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greatdrams · 4 years

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Introducing Jameson Crested X Eight Degrees Brewing

Irish Distillers, makers of some of the world’s most enjoyed whiskeys, has joined forces with Eight Degrees Brewing for a unique edition of the beloved Jameson Crested.

Launching this month, Jameson Crested Finished in Black Ball Metric Stout Barrels is the next step in an exciting collaboration between Irish Distillers and its Co. Cork neighbour, Eight Degrees, who last year celebrated eight years of adventurous craft beer brewing by releasing a uniquely dark Black Ball Metric Stout finished in Jameson barrels as the last iteration of their Rack ‘em Up Series.

Always seeking an opportunity to innovate, Jameson returned the compliment by selecting a special whiskey to mature in the stout soaked barrels. The result is a stunning evolution of Jameson Crested, with a rich stout influence married with a luscious creamy texture and lingering finish of pot still spices and malt.

“We were delighted when the opportunity arose to create a truly special whiskey,” explains Irish Distillers’ Blender Dave McCabe.

“When we were selecting a whiskey to mature in these barrels, Jameson Crested became the obvious choice. It’s higher pot still component and sherry cask inclusion allowed the whiskey to meet the impact of the stout head on, creating a balanced reaction.

“We filled the casks in November last year and carefully monitored the whiskey’s progress. After about four months of ageing we felt it was just right. The stout influence is prevalent in the taste, complementing the whiskey beautifully.

“It’s a truly unique liquid, perfect when enjoyed neat, paired with a craft stout, or as part of a spiced cocktail,” adds McCabe.

Derek Neville, Head Cellarman at Eight Degrees Brewing adds: “It was an honour to be given the opportunity to create our special 8th anniversary stout using barrels from Jameson, the world’s most popular Irish whiskey. Today we are delighted to have made our mark on Jameson Crested, an icon of Irish whiskey, through the release of this special edition.”

A limited-edition release of fewer than 10,000 bottles globally, Jameson Crested Finished in Black Ball Metric Stout Barrels will launch in Jameson’s brand home outlets at Bow Street, Dublin, and Midleton, Cork, this month, and will be available through Jameson’s online shop at jamesonwhiskey.com, priced at €45 (70cl)[1]. It will also be available to air passengers vising the new Dublin Airport shop in Terminal 2 from mid-October.

