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Smithwick's (/ ˈ s m ɪ ð ɪ k s /) is an Irish red ale-style beer. [1] Smithwick's brewery was founded in Kilkenny in 1710 by John Smithwick and run by the Smithwick family of Kilkenny until 1965, when it was acquired by Guinness, now part of Diageo.
Kilkenny is similar to Smithwick's Draught; however, it has less hop finish, and it has a nitrogenated cream head similar to Guinness. The 'Kilkenny' name was originally used during the 1980s and 1990s to market a stronger version of Smithwick's for the European and Canadian markets due to difficulty in pronunciation of the word 'Smithwick's'.
In 1961, a consortium of brewers, Courage, Scottish & Newcastle, Bass, Mitchells & Butlers and Guinness, grouped together as Harp Lager Ltd. to brew and market the beer. [4] [5] Courage's Alton Brewery was rebuilt to produce the lager in Great Britain. [2] By 1964, the product was sold on draught and was leader in sales for its category.
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In 1987, Guinness developed an export-only brand of Smithwick's known as Kilkenny, which has since evolved into its own distinct variant, with a redder colour, more bitter taste and foamier head. [4] While ale had been brewed for centuries in Ireland, the term "Irish red ale" was rarely, if ever, used in Ireland.
In 2014, Guinness sales amounted to 19% of all beer sales in the Republic of Ireland. Stout brewed by Guinness (and the smaller brewers Murphy's and Beamish) once dominated domestic beer consumption in Ireland, with lager and ale having much smaller shares. Lager has subsequently grown in popularity with Carlsberg taking 8% of the market and ...