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Great night. Thanks for organizing sbillings!

Everyone on this site who complains about the lack of decent beer in Ireland should try to get to the Porterhouse for this festival. They have the full selection of Irish craft beer all in one place.

Well don't keep us in suspense. What beers are in the festival?

"n1mbus":1jp6oefa wrote: What beers are in the festival?[/quote:1jp6oefa]Dammit, left the list at home. Though, as tends to be the case, it's not 100% accurate.

Last night, aside from the house beers, there was:
Galway Hooker
Galway Hooker Dunkelweiss
MM Bock
MM Plain
Belfast Blonde
Purgatory
Rebel Red
Friar Weisse (I think)
Clotworthy Dobbin
Belfast Lager (I think)

MM Haus was promised, but may not be in the festival line-up.
Hilden Ale is expected on cask later in the week.
There was a keg font for Scullion's, but it wasn't serving yet.

Galway Hooker
Galway Hooker Wheat Beer

Whitewater:
Clotworthy Dobbin
Belfast Lager

Franciscan Well:
Rebel Red
Rebel Lager
Purgatory Pale Ale
Friar Weisse

Mssrs Maguire:
Rusty
Plain
Bock

Hilden:
Belfast Blonde
Hilden Ale
Scullions Irish

Porterhouse:
Wrasslers
Oyster Stout
Plain
Red
TSB
Brain Blasta
Hersbrucker
Temple Brau
Chiller
Chocolate Truffle Stout

Phew! They didn't have one or two of the Hilden ones but they're coming during the week.

Whats the Galway Hooker Dunkelweiss like

It's nice. Not big on the fruitiness, though there's a bit of a banana aroma. It has a definite caramel/toffee thing going on, and a touch of roasted grains about it as well. It reminded me a bit of the Porterhouse Alt. A little bit thinner than your typical weiss, and lacking the big foamy head, but I liked it. It should do well.