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IRISH CRAFT BEERS COME TO THE MERRION INN

We are delighted to welcome a range of craft Irish beers on draught to The Merrion Inn.  We proudly serve Galway Hooker Irish Pale Ale from Roscommon (yes Roscommon), Howling Gale Ale from Cork and Carrig Lager brewed in Offaly.

In addition to the Irish craft beers on draught, we also offer Irish craft beers in the bottle: Sunburnt Irish Red (from the makers of Holwing Gale), O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale and O'Hara's Curim Wheat Beer, both from  O'Hara's micro-brewery in Carlow.

 

PILSNER URQUELL IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DRAUGHT

Pilsner Urquell was the first ever golden beer in the world, first brewed in 1842 and is the gandfather of modern lager as we know it.  Two thirds of all lagers sold in the world are Pilsner style beers and Pilsner Urquell is the original pilsner from the town of Pilsen in the Czech Republic.  W


CRAFT & WORLD BEER AT THE MERRION INN

The days of only selling Guinness and Smithwicks in bottles are long behind us and we carry a wide range of main stream beers that you would expect to find in any modern Irish bar. But why stop there. Now that we are all travelling more and expanding our taste buds along with our horizons, The Merrion Inn has developed a World Beer Menu with products from four continents for our customers to sample.

These range from Australian and New Zealand favourites such as Toohey's New and Speights to South African cider to award winning Scottish beers from the Forth Valley.


Beers

O'Hara's Irish Pale Ale

| 5.2% a.b.v. | Carlow, Ireland
This is a contemporary style I.P.A.  Grapefruit liek bitterness is full and lasting and is balanced by a zesty citrus aroma.  Voted Best Beer 2010 by the members of Irish Craft Brewer.com

O'Hara's Curim Wheat Beer

| 4.3% a.b.v. | Carlow, Ireland
Delightfully rerfreshing wheat beer brewed using a blend of malted barley and wheat.  It is lightly hopped resulting in a fruity beer with hints of peach, banana and plum.

 

James Boag's Premium James Boag's Premium

| 5.0% a.b.v. | Tasmania, Australia
Australia's most premium of premium beers, subtle and complex in its character. Brewed with locally grown hops and malted barley, this beer is deliciously refreshing.

Toohey's New Toohey's New

| 4.6% a.b.v. | New South Wales, Australia
Sydney's famous straw-coloured lager, brewed since 1869 at the Toohey's Brewery.

Monteiths Crushed Apple Cider

| 4.5% a.b.v. | Greymouth, New Zealand
Sun ripened green Nelson apples are crushed and gently fermented to give this natural tasting, clean and crisp tasting cider

Speight's Gold Medal Ale Speight's Gold Medal Ale

| 4.0% a.b.v. | Dunedin, New Zealand
A light bodied ale, with a blend of grassy and green deliciously appealing beer - so easy to drink that it causes people to re-consider their idea of ales.

Macs Gold Macs Gold

| 4.0% a.b.v. | Nelson, New Zealand
Light fruitiness with hints of citrus and sweet malt, subtle mid palate bitterness is balanced with a smooth delicate caramel sweetness. A great beer to accompany a burger.

Singha Singha

| 5.0% a.b.v. | Thailand
More malty and substantive in character than other Far Eastern beers, Singha is the number one beer in Thailand.

Tiger Beer Tiger Beer

| 4.8% a.b.v | Singapore
This award winning beer is the No. 1 Asian beer in Ireland. It is a full flavoured beer with a crisp clean taste with a touch of honey to quite nettly hop aromas.

Well's Bombardier

| 5.2% a.b.v | England
Charles Wells' award winning traditional English Ale. This beer has a rich & tempting aroma of peppery hops & raisins, with a palate dominated by dark fruit, juicy malt and tangy hop character.

Young's Bitter

| 4.5% a.b.v | England
A refreshing ale, golden in colour, with a light dry palate, a fresh fruity aroma and a long, satisfying bitter finish.

