Heavily advertised Guinness-Bass amber ale alternate maintains frisky tan head, burnished copper hue, and chewy whiskey malt souring placated by toast-y barley sweetness. Dry floral hop bitterness picks up peat-hay-cocoa snip and herbal tea hint but medicinal ethanol surge at mannered caramelized apple finish is debatable.

If you like this, try:

1. JENLAIN BIERE DE NOEL
2. ALPINE MC ILLHENNEY’S IRISH RED
3. HOFBRAU MAIBOCK
4. (DE DOLLE) ARA BIER
5. CHOUFFE HOUBLON DOBBELEN I.P.A. TRIPEL
6. SAMUEL ADAMS IRISH RED ALE
7. MIKKELLER STATESIDE I.P.A.
8. NEWPORT STORM THUNDERHEAD IRISH RED
9. TROEGS RUGGED TRAIL NUT BROWN ALE
10. (BIG ROCK) MC NALLY’S IRISH STYLE ALE