If there is any silver lining to the pandemic, it is that you can now bring a bit of the pub home with you. We offer all of our brews and a list of a couple of dozen other choices for purchase to take with you. Please check out our offsale list.
Where To Support Local This September C’est What is featured in the Old Town Newsletter this month: Back to the Office? Reconnect at C’est What? If you are headed back to the office this month, we have a great place for you to reconnect with your fellow workers: The C’est What Beer Garden. An outdoor temple of draught beer and good times in the fresh air at 94 The Esplanade. Featuring: Individual table heaters, a fire table, covered bar, TVs, and an open kitchen serving fresh grilled sandwiches. Contact Maggie, to book your group. I Heart Market Street You are encouraged …
What is an Irish Red Ale? By the 18th century, Kilkenny was established as the brewing mecca in Ireland, as producing beer had become a commercially viable industry. Despite its commercial success, Irish brewers were constantly struggling financially and were forced to rely on their own ingenuity to lower production costs. In making stouts, brewers opted to use unmalted roasted barley over expensive black patent malt, giving the beer style its signature dry Irish character. Similarly, Irish brewers also offered their own interpretation on an English Bitter, popular in the mid-late 19th century, using unmalted roasted barley in place of …
