It pours a crystal clear light golden color with a 1 finger white receding head. It smells very grainy with a hint of malty sweetness and yeast to finish out the aroma. The taste follows along those lines very closely with most of the flavor being your classic pilsner malt flavor. Additionally, there is a little bit of light fruitiness on the palate which is pretty pleasant in a beer like this. The beer has a very clean light crisp finish making it almost the perfect summer beer. This seasonality is compounded by the reasonably high carbonation of the beer making it a great one to relax with on a summer night and perfect for summer food. I can't wait to try this regional specialty again in a couple of weeks.
Yesterday, Becky and I also went back to the Wicklow Mountains for some hiking. Although it takes a bit of transport to get there if you don't have a car, it is still definitely worth the trip out there for the day. It was a little chilly yesterday, but what made the conditions especially difficult were the wind and the rain. At one point when we were on top of the mountain the wind was whipping past us so fast it burned our faces and our pants were completely soaked by the time we made it back down. In light of the weather, the views were spectacular and breathtaking. The rain also helped form some extremely vivid rainbows throughout much of the early afternoon, and a one point we saw the faint glow of a double rainbow arcing above the first much stronger one.
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