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dramstreet · 4 years

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London brewery and cidery, Umbrella London announce their partnership with Dublin’s Teeling Distillery to bring two brand new limited edition collaborative products to the market; the Umbrella London Ginger Beer finished Teeling Whiskey, and a Teeling Whiskey finished Umbrella London Ginger Beer, alongside a Teeling Whiskey X Umbrella London gift set for Christmas 2020, all available for presale from Monday 2nd November. The collaborative products were born out of a shared passion for local and traditionally inspired, contemporary products which push boundaries. Both Umbrella London and Teeling Whiskey have drawn on the expertise of their teams including Teeling Master Distiller and Master Blender Alex Chasko and Head Brewer Matt Armitage to launch two new and exciting products, both of which are world firsts. In partnership with Umbrella London, Teeling’s Master Distiller hand selected casks of the team’s finest Ginger Beer to create a truly unique Irish Whiskey. Each cask was used to marry Teeling’s own Small Batch whiskey, capturing the natural flavors of ginger, rich molasses and subtle hints of malt, delicately finished with a hint of lasting spice. The Whiskey is bottled at 46% with no chill filtration completing a whiskey of true character. To create the Teeling Whiskey finished Umbrella London Ginger Beer, Umbrella London’s Head Brewer Matt Armitage rested 500 litres of Ginger Beer in two used Teeling former bourbon hogshead barrels for two years, before carbonating and canning the liquid. Once emptied, these barrels were then shipped back to the Teeling Distillery in Dublin to be refilled with Teeling Whiskey and rested for nine months to create the alcoholic (5.5%) Umbrella London Ginger Beer finished Teeling Whiskey. The result is something wholly unique, with notes of fresh ginger, tobacco and molasses offering a long and spicy finish with coffee and chocolate. Both the Umbrella London Ginger Beer finished Teeling Whiskey, and the Teeling Whiskey finished Umbrella London Ginger Beer, will be available to purchase online via Umbrella London https://theumbrellaproject.co.uk/teeling , alongside a bespoke gift set curated for the collaboration featuring a bottle of Whiskey, two cans of Whiskey finished Ginger Beer, Umbrella London’s original Ginger Beer, two tumblers with coasters from The Sun Tavern, making for the ultimate Christmas gift for whiskey aficionados. Teeling Whiskey believes in driving the evolution of Irish Whiskey through the creation of new and unique expressions. The latest release captures the unique influence the Umbrella London Ginger Beer Cask has played in the further maturation of Teeling’s flagship Small Batch blend. As London’s only independent cider makers, Umbrella London brews, presses and blends on-site, sourcing ingredients from British farmers. Launched in 2015, their alcoholic (5%) Ginger Beer is made using only natural ingredients including hand pressed ginger, hand squeezed lemon juice, cane sugar, malted barley, yeast and water, resulting in a unique ginger sediment at the bottom of the bottle, which is activated when turned. Sessionable and versatile, Umbrella London’s Ginger Beer has been formulated to be enjoyed both on its own, mixed with spirits and as a cocktail ingredient. Umbrella London sister company The Umbrella Project opened their first bar Discount Suit Company in Spitalfields 2014, which serendipitously coincided with the release of Teeling’s multi award winning Small Batch, marking the beginning of a long and fruitful friendship. Through the team’s second bar, The Sun Tavern in Hackney, The Umbrella Project toured the whiskey distilleries of Ireland, researching and compiling London’s largest selection of Irish Whiskey - named Imbibe’s Whisky List of The Year 2016. TASTING NOTES Umbrella London Ginger Beer Finished Teeling Whiskey: Nose: Fresh citrus, creamy vanilla with a subtle ginger spice Taste: Fresh ginger, rich molasses, sweet malt Finish: A delicate finish with a hint of lasting spice Teeling Whiskey Finished Ginger Beer: Nose: ginger spice with cedar and vanilla Taste: fresh ginger, tobacco and molasses Finish: long and spicy with coffee and chocolate

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New Post has been published on https://toldnews.com/travel/heads-up-in-the-home-of-guinness-a-cocktail-boom-takes-hold/

Heads Up: In the Home of Guinness, a Cocktail Boom Takes Hold

Dublin has long been a beer and whiskey town. For generations pubs poured the same pints of stout and familiar bottles of whiskey, but in recent years a shift has shaken the local drinking scene. A new type of bar — focused on craft cocktails and often showcasing the mixing potential of Irish spirits — is steadily gaining popularity. Locals are now frequently choosing cocktails over pints of Guinness.

From the heart of Dublin near Grafton Street to the historically working class enclave of the Liberties, a slew of recently opened bars are attracting attention to the art of mixing drinks in the Irish capital.

More than a decade ago, the closest thing to a cocktail that could be found in a pub often was a measure of gin over ice, served alongside a small bottle of tonic water. But after the global financial crash in 2008, many rules of what a successful business looked like were thrown out, according to local restaurateurs and bar owners. Formal restaurants folded as customers craved value over glitz. With less money, people were choosy about where to spend it. The same old pints were no longer enough to lure locals away from evenings at home.

“Restaurant and bar owners upped their game,” said Stephen Teeling, co-owner of the Dublin distillery, Teeling Whiskey. “Concepts needed to be reinvented to encourage people to come out. And people who trained abroad brought a new skill set back to Ireland.”

In 2015, Mr. Teeling and his brother Jack opened the Teeling Whiskey Distillery in the Liberties, a neighborhood where his family has roots in whiskey production dating back to 1782.

