Yankee

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Messr. Maguires, Dublin.
6/10
Flat & boring, warm & sweet.
"Golden ale, straight from the cask! 5.5%"

Russian Weisse

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork.
9/10
Got a who's your daddy head on it. Noice.
"Baltika is an unfiltered beer, it has a mild fruity and slightly sweet taste. 5%"

Bels Pils

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork.
8/10
Rich flavour.
"A low fermentation luxury Pilsner is one of the most traditional Belgian Pilsners. 5.3%"

Curim Gold Wheat Beer

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Carlow Brewing Co., Carlow.
8/10
Good full lager.
"Bright and sparkling, Curim is lightly hopped, resulting in a refreshing beer with a hint of fruit" 4.3%

Watau's Wit

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork.
9/10
Similar to Friar Weisse. Goodness with banana flavours.
"From the Van Eecke Brewery in West Flanders dating to 1629. A golden pale wheat beer naturally cloudy & unfiltered. Spiced with coriander to give a refreshing citrus flavour. 5%"

O'Hara's Celtic Stout

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Carlow Brewing Co., Carlow.
8/10
Creamy, smooth, dark, malty goodness. YUM. 4.3%

Temple Brau Lager

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From The Porterhouse Brewing Co., Dublin.
6/10
Fine, but nothing special. 4.3%

Porterhouse Chocolate Stout

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From The Porterhouse Brewing Co., Dublin.
6/10
Strong dark beer with an undesirable sweet aftertaste. Chocolate & beer just don't mix. 5%
"Smooth tasting, full bodied creamy stout with a distinctive chocolate taste & aroma from the use of high cocoa solid chocolate added to the copper. Notes of caramel, dark fruits & vanilla"

Kinsale Cream Stout

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Kinsale Brewing Co., Kinsale, Cork.
8/10
Creamy head, good malty character, but with a watery aftertaste.
"Classic Irish stout combining a light, dry palate with roasted coffee & chocolate flavours and an earthy hop aroma" 4.3%

Pils

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Messr. Maguires, Dublin.
7/10
Very strong bitter pilsner.
"Pilsner as it should be, Saaz Hops!" 5%

Pinkly Grapefruit Beer

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork.
4/10
Proclaimed as a "malt-based drink with an aromatic vodka and grapefruit taste", it seems it is actually just a vodka mixer. 4%

Mongozo Coconut Beer

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork.
7/10
Very coconutty, not too bad.
"Coconut beer is brewed in a small scale in Kenya, brewed using an original Mongozo recipe. It is an exotic beer with a fresh coconut taste. 3.5%"

Floris Passionfruit & Chocolate

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork.
Passionfruit: 10/10
Nice & tangy, beautiful aroma & taste. 30% passionfruit juice. 3%
Chocolate: 6/10
Tastes like beer mixed with chocolate syrup, not the best. Nice chocolate aftertaste though.

Floris Strawberry

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork.
10/10
30% strawberry juice, naturally sweet & juicy, 3% alcohol. Is this really a beer?

Kinsale Lager

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Kinsale Brewing Co., Kinsale, Cork.
7/10
Dry with bitter taste.
"A snappy hop bitterness & a soft bready malt character give way to an immaculately clean dry finish"

Cardens Wild Ale

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Messr. Maguires, Dublin.
7/10
Nice smooth hoppy flavour. 5.1%

Haus

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Messrs. Maguires, Dublin.
8/10
Very lager-like, with a fruity taste.
"Lager as it should be, juicy malt!"

Festive Pilsner

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Pilot Research Brewery, University College Cork.
7/10
Very fizzy, bitter, cool and sharp.
"German style pilsner with a unique flavour & distinctive hop aroma based on a classic festival recipe"

Fairtrade Mongozo Banana Beer

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork City.
9/10
Strong banana aroma, very sweet delicious brew.
"A tropical fruit beer, brewed according to an old tradition that comes from the Massai in East Africa. It has the yellow colour of ripe bananas and pours a pale hazy light yellow. 4.8%"

William's wheat beer

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Kinsale Brewing Co., Kinsale, Cork.
8/10
Good full character, unfiltered herb flavoured beer.
"A Hefe Weizen style wheat beer brewed with the addition of orange peel & coriander, flavours & aromas of clove, banana & green apple are created by the yeast"

Dunkel Weisse

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Franciscan Well Brewery, Cork City.
9/10
Raw, dark unfiltered beer. A little bitter and with lots of floaties.
"Rich caramel notes and an underlying roast malt character combines with the usual banana & clove flavours associated with this style, unfiltered and conditioned for 8 weeks!"

