Los clásicos de barril

Sinéad Kavanagh

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These are the pints and cans that keep following me home around Dublin. Some are default orders, some are "I’ve had a day" treats, and one or two are there for when I really should be on my best behaviour. Not a full beer education, just the ones that have earned repeat business from my wallet (contactless, obviously).

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Los clásicos de barril — 8 items
Name	Style	Where I order it	My take
1Guinness Draught	Irish dry stout, nitro	Any pub that looks like it’s been there longer than my grandparents	Baseline stout. If they pour this well, you can trust the rest of the taps and probably the roasties too.
2Guinness 0.0	Non-alcoholic stout	Bigger pubs and spots that shout about “drivers welcome” on the menu	My midweek stout cosplay. Feels like getting away with something when you’ve an early stand-up the next morning.
3Hop House 13	Hoppy lager	Busy city-centre pubs when I’m not in a stout mood	Easy pint for when you want ‘a beer’ but don’t want to hold an opinion about IBUs all night.
4O’Hara’s Irish Stout	Irish dry stout	Craft-leaning pubs with a soft spot for Carlow	Like Guinness’ slightly moodier cousin. A bit more roast, a bit more edge, still very sessionable.
5Whiplash Rollover	Session IPA	Bars with proper Irish craft fridges or Whiplash on the chalkboard	The ‘I’ll just have one more and still catch the Luas’ IPA. Dangerous how drinkable it is for something that hoppy.
6Galway Bay Of Foam And Fury	Double IPA	Galway Bay bars when I’ve already eaten and made peace with tomorrow	Big, fruity, and not remotely subtle. This is a treat-yourself pint, not a ‘sure I’ll sip it with lunch’ situation.
7The White Hag Little Fawn	Session IPA	Places that list Irish breweries on the board instead of just countries	My sunny-evening beer. Enough hop bite to be interesting, light enough that you still read your book on the way home.
8Smithwick’s Red Ale	Irish red ale	Traditional pubs where the craftiest thing on is ‘the cider’	My compromise order when everyone else is on lager. Malty, gentle, and very forgiving of terrible pub band covers.

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