“It was our goal to revive distilling and bring our family back to the Liberties,” Stephen Teeling said. “Ireland had experienced the worst downturn in recent history with most people saying Ireland would never recover, but we took a different approach that it was the time to rebuild.”

Distillery tours, starting at 15 euros (or about $17), provide insight into the whiskey-making process, but the sleek, contemporary space also has appeal beyond tours. Locals cross the distillery threshold for pairings, cocktail master classes and comedy nights in the upstairs Bang Bang Bar. In February 2018, the Teelings added the Finishing Room, a second bar within the distillery that has a wider menu of cocktails, live music and later hours than the Bang Bang Bar.

“There are two main reasons for a growing interest in craft cocktails,” said Stephanie Shen, bar manager at Chelsea Drugstore, a cocktail bar set in an old pharmacy on South Great George’s Street in Dublin. “The food industry and the bartenders themselves.”

Customers like to witness the creation of their drinks, and bartenders have become an attraction with both their skills in mixing cocktails and enthusiasm for conversation and answering questions about the drinks.

“The hot seats are at the bar counter,” said Karl Byrne, food and beverage manager at the Westbury Hotel, home to the Sidecar Bar, just off Grafton Street in Dublin’s city center. “Customers want to see the skills of the bartender, to watch them showing off their craft.”

In the summer of 2017, six months after opening, the Sidecar Bar hosted a landmark cocktail event. The team from the New York City cocktail bar The Dead Rabbit in Manhattan’s Financial District traveled to Dublin to recreate their award-winning drinks over a five-day residency; reservations for every time slot were booked within one day of being available to the public. “People traveled from Northern Ireland, London and up from the country just to have a cocktail,” Mr. Byrne said.

As drinking venues are changing, so are the drinkers themselves. “Customers are more open now to trying new things, especially if it looks good on Instagram,” said Will Lynch, a spokesman for the Slane Irish whiskey brand and former head bartender at the trailblazing Exchequer Bar in Dublin. Travelers can investigate some of Dublin’s more camera-ready craft cocktail bars by checking out Instagram accounts of The Liquor Rooms, The Blind Pig, Hang Dai and Peruke & Periwig.

Even as drinkers are discovering fresh concoctions in their glass, there’s a familiar element to these new bars. “Everyone knows about the Irish welcome,” said Ariel Sanecki, mixologist at the Tack Room, a cocktail bar within Adare Manor, a five-star hotel in County Limerick that reopened in Nov. 2017 after a 21-month renovation.

The reimagination of the property included creative cocktails with names like “Japanese Garden” and “Dunraven Delight,” with ingredients such as sake, matcha and yuzu, and served in handblown glassware. The Tack Room is as much a destination for the theater of mixing drinks as it is a cozy place for a nightcap.

Cask, honored as the Best Overall Cocktail Bar 2018, according to the Irish Craft Cocktail Awards given by industry professionals, is not in Dublin, but Cork City, about a 2-hour and 45-minute drive from Dublin.

“Traditionally, cocktail bars can have a stuffiness,” said Andy Ferreira, bar manager at Cask. “But in Ireland, what we do better than anyone else is hospitality. There’s a natural welcome, banter, music, fun and no ego.”

Cask attracted the media spotlight with a focus on foraged ingredients like seaweed and nettle, plus attention to treating ice as an important element of the cocktail, not an afterthought. “We’re the customer’s steppingstone to trying something new,” Mr. Ferreira said.

The growing popularity of craft cocktails has spread well beyond Dublin, and its rise could have stifled the unfussy fun of Ireland’s bar scene. And yet, the opposite is true. Instead of a gruff doorman with a clipboard outside a cocktail bar, visitors can expect the warm welcome, conversation and personality inherent to Ireland’s best pubs at this new generation of bars.

“What Irish people tend to hate is pretension,” said Stephen Teeling, the distillery co-owner, adding that such affectations crept in during the country’s economic boom years, “but it’s not us.”

