St. Patrick’s Day will soon be upon us, but the patron saint surely wouldn’t be offended if you started celebrating early, right? Bridge City Beverage just stocked up on an exclusive custom variety pack full of Irish and Irish-style beer and ciders for the upcoming holiday.
The 12-beer Irish variety pack includes two of each beer for a total of lucky-number 24. It has a few stouts, an Irish red, two ciders, an Irish lager, and an Irish blonde ale. Each beer offers something different to the mix, with contributions ranging from crushable to more complex flavors.
The variety pack is available while supplies last at Bridge City Beverage.
Here’s a complete list of the 12 beers included in the case.
Guinness Draught Stout – Cans and Bottles (2 each)
Brand: Guinness
From: Dublin, Ireland
Style: Nitrogenated Irish Stout
ABV: 4.2%
Taste: The ultimate St. Patrick’s Day beer. Rich and creamy mouthfeel with roasted notes of chocolate and coffee. Sharp bitterness. Highly drinkable.
Brand: Sullivan’s Brewing Company
From: Kilkenny, Ireland
Style: Dry Irish Stout
ABV: 5.1%
Taste: Dark chocolate and coffee notes with berry fruit flavors and aroma. Hop bitterness complements roasted barley bitterness.
Brand: Murphy’s, Heineken Ireland
From: Cork, Ireland
Style: Nitrogenated Dry Irish Stout
ABV: 4%
Taste: Soft and smooth with rich roasted notes. Coffee upfront with lingering flavors or bitter dark chocolate.
Wait A Minute… What’s An Irish Stout?
Really quickly, before moving forward; what is an Irish Stout? Also called a Dry Stout, an Irish Stout uses roasted barley creating a dry and bitter taste.
Irish Stouts commonly use English hop varieties like East Kent Golding or Fuggle for earthy and subtle fruity notes. These beers use nitrogenated dispensary systems when available – Guinness is known for it, and likely the one that comes to mind first for many people.
Irish Stouts vary from beer to beer, but all range between 3.8-5% ABV with medium bitterness and a distinct dryness on the palate. They’re black with soft white to off-white, foamy heads.
Okay, back to the Bridge City Beverage Irish beer variety pack!
Brand: George Killian’s, Coors Brewing Company
From: Golden, Colorado
Style: American Red Lager/Amber
ABV: 5.4%
Taste: Malty sweetness from the caramel malt used to brew it. The amber hue comes from these toasted, sweet grains—thick white head.
Brand: Guinness
From: Dublin, Ireland
Style: Irish Stout
ABV: 5%
Taste: The original Guinness, brewed at St. James Gate in 1759. Heightened flavor and aroma compared to Guinness Draught.
Brand: Magners Irish Cider
From: Clonmel, Ireland
Style: Traditional Cider
ABV: 4.5%
Taste: The original recipe from 1935 with only a few tweaks. Made with 17 varieties of apples and aged for two years.
Brand: Southern Tier Brewing Company
From: Lakewood, New York
Style: Milk Stout
ABV: 5.8%
Taste: Cocktail-inspired stout brewed with Irish cream flavoring and milk sugar. Dense mouthfeel with notes of vanilla beans, coffee and Irish whiskey.
Brand: Magners Irish Cider
From: Clonmel, Ireland
Style: Pear cider
ABV: 4.5%
Taste: Fermented with pears instead of apples. Mild sweetness and crisp dryness and mouthfeel.
Brand: Guinness
From: Dublin, Ireland
Style: European Pale Lager
ABV: 4.5%
Taste: Golden pilsner style lager. Brewed with fresh spring water from the Cooley Mountains of Dundalk, Ireland. Very drinkable, often used to make a Black and Tan with Guinness Draught.
Brand: Smithwich’s, Guinness
From: Dublin, Ireland
Style: Red ale/Amber
ABV: 4.5%
Taste: Sessionable and drinkable with sweet malt notes. Hints of bread. Brewed with an estery yeast strain for a fruity aroma. Floral aroma from dry-hopping.
Brand: Sullivan’s Brewing Company
From: Kilkenny, Ireland
Style: Golden Ale
ABV: 5.2%
Taste: Sweet and bready citrus flavors from First Gold hops and caramel malt. Subtle flavors designed to be crushable.
Call the store for more information regarding the variety pack or stop in any day with questions!