hopIQ found 10 beers with the same caramel and malty character as Kilkenny. Kilkenny began in the 1980s as a stronger export version of the red ale from the St Francis Abbey brewery in Kilkenny and has been brewed at St James's Gate in Dublin since that brewery closed. The recipe uses malted barley, roasted barley, hops and yeast, and the beer is served with nitrogen. It pours copper-red under a dense pale beige head. The nose is fresh and malty with bread crust; the palate brings caramel, toffee, a faint coffee-like roast, raisin and plum, then a light bitterness and a medium-length finish. Low carbonation keeps the body soft. Ranked by flavour match rather than popularity.
Closest match: Great Craic — 71%. No twin in the catalogue yet.
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