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samanthasroberts · 6 years

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The Ultimate St. Patricks Day Drinks Guide

Every March, you’ll hear the praises of Irish whiskey, Baileys, and Guinness sung in the run-up to St. Patrick’s Day, our annual bacchanal of corned beef and cabbage, green beer, green rivers, step-dancing and drunken singing.

But it’s different this year. New Irish distilleries are popping up, and the large guys have not been lazy, either. Irish craft brewers are also finally moving out of the garage stage; there are now more than 70 breweries on the island. And, there’s a new product that has caught on with locals and is fast making friends here in America: Irish gin. The good news is that some of this bounty is coming to America and I suggest you sample it on St. Patrick’s Day.

IRISH WHISKEY

Whiskey is, of course, a signature of the Emerald Isle, and it’s still on one hell of a tear, growing strongly since the early ’90s. Jameson, which is made at the Midleton Distillery, is by far the biggest seller, and the brand has told me they welcome the new competition; it helps expands the category. That’s good because there’s now a tremendous variety of whiskey available.

Midleton recently finished a huge expansion, which means there will be plenty of Jameson available in the future. Early pioneers in wood research, the brand has grown to include Jameson Black Barrel, which is aged in re-charred bourbon barrels to squeeze fresh flavor from used wood. There’s also the Caskmates series, which makes use of barrels that have already aged beer and cider.

The Midleton Distillery is also home to the fabulous Irish single pot still whiskies that add raw, unmalted barley to the grain mix, producing a deliciously fruity spirit. The best-known is Redbreast, whose line includes a luscious fruit bowl of a 12-year-old whiskey, as well as potent cask strength and 15-year-old bottlings. You may have also seen its Green Spot and Yellow Spot, so named for the old practice of daubing barrels with spots of paint to reserve them for different customers.

Tullamore D.E.W. has built a mighty new distillery just outside of the town of Tullamore, and it’s a beauty. The whiskey from there will soon be old enough to be ready for blending; in the meantime, the blenders have sourced some excellent casks for both the regular bottlings and the superb 14- and 18-year-old single malt whiskies. The expressions are aged in barrels that have previously held sherry, madeira, port, and bourbon. Its newest addition is the XO Caribbean Rum Cask Finish, which was aged a second time in used Demerara rum barrels.

Up in Northern Ireland, Bushmills makes distinctly smooth single malt Irish whiskey and also quaffable blends. Not surprising, really, when you consider Scotland is only an hour away by fast boat. (That’s not a joke! I can personally attest to this fact.) The classically delicious Black Bush, aged in sherry casks, was recently joined by a bourbon barrel-aged expression, named Red Bush, full of vanilla and caramel, with hints of coconut.

In addition, there are some new names on the distilling scene that you might not have heard before. Sourcing whiskey (buying from established distillers) is an old Irish tradition that several newer brands are carrying on today. Knappogue Castle buys and blends single malt Irish whiskey to make its 12-year-old and Twin Wood bottlings. Slane has built a distillery (at famed music venue Slane Castle), but is sourcing its Triple Casked spirit for now.

Teeling, which opened Dublin’s first distillery since 1976, is sourcing fine casks and blending them. I’ve found its Small Batch and Single Malt whiskies to be an excellent combination of value and quality; expect more good things from them in the future.

Glendalough—which is “hard to pronounce, but easy to drink,” as one liquor store owner put it to me recently—makes a couple of interesting whiskies, including its popular Double Barrel offering. West Cork is proudly Irish-owned, and notes that all its whiskey is Irish-made. Their 10–year-old single malt is a beauty.

The Sexton Single Malt is a new bottling introduced this past winter, which is aged in Oloroso sherry butts and blended by Alex Thomas, one of the island’s few female whiskey blenders. My sentimental favorite, Writer’s Tears, has finally made the jump to America; glad I don’t have to go to Dublin to buy it anymore!

