Whether you realized it or not, amber ale and red ale are actually two different kinds of beers with their own tasty and unique flavor profiles.

Yet a mention of a “red ale” in an 8th or 9th-century Irish poem lends credence to claims that the style has deep Irish roots. More than likely, this red ale was not terribly similar to the ...

You’ll often find Smithwick’s, also an Irish red ale, alongside Guinness. The Smithwick family had opened its own brewery in Kilkenny in 1710. When Sullivan’s closed around 1920, ...

5. Flying Dog Lucky SOB Irish Red Ale: The "luck of the Irish" is a common phrase thrown around on St. Patrick's Day, but nobody really knows where it comes from. (Theory #1: it's supposed to be ...

Hamburg Brewing Company’s Irish Red Ale, $5 for 16 oz. glass, 6553 Boston State Road, Hamburg, NY 14075. Matt Kresconko also writes about beer as Buffalo Brewhound at wnycraftbeer.com.

For those who are Irish or merely aspire to be on St. Patrick's Day, here's a guide to the essential elements of any Celtic revelry: Irish stout, ale and porter.

It only makes sense to combine the two into one great post about Massachusetts-based breweries that are putting out Irish red-style beers. School Closings CBS News Boston: Free 24/7 News ...

Isaac Rubenstein pours a pint of Tipperary Red, a new Irish-style red ale from Middle Ages Brewing Co. in Syracuse. Or perhaps it should be green, like the stuff poured every St. Patrick's "season ...

Anheuser-Busch opened up new flavors of beer available seasonally and year-round as part of its Michelob family, one of which is the Irish Red Ale.

Defining “Irish red ale,” though, isn’t necessarily the easiest thing for a beer geek to do. There are a handful of classic commercial exampleshandful of classic commercial examples ...