Show Your Irish

A guide to enjoying Celtic brews outside Ireland.

Of the Irish, the travel journalist Paul Theroux once wrote: "I cannot remember any people so quickly hospitable or easier to meet." And, he might have added, so happy to stop for a pint and a spot of the craic, that uniquely Irish form of fun. Here, for those of you who are Irish or merely aspire to be, is a guide to that essential element in any Celtic revelry: the black stuff, a.k.a. stout.