Tag Archives: Guinness

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day Black Velvet Cocktail

Posted on March 17, 2017 by waywardwine

Sadly, there is not much Irish wine out there. But to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day, let us dabble with a historical wine/beer cocktail. Next time, something a bit more Brut might have worked better. But look at this thing! It is gorgeous. The … Continue reading →

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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 →

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GUINNESS FACTORY: DRINK IN DUBLIN DAY 3: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #33

Posted on July 29, 2013 by waywardwine

Our seven month, thirteen country, EU Austerity Drinking Tour continues today with the pint that defines Ireland: Guinness. Last week’s posts visited the decent (but now defunct) Messrs Maguire Brewery Pub and the bolder (and now international) The Porterhouse. Today, … Continue reading →

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THE PORTERHOUSE: DRINK IN DUBLIN DAY 2 and 4: EU Austerity Drinking Tour #31

Posted on July 22, 2013 by waywardwine

On Day Two in Dublin we go to the immense Archaeological Museum. After a few hours of breathtaking, minute Celtic metalwork, hunger takes us. Incapable of eating fine metalwork, we soon find The Poterhouse Brewery‘s “Central” pub on Nassau Street. … Continue reading →