Guru Review: Smithwicks (Red Ale)

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  • @fergspan5727
    @fergspan5727 4 роки тому +40

    It’s a carbonated ale, it’s older than Guinness from Kilkenny and it’s a great drink and national treasure

    • @oscarosullivan4513
      @oscarosullivan4513 2 роки тому +1

      Was from Kilkenny

    • @RobertBobNolan
      @RobertBobNolan Рік тому +1

      @@oscarosullivan4513 Visited the Smithwicks factory. Very disappointed that it wasn't manufactured there anymore hahahah

    • @oscarosullivan4513
      @oscarosullivan4513 Рік тому

      @@RobertBobNolan How do you expect they would fit a museum in

    • @RobertBobNolan
      @RobertBobNolan Рік тому

      @@oscarosullivan4513 Same way they have tours of Jameson and the Guiness storehouse

    • @oscarosullivan4513
      @oscarosullivan4513 Рік тому

      @@RobertBobNolan Fair enough

  • @outdooradventuresireland1903
    @outdooradventuresireland1903 3 роки тому +22

    Smithwicks on tap is just heaven

  • @HonestRef
    @HonestRef Рік тому +3

    Definitely need to retry the Smithwick's again especially with the changing pallete. You should try a Smithwick's on draught as Culzy says in a bar where Smithwick's is flowing. Its a lovely pint.

  • @murphyebass7837
    @murphyebass7837 3 роки тому +5

    4:45 nail on head. It’s an easy drinking red ale. Perfect for sessioning all night long or at a wedding or work event or something. Could drink a dozen pints of smithwicks and be fine but a dozen pints of Guinness I’d be fairly fucked.

  • @mchammer1982
    @mchammer1982 3 роки тому +9

    Lads some points to note:
    The pint bottle is miles better than the can
    When drinking at home u need to poor into a glass than has a vitaliser on the bottom i.e a smithwicks glass lol!
    The glass is important with smithwicks also it should be served very cold at home.
    Like the way yous are trying it there is doing it no favours.
    You wouldn't poir a Guinness into a heiniken glass would ye.

  • @PAppMundo
    @PAppMundo 3 роки тому +6

    Had my first pint of this stuff a few months ago and loved it!
    You can’t really compare an Ale to a Stout as they are very different styles of beer.

  • @alexm8456
    @alexm8456 4 роки тому +8

    No other beer is so different between draw/bottle. There is one pub in my town that has Smithwicks on tap and its really great.

  • @ArtfulMaverick
    @ArtfulMaverick 3 роки тому +8

    Kilkenny Irish Ale is miles better! White Gypsy Ruby Red Ale is also my personal favourite (they’re both very creamy!)

  • @felkikid
    @felkikid 3 роки тому +3

    I had a pint of smithwicks from an Irish bar in San Fransico, and to be honest it was incredible. Bartender recommended it and I had never heard of it. Its something i'd get a pint of if im at a bar but honestly a solid pull of Guinness is much more of a treat for me.

  • @JamieLoughran
    @JamieLoughran 4 роки тому +9

    Just my 2 cents - 3 smithwicks in 3 different Dublin bars were all vile. I'm from Belfast and drink smithwicks like fuck and a lot of us would ask for a smithwicks with a guiness head just to add the creaminess and kept a head throughout. I'm the same in that I'd have 2-3 guinness as a loosener then slam on the smithwicks. Ice cold cans are stunnin' and I'll tell you what a smithwicks shandy with brown lemonade on a summers day is life saving! Love the content squad keep it lit.

    • @lite4919
      @lite4919 3 роки тому

      They're more consistent in the large bottles, but the pints do vary a lot from one pub to another. I loved the Kilkenny beer, but can only get it in offlicences in cans now...

    • @eldobromil9937
      @eldobromil9937 2 роки тому

      @@LOGOS422 How much guinness is typically used in this drink?

    • @B8kedBean
      @B8kedBean Рік тому +1

      A pint of special 👌

    • @B8kedBean
      @B8kedBean Рік тому

      ​@@eldobromil9937 just the head

  • @reecebennett1577
    @reecebennett1577 2 роки тому +2

    I feel a Christmas reunion is in order…the duo we need.

  • @TrickyMicky94
    @TrickyMicky94 4 роки тому +8

    I drink Guinness during the Winter for the cold nights in the pub with the fire going, and Smithwicks during the summer when I'm out in the beer garden and sun shining

  • @realist8082
    @realist8082 2 роки тому +1

    I'm a huge fan of Smithwick's on tap. I agree that out of the bottle is fairly disappointing.

  • @leestephenfitzpatrick6373
    @leestephenfitzpatrick6373 Рік тому

    I used to get back to Cork City about 5 or 6 times a year & always drank the Smithwicks, only because if I drank any of the stouts back over, I then wouldn't be able to drink them back here in London.

  • @lite4919
    @lite4919 3 роки тому +2

    I've drank Smithwicks for years but ales are varied, a bit like craft beers

  • @johnlarkin8593
    @johnlarkin8593 3 роки тому +1

    He’s right smithwicks in my local it’s unbelievable. I could go down the road and it’s muck. Find the right pub and you would get hooked.

  • @pete8689
    @pete8689 4 роки тому +1

    Smithwicks or Mcardles lad's??

  • @ah-hl6fr
    @ah-hl6fr 4 роки тому +2

    The pale ale is lovely

  • @POPANATION
    @POPANATION 9 місяців тому

    I couldn’t help but notice you are trying to compare Smithwick’s & Sons Ireland with other beers. I don’t think that is fair. It’s incomparable to any beer I’ve ever had. A few years ago I picked up Smithwick’s and it was love at first taste. It’s incomparable, blokes. Cheers from the states.

