Good Beer in Ireland

The following is probably the most comprehensive listing available on Irish beer as it was taken from the check list prepared by The Porter House for the 4th Annual All Ireland Beer Festival (March 2000) held on their premises. Click on BREWERS below for further details. The information given was not nearly as extensive as last year's listing, so links are provided to the the 1999 tasting notes where available.

	ABV		ABV
Dublin Brewing Company		Franciscan Well Brewing Company
Maeve's Wheat Beer	4.2 %	Rebel County Ale	4.3 %
Revolution Red Ale	4.5 %	Rebel County Lager	4.2 %
D'Arcy's Stout	4.5 %
		Celtic Brewing Company
Messrs. Maguires		Finnian's Pilsner	4.3 %
Plain Stout	4.3 %
Haus Lager	4.3 %	Hilden Brewing Co.
		Hilden Ale	4.0 %
Irish Brewing Company		Molly Malone's	4.6 %
Brew N^o 1	4.3 %	Scullion's Ale	4.6 %

Carlow Brewing Company		Whitewater Brewing Company
O'Hara's Stout	4.3 %	Cascade Ale	4.0 %
Curim Wheat Beer	4.3 %	Belfast Ale	4.5 %

Biddy Early Brewing Company		Porterhouse Brewing Company
Black Biddy Stout	4.2 %	An Brain Blásta	7.0 %
Red Biddy Ale	5.0 %	Porterhouse Red	4.4 %
		Chiller	4.2 %
Comet Brewing Co.		Temple Bräu	4.3 %
Comet Lager	4.3 %	Hersbrucker Pilsner	5.0 %
		Plain Porter	4.3 %
Tipperary Brewing Company		Oyster Stout	4.8 %
Ruby Red Ale	4.6 %	Wrasslers 4X Stout	5.0 %
Dwan Stout	5.0 %