IRISH BEER

Enough about whiskey! Ready for a beer? Of course, you are! Well, here’s a fresh pint of Guinness. Even though I’ll be in Barcelona on St. Patrick’s Day this year, given just how ubiquitous Guinness is, I’m sure I’ll find a bar that has it on tap.

But there are also more Irish beer options now, even in America. One of the first Irish craft brewers, the Porterhouse, is finally stateside. Sound familiar? It’s Dublin brewpub, which opened in 1996, is a popular tourist destination. The company just opened a new, €6 million production brewery last month in the city. I’m partial to their Oyster Stout and Plain Porter, and am looking forward to trying the new Bounty Hunter, a coconut porter.

O’Hara is a name that American drinkers of Irish beer should know. We’ve been enjoying its excellently rich dry stout for a bit over a decade. It’s brewed in County Carlow, and you can try its Red Ale as well as the stout. The company probably has the widest distribution of any of the non-Guinness options.

Lough Gill is brewing beer in Sligo Town and also exporting to America (okay, mostly to New York at this point) a range that includes Thieving Bastards Pale Ale and Round the Clock Breakfast Stout, which is made with Irish oatmeal and coffee.

A couple more: Boundary Brewing is a co-op venture in Belfast, and we’ll be getting draft beer from it soon. Kinnegar, way up in County Donegal, is sending beer to Florida, and I hope we can get some of its more farmhouse-y saisons and sours.

IRISH GIN

Irish gin is very popular right now. While I never thought I’d ever write that sentence, if you’re an Irish-20-something you are drinking the locally made spirit. One of the more interesting ones is Bertha’s Revenge, a “milk gin” produced from whey, a by-product of the cheese-making process. Vallyvolane House Spirits, which produces the gin, ferments and then distills the whey. The spirit is then infused with a complex blend of botanicals, which includes cardamom, cumin, and clove, along with sweet citrus. “The whey element adds a really wonderful smoothness and soft mouthfeel to the spirit,” says co-founder Antony Jackson.

From milk to…gunpowder? That’s Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin from County Leitrim, and yes, along with a mixture of locally foraged meadowsweet and “Oriental botanicals,” it’s made with gunpowder. Gunpowder tea, that is. Its fans in the U.S. are also quite enthusiastic about it.

The Dingle Distillery (in Dingle, natch) is making a number of spirits, but Dingle Gin is the one that’s really caught on. Watch out for a whiskey in the future; it’s getting better as it ages. Whiskey maker Glendalough, mentioned above, also has an excellent gin.

Finally, there’s Conncullin Irish Gin, made by the Connacht Whiskey Co. in County Mayo. The brand’s distiller Rob Cassell is actually American and an old friend. (He’s from Pennsylvania like me, to boot!) The liquor has an “immense” amount of juniper, balanced with a complex array of things like rose hips and elderberry.

It’s really quite an impressive list. Here’s to St. Patrick’s Day!

Source: http://allofbeer.com/the-ultimate-st-patricks-day-drinks-guide/

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adambstingus · 6 years

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The Ultimate St. Patricks Day Drinks Guide

IRISH WHISKEY

IRISH BEER

IRISH GIN

It’s really quite an impressive list. Here’s to St. Patrick’s Day!

from All Of Beer http://allofbeer.com/the-ultimate-st-patricks-day-drinks-guide/ from All of Beer https://allofbeercom.tumblr.com/post/172580544237

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allofbeercom · 6 years

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The Ultimate St. Patricks Day Drinks Guide

IRISH WHISKEY

IRISH BEER

IRISH GIN

It’s really quite an impressive list. Here’s to St. Patrick’s Day!

from All Of Beer http://allofbeer.com/the-ultimate-st-patricks-day-drinks-guide/

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miamibeerscene · 7 years

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Win swag from Jameson Drinking Buddies and its beer partners

It’s been awhile since Beer in Florida has done a giveaway, so let’s do one, especially since it has a bit of a St. Patrick’s Day theme.

