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St. Bernardus Witbier is a nice one. Should also have Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
London Pride
Fullers ESB

"beeristhereason":35rzx562 wrote: at the very least for ales a good stock of spitfire, and bishops finger from Shepard neame along with some others that i'm sure someone else will post.[/quote:35rzx562]In all honestly the only reason I'd bother stocking the bottled version of something primarily intended to be served on cask is that it'll have brand recognition: people have heard of Pride and Spitfire, so they'll buy it. I put Hobgoblin on my list because I think it's one of the very few of this sort of beer that stands up well from the bottle.

For me the number one consideration would be Irish craft beers on draught, along with an interest in actually selling them.

After that I would like to see a good international selection including American, British and Belgian beers and all the suggestions above would fit into that category. Add into the mix a couple of good German wheat beers, Czech Pilsners etc.

Ideally, both for the Irish draught beers and the imports would be regular specials or seasonals where possible.

edit: when I mention American beers I don't think it's necessary to point out that they should be craft beers but you never know who's reading...

So I suppose the feeling here is that the focus should be more on having a good representation of different styles of beer rather then always having specific brands.

Definitely more Irish ones, yeah we'd all like that.
Other than that, Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, Purgatory Pale Ale draught and Bottled??, Galway Hooker if not Purgatory , Curim draught and of course a good selection on US craft, German and Belgians. All served in their proper glasses if possible.

"n1mbus":3juxldqf wrote: having specific brands.[/quote:3juxldqf]That just turns into "beers I like". If you're going to make realisitc suggestions to actual businesses, you need to allow them flexibility. And there's certainly enough room for stylistic improvement the way most Irish bars are, without needing to get prescriptive.