Two pints of plain - Variety is the stout of life

“EAT and drink local produce” is one of the mantras of the age and it would be a pity if yesterday’s announcement, that Beamish & Crawford’s parent Scottish & Newcastle will be taken over by Heineken and Carlsberg, brought the future of Murphy’s or Beamish stout into question.

We are all aware of the dangers of excessive drinking but these drinks have lubricated social intercourse, sporting occasions and very often the fruitful romances of the south of Ireland for generation upon generation.

Beamish & Crawford established in Cork in 1792. The brewery itself dates back to 1602 — just as the gun smoke was lifting from the battle field at Kinsale.