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Any Guinness fans here?
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I love Guinness, but I am firmly going out of my way to drink small brewery American and Canadian beer right now, having finally returned to the Midwest (where good such beer is readily available) from Florida (where good beer was a poorly understood concept).
So I don't have anything major label in my refrigerator.Or at least, no more major label than say, something like Blue Moon.
I agree, that would be the best place to enjoy a pint of Guinness. Do you have any music recommendations that will go well with a pint of Guinness?
Guinness? Horrid crap!
Real men drink Murphy's
(and i'm not biased just because i live in Cork where it's made...)
I love them both. Anyway, both are so far superior to our Bud and Coors.
EDIT: Oops, I got way off topic ... we are talking about real beer, right? ... then scratch the mention of Bud and Coors. I do like some light beers though like Harp, Amstel Light, and a few others.
If you like Guinness you should give Wexford Irish Cream Ale a try. It is similar to a Guinness but far less bitter and very smooth.
Two of my favorite Guinness drinks
A pint of Guinness with a shot of Kahlua - Tastes like a good coffee (I'm sure some bartender came up with and gave this drink a proper name but I got the idea from an Irish Car Bomb)
Black and Tan - Guinness Stout and Bass Pale Ale
Two of my favorite Guinness drinks
A pint of Guinness with a shot of Kahlua - Tastes like a good coffee (I'm sure some bartender came up with and gave this drink a proper name but I got the idea from an Irish Car Bomb)
Black and Tan - Guinness Stout and Bass Pale Ale
That's good because a Guinness is horrible with a smoke, the aftertaste from the Guinness when you take a drag is really bitter.
It is good too. But available in far fewer places. I had quite a few pints of it at Indigo at the O2 last week though
I found some in Charnock Richard (by Chorley north of Manchester) when i was over there. Bloody blighters behind the bar only did a single pour! I meant to correct them but i was too polite...
I can agree with that, but I don't mind the difference. I don't drink Boddington's that much because every time I get to the store, I look at the cash in hand and end up picking Guinness, more likely than not... I prefer the Irish.
Had a few pints with TDD and rdowns last night (they didn't partake of it, instead opting for some pale imitation of a beer ).
I'm more of Porter fan myself, the maltiness comes out better than in most stouts, (the malt in stouts being nearly carbonized to achieve that color and texture, hence the bitter dryness some don't care for). And yeah, I know that the original Porters were more of what we would just consider a Black & Tan today, but they are truly their own beer now.
Unfortunately, Guinness (and other proper stouts) as served in the US aren't poured properly, and at far too cold a temperature.
Imperial Ales (aka Russian Stout) are for when you want serious flavor on the buds. Spaten Optimator is the only lager that can compete there. Both will send you praying to the porcelain god if not respected.
).I'm more of Porter fan myself, the maltiness comes out better than in most stouts, (the malt in stouts being nearly carbonized to achieve that color and texture, hence the bitter dryness some don't care for). And yeah, I know that the original Porters were more of what we would just consider a Black & Tan today, but they are truly their own beer now.
Unfortunately, Guinness (and other proper stouts) as served in the US aren't poured properly, and at far too cold a temperature.
Imperial Ales (aka Russian Stout) are for when you want serious flavor on the buds. Spaten Optimator is the only lager that can compete there. Both will send you praying to the porcelain god if not respected.
Oooh, good point, Guinness Foreign Extra is good. Tastes like Guinness concentrate, tasty tasty stuff
However, I qualify that by saying nothing can touch a good cheap, cold beer on a hot summer day... We're talkin' Miller quality here.
You speak the truth. A super icy cold cheap beer on a hot day in July really hits the spot...and of those Miller does well for itself.
I have never seen this in the stores here. Is it available in the US?
Though if you want a strong beer pick up some Samuel Adams Utopias. I thought it was only 25% abv but I guess now they reached 27%.
Oooh, good point, Guinness Foreign Extra is good. Tastes like Guinness concentrate, tasty tasty stuff
I have to get my hands on some of that. Also, NATO, why is it that my waistline suffers more from dark beers, even when the calorie count is supposedly lower? Because if Guinness and other dark beers are less fattening, then I am going to drop lagers. Except for Amstel light.
When I did drink..Guiness was not bad but Theaktons Old Peculiar after a relaxing climb in the English Lakes...excellent with Moodys pies or Cumberland Sausage
I drink Guinness all the time. I had a six pack last night. It costs a lot here in Kentucky, but it is worth it. I once spent $75 on Guinness at a bar one night. I was hammered, won't do that again. Costs too much.
Stout = beer. Lager = beer. Ale = beer. Barleywine = beer (mostly). If I see someone post that Ale/lager/stout is NOT beer ever again, I will find them and slap them.
I will have to respectfully disagree. Winter stouts need twice as much alcohol as Guinness (unless it's Nigerian or Foreign Extra).
Beamish > all!Guinness? Horrid crap!
Real men drink Murphy's
(and i'm not biased just because i live in Cork where it's made...)
Similarly, the Black and Sam. Just replace the Bass with Sam Adams Boston Lager.
Real men drink their Guinness out of the skulls of their fallen adversaries.