Cask Ales & Strange Brews 2020
The Franciscan Well Brewpub’s annual winter beer festival, Cask Ales & Strange Brews, always features a most interesting selection of one-offs and special editions from Irish breweries. As is traditional at this stage, Beoir was invited to assemble a team of judges to put the beers through their paces and pick category winners and the best in show.
A total of 30 beers were divided into four categories and assessed by a team of eight experienced judges, under the supervision of Reuben Gray, ably assisted by Derek Sheridan. The winners were as follows:
Category Winners
Stout & Porter
- Rascals Absolutely Baltic Porter
- 9 White Deer Irish Whiskey Stout
- Ballykilcavan Cherry Chocolate Stout
Pale Ale & Lager
- White Hag Unfinished Business Tropical Lager
- White Hag Little Fawn Session IPA
- Franciscan Well Dark Lager
Dark/Strong Ales
- Franciscan Well Dark Chieftain IPA
- Barrelhead Strong Ale
- Franciscan Well Rebel Red Dry Hopped
Specialty
- Bullhouse Margarita Gose
- Dick Mac’s Honey & Hemp Ale
- Black Donkey Bog Fire Turf-Smoked Rye Saison
Overall Competition Winners
- Rascals Absolutely Baltic Porter
- Bullhouse Margarita Gose
- Franciscan Well Dark Chieftain IPA
Well done to all the winners, and a special congratulations to Rascals for taking a too-rare classic style and making something great from it.
Thanks from Beoir to our judges and to Franciscan Well for organising the event.
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