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by Bruguru  in Restaurants & Gourmet
Apr 03 '04
Pros: A tasty Irish Red, may be the best of them all.
Cons: Only on draft initially.
Summary: Hey there, good man. Put down that pint of Killian’s Irish Red and take a sip of this. That’s right. It’s the real thing. No, it’s not Coca-Cola. It’s Smithwick’s Ale, a classic Irish red that comes from, well, ...
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May 01 '09
Pros: Good price, Very good quality, easy to find.
Cons: None yet
Summary: Although this is not my favorite Irish red beer, it has a very good taste, is very affordable, and is readily available at almost all the respectable bar establishments in my area (MD/DC Metro). This is a good beer to sit back and relax with, maybe enjoy ...
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Mar 14 '09
Pros: drinker-friendly flavor; light body
Cons: mostly bland palate; rough finish, gassy
Summary: Here’s irony for you: Ireland is known for its stouts (a type of beer I love) and it’s red ales (a type I’m unimpressed by). How can the same country make such different beers? Or even the same brewery within that country? Guinness is ...
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Jan 21 '08
Pros: nice, smooth flavor, good session beer
Cons: a bit basic
Summary: I think most people who drink beer are at least aware of Guinness. It is one of the most popular and most highly advertised beers in the world. Of course, the stout is not the only beer in their rotation. They are also responsible for ...
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Jan 08 '08
Pros: It's good tasting overall
Cons: A little too light; Overpriced
Summary: When Ireland and beer are mentioned in the same breath, most people invariably think of Guinness Stout. And this isn’t surprising, given the popularity of this dry Irish classic. But Ireland brews other products besides Guinness and one of them is ...
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Mar 25 '07
Pros: good balanced brew; very drinkable
Cons: I would like a slightly creamier ale
Summary: Since St. Patrick’s Day had just passed I thought I’d write a review of one of my favorite Irish beers… Smithwicks, pronounced Smidicks was originally brewed in the St. Francis Abbey in Killkenny, Ireland. It is Ireland’s oldest ...
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Mar 24 '07
Pros: Decent taste, inoffensive
Cons: low abv, high price
Summary: I’m not generally a fan of red ales, but I do like Beers from the British Isles, including Harp, Tennent’s and Guinness. So, when I saw this Irish ale had arrived and was brewed and distributed by Guinness, I figured I would try a six pack. I ...
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Aug 24 '05
Pros: Smooth taste, easy to drink, excellent flavor
Cons: not distributed coast to coast yet
Summary: It has been some time since I was in the British Isles. Life just seemed a tad more relaxed there, especially back then. It seemed less structured – less demanding. I know that that is a fallacy, but climbing out of a hole on a submarine tends to warp ...
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May 20 '05
Pros: Drinkable; fairly well-balanced; goes well with bar fare.
Cons: Priced too high for what it delivers; relatively forgettable.
Summary: It is nearly midnight on Saint Patrick's Day and I'm sitting at F
innigan's
Wake, my favorite Irish pub in Philadelphia. It's 500 degrees and the cigarette smoke hangs like carcinogenic cumulus clouds just overhead. Now ...
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Oct 19 '06
Pros: Tasty medium-bodied delight
Cons: I don't have a tap in my house
Summary: This was my favorite beer after drinking all the domestic stuff, then a bunch in Ireland on several trips. It became a treat to have some when I was there. Then, surprise, I saw it on tap here in the good ol' US of A - Woohoo! To top that off, it then
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Feb 03 '06
Pros: It's not Coors Light
Cons: Horrible
Summary: I was very disappointed in this beer. It's horrible. I love my Guinness and Beamish and Murphy's so I figured the Irish must know beer. Wrong. The Irish know stout. My first Smiwthwicks was in an Irish pub. It was so bad that I figured maybe the
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Jun 01 '05
Pros: Smooth and eminently drinkable
Cons: Limited availablity
Summary: Smithwicks (pronounced Smiddicks by those in the know) was first brewed back in 1710. For nearly three hundred years this marvelous ale was not available in America. Now, thanks to Guinness, which currently owns the distribution rights, Smithwick's is
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Oct 14 '04
Pros: I have found my favorite beer
Cons: Can't seem to find it outside of the pubs just yet
Summary: I traveled to Ireland in April 2000. I spent many days testing out this product and I found it to be extremely tasty and a fine beer!! I was laughed at the first time I went to order a Smithwicks at a pub in Dublin, didn't know it was pronounced
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Oct 13 '04
Pros: Great out of the tap! Coming out in bottles and widget cans in October.
Cons: It hasn't been available until this year.
Summary: This Ale is fantastic!! I don't use this word very often as it gets used too much and get watered down, unlike Smithwicks. I first had the experience of enjoying a couple of pints in Ireland 10 years ago. Since Smithwicks wasn't exported to the U.S., I
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