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If you were to move away from Ireland which beers produced on the island would you miss the most?


-I think it becomes an issue of a combination of quality and rarity of style...


For me it would be Clotworthy Dobbin and Porterhouse's Chocolate Truffle Stout. (With O'hara's Irish Stout as the runner up.)

-I just haven't found something that satisifies the desire for something insanely malt-forward as Clotworthy Dobbin. (I used to think that Celebrator Double Bock would do it, but after a side-by-side comparison; Clotworthy Dobbin is almost twice as malt-forward; Celebrator won't cut it any more.)

Porterhouse Chocolate Truffle Stout is the single best beer that I've had brewed with chocolate and I've had a lot of high-rated beers brewed with chocolate... It counts as beer and dessert in one and I've found nothing else comparable.

I do like Galway Hooker alot, but there are just too many alternatives available abroad for it to make my list of beers that I would miss the most.
I also like Messers' buttery Bock, but there are available alternatives. Clotworthy Dobbin and Porterhouse Chocolate Truffle stout are irreplacably unique in my mind. -I really wish Clotworthy Dobbin woudl export and I wish Porterhouse would make the Chocolate Truffle Stout available (in it's current version) year-round, bottled, and exported. -Except I'm not sure how I would like it on CO2 bottled, vs. Nitrogen; I almost think that nitro is required for the full experience on this one...

I would've also added O'Hara's Irish Stout to the list except that I know that I CAN get it abroad...


Adam

It depends what you mean by abroad, really. I've been to plenty of places where nothing along the lines of Galway Hooker has been available -- almost all of Europe, I think.

But I'd miss decent stout most: Wrassler's and O'Hara's in particular.

Large bottles of Guinness

I'd definately miss bottled O'Haras stout the most, closely followed by Hooker (I hope they bottle soon!!).

Both Belfast Ale and Clotworthy Dobbin would be seriously missed also.

Well, speaking from experience...

Galway Hooker for it's sessionable, thirst-quenching, hoptastic drink-appeal.

Clotworthy for the rich chocolatiness.

Ehh, that's about as much as a [i:34b3xq88][b:34b3xq88]really[/b:34b3xq88] [/i:34b3xq88]miss. An occasional bottle of O'Hara's would be nice, as would some Wrasslers

When I lived abroad I used to really miss Wrassler's, nothing even comparable was available. That's the only one I think.