Do any of the resident beer aficionado’s know if Kilkenny beer is available anywhere in the UK – either on draft or in cans/bottles.

Used to be my favourite tipple until it seemed to just disappear around 1999.

Alternatively, what about Smithwicks?

K

I think my local O’neils does Smithwicks on draught ( though I haven’t been in there since the 6 nations )

Where’s your local?

O’neills are all over England, I think my local one in Manchester also sells it, but I’ve not been in for a while Kevin.

My local Oneils is in Moseley, Birmingham but as GlitterGary says they are all over the place

Hmmm, bland innocuous bitter, don’t most pubs have at least one of these??

I’d say it’s anything but bland. Don’t even think it’s a bitter. It’s an irish cream ale. I really like it – or at least I did back in the day – but I can’t stand the likes of John Smiths which I’d class as bitter.

I also used to enjoy a pint of Caffreys, but I tried that again a few weeks ago and it tasted very bland – it seems to have lost the creamy smooth texture it used to have.

I’m in Scotland, so will find an O’neill’s – not sure they all have the same beers on offer though…

i assumed killkenny was a rank marketing exercise by guinness back in the day, didn’t realise it still existed

John Smiths which I’d class as shbitter

FTFY

Kilkenny

You bastards!

Smithwicks is great stuff.

Smithwicks as brewed in Ireland isn’t too bad actually – it’s not a patch on real ales here though. It’s brewed in Kilkenny itself and yes, Kilkenny (the ale) was a marketing thing by Guiness back when nitro-keg beers were all the rage – remember when Caffreys was popular? It tasted nothing like Smithwicks.

I’ve never seen Smithwicks for sale here (I’m sure someone has it though).

Its beer for people who don’t like beer.

Yes, of course it is. Straight from the Big Book of Bollocks.

Big Beery Book of Bollocks?