Beer of the week: Guinness 1798 Double Extra Stout, 9% abv, 750ml — €20

There is nothing like a bit of competition to shake up a market and Guinness and Heineken have both produced a range of “crafty” draught beers and ciders to counter the wave of microbreweries. 

Stockists: The Loop, Cork and Dublin Airports

Most of these are fairly innocuous but Guinness has had more success with its bottled products such as West Indies Porter.