Irish eyes will be smiling all March long with the arrival of McMenamins Irish Stout. 
This is our Saint Patrick's Day Seasonal and will pour exclusively on our ‘Nitro' taps the entire month of March. McMenamins Irish Stout is our interpretation of the internationally renowned beer style that originated in Ireland and was popularized by legendary brewing institutions, such as Guinness, Murphy's and Beamish. Historically speaking, the style emerged early in the 19th century from attempts by Irish brewers to capitalize on the success of London porters. To cut costs, unmalted (and therefore, untaxed at the time) roasted barley was used, which imparted a unique and distinctively different coffee-like bitterness to the flavor and aroma of the ale. Thus, a new beer style was born.
McMenamins Irish Stout is made as traditionally as possible with our own little twist. It is a very dark, ebony-colored stout with a thick, creamy and long-lasting head. The flavor is a fantastic fusion of coffee- like roasted barley bitterness and semi-sweet chocolate. A moderate hop bitterness balances pleasingly with this hearty backbone, while tiny nitrogen bubbles enhance the sensation on your taste buds with a smooth, silky creaminess. One sip will have your head in the Emerald Isle clouds. A touch of the Irish, the blessings of St. Patrick and a pint of McMenamins Irish Stout to you!
May your thoughts be as glad as the shamrocks
May your heart be as light as a song
May each day bring you bright
Happy hours that stay with you all the year long
--Irish toast
Ingredients: Great Western Pale Malt, Grain Millers Flaked Barley, Hugh Baird Chocolate Malt, Hugh Baird Brown Malt and Hugh Baird Roast Malt. Chinook and Yakima Goldings provide hop bitterness and flavor.
Alcohol: 4.90% by volume
Give it up for St. Arnold, the patron saint of brewers! His miracle was a tankard of ale that never ran dry… Put him on the invite list. “Give me a woman who truly loves beer and I will conquer the world.” – Kaiser Wilhelm II Queen Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII, was said to be able to drink any man under the table. You show ‘em, Betsy! Does each McMenamins pub brew beer? Nope – only our brewpubs and breweries do. They supply our other spots. At the Grand Lodge, the mosaics in the basement hallways were inspired by the work of Spanish artist Antonio Gaudi. McMenamins has a full-time historian on staff. He collects stories, photos, anecdotes and more about McMenamins spots, past and present. Which beer is our best-selling ale? Hammerhead, of course. Have a pint or two today! What was the very first McMenamins pub, opened by Mike and Brian McMenamin? The Barley Mill on SE Hawthorne in Portland. “We borrowed golf from Scotland as we borrowed whiskey. Not because it is Scottish, but because it is good.” -- Horace Hutchinson “Wine is bottled poetry.” -- Robert Louis Stevenson What’s the name of the Kennedy brewery? The Concordia Brewery, named for the surrounding neighborhood. “Wine is bottled poetry.” -- Robert Louis Stevenson How many McMenamins are there in the Seattle area? Three – Mill Creek, Six Arms and Queen Anne. The Centzon-Totochtin (“Infinite Rabbits”) was an Aztec group that represented the ways humans are affected by intoxication.
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#1 Blackbirrd
Calling all Irish and those who will be Irish for a day this month. Post a limerick (that's an Irish rhyme) or an Irish blessing and leave a trail that will lead us to St. Paddy's Day on March 17. Remember the guidelines, nothing foul nor profane, let's have a good time honoring the second best holiday of the year (after Christmas), or is March 17 the BEST?
Here's my contribution:
Like the bold of the sun,
Like the light of the day,
May the luck of the Irish
Shine bright on your way.
Like the glow of a star
And the lilt of a song
May these be your joys
All your life long.
#2 Sue S
This Irish Stout is amazing. Very balanced and smooth. I like mine with a glass of Bailey's..one sip Bailey's and one gulp Irish Stout..YUMMY!!
#3 Chris
Oh my this was some good stuff. Wish they could send a tap directly to my house.
#4 Will
Dark as night,
Black as sin,
In a glass, ye pour me pint in.
May ye be well on your travels,
And don't court no danger,
Another Irish Stout, for this poor stranger!
*ear shattering applause*
Thank you ...thank you...
#5 Woo
There once be a lad from Nantucket...
#6 James B. Gorry
You McMenamin men , look like very interesting doods indeed ! it looks like you have an extrodinary set up over there and maybe some night I'll fly over in a dream and sample the brew from your Magic Taps.Met someone from Sweethome OR. on my ramblings in The States, many moons ago.You should have been over here in my county OFFALY-(Moneygall), to watch The President devour, (With great Pleasure),a pint of the Blackest Black, only possibbly sourced in our "Middle Earth " Rich Mysterious Boglands, of Central IRELAND - How far back does your connection with "The Old Sod" go ????---Jimmy B.Gorry (From my home in Tullamore Dew in the Irish Mist !)
#7 Scott Alexander
It's great that Irish Stout will be launched again. I am looking forward to this.