Murphy's Brewery was a

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founded in

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, in 1856 by James Jeremiah Murphy (James J. Murphy). It was known as Lady's Well Brewery until it was purchased by Heineken N.V. in 1983, when the name changed to Murphy Brewery Ireland Ltd. The name of the brewery was changed to Heineken Brewery Ireland, Ltd in 2001. The brewery produces

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Murphy's Irish Stout Murphy's Irish Stout (often simply Murphy's) is a stout brewed at the Murphy's Brewery in Cork, Ireland. It is owned and distributed by the Dutch brewer Heineken International. Flavour profile It is brewed to be less heavy and less bitter tha ...

and other Heineken products for the Irish market. By 1906, Murphy's Brewery was Ireland's second largest brewer (after Guinness).

Beers

Murphy's Stout

is a

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, brewed to be less bitter than its chief competitor,

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. It is sometimes described as having a slightly nutty flavour, with "coffee undertones". The manufacturers had a television advertising campaign in the 1990s which played on Murphy's positioning as less bitter than its competitors, in which the strapline was "like the Murphy's, I'm not bitter".

Irish Red

In 1983, after the Murphy's brand was bought by Dutch brewer

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, "Irish Red" was launched for the export market, as it was hoped that it would be more popular than stout overseas.

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External links

Official site
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Beers

Murphy's Stout

Irish Red

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