Guinness and Murphy’s Irish stouts, Harp Lager and Smithwick’s Irish Ale are among the go-to products from the old country that you can find at any number of Irish pubs throughout Rochester ...

Smithwick’s is an Irish red ale, and as you might expect, it pours a lovely deep ruby color. It has some of the roasty, coffee-like flavor you’ll find in Irish stouts, but it’s much lighter in body ...

As much as I like today’s uber-hopped IPAs and the decadent, dark, high-octane stouts, among other modern beers, there’s something to be said for a beer like Smithwick’s Irish Red Ale.

Smithwick's Red Ale Smithwick's was originally brewed in the heart of Kilkenny at St. Francis Abbey in 1710, and today it is considered one of the most popular ales in Ireland.

Smithwick Brewing is now quite well-known internationally. Interestingly, about eight years earlier, Daniel Sullivan had also opened a brewery making red ale, and somewhat of a rivalry evolved.

A few sips earlier, the Belgian Trappist ale Chimay Red had eliminated Ireland's only other entry, Smithwick's Irish Ale, by a similar score. Begorra! Advertisement ...

Address: 740 S. Fleming St., Sebastian Phone: 772-589-1238 Online: Website, Facebook Kilted Mermaid The Vero Beach pub, which Linda Moore and Rick Norry opened in 2011, offers classic Irish ...

The Whip Tavern serves a rarebit that combines good English cheddar and Stilton cheeses with Smithwick's Irish Ale, spiced with a bit of British mustard. Served with crostini. Stunning.