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Franciscan Well Pale Ale

**Price:** €6

**Availability:** selected off-licences

Whiskey barrel-based beers are a great idea in theory. In practice, they are tremendously difficult for brewers to pull off. Fundamentally, it's a matter of balance; overdoing the role of whiskey or beer in the finished product can leave everyone disappointed.

Franciscan Well's collaboration with Jameson is a delightful exception. Despite being Irish in style, the whiskey barrel gives the beer a peaty, Scottish ...