Traditional Christmas Treats

**SkStu** · 23/12/2010, 1:48 PM

Originally Posted by Magicme

Yumm. Prefer he cheese to chocolate myself.

youre probably the only girl i know who likes a bit of "he-cheese"...

**the 12 th man** · 23/12/2010, 2:20 PM

Just had a chocolate covered Kimberley with a cup of tea

-the power of suggestion

**Aberdonian Stu** · 23/12/2010, 4:54 PM

Originally Posted by dahamsta

Can you buy a pint of Irish-owned stout any more? Beamish went to Heineken a few years ago, I'll never drink a pint of Red again. Who owns Murphys?

I think Murphys and Beamish are both Heineken owned, they only sell the latter in Ireland these days.

More importantly, yes you can buy Irish stout by Irish owned breweries. O'Hara's stout from Carlow and the Dungarvan Brewery also make one. There are also some Northern Irish owned ones under the College Green label.

**Magicme** · 23/12/2010, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by SkStu

youre probably the only girl i know who likes a bit of "he-cheese"...

Ooops inconvenient typo or froidian slip. You decide.

**dahamsta** · 24/12/2010, 1:49 AM

Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu

More importantly, yes you can buy Irish stout by Irish owned breweries.

Sorry, I meant mainstream brands. There's also the Franciscan Well in Cork, which gets about a bit. Can't remember what their stout is, but I could drink Rebel Red until the cows come home.

**Aberdonian Stu** · 24/12/2010, 11:47 AM

Well on the upside craft beers/stouts are becoming more commonplace. A lot of pubs' own-brand stuff is relabelled from the craft breweries I referred to there and a few others.