Late last year and earlier this year, seven breweries across the country released special beers in conjunction with Jameson Irish Whiskey as part of the distiller’s Drinking Buddies program. These breweries aged beer in Jameson barrels, and one of them was Downtown St. Petersburg’s own Cycle Brewing, with is Buddy Shots brew.

In addition, Jameson aged some of their whiskey in stout beer barrels from a local craft brewery back home in Ireland and released those spirits under the Caskmates brand.

The good folks at Jameson sent me samples of each — as well as some swag that I’ll be giving away to some Beer in Florida fans. Read on to find out the rules, but first, here’s the info from Jameson regarding the program.

JAMESON® IRISH WHISKEY PARTNERS WITH SEVEN AMERICAN BREWERIES IN A CELEBRATION OF CRAFT & COLLABORATION, TO FORM JAMESON CASKMATES® DRINKING BUDDIES®

Seven Hand-Selected Craft Breweries Across the U.S. Create Limited Edition Beers Aged In Jameson Whiskey Barrels

NEW YORK, NY — Recognizing those with a shared passion for quality and craft, Jameson Irish Whiskey continues its craft brewery partnerships with Jameson Caskmates Drinking Buddies. A collaboration with seven American craft brewers, Jameson Caskmates Drinking Buddies is the result of bringing like-minded individuals together with a common bond of creating superior quality beer and whiskey.

Returning breweries include Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles, Captain Lawrence Brewing Company in New York, Deep Ellum Brewing Company in Dallas, and Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver. Rounding out the final three collaborating breweries are Stoup Brewing in Seattle, Cycle Brewing in St. Petersburg, and Fat Head’s Brewing in Cleveland.

Inspired by the creation and end result of Jameson Caskmates, a one-of-a-kind whiskey born out of conversation and collaboration with local Irish craft brewery Franciscan Well, Jameson took a similar approach and worked with the seven local breweries by giving them Jameson barrels to age their craft beer for a select period of time. The end result? Limited edition beers featuring hints of Jameson Irish Whiskey incorporated with their already distinct craft beer flavors.

The Jameson family motto, Sine Metu, means without fear, and the Jameson Caskmates Drinking Buddies program celebrates the fearlessness of each brewer as they continue to pursue their passions. The same spirit and tradition of the family motto lives on through the creation and partnership with the seven local breweries.

“Jameson Irish Whiskey has always taken pride in celebrating those who share the same passion and focus when it comes to their craft,” said Sona Bajaria, Vice President, Jameson Irish Whiskey, Pernod Ricard USA. “Jameson Caskmates Drinking Buddies allows us to put the spotlight on these local craft brewers who ultimately embody the same spirit as our motto, Sine Metu.”

Each Jameson inspired craft beer will be available in their respective market for a limited time only.

Here are the breweries and the beer each released.

Cycle Brewing

Buddy Shots

Color – Dark amber to almost purple in color.

Aroma – All malt, all day.

Flavor – Brewed with 6 different caramel malts and just a little bit of chocolate to showcase the finer, sweeter side of the beer and the whiskey.

ABV – 11% ABV

Angel City Brewery

ACB Imperial Irish Red Ale

Color – A rich mahogany-hued ale.

Aroma – Huge ripe fig and toffee notes dominate the aroma, leading into flavors of light vanilla, molasses, black cherries and a distinct peppery finish.

Flavor – Conditioned for 5 months in Jameson Irish Whiskey barrels, this beer has an indulgent yet subtle sweetness, full body, and warming linger.

ABV – 16% ABV

Captain Lawrence Brewing Company

Trans-Atlantic Imperial Red

Color – Deep auburn color with red highlights.

Aroma – Rich and malty aroma with hints of chocolate and citrus fruit.

Flavor – Deep and rich as the sea, the Trans-Atlantic Red’s natural taste combined with Jameson Irish Whiskey barrels gives this beer a deliciously complex flavor profile. Malt backbone, chocolate and coffee flavors highlighted by vanilla.

