Learn about our fine selection of DRAFT BEER from around the Globe…

Guinness Draught

Adored since 1959, it’s the powerful surge and settle that gives GUINNESS® Draught beer its uniqueness. Lovingly poured around the world, GUINNESS® Draught is one of best-selling imported beers in the USA.

A unique mix of nitrogen and carbon dioxide helps create GUINNESS® Draught’s liquid swirl that tumbles, surges and gradually separates into a black body and smooth creamy head.

The rise and fall of our bubbles has perplexed PhD physicists. But all you need to focus on is the taste. With an initial malt and caramel flavor, GUINNESS ® Draught finishes with a dry roasted bitterness. Enjoy. Six Degrees of Preparation GUINNESS ® Draught is best served at 6°C (that’s 42.8°F), with the legendary two-part pour.

• First, tilt the glass to 45 degrees and carefully pour until three quarters full.
• Then place the glass on the bar counter and leave to settle. Once the surge has settled, fill the glass to the brim. It takes about 119.5 seconds to pour the perfect pint. But don’t fret. It’s worth the wait.

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Samuel Adams Winter Larger

The first thing one notices in a Samuel Adams Winter Lager is its color: the deep brown of winter. Then comes the magical aroma which promises something special on the tongue. The warm aroma of cinnamon and ginger which blends with the roasty sweetness of the malted barley and hint of citrus from the orange peel. And after that first sip the promise is fulfilled. On the palate Samuel Adams® Winter Lager is rich and full bodied, robust and warming, a wonderful way to enjoy the cold evenings that come with this season.

The Pour
This pours to an orange-tinted maple syrup color. A very light tan head appears, about 1 1/2 fingers high, and leaves good lacing as it dissipates. This is a very clear brew and looks to be at least somewhat crisp.The Nose
This smells tasty. The nose doesn’t come right out with any strong aromas to me, which makes me feel better about purchasing this beer. That probably means it won’t be overspiced. I can pick up hints of cinnamon and possibly the ginger. There is some maltiness and an ever so slight roasted scent.The Taste
The first thing I noticed in the taste was the ginger. Not that it’s overpowering because it’s not at all. This has a medium-full body with an interesting mouthfeel. It seems to be creamy and round but it crisps a bit on the edges. I can taste hints of the cinnamon and orange mentioned on the packaging. There is almost a maple syrupy hint in the nose and taste that becomes noticeable as it warms, and it gets a little stronger by the end of the bottle.Overall
This is a very smooth and rich brew. It’s creamy and carries a sweetness but is not at all cloying or overly sweet. The flavor profile is complex and interesting. I was a bit surprised to see it’s a wheat lager. It is a very tasty and enjoyable winter beer!

Carlsberg Lager

Carlsberg is a TRUE IMPORT brewed & bottled by Carlsberg in Copenhagen Denmark. Carlsberg was founded in 1847 by J.C. Jacobsen and has grown into the world 6th largest brewer. The Carlsberg brand is the fastest growing international beer in the world, and is available in over 140 countries. Carlsberg Beer is smooth in taste, golden in color, balanced in flavor with a light, fruity aroma. A truly world class beer, “Probably the best beer in the world.”

Smithwick’s

Smithwick’s: (pronounced ’smith-icks’) is an Irish red ale style beer from Kilkenny in Ireland. Smithwick’s was originally brewed in St. Francis Abbey Brewery in Kilkenny, known as ‘Smithwicks Brewery’ until .2000. The brewery is situated on the site of a Franciscan abbey where monks had brewed ale since the 14th century, and has ruins of the original abbey on its grounds. It is Ireland’s oldest operating brewery, founded by John Smithwick in 1710 on land owned by the Duke of Ormonde.It is the major ale producer in Ireland. It was purchased from Irish Ale Breweries in 1965 by Guinness and is now, along with Guinness, part of Diageo. Smithwick’s is now brewed in Dundalk as well as in Kilkenny. Smithwick’s is the third most popular beer in Ireland after Guinness and Murphy’s and competing with the cider Magners (Bulmers in Ireland, Magners outside of Ireland because of copyright laws) and continues to be Ireland’s largest selling brand that isn’t a stout or cider.

