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Last week, I wrote about my recent visit to Urban Brewing, an Irish craft brewer on the north side of Dublin, where I enjoyed several pints with my friend, John Stephens.

I mainly wrote about the Celtic magic of drinking Guinness in a Dublin pub.

But this week, I want to delve into craft beer — albeit found in somewhat surprising places in the old town.

Guinness obviously dominates Dublin (and Ireland in general) and the other mainstream beers you see most often are Smithwick’s and Heineken. Bulmer’s cider is also ubiquitous and Budweiser is pretty dominant, so it seems.

But craft beer has an increasing presence as there are an estimated 75 craft breweries in the country. This may not seem like a lot, but when you consider Ireland is only the size of Maine with a population that is less than Massachusetts, 75 is pretty impressive.

But the last time I was there (eight years ago) finding craft beer on tap was a bit of an adventure. You either had to go to the brewery itself, or to a random pub that offered it. Luckily, Galway Bay Brewing opened several venues in both Dublin and Galway and didn’t limit their offerings to their own products. The Salt Box in Galway and Against the Grain in Dublin both offered a good variety of Irish (and British) craft beer.

This trip, however, I was surprised and pleased to discover that older, traditional pubs have jumped on the bandwagon. Three well-known and old-school pubs all now feature some craft beer varieties.

McDaid’s, the renowned pub in city center just off Grafton Street where Brendan Behan used to drink, had the delicious Rebel Red from Cork’s Franciscan Well Brewing. After and initial Guinness for tradition’s sake, I quaffed a couple of those.

The Long Hall, a gorgeous and shimmering pub on South Great George’s Street that was featured in Phil Lynott’s “Old Town” video (and I sat in the seat he was filmed in) not offers a handful of craft brews, including O’Hara’s Stout, Galway Hooker and the wonderful River Rye Upstream Pale Ale (which I had several of). What a pleasure to be in such sumptuous surroundings sipping such a lovely beer.

Last but not least, Searsons is another classic pub only a few hundred yards away from the Waterloo Guest House, where I stay in Dublin. It was frequented by poet Patrick Kavanagh, who even mentioned it in a poem, “Bank Holiday.”

While the Guinness still flows freely and most commonly, the bar also features a few craft options, of which I chose the tasty Wicklow Wolf Elevation Pale Ale.

So if you head to Ireland, keep your eyes open: Irish craft beer is making new inroads all the time.

Sláinte!

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