Smithwicks !

Ditch · 09-03-2011 11:04PM

Ghost Buster wrote: »

I now make home brew ale and Smithwicks is sometimes the closest you can get over here.

What on earth type of Home Brew ye creating there, mate?

Sunnyisland · 09-03-2011 11:05PM

Years ago in Dublin you had the choice of Guinness ,harp or smithwicks, smithwicks was for the starterofers, very easy & light to drink but you weren't thought of as real drinker,not till you drank the Black stuff.

Chaotic_Forces · 09-03-2011 11:06PM

Chuileog wrote: »

The best thing about smithwicks is hearing foreigners trying to pronounce it:)

Or people from this country.

strokemyclover · 09-03-2011 11:08PM

I'm convinced puberty had nothing to do with the amount of bodily hair I developed as a teen.....I'm 99% sure it was all down to Smithwicks!

09-03-2011 11:25PM

Yeah smithwicks is my drink lovely stuff!! Been drinking it since I was about 19. Id have Guinness sometimes but almost always Smithwicks.

At one stage about 7 of my gang of friends were drinking it back then some still do and some do occasionally.

Smithwicks is in every pub in Galway and I have to say I was quite shocked to find it was hard to get in Cork when I moved there, its appearing in a lot of places in the last year or so though so it must be making a come back.

cml387 · 09-03-2011 11:30PM

I must say this has piqued by interest,because I too started on Smithwicks but abandoned it when I started on Harp (Guiness was the the only other choice in those far off days,indeed Harp wasn't often available in some pubs).

I may try a bottle at the weekend for old times sake.

RichieC · 09-03-2011 11:31PM

strokemyclover wrote: »

I'm convinced puberty had nothing to do with the amount of bodily hair I developed as a teen.....I'm 99% sure it was all down to Smithwicks!

Puts hairs on your hair and curls your teeth!

dxhound2005 · 09-03-2011 11:32PM

I'm glad the anti Smithwick comments have ceased.

Hail 2 Da Thief · 09-03-2011 11:35PM

Aodan83 wrote: »

I know a guy who drinks Smithwicks with a Guinness head.

I use to drink lots of Smithwicks with a dash (head) of Guinness.
I asked for a pint of Ale with a dash in Waterford once & the barmaid poured in a drop of red lemonade :mad:

epgc3fyqirnbsx · 09-03-2011 11:37PM

It's called Lovejuice back my way cos apparantly you fúck like a tiger on it

JayeL · 09-03-2011 11:40PM

I'd drink Smithwicks more if it was consistently good; as it is, you can never be quite sure and dodgy pints of it are common in my experience.

Heard from a friend that Smithwicks changed their recipe to something closer to MacArdles 2-3 years ago, something's different because I tried it around 7 years ago and it was fizzled and plainer.

Really got in to English ales lately, Old Speckled Hen, London Pride and Bishops Finger. Seriously dodge names though, I'd much prefer Newkie Broon but bottles of that are like hen's teeth here and the cans are muck.

Cú Giobach · 09-03-2011 11:41PM

Kimberly Numerous Aunt wrote: »

It's called Lovejuice back my way cos apparantly you fúck like a tiger on it

For some reason the word "lovejuice" makes me shshhudder more than the taste of Smithwicks does.

jt69er · 09-03-2011 11:42PM

Smithwicks changed the brewing method/recipe around 2 years ago and as a result pint has improved considerably!

Chris P. Bacon · 09-03-2011 11:45PM

Hail 2 Da Thief wrote: »

I use to drink lots of Smithwicks with a dash (head) of Guinness.
I asked for a pint of Ale with a dash in Waterford once & the barmaid poured in a drop of red lemonade :mad:

You must be a female so?,because that's what we do here,but its usually a dash of blackcurrant

hoorsmelt · 09-03-2011 11:47PM

I love Smithwicks and I'm only 21- been drinking it since I was 17, and it's fantastic, smooth, crisp and cool with a nice taste. Heavenly after coming back from the bog with blisters opening up on your hands and the back of your neck scorched from the sun: that's what life is all about.

baldbear · 09-03-2011 11:49PM

It's a quality drink. I only started drinking it last year after a tour at there brewery. Jaysus i dunno how anyone drinks pissweiser, the king of piss!

smokedeels · 09-03-2011 11:49PM

It's nice, it's a good Sunday afternoon pint for me.

