I am unsure what defines an Irish ale but this one from Great Lakes Brewing is rather tasty. Nice hoppy flavor to counter that caramel sweetness.
I am unsure what defines an Irish ale but this one from Great Lakes Brewing is rather tasty. Nice hoppy flavor to counter that caramel sweetness.
It is a nice beer. I would buy it when it is on a 'sale' price. But when shopping at Binny's in Lincolnwood, IL., it was one dollar more than a six-pack of Edmund Fitzgerald Porter.
ReplyDeleteOne other element about Great Lakes Brwg. similar to New Belgium Brwg. is that it packages the same brew in both bottles and cans. I await one of those brewing podcasts [e.g.: 'Steal This Beer'] to test the hosts by serving blind (or masqueraded) samples of the same brew to learn if they tasted something different in an alternative package.
I suppose they brew less of Conway's since it's a seasonal, hence the price discrepancy. Or Binny's is just trying to take advantage of St. Patrick's Day revelers.
ReplyDeleteSomeone somewhere must have done the bottle vs. can taste test. With breweries moving away from bottles to cans, I presume bottles are a bit more readily available. Perhaps a new marketing gimmick?