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The Beer on the First U.N trip to the Congo 15 years 3 months ago #19

TheBeerNut Offline Posts: 11663	&quot;DEMPSEY&quot;:36l6qr1f wrote: Any one remember "Smithwicks barley wine "[/quote:36l6qr1f]Yup. Used to sell it in the pub I worked in. There was one customer who would come every Saturday evening after Mass. Kicking myself I never bothered trying it.

The Beer on the First U.N trip to the Congo 15 years 3 months ago #20

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&quot;DEMPSEY&quot;:i31z8i41 wrote: Any one remember "Smithwicks barley wine "[/quote:i31z8i41]

Yes, this was also popular in some Waterford pubs especially The Woodman Bar. Some older lads used to mix it half and half with large guinness to give the stout a bit of a kick. I tried it once in my late teens but wasn't too keen on the taste at the time, thought it was like a condensed version of stout.

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biertourist Offline Posts: 3112	&quot;DEMPSEY&quot;:2ugullw5 wrote: Any one remember "Smithwicks barley wine "[/quote:2ugullw5] Smithwicks had a barley wine?!??!! HISTORICAL RECREATION RECIPE TIME! If only someone knew a librarian who might have ideas on where to start looking for such a recipe... <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> Adam

The Beer on the First U.N trip to the Congo 15 years 3 months ago #22

TheBeerNut Offline Posts: 11663	So, eh... who wants to tell Biertourist how strong Smithwick's Barley Wine was? No volunteers? OK, take a deep breath, Adam. Go to the calm place. Put style guidelines out of your mind. Smithwick's Barley Wine was [size=40:3q52s07t]5.5[/size:3q52s07t]% ABV. I'd say most Irish breweries made a barley wine at one time or the other. The Smithwick's one just lasted longer than the others.

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&quot;TheBeerNut&quot;:h0n74a9e wrote: So, eh... who wants to tell Biertourist how strong Smithwick's Barley Wine was?

No volunteers?

OK, take a deep breath, Adam. Go to the calm place. Put style guidelines out of your mind.

Smithwick's Barley Wine was [size=40:h0n74a9e]5.5[/size:h0n74a9e]% ABV.

I'd say most Irish breweries made a barley wine at one time or the other. The Smithwick's one just lasted longer than the others.[/quote:h0n74a9e]

NOOOOO!! lol!
(I don't like the calm place!)

So what was it like?

Adam

The Beer on the First U.N trip to the Congo 15 years 3 months ago #24

drjohn Offline Posts: 818	Phoenix was indeed a "red ale" I have a Phoenix Beer label (from a pint bottle). Brewed in Ireland, Cherry's Breweries Ltd., Waterford. I note that it was only 4.0% (at least that version was). The label is probably from the 70's.

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