Bavarian Lager

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Pilot Research Brewery, University College Cork.
7/10
Sharp roasted flavour. 4.6%
"Medium bodied lager with a sweet malty aftertaste, well-balanced with an enticing yeast and hop aroma"

Silver

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Hilden Brewing Co., Lisburn.
6/10
Very bland, thirst quenching with no bitter aftertaste.
4.2%

Floris Apple

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork City.
10/10
Sweet apple taste, like the Meiji sweets.
"From Huyghe Brewery in Belgium. A light wheat beer with apple. 3%"

Delerium Tremins

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. Via Eurobeers, Cork City.
10/10
Real tangy with a lingering, sweet aftertaste, 9%.
"A famous beer from Huyghe Brewery, golden with a creamy head. A warming alcoholic hit of malt and spices with a long sweet aftertaste"

Headless Dog

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From College Green Brewery, Belfast.
8/10
Full creamy head, easy to drink, very smooth.

Molly's Chocolate Stout

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From College Green Brewery, Belfast.
5/10
Bitter coffee flavour.
"Dark chocolate coloured beer with full character from the use of whole roasted oats. A coffee taste is apparent from the use of chocolate malt"

Hilden Halt

At Franciscan Well's Easter Beerfest. From Hilden Brewing Co., Lisburn.
5/10
Cold but flat.
"Premium traditional Irish red ale with malty, mild hop flavour" 6.1%

Grafen Walder

5 litre keg with Duff at home in Cork.
5/10
Pretty average pilsner.

Rebel Lager

At Fransican Well
8/10
Smooth nice thirst quenching beer. Full of flavour with a bit of a bite.

Friar Weisse

At Fransican Well
10/10
German style unfiltered wheat beer. Beautiful flavour with the slight taste of banana.

Shandon Stout

At Franciscan Well.
10/10
Real smooth malt flavour. Nice creamy head with no bitter aftertaste at all. 4.2%

Rebel Red & Blarney Blonde

With Duff at Fransican Well, two doors down from our house. All beers brewed onsite.

Rebel Red 7/10
Caramel flavour at the start with a bitter aftertaste. 4.3%

Blarney Blonde 6/10
Watery and a bit bland. 4.2%

Excelsior

At home in Cork with Duff.
6/10
Quite a watery brew.

Topvar

With dinner at Slovak pub.
7/10
Again bitter but better.

Saris Svetly

Last one at Slovak pub
8/10
Strong roasted barley flavour.

Kelt

With lunch at Slovak pub
6/10
Very bitter and strong.

Krusovice

Washing down the Absinth in Bratislava.
6/10
Nice and refreshing.

Zlaty Bazant

At Slovak Pub
8/10
With some Jam fritters. Rather nice bitter beer.

Steininger

With a couple of weiners at our hostel in Vienna.
7/10
Good sharp dry beer.

Ottakringer

Thoroughly enjoyed with a big slice of pizza at a street side pizza shop in Vienna.
7/10
Nice strong and bitter.

Puntigamer Almradler

In Vienna at the Happy hostel with a weiner.
3/10
It's a very weak shandy. 2.5%

Dobre Pifko

At Slovak pub in Bratislava, brewed on site.
9/10
Served up with a nice head, fresh sharp flavour. Only €0.50c for a pint

Budweiser

At Larry Thompkin's Bar in Cork with Ross, Sheryll, Sandy & Dave.
7/10

Beamish Red

At the Abbey Inn in Tralee.
9/10
Beautiful reddish beer with creamy top & full of flavour.

Heineken

In Cork with Sheryll & Manda.
6/10
Made in Amsterdam, fairly good.

Foster's

At home in Cork with Ross.
8/10
Lush Aussie beer brewed in Cork by Beamish. 4.3%