After finishing the OSU 4-miler, we headed over to Fado Irish Pub at Easton for a celebratory meal. On their tap list, I was surprised to find Kilkenny, an Irish cream ale I last had in Scotland in 2004, returning from a deployment. I fell in love with it then, but was saddened to come home and not be able to find it anywhere. I’ve looked high and low, but haven’t had a pint of it since.
I ordered several pints of it at Fado, and fell in love all over again. Its flavor profile is reminiscent of Guinness (who owns the Irish brewery), thanks to its nitrogenated, creamy head. But it also has a bit less weight to it and a low-ish ABV, making it immensely drinkable and a quintessential session beer. Hopefully it catches on, and I’ll be able to find it again, closer to home!