Kinsale
Sunday Morning - We decided to head to Kinsale, the lovely little village south of Cork on the coast. It is the home of fine Irish dining according to the tour book and has been graced with the presence of such notables as Rick Stein on his Seafood Feast Tour. There is a magnificent 17th Century Fort watching over the bay, and the town plays host to some international sailing events in the bay.
We toured around the Fort and visited a very old Church, first built in the 12th Century on the site of a Norman church from the 7th Century... amazing history that's for sure!
After sampling the local fair, we found on a pub in the main street a "Boutique Beer List" of foreign fine ales which they served... among them was Victoria Bitter! It described it as having a strong mid pallette with fruity overtones and a fine bitter finish for the most discerning Lager drinker... I must have missed that as I shotgunned them down at uni in my mis-spent youth! Hilarious! Even funnier still was the price... E4.60, or about AU$7.80 a pint!
We toured around the Fort and visited a very old Church, first built in the 12th Century on the site of a Norman church from the 7th Century... amazing history that's for sure!
After sampling the local fair, we found on a pub in the main street a "Boutique Beer List" of foreign fine ales which they served... among them was Victoria Bitter! It described it as having a strong mid pallette with fruity overtones and a fine bitter finish for the most discerning Lager drinker... I must have missed that as I shotgunned them down at uni in my mis-spent youth! Hilarious! Even funnier still was the price... E4.60, or about AU$7.80 a pint!
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