Harp Lager

Pros: slightly more hops than most lagers; goes down smooth
Cons: weak, watery, generic taste; too highly carbonated

I’ve never quite understood the appeal of generic lagers, but obviously there must be something about this type of beer since it’s brewed around the world and most have the same general taste. In the United States we have Budweiser, Miller ...

Pros: Its like Guinness without the coal tar derivatives!
Cons: A bit pricey, a bit fruity.

Harp Lager from the brewers of Guinness is light golden amber colour, like the stuff from Jamaica, not the buttery Balkan stones. It produces a nice head, somewhat quick to fade, but remains effervescent substantially longer then say, Bud ...

Pros: It's OK
Cons: It's OK

Help-ma-Boab! - There's no other way to put it. When I went to the pub a few weeks ago, all the 'Real Ale' taps were off. Sacre Bleu! No flippin' decent ale to sup. I had a couple of bottles of Becks, but those dinky bottles just wont ...

Pros: refreshing and delicious
Cons: price? you get what you pay for and its worth that extra dollar or two

a very well brewed beer with the right taste. It isnt too bitter but rather smooth and easy to drink. its refreshing, alittle sweet and it doesnt have that over carbonated feel to it.
It is sharper when its cold, and sweeter when its warm and thats...

Pros: Better than most of the 'brewed under licence' lagers
Cons: Not what you would call distinctive

Despite the impression you get from Epinions the United Kingdom produces a goodly number of beers, in fact a goodly number of good ales. It is therefore rare that I am to be found drinking lager, but if I do I avoid the 'brewed in the UK' Carlsberg,...

Pros: Less filling than a stout with great full flavor
Cons: The best Harp is all the way in Ireland

My first encounter with Harp occurred in the land of shamrocks and leprechauns. I found Guinness to be fairly tasty in the pubs, but after a few I felt completely weighed down. With my stomach sinking like a rock, a cute little Irish bar man...

Pros: Light, but not too light. Refreshing. Crisp and cool.
Cons: Somewhat bitter. Needs to be ice cold.

Living in Florida, it took a long search to find a six-pack of Harp. Unlike Northern Ireland, one only needs to whistle and a friend will appear at your doorway with a nice blue, carry-out bag in hand, busting with the godly stuff. Settled in front of...

Pros: Crisp, refreshing lager with just a touch of delicious bitterness.
Cons: It's pricey, and it ain't easy to get a hold of either.

I had heard about the greatness of Harp lager for some time, and the other week I finally decided to grab a 6-pack and decide for myself. Needless to say, I was not disappointed.

Harp Lager is brewed and imported by the good people from...

Pros: crisp and clean taste
Cons: getting expensive because it's so popular

Only in the last couple of years have I found Harp. And even then it was in a very roundabout way. I spent the better part of my 20's drinking microbrews based here in the US. Eventually, though, I started drinking mainly Irish beers, and those were...

Pros: Nice flavor, not overly priced for an import.
Cons: (Hic) No, I've never been convicted.

... it makes me a jolly good fellow, as Tom T. Hall would say.

Harp is a fine Irish lager, with an interesting, hoppy flavor. I'm not a beer snob, but I do prefer imports, microbrews, etc., to the standard yellow water that comes out of the...

Pros: Mixes real nice with Guinness
Cons: A "con" is a negative thing, right?

I am still not sure how it all started, but there we were, out in the alley walking toward my apartment, me soaking in beer.

"Ach, tis a 'orrible wey tay end tay dey" I said.

Duende looked over at me and told me to shut the hell up,...

Pros: Smooth, balanced taste; great with food or without; no funny aftertaste
Cons: Costs more than domestics and cheaper imports, but it's not too pricey

As I've said before, I'm no beer expert, not by a long shot. But I know what I like and what I don't.

I don't like a beer that's too bitter, or that has a strange aftertaste, and a lot of them do. This one never does.

Once brewed...

Pros: Old harp (Irish)
Cons: New harp (Canadian)

Two different versions of Harp lager are currently on the market. The first version is the one that has been on the market for years. It is brewed in Dundalk, Ireland, and says so on the bottle. This beer is excellent...full of hoppy goodness and...

Pros: A decent crisp and refreshing lager
Cons: There are better lagers for the same price

Now, when I first thought about writing this review, I was pretty sure that Harp was not always Irish. I read around a little bit, but could find nothing to back this up. I always thought it was a traditional English lager. I believe, it’s just the fact...

Pros: Rich, flavorful
Cons: Seems easily affected by other beers

This will no doubt be a convoluted review.

As an Irishman - or at least half an Irishman endowed with the beer-drinking abilities of two Irishmen - I desperately wanted to say that Harp was at least the equal of Bass Ale. In fact, I wanted to...