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Hello,
I'm quite new here, so pleasant to meet you all here.
Please allow me to introduce myself as a Belgian Beer Lover who will come very shortly to Dublin (28dec2007 untill 02jan2008). I already have a lot of places to visit, but logically it should be great to have additional info from insiders and locals as you all.

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Well, it depends what you're interested in. There's the handful of outlets that will serve you Irish craft beer; and then there's the classic Dublin pubs, virtually none of which will serve you anything except factory-made blandness.

As a beer lover rather than a pub lover, you'll presumably be wanting the former, so that's Messrs Maguire (Burgh Quay); The Porterhouse (Parliament Street, Nassau Street and Cross Guns Bridge) and The Bull & Castle (Christchurch).

And welcome to the group.

My preference is to find some authentic beers, possibly visiting an interesting brewery. And as well some pubs where I can taste these.

Besides, is there someone who can tell me more about the Guinness Brewhouse Series? Where to taste?

And if it's possible, where I have to be to taste some good whiskeys.

&amp;quot;Linty&amp;quot;:17buhqt4 wrote: My preference is to find some authentic beers, possibly visiting an interesting brewery.[/quote:17buhqt4]Dublin has three breweries (Guinness, Messrs Maguire and The Porterhouse), none of which are open to the public. Mass-produced nitrogenated stout and kegged ale and lager have been the authentic beer of Dublin for about half a century now. There isn't much else available.

&amp;quot;Linty&amp;quot;:17buhqt4 wrote: And as well some pubs where I can taste these.[/quote:17buhqt4]Messrs Maguire and The Porterhouse have their own pubs, as I mentioned above. The best range of craft beers from other Irish microbreweries can be found upstairs in the Bull & Castle.

&amp;quot;Linty&amp;quot;:17buhqt4 wrote: Besides, is there someone who can tell me more about the Guinness Brewhouse Series? Where to taste?[/quote:17buhqt4]The series has been cancelled, but the last one -- North Star -- is still available in a couple of outlets. O'Neill's in Suffolk Street is usually a good bet. Most stockists will have a poster in the window if they have it inside.

&amp;quot;Linty&amp;quot;:17buhqt4 wrote: And if it's possible, where I have to be to taste some good whiskeys.[/quote:17buhqt4]Downstairs in the Bull & Castle. The Celtic Whiskey Shop[/url:17buhqt4] on Dawson Street has a great range for sale and sometimes does free tastings as well.

Hi Linty
dont worry about missing out on the brewhouse series they were all VERY much along the same lines as regular Guiness.

Linty, it might be worth your while picking up a copy of [i:p40ibhz1]Beer & Cider in Ireland[/i:p40ibhz1] (Amazon.fr[/url:p40ibhz1] / Amazon.co.uk[/url:p40ibhz1] - or bookshops in Ireland). Lots of good information there.