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CORK (IRELAND) PART 2: THE FRANCISCAN WELL BREWERY: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #38

Posted on September 2, 2013 by waywardwine

Last Monday sampled beer from the Franciscan Well Brewery in Cork, Ireland. We return to test their cask ale.

A week ago in Dublin, we tried their Purgatory Pale Ale from cask at the Bull and Castle. I got a touch romantic: “Franciscan Well’s ‘Purgatory’ is hardly hell: it is beguiling, a bit sarcastic, and very good (4 of 5): like a first date who clearly is over you by the end. I suppose we should stop by Cork after all.”

Oh, how naive.

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Posted in Beer, EMPTIED BOTTLES, Ireland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged apple pie, Beer, Cask ale, cork, Dublin, Franciscan, Franciscan Well Brewery, Ireland, Tank | Leave a comment

LABOR DAY-LEMA: Margerum, Riviera Rosé, San Luis Obispo County, California 2012

Posted on August 30, 2013 by waywardwine

We have a problem: what to drink for Labor Day. The holiday is the exact opposite of its title. We do no work on Labor Day. It is the last gasp of summer. We need to have fun. And the … Continue reading →

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Grenache, Rosé | Tagged America, Central California, Counoise, drink, Grenache, Holidays, Labor Day, Labor Movement, Margerum, Rosé, Rosé the Riveter, Rosie the Riveter, San Luis Obispo County, United States, White Zin, White Zinfandel | Leave a comment

BLARNEY CASTLE, THE FRANCISCAN WELL BREWERY: CORK, IRELAND PART 1: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #37

Posted on August 26, 2013 by waywardwine

Our EU Austerity Drinking Tour leaves the charms and beer of Kilkenny (posted last Monday). We head to Cork on Ireland’s south coast: our last stop in Ireland before diving headfirst into the wine-filled bosom of France. While munching on … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland, Uncategorized, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Beer, Blarney Blonde, Blarney Castle, cork, France, Franciscan Well, Franciscan Well Brewery, Hard Cider, Ireland, Kerrygold, Kerrygold butter, Kilkenny, Lager, SHANDON, Shandon Cider, Victorian market | 9 Comments

SMITHWICKS VISIT: KILKENNEY, IRELAND: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #36

Posted on August 19, 2013 by waywardwine

Like most dark comedies, today we attend a funeral. Last week’s post intimated that Smithwick’s (pronounced Smith-Icks), Ireland’s oldest brewery, will die. Its owner Diageo decided to move Smithwick’s from its birthplace in Kilkenny to Dublin. Demolitions are pending. We’ll … Continue reading →

Posted in Ireland, WINERIES WANDERED | Tagged Diageo, Dublin, Guinness, Ireland, Kilkenny, Rothe House, Smithwick, United States | 2 Comments

KILKENNY: Arthur’s Day; St Canice Cathedral: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #35

Posted on August 12, 2013 by waywardwine

We bus to Kilkenny in the heart of Ireland, after a beer-drowned week around Dublin (posted last Monday). Or least that’s what we think. Exhausted, I book our one-way ticket as round-trip. Idiot. I can’t change it. To top it … Continue reading →