynchfella

We need another Stout blind test challenge!!!!!!!!!

the beer revolu

2ndcoming wrote: »

I must be a mindless victim of marketing, allowing myself to be led past the uncertainty of decision by majestic horses rising from the sea.

Either way GUINNESS TASTES better. And Burger King is far nicer than McDonald's by the way.

I have no argument with anyone saying they prefer the taste of Guinness over any other stout. What I'm ranting about is that so many people believe that any other stout is actually inferior in quality (a claim that you made).

I, also prefer Burger King to McDonald's but using your success and popularity argument, McDonald's must be of better quality.

2ndcoming

I apologise, there was little basis for the quality remark, but where it stems from is probably the Beamish marketing team's own fault. Their official placards and posters they put in pubs (around the East anyway) always have a space for the publican to write how cheap it is compared to Guinness. This to me gets you lumped in with Foster's and Bavaria, the budget alternatives of the lager world.

The implication to the punter is always that they are "cheaper". Marketers should ALWAYS try and put forward that you should drink their product because it is "better", not because it is cheap. It comes across as, "well yeah it's pish, but you'll get 3 for a tenner!"

Nothing against Bavaria or Foster's either, particularly Bavaria, it's as good as you'll get on the majority of lager taps around the country

the beer revolu

2ndcoming wrote: »

I apologise, there was little basis for the quality remark, but where it stems from is probably the Beamish marketing team's own fault. Their official placards and posters they put in pubs (around the East anyway) always have a space for the publican to write how cheap it is compared to Guinness. This to me gets you lumped in with Foster's and Bavaria, the budget alternatives of the lager world.

The implication to the punter is always that they are "cheaper". Marketers should ALWAYS try and put forward that you should drink their product because it is "better", not because it is cheap. It comes across as, "well yeah it's pish, but you'll get 3 for a tenner!"

Nothing against Bavaria or Foster's either, particularly Bavaria, it's as good as you'll get on the majority of lager taps around the country

Just different marketing strategies. I guess Beamish reckoned they could never compete with the giant that is and was Guinness' marketing team and budget so they decided to compete on price. The fact that Beamish is still in production indicates that the strategy wasn't altogether unsuccessful.

horse7

Are there any pubs in dublin 15 selling beamish.

grenache

I absolutely loathe the way you can walk into any pub outside Munster, particularly in Dublin, and when you ask if they do Beamish, they give you this look of amazement and the whole "now why would we do that" look :rolleyes: Ooh i dont know, maybe because it's one the top three stouts in a country that's famous for producing....you've guessed it....stouts!

I was a fan of Beamish ever before I moved to Cork. It's by far the creamiest of the 3 main Irish stouts. I find Guinness to be rather watery in comparison. Plus it's made by Diageo, which is another reason to boycott it. In Limerick the cheapest i could find Beamish at was €3.50. In Cork, i can get it for €3, just down the road from the old Beamish & Crawford brewery at South Gate bridge This maketh grenache a very happy boy.

Because why pay a euro extra for an inferior pint of plain?!

rubadub

2ndcoming wrote: »

The implication to the punter is always that they are "cheaper". Marketers should ALWAYS try and put forward that you should drink their product because it is "better", not because it is cheap.

Yep, I still maintain beamish would sell more if it was around the same price as guinness, it has a stigma being cheap, people presume it must be worse and some might not want to appear stingy having it, even if they cannot tell any difference.

They did have posters up saying awards it won before. I am surprised they do not do pepsi challenge style tests, pepsi never claimed they were better, just wanted you to decide. They could have beamish reps visiting pubs, and hand out half or 1/4 pints to people already drinking guinness. Or do a proper blind taste there & then. I can imagine initial slagging "haha, you like the cheap muck" and then slowly copping on this is a good thing.

BeerNut

grenache wrote: »

Plus it's made by Diageo, which is another reason to boycott it.

Interesting! You reckon they're worse than Heineken, the company which closed the Beamish brewery?

grenache

BeerNut wrote: »

Interesting! You reckon they're worse than Heineken, the company which closed the Beamish brewery?

Ha ha! I was expecting this question from somebody :-) It was a disgrace that Heineken decided to move production to the Murphy's brewery. I supported the South Main Street Heritage committee and threw them a few quid in the hope that they would be successful in keeping the Beamish brewey open. But alas, cost cutting always wins out over heritage

I'm no fan of Heineken or any multi national corporation, but they are not nearly as evil as Diageo.

Seaneh

grenache wrote: »

I'm no fan of Heineken or any multi national corporation, but they are not nearly as evil as Diageo.

They are though, probably more so.

Seaneh

grenache wrote: »

Ooh i dont know, maybe because it's one the top three stouts in a country that's famous for producing....you've guessed it....stouts!... It's by far the creamiest of the 3 main Irish stouts.

Right, I'd say it's one of the better of the "big 3" Irish fry stouts but miles beind O'Hara's.

Also the "creamy" thing has nothing to do with the beers, it's down to the Nitrogen used to gas the kegs and as such, it would be near impossible to tell Murphys, Guinness, Beamish or even O'Hara's apart in a blind test!

_blank_

I reckon you could tell the O'Hara's apart, every O'Hara's drink has the same distinct "O'Hara'sey" background. Don't know if it's a certain hop they use, or the yeast strain, but I've found it in their Stout, Leann Follain, Red, PA and Curim.