tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post6098210496038993543..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: The Identity of Irish BeerJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-50868840900753523372016-03-31T11:38:08.650-07:002016-03-31T11:38:08.650-07:00And also, Guinness isn't the only maker of sto...And also, Guinness isn't the only maker of stout in Ireland. That's far from irrelevant. One beer does not a style nor tradition make. But the history of stout in Ireland isn't the history of one brewery.<br /><br />And it's also true that the drinkers are critical to this whole thing. Dismissing Guinness as British ignores the drinkers. Dismissing Heineken as "not-Irish"Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-31714325665354539702016-03-31T10:40:50.141-07:002016-03-31T10:40:50.141-07:00Thanks for the kind words. Other Dublin beer guys ...Thanks for the kind words. Other Dublin beer guys are available.<br /><br />As to the question, I personally don't think any answer other than "Beer brewed in Ireland" makes sense. Likewise you can't make Belgian beer in Fort Collins because Fort Collins isn't in Belgium. I would support a movement by Irish brewers to geographically protect the term "Irish Stout" The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com