Schiehallion Schiehallion (she-hal-i-on)

| 4.8% a.b.v. | Forth Valley, Scotland
A fresher, more natural tasting beer. Hop character is a major feature - which in Schiehallion comes from the wonderful aromatic Hersbrücker and the fresh grapefruity. Challenger varieties. Winner of the Gold Medal at the International Beer Challenge 2009

Bitter & Twisted Bitter & Twisted

| 4.2% a.b.v. | Forth Valley, Scotland
Bitter & Twisted has an incredibly zesty lemon/citric aroma on the nose. This follows through as a perfectly balanced, refreshing, light-bodied ale. An ideal summer beer - pure refreshment! "Winner of the Bronze Medal at the International Beer Challenge 2009

Ola Dubh Reserve 16

| 8.0% a.b.v. | Forth Valley, Scotland
Aged in selected oak casks, formely used to mature Highland Park's gloriously rick smokey 16 Year Old Single Malt Scotch Whiskey.  It is opaque dark brown to black in appearance, with a balance of fruit-sweetness and south American chocolate on the palate with a complex bitter hop background.

Savanna Dry Cider Savanna Dry Cider

| 5.5% a.b.v. | Western Cape, South Africa
On drinking, a light zing of citric character combines deliciously with notes of green apples / green grass flavours resulting in a refreshing taste experience.

Kopparberg Pear Kopparberg Pear

| 4.5% a.b.v. | Sweden
Kopperberg Pear is slowly vat matured to the desired strenght to achieve it's unique semi-sweet taste. The original Swedish receipe using fresh spring water ensures a light, clean and fruity pear taste.

Kopparberg Mixed Fruit Kopparberg Mixed Fruit

| 5.3% a.b.v. | Sweden
Kopperberg Mixed Fruit is a refreshing mix of raspberry and blackcurrant which delivers the distinctive fruity taste of the Swedish summer.

Maisel's Weisse Original Maisel's Weisse Original (Hefe)

| 5.2% a.b.v. | Bayreuth, Germany
Maisel's Weisse well balanced flavours of lemon zest and a crisp, refreshing character. beer is a truly delicious bottle conditioned wheat beer.

La Trappe Blonde

| 6.5% a.b.v. | Holland
The A unique golden ale, with the well balanced, mildly sweet house character associated with the La Trappe brewery.  Complex, interesting and, above all, a pleasurably drinkable beer.

Chimay Red

| 7.0% a.b.v. | Chimay, Belgium
Chimay is a rich, characterful ruby red Trappist ale, with substantial body and a complex blend of nut, fruit and hop character.

Hoegaarden Hoegaarden

| 4.9% a.b.v. | Hoegaarden, Belgium
The original Belgian White - a light, refreshing wheat. The beer is very pale, lighter in color than Pilsner, and cloudy. The cloudiness contributes whiteness to the appearance, thus the name. Great summer ale.

Erdinger WeiB Bier Erdinger WeiB Bier

| 5.3% a.b.v. | Germany
The World's most popular wheat beer. Bottle fermented like champagne, it is the definitive wheat beer.

Erdinger Non-Alcoholic Erdinger Non-Alcoholic

| 0.4% a.b.v. | Germany
A non-alcoholic beer with flavour. Isotonic, low in calories, rich in vitamins and minerals. A non-alcoholic option that tastes like a real beer.

Budejovicky Budvar Budejovicky Budvar

| 5.0% a.b.v. | Czech Republic
The heads of high quality Zatec hop, clear natural water & select Moravian barley makeit the beverage of choice for true beer lovers. The 700 year old tradition and the unipue 90-day period of maturity increase it's sublime character.

Pilsner Urquell Pilsner Urquell

| 4.4 % a.b.v. | Czech Republic
Translated as 'Pilsner from the original source', Urquell is still brewed to the original receipe. The balance between the bitterness of the hops and the sweetness of the barley malt provides a full bodied flavour without the need for a high alcohol content.

 

 

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