ABV – 7% ABV

Deep Ellum Brewing Company

The Fascinating Bellman

Color – The experience is a custom crafted light smoke, wood aged, deep brown ale with ruby highlights.

Aroma – The aroma of bittersweet bakers chocolate and warm vanilla welcome a complex flavor of toasted chestnut. The smoke character shows a history not to be forgotten that fades then returns as the glass warms.

Flavor – Oak Smoked Imperial Irish brown ale aged in Jameson Whiskey barrels. We select fresh hops and smoke a portion of malt with Texas post oak. The resulting ale is fit for members only.

ABV – 7.8% ABV

Great Divide Brewing Company

The Smoothness

Color – Dark coloring.

Aroma – Whiskey notes, chocolate, oak and leather aroma.

Flavor – You don’t know smooth until you experience the velvety, silky feeling and dark lager taste of The Smoothness. Roasted malt, vanilla and oak flavors.

ABV – 8.5% ABV

Stoup Brewing

Dublin Down Imperial Red Ale

Color – Chestnut color with golden highlights.

Aroma – Rich and bold with notes of vanilla and toffee.

Flavor – A rich, malty red ale with notes of caramel and toasted bread. The time in Jameson Irish Whiskey barrels adds a depth of richness to the beer and added structure, bringing happiness to the palate and warmth to the belly after each satisfying sip.

The subtle grainy sweetness of Irish malt is balanced by a strong addition of bittering hops and warming alcohol.

ABV – 10% ABV

Fat Heads Brewing

Strange Trip Barrel Aged Imperial Stout

Color – Aging in Jameson Irish Whiskey barrels for 6 months has pulled a subtle touch of cocoa beans, Marzipan and charred oak.

Aroma – Inspired by flavors from an Irish Coffee.

Flavor – A heady brew, hopped with Perle, Centennial and Simcoe. The heavily roasted creamy flavor comes from the combination of flaked barley and chocolate malts.

ABV – 9.4% ABV

And as far as the Jameson Caskmates Whiskey:

Two heads are said to be better than one, and this whiskey adds serious weight to that argument. Emerging from a conversation between our head distiller and the head brewer of Cork’s Franciscan Well Brewery, Jameson Caskmates has been finished in stout-seasoned whiskey casks. While our triple-distilled smoothness is very much intact, notes of cocoa, coffee and butterscotch confirm the stout influence.

Caskmates is a head-turning, modern Irish whiskey.

Nose: crisp orchard fruits like green apples and pears, mild pot still spices

Taste: Subtle touch of hops and cocoa beans, Marzipan and charred oak

Finish: Long and sweet with Milk Chocolate and Butterscotch

Unfortunately, the Cycle bottles for sale at the taproom are long gone, according to the brewery, though there may be a keg or two tucked away in local craft beer bars. The Caskmates whiskey is still available in liquor stores around the area.

WHAT ABOUT THE GIVEAWAY?

What I have to give away is this:

Two T-shirts, one Extra Large and one Medium (Note: The sizes seem to run small, especially for a XXL dude like me). The T-shirts have the Jameson logo on front, and the logos of the seven breweries in the program on the back.

Two Jameson Whiskey tote bags. They are bags to tote things in.

If you wish to enter, here are the rules.

Leave a comment on the post here. Your email is required, but don’t worry: it won’t be shared or used in any other nefarious way. And I’ll have to contact you if you win.

Say in the comment which size T-shirt you would want, or if you would like to win a tote bag.

I’ll run this through Tuesday, March 21, at 6 p.m., at which time I’ll use the Random.org service to choose a winner. The winner will be notified by email and have 24 hours to respond with a shipping address. If I don’t hear back by then, another winner will be chosen.

As I mentioned above, Jameson Irish Whiskey provided this swag through its marketing arm, but the company has no involvement in this giveaway.

Slainte!

Gerard

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