mul wrote:

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>>[Yeah, you probably thought this was going to be another post where the
>>guy asks where he can find Smithwick's in the US, 'cause his wife
>>usually hates beer but she had it in Ireland and, that night, they had
>>the best sex they ever had.]
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> Interesting comments about Smithwicks, but it sure is not the stuff you get
> on draught in Ireland

Well, the fictional poster above and I both had Smithwick's from Ireland
(mine a canned version, admittedly).

> Here it has bags of taste,and one of the few decent Ale's available on
> draught,

Well, yeah, but, on offense, in general, most beer drinkers would say
that, except for your stouts, Ireland has pretty poor selection of beer
styles.

i do know that a brand is brewed for local or a particular
> country,so I doubt very much the Smithwicks you tasted came from Ireland

See above. The question is, for this version of the beer recently
introduced to the US, where does it come from? Bottled Guinness Extra
Stout and IIRC Harp, bottled and kegged, in the US comes from Labatt's
in Canada, so I'm guessing Smithwick's may be, too. (In fact, I seem
to recall there are a number of Irish ales contract brewed already in
Canada).

What I find interesting is the number of people who admit to liking
Harp- it seems only because it's brewed by Guinness. If there's a
duller "lager" imported from Europe (or is it Canada) I can't think of
one. "Just as dull", sure...

So, do the Irish actually drink Harp, is it a popular beer or is it just
something to fill out the Dieago/Guinness line? (Something I think
Smithwick's is doing- replacing the now Coors-owned Bass in it's line-up).