Pints I Keep Ordering

Sinéad Kavanagh

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This is the running log of beers I end up with after promising myself I’ll “try something new tonight”. It’s a mix of old reliables, sneaky sessionables, and the odd hoppy slap in the face. Mostly things you’ll spot in decent Dublin pubs without needing a treasure map – the kind of list you pull up when your friend is hovering at the bar, panicking, and you’re shouting “just get one of these, you’ll live” over the noise.

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Pints I Keep Ordering — 10 items
Name	Style	ABV	My take
1Guinness Draught	Irish dry stout	4.2%	Default setting. If the pub looks a bit sus, I order Guinness and let nitrogen do the heavy lifting while I assess my life choices.
2Hop House 13 Lager	Hoppy lager	4.1%	For when I want bubbles and a bit of hop noise but don’t fancy committing to a full-on IPA argument.
3Smithwick’s Irish Red Ale	Irish red ale	3.8%	Soft, malty, very ‘I have work tomorrow’. Great when you’re in the mood for pints but not for consequences.
4O’Hara’s Irish Pale Ale	Pale ale	5.2%	What I order when the tap list starts showing off. Solid bitterness, a bit of caramel, and suddenly I’m talking too much about malt profiles.
5Porterhouse Plain Porter	Porter / stout-adjacent	4.2%	Like Guinness’s bookish cousin who lives in the stacks and occasionally wins awards. Lovely roast, very ‘one more and then we’ll go’ material.
6Whiplash Rollover	Session IPA	3.8%	All the citrusy hop drama, none of the falling asleep on the Nitelink. Ideal ‘I swear I’m pacing myself’ beer.
7Wicklow Wolf Elevation Pale Ale	American pale ale	4.8%	Juicy, a bit grapefruity, and dangerously easy to drink. The one that turns a ‘quick one after work’ into ‘oh no, it’s 11pm’.
8The White Hag Little Fawn	Session IPA	4.2%	Tiny deer, big hops. Great fridge beer at home, even better on tap when you want flavour but still need to remember your Leap card PIN.
9Kinnegar Scraggy Bay	IPA	5.3%	My ‘I’m treating myself’ IPA. Clean, bright, just bitter enough to remind you you’re an adult with opinions.
10O’Hara’s Irish Stout	Irish dry stout	4.3%	When I’m stout-curious but not in a Guinness mood. Roastier, a bit more bite, like the indie version of the big black pint.

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