A Poem from the Folks at Smithwick’s

A PUB IS NOT A BARAny place that serves beer can call itself a bar
A Pub is something moreIt’s a place to meet friends
Not to get seen by strangersA place for talking over good times
Not shouting over technoIt’s time pubs were celebrated
After all, our Ale’s been served in them for centuriesSo here’s to the pub
May you find it in every pint

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Blue Moon

Blue Moon, a Belgian-Style white beer brewed by the Molson Coors Brewing Company, was launched in 1995. Originally called Bellyslide Belgian White, it was created by Keith Villa, a brewmaster at Coors Field’s Sandlot Brewery (the onsite brewery owned by the Molson Coors Brewing Company). The beer is orange-amber in color with a cloudy appearance because it is unfiltered. It is also spiced with coriander and orange peel in addition to the hops found in most beers. Blue Moon does have a more pronounced orange flavor than many other beers of the style. The grain bill for Blue Moon includes malted barley, white wheat, and oats.Some weiss and hefeweizen beers are commonly served with a slice of lemon in North America. Blue Moon, however, is traditionally served with a slice of orange, as it is said to accentuate the flavor of the brew. Keith Villa of Molson Coors admitted the orange slice garnish was mostly for attention-getting when Blue Moon is served in a bar. Many beer drinkers do not prefer fruit slices in their beer, since citric acid can eliminate the beer’s frothy, flavorful head, and may prefer to have the brew served in a Wheat beer glass instead.Blue Moon is available in bottles and kegs. The brew has 171 calories per 12-ounce serving and 5.4 percent alcohol by volume. However, in Oklahoma, Colorado and Utah, the alcohol content of all Blue Moon beers bought in grocery or convenience stores is 3.2% alcohol by weight. Blue Moon Brews and Seasonal Brews sold in Liquor Stores are 5.6% by weight.The back of the label reads, “Brewed with white wheat and oats, Blue Moon features a crisp wheat finish and the perfect combination of orange peel and coriander. Bring out Blue Moon’s natural spices by serving it in a Pilsner glass with an orange-slice garnish.” Some studies suggest the coriander increases the level of intoxication[citation needed] thought to be caused by accelerated entry into the bloodstream[citation needed]. Coriander may also potentiate the anti-anxiety effects of the alcohol, with studies showing anxiety-reduction in mice administered with coriander.[citation needed]Coors does not actively advertise the fact that the brew is owned by Coors on the belief that being associated with a major national brewery would diminish its credibility among aficionados. Blue Moon is instead branded as being brewed by the “Blue Moon Brewing Company.”

Harp Lager

Harp Lager was first produced in 1960 by The Great Northern Brewery, Dundalk, as a bottled beer, in response to the trend among drinkers in Britain and Ireland towards continental lager. By 1961, it was brewed under an alliance of the brewing companies, Courage, Barclay & Simonds, Scottish & Newcastle, Bass, Mitchells & Butler and Guinness. These companies grouped together under the name of the Harp Lager Ltd. consortium. Coming 1964, it was being sold on draught and quickly lead in its category for sales. Members of the Harp consortium changed over the years, with Courage and Scottish & Newcastle leaving in 1979, but becoming franchisees.[1]Dr. Herman Muendar, a distinguished German “Braumeister” was chosen to manage the new venture, being eminently suited to the task, having gained considerable experience supervising and directing the re-building of war damaged breweries in the Ruhr area of Germany.[2] And so Harp Lager was born, with the Brian Boru Harp as it emblem. For many years the memorable slogan “Harp stays sharp” was used in advertisements for the Lager. It was written by the advertising executive Rod Allen.In 2005, Harp saw a makeover. Diageo Ireland separated the brand from Guinness and gave it a new look, with new advertisements appearing on TV. Ironically, there is no longer an actual Harp on the design of the new tins and bottles, as that logo belongs to Guinness.[3] US and Canadian sold bottles still bear the Harp logo (2007).

Chimay

The Chimay Brewery (“Bières de Chimay”) is a Belgian brewery founded inside Scourmont Abbey, in the Belgian municipality of Chimay in 1863.[1] The brewery produces three widely distributed ales and a patersbier exclusively for the monks; they are known as Trappist beers because they are made in a Trappist hectolitres annually.[2] monastery. The brewing plant was updated in 1988, and now produces 120,000 annually.

This crisp beer bears a light orange colour and a very bitter taste, and is the most hopped and dryest that is brewed.As with all other Trappist breweries, the beer is sold only for financial support of the monastery and good causes. The brewery business pays rent for use of the property within the abbey, which is used to support the monastic community. All of the profit from the sale of the beer is distributed to charities and for community development around the region.Like many strong Belgian beers, those produced at Chimay age well and can be cellared for at least five years whilst maintaining quality. Chimay emarkable fluffy body with light but firm hints of Muscat and dry grapes.

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