Irish Mac and Cheese

Name: Irish Mac and Cheese
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: ½ pound whole grain elbow macaroni; 2 tablespoons Kerrygold butter; 2 tablespoons white flour; ⅓ cup Guinness stout ( or other stout); 1 ½ cup 2% milk; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; ⅔ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese; ⅓ cup shredded mozzarella cheese; 2 cups shredded Dubliner cheese (divided); 4 oz sliced pastrami (cut into about 1’’ pieces (or corned beef)); 4 oz bacon (cooked and cut into about 1’’ pieces); Fresh chives (finelly chopped for garnish)