Guinness by any other name isn't Guinness ...

[dogtag]

The only Guinness that's barely drinkable is the stuff
on tap. The stuff in the bottle tastes like liquid iron filings.
Probably why the Irish are always ready to fight - they
were weaned on it and it polluted their blood.

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[JB White]

A Guinness by any other name is....

Nicholson


Faisal


Obi-wan

[dryheat]

Guinness was ahead of the times. Now craft beer makers make beer that's awful for the sake of making kooky beer. If it's awful, it must be good.

[JB White]

Never cared much for Guinness proper. Whenever I'm in a McPub I usually ask for Harp lager.
A trend I noticed regarding some craft/micro brews. The worse it tastes the higher the price and the younger the drinkers.

[Allen]

There's a local brewery near where I live. They make bitter beer. They advertise that it is bitter--they are proud that it is bitter. It is awful. Am I missing something here?

[Mark in Ottawa]

I had been told that the Guinness that is brewed for sale in Ireland is different from that brewed for the North American market. I have had bottled Guinness in both Canada and the USA and it was undrinkable. A few years ago though we were in Ireland for ten days and my wife booked a unique excursion - a literary pub crawl in downtown Dublin in which two guides / actors took us to pubs frequented by a number of well known Irish writers and where the guides then recited from some of their works. A really great time but the point is that in a pub called O'Neills I broke down and ordered a Guinness. It really is different there; much less bitter and more creamy and quite enjoyable. I think that O'Neills was our third pub and by then my senses may have been a bit impaired. If you do go to Dublin I would'nt hesitate to recommend that pub. It's across the road from the famous statue of Molly Malone (otherwise known as the Tart with the Cart) and near Trinity College.

[Vern Humphrey]

In the words of the immortal Popeye Doyle:

"How can you drink that stuff?"

"I 'ave to! I'm Irish!"

[dogtag]

I had been told that the Guinness that is brewed for sale in Ireland is different from that brewed for the North American market. I have had bottled Guinness in both Canada and the USA and it was undrinkable. A few years ago though we were in Ireland for ten days and my wife booked a unique excursion - a literary pub crawl in downtown Dublin in which two guides / actors took us to pubs frequented by a number of well known Irish writers and where the guides then recited from some of their works. A really great time but the point is that in a pub called O'Neills I broke down and ordered a Guinness. It really is different there; much less bitter and more creamy and quite enjoyable. I think that O'Neills was our third pub and by then my senses may have been a bit impaired. If you do go to Dublin I would'nt hesitate to recommend that pub. It's across the road from the famous statue of Molly Malone (otherwise known as the Tart with the Cart) and near Trinity College.

Like I said - The stuff on tap is better especially if
the Pub has a good cellarman

[p246]

I like it soI guess more for me.

[dogtag]

I like it soI guess more for me.

p246 - is that an Irish name ?

[p246]

My first name is Shane....

[Dan in NH]

I've had it here and in Ireland. In Ireland it was very good, here I couldn't even finish it.

[lyman]

I had been told that the Guinness that is brewed for sale in Ireland is different from that brewed for the North American market. I have had bottled Guinness in both Canada and the USA and it was undrinkable. A few years ago though we were in Ireland for ten days and my wife booked a unique excursion - a literary pub crawl in downtown Dublin in which two guides / actors took us to pubs frequented by a number of well known Irish writers and where the guides then recited from some of their works. A really great time but the point is that in a pub called O'Neills I broke down and ordered a Guinness. It really is different there; much less bitter and more creamy and quite enjoyable. I think that O'Neills was our third pub and by then my senses may have been a bit impaired. If you do go to Dublin I would'nt hesitate to recommend that pub. It's across the road from the famous statue of Molly Malone (otherwise known as the Tart with the Cart) and near Trinity College.

it was fresh, and likely pumped (if not drawn) with nitrogen

[lyman]

for those that are trying it,

are you drinking from the can, bottle, or short stubby bottle (extra draught)


best way,

chill in fridge,

get a pint (imperial preferred) glass and pop the top on the can,
as it makes its funky sound, turn it up and dump it (literally, can upside down, beer pouring in glass) in the pint glass

you will have a beer that will start with almost all head, and settle down in a minute or less into a nice pint of deliciousness with maybe a 1/2 of head,

you want that beer to have head,


English (and Irish/Scottish) Ales are a different drink than a mass produced American Lager,

and (IMHO) a much better beer,


re the bitter,

IPA's are all the rage for a bit now, like 10+yrs, cause they are supposedly easy to make,

trick is to find one that balances the bitter with the sweet (from the malt)

west coast vs east coast IPA's are a thing,

Sierra Nevada used to be the Gold Standard of IPA's, may still be for some,

however a Bell's Two Hearted, Dogfish Head 60 minute or 90 minute is much much better,

for a really good balanced hoppy beer, take a 60 minutes (more dry taste, lots of hops) and a 90 minute (more of a malt backbone as well as some serious hops) and pour them together,

best of both worlds, and easy to drink


but then again, I like bitter, (and like grapefruit juice, which is bitter)