AZCentral.com has a nice post-Paddy’s day article on exactly where some of your favorite "Irish" beers may be coming from…<br />
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"Which of the following are brewed on the Emerald Isle? Not the Guinness Extra Stout: The brand most closely associated with Ireland is now exported to the American market from New Brunswick, Canada. Same with Harp.<br />
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And it’s certainly not Murphy’s Red. That one is made-get this-in the "Netherlands," by its parent corporation, Heineken.<br />
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How about Michael Shea’s? Well, it’s a long way from County Cork to the state of New York – specifically, Rochester, N.Y., where Michael Shea’s is brewed. And, despite the handwritten-looking signature on the label, there is no real Michael Shea.<br />
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And Killian’s, which may once have had a Celtic heritage before it was reformulated and tweaked for U.S. drinkers, is brewed and bottled in that well-known Irish ethnic enclave, Golden, Colo.<br />
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The true Irish import?<br />
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The Guinness Draught, with the nitrogen-spewing rocket widget and the rare calorie, carb, protein and fat analysis on a label with very un-Irish advice: "Serve Extra Cold."<br />
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Read the full story at <a href="http://www.azcentral.com/home/food/articles/0321irishbeer0321.html"><strong>AZCentral.com</strong></a>
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