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"TheBeerNut":2xga7ol5 wrote:

&amp;quot;Tube&amp;quot;:2xga7ol5 wrote: The clock on the beoir.org server is also out by an hour.[/quote:2xga7ol5]Not had this one in a while[/url:2xga7ol5] <!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

The time on Beoir.org is correct, if your personal timezone has changed, you can fix it in your profile. <!-- s:P --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_razz.gif" alt="" title="Razz" /><!-- s:P -->[/quote:2xga7ol5]

Thanks John, you're on the right track. My timezone is correct but for some reason the DST option defaults to off!

&amp;quot;Tube&amp;quot;:k2xgij8k wrote: The clock on the beoir.org server is also out by an hour.[/quote:k2xgij8k]
you only noticing that know, wow your beer is strong <!-- s:wink: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_wink.gif" alt="" title="Wink" /><!-- s:wink: -->

&amp;quot;Biertourist&amp;quot;:1w16e3p6 wrote: These big breweries are "the Matrix" and the only people it wants "unplugged" from being mindless consumers of their "everything tastes like oatmeal" marketing-created artificial world are the people who are employed to replace its equipment when a little red light comes on.

Take the blue pill and stay in your mindless macro world and enjoy your Smithwicks "craft series" or take the red pill, give the "agent" the finger, and see how far this craft beer rabbit hole goes.


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Adam[/quote:1w16e3p6]
I am with you brother, like the referance to the matrix,very apt,must remember to use this in future.

Drinking one of these right now that made it's way out from the inside. I'm hesitant to compare it to any other Irish Pale Ale, but it tastes OK and has hop and malt flavours that you don't expect or get with Smithwicks. You can tell the accountants have had their input though as it falls a good way short on the overall delivery.

I understand this is as far from a craft production as is possible, but I think this could do good things to promote choice. There are thousands of intransigents who will see this, and automatically try it with a more open mind as it has the Smithwicks brand and it might just open their mind to try other Irish Pale Ales. If it does well, it might make it easier for other Irish Pale Ale producers to get their product into Irish pubs.

I would love to drink craft, drink local, but there is close to zero craft beer choice in Navan and given this fact, and until that changes, I would definitely choose this over the standard other seven taps you're faced with everytime you go out somewhere local. (And if the Galway Hooker boys are reading this, the bar owner in Navan who's number I gave you is still waiting for your call!)

Is there a risk that people will switch to this, think they're drinking quality, and refuse to switch again?

The last time Diageo (well Guinness pre acquisition) did this we got 'St James Gate Brewery' and boy was their stuff crap.

And then there was Breo...

I think this beer is barking up the wrong tree. Anyone interested enough to go for a craft beer will see right through this, and those who are not up to speed, well this will just be a 'gateway' beer.