Already an award winning beer, Rascals Ginger Porter slots into the Craft Beer scene as a dark beer that’s not just for Winter consumption. Emma & Cathal won a home brew competition last year that saw them with the chance to brew at Brú Brewery Co. Meath. Now operating from their very own brewery in Rathcoole, they have 3 beers on the go already !

This is one of the first tap badges that makes life easier for both customer and retailer. It says “Ginger Porter”. It also says “fresh, zingy, smooth”. Now if that doesn’t make it clear to all concerned, we’re in trouble.

When a great style of beer is paired with an extra ingredient to produce a brew so good, I find myself very thankful for micro brewers and their imagination. The burst of freshness on the nose is followed by the soft zing on the tongue. It’s only a little later that the ginger kicks in with the strength of a ginger beer of old. The ginger lends more sweetness than what we would expect. There’s a really good porter underneath this, and this comes through by way of dry chocolatey, and slightly bitter malts. The finish is well balanced, of medium length and leaves the taste buds well and truly served.