  • @djcrane65
    @djcrane65 Рік тому +2

    Love Smithwicks!!

  • @shaneotoole1757
    @shaneotoole1757 Рік тому +1

    Try a pint of smithwicks with a Guinness head

  • @Craig11CC
    @Craig11CC 4 роки тому +5

    Smithwicks with a Guinness head lads, unbelievable

    • @daraghcurran
      @daraghcurran  4 роки тому +5

      For real? Just topped with Guinness?

    • @Craig11CC
      @Craig11CC 4 роки тому +8

      The Guinness Guru Honestly incredible, just topped with a nice creamy head. Most barmen might not appreciate it if they’re flat out but definitely give her a try on a quiet night or if you know your barman well

    • @fergspan5727
      @fergspan5727 4 роки тому

      Called a Derry in north Kilkenny

    • @jamesdevine8582
      @jamesdevine8582 3 роки тому

      Have you tried it or what?

    • @funzeye
      @funzeye 3 роки тому +6

      @@daraghcurran ya, called a pint of "special" in Mayo. Much more popular than regular pint of Smithwicks down here.

  • @mchammer1982
    @mchammer1982 3 роки тому +2

    If you want to know about smithwicks and how it actually should look in a pint glass then check out this video
    ua-cam.com/video/r_NGoBwGXxI/v-deo.html
    It's a carbonated red ale. Why the hell would you be comparing it to stout 😹

  • @austinnicholl8891
    @austinnicholl8891 4 місяці тому

    Culzy Boy!!
    You are missed, mate!!

  • @enolux
    @enolux 4 роки тому +3

    good one lads! shout out to the girl who crashed colzy's lecture 😬 lol

    • @daraghcurran
      @daraghcurran  4 роки тому +2

      She was warned filming was going on!

  • @brianlayne9742
    @brianlayne9742 2 місяці тому

    Smithwicks is 4.5% in the US

  • @POPANATION
    @POPANATION 9 місяців тому

    Smithwick’s & Sons Ireland is a ten out of ten. Somebody has to tell the truth.

  • @B8kedBean
    @B8kedBean Рік тому

    Cans are dirt, pint bottles delish

  • @waynemurphy7369
    @waynemurphy7369 4 роки тому +1

    Big Guinness drinker, never ever tasted Smithwicks, mite try a can tonight

    • @msj56
      @msj56 4 роки тому

      A great beer.

  • @pauljohnmorales1840
    @pauljohnmorales1840 4 місяці тому

    ON TAP ONLY!

  • @fergspan5727
    @fergspan5727 4 роки тому

    Pints of Derry lads

  • @johnyoung267
    @johnyoung267 3 роки тому

    You need to start reviewing craft beer/ale instead of all this mass manufactured chemical beer

    • @UrbanMouse
      @UrbanMouse 3 роки тому

      He has tried some crafts and hates them, he's a young lad that hasn't acquired an appreciation for flavoursome beers yet just creamy plain beer like Guinness Kilkenny Murphy's etc

    • @oscarosullivan4513
      @oscarosullivan4513 Рік тому

      O’ Hara’s stout would still be a pint of plain

  • @loughrey101
    @loughrey101 2 роки тому

    Rebel Red red ale from Cork and Kilkenny from Guinness are way nicer they're not as carbonated. Smithwicks is way too fizzy which spoils the taste and experience. Much nicer and less carbonated on draught though. But It's super overrated as a red ale and definitely not the best one out there.

    • @oscarosullivan4513
      @oscarosullivan4513 Рік тому

      Sullivan’s is better as is O’ Hara’s red,Brehon brewhouse red.

  • @TeoZMuff313
    @TeoZMuff313 3 роки тому +5

    Guinness overrated by Irish people Smithwicks much nicer

  • @jonathandonnelly6430
    @jonathandonnelly6430 9 місяців тому

    Large bottle the best cold not ice cold

  • @Mr.M1STER
    @Mr.M1STER 3 роки тому

    I think Cadet are still going tbh lol

  • @niallcox6801
    @niallcox6801 3 роки тому

    These actually no nothing about Guinness or drinking I'm general

  • @whatliesbeneathurbanexplor1631
    @whatliesbeneathurbanexplor1631 2 роки тому

    I love smithwicks red ale and Guinness but smithwicks ale is lighter then Guinness. Guinness is very heavy while drinking and eating a meal.

  • @moderatesunited
    @moderatesunited 3 роки тому

    Was a fan of smithwicks until I discovered Guinness. Guinness is better. Stout is the best. If I could drink Beamish in the States it would be the only thing I'd drink.

  • @killiankiid
    @killiankiid 3 роки тому

    Tís great shtuff

  • @user-qv5dg6xm6o
    @user-qv5dg6xm6o 4 роки тому

    Smithwicks boys?ye might awell rate countryspring red lemonade 😂

  • @warrencoakley
    @warrencoakley 4 роки тому +1

    Smithwicks is dirt lads. The auld lad use to give me Smithwicks shandys when I was 16. Muck.

    • @daraghcurran
      @daraghcurran  4 роки тому

      Ah Warren - give it a try when we're back in the pubs!

    • @warrencoakley
      @warrencoakley 4 роки тому +5

      @@daraghcurran Rather shit in my hands and clap

    • @Puterrrr
      @Puterrrr 3 роки тому +1

      @@warrencoakley Thanks for the laugh busting my belly here

    • @warrencoakley
      @warrencoakley 3 роки тому

      @@Puterrrr I do try 👍

  • @dannyharty3656
    @dannyharty3656 3 роки тому +1

    The word Dirty knacker it just sums up all I need to know about Ireland do you know how insulting the word knacker is to travelling people everywhere I will be reporting you to UA-cam