Cantona's Collars · 09-03-2011 11:51PM

Used to drink it years ago,it's still my fathers drink of choice.Some of my friends still drink large Macs(macardles).Ale is very popular in parts of the US. especially around the northeast.

Jimmy Garlic · 09-03-2011 11:51PM

Kimberly Numerous Aunt wrote: »

It's called Lovejuice back my way cos apparantly you fúck like a tiger on it

If you walked into my local and asked the barman for "lovejuice" you'd be stretchered out.

Awful_Bliss · 09-03-2011 11:52PM

Smithwicks gave me the worst hangovers possible. Massive headaches, puking etc like no other. Once I stopped drinking it I felt younger. I miss it cos it was quite nice and different.

Cantona's Collars · 09-03-2011 11:52PM

hoorsmelt wrote: »

I love Smithwicks and I'm only 21- been drinking it since I was 17, and it's fantastic, smooth, crisp and cool with a nice taste. Heavenly after coming back from the bog with blisters opening up on your hands and the back of your neck scorched from the sun: that's what life is all about.

You got blisters on your hands from the bog? What kind of toilets does your local pub have?:eek:

hoorsmelt · 09-03-2011 11:56PM

zerks wrote: »

You got blisters on your hands from the bog? What kind of toilets does your local pub have?:eek:

Good ones...

JBnaglfar · 09-03-2011 11:56PM

JayeL wrote: »

Really got in to English ales lately, Old Speckled Hen, London Pride and Bishops Finger. Seriously dodge names though, I'd much prefer Newkie Broon but bottles of that are like hen's teeth here and the cans are muck.

Yeah they are good alright. I'm sitting at home with another English Ale right now, Spitfire.

Richie Cranium wrote: »

You must be a female so?,because that's what we do here,but its usually a dash of blackcurrant

I've heard of a dash of blackcurrant with Guinness, but never with Smithwicks.

JBnaglfar · 09-03-2011 11:59PM

edit: double post, stupid internet connection

nlgbbbblth · 10-03-2011 12:03AM

garv123 wrote: »

where i worked about 10 regulars drank it. all 50+ years old
never tried it myself. its not as strong as most large bottles. its only 3.8% instead of normal 4.3%

the large bottle is known in Wexford as "a driver's drink".

My preference is for English ales but in the absence of same I'll drink Smithwicks when I am out - prefer the large bottle over draught but not that easy to get everywhere.

reap-a-rat · 10-03-2011 12:03AM

Ghost Buster wrote: »

In mayo just ask for a pint of Special;)

I was shocked Special wasnt mentioned one page one! Where I'm from, if you ask for a pint of beer, Smithwicks is what you'll get! It still seems popular in Mayo and Galway, but my boyfriend got one in Clare and his brother advised him he shouldnt have done that, because so few would drink it down there the tap would be stale! Sure enough, it didnt go down too well:)!

pauro 76 · 10-03-2011 12:07AM

Humans eh! wrote: »

Can you still get Caffreys on Draught?
I used to love the stuff.
Smithwicks is nice with literally a teaspoon of red lemonade in it, could ba all in my head but it works for me.

Not sure about Ireland but certain london pubs you can still get it on tap. But lovely stuff all the same...

Run_to_da_hills · 10-03-2011 12:08AM

The only thing good about Smithwicks is that its impossible to gulp down quick, hence if you want to drag out a beer over a session its an ideal choice.

GEasy · 10-03-2011 12:09AM

Aodan83 wrote: »

I know a guy who drinks Smithwicks with a Guinness head. On more than one occasion the person behind the bar has given him a pint of each. Gets very annoyed by that so he does.

A common drink where I'm from! I'd get the pint back if I landed two glasses in front of them !! Beer special !

Chris P. Bacon · 10-03-2011 12:11AM

JBnaglfar wrote: »

Yeah they are good alright. I'm sitting at home with another English Ale right now, Spitfire.

I've heard of a dash of blackcurrant with Guinness, but never with Smithwicks.

In Waterford a dash is usually with whatever drink you want,but the Guinness one is for the travelling women

Smithwicks !

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