Tales of ales from the heart of Ohio to the ends of the Earth
With St. Patrick’s Day upon us the popularity of Irish stouts reaches a zenith. An estimated 13,000,000 pints of Guinness are sold worldwide every St. Patty’s Day. Anyone reading a beer blog will be very familiar with Ireland's most popular export, but what you may not know is that Guinness Draught, the beer that is... Continue Reading →
In celebration of St. Patrick's Day we welcome special guest Madeleine Bogard for an exploration of stouts from the Emerald Isle. Irish stouts are synonymous with Guinness Draught, so we start our journey with this iconic beer. We explore it's evolution through the past two centuries, and see how it stacks up against it's Cork-based... Continue Reading →
Living as we do in the time of pastry stouts and milkshake IPAs the notion of adding food to beer seems like a 21st Century construct, but adding food to your beer goes back (at least) to 19th century Britain. In a bid to make stouts even more nourishing brewers added ingredients ranging from milk... Continue Reading →
Pat's Pints 