GlentoranMark
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I was in Dublin yesterday for a Poker Tournament but after I got KO'd I waited on the bus home to Belfast in O'Connell Street. As I had 90 minutes to wait, I thought I'd conduct a science experiment purely for the HomeBrewForum and sample the local cuisine.
Near the bus stop is Madigan's Pub. It's in the tourist district so not the average local, it had a live singer who was not the greatest but he was good for the banter and the place was packed with both locals and tourists. Back home in Belfast it would be similar to our Crown Bar
I love my Stouts and Guinness would be my tipple of choice so I ordered one. The Guinness was great as usual but then I noticed a drinks menu behind the bar. I was going to try a Guinness's new Hop House 13 which is a lager but just at the bottom of the menu was a Dublin Porter.
I've only just discovered Porters thanks to Home Brewing but I've never tried one and boy was I in for a treat. It was very dry, like a stout and very thin compared to my Guinness but it was also very dark, mellow and sweet on flavour. I enjoyed it so much I had another.
Would a London Porter be similar?
I'll be looking out a recipe of my own and giving this a go. It's one of the best beers I've tasted. Maybe it had everything to do with the surroundings and the chance stumblings onto this beer but I really enjoyed it.
3 pints in 90 minutes is not great for the bladder however and the Bus to Belfast had no toilet. After 45 minutes on the bus I was literally crying and had to bear another 90 minutes without a pee. Enjoyable as the beer was, it was the bus that I'll remember about this trip :idea:
I'd only those 3 pints all day which as Saturdays go was a pretty dry one. Next time I go down I'll find out a bit more about the Porter and sample it again - oh and bring a bucket.
Near the bus stop is Madigan's Pub. It's in the tourist district so not the average local, it had a live singer who was not the greatest but he was good for the banter and the place was packed with both locals and tourists. Back home in Belfast it would be similar to our Crown Bar
I love my Stouts and Guinness would be my tipple of choice so I ordered one. The Guinness was great as usual but then I noticed a drinks menu behind the bar. I was going to try a Guinness's new Hop House 13 which is a lager but just at the bottom of the menu was a Dublin Porter.
I've only just discovered Porters thanks to Home Brewing but I've never tried one and boy was I in for a treat. It was very dry, like a stout and very thin compared to my Guinness but it was also very dark, mellow and sweet on flavour. I enjoyed it so much I had another.
Would a London Porter be similar?
I'll be looking out a recipe of my own and giving this a go. It's one of the best beers I've tasted. Maybe it had everything to do with the surroundings and the chance stumblings onto this beer but I really enjoyed it.
3 pints in 90 minutes is not great for the bladder however and the Bus to Belfast had no toilet. After 45 minutes on the bus I was literally crying and had to bear another 90 minutes without a pee. Enjoyable as the beer was, it was the bus that I'll remember about this trip :idea:
I'd only those 3 pints all day which as Saturdays go was a pretty dry one. Next time I go down I'll find out a bit more about the Porter and sample it again - oh and bring a bucket.