beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
The second worst ever hangover of my life was after 10 bottles of Newcastle Brown. Just biblical in its intensity.
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I've had reactions over the years to different beers and spirits and swore off them. The worst was after a session on Marston's Pedigree at a country pub outside of Derby which later turned out to be as a result of the poor housekeeping of the publican with cleaning the pipes and changing the barrels. Took me years to even want to try some again.
seeformiles
Lost in the wood
Easily the most disgusting beer I’ve ever drunk - tastes like someone dumped the contents of an ashtray into the barrel. Also the first beer I ever bought from an offie when I was about 13 - surprised it didn’t put me off drinking for life
shambler
Well-Known Member
I've clearly been triggered here, and realise it has already been addressed, but I am simply NOT having all of this Brains bashing. Especially as you're all doing it so hopelessly, pathetically bloody wrong. Every fool know it's brains DARK that has nourished the south east portion of the land of my farthers for centuries (or century). Hence the adage: aarf a daark down the Caardiff Aarms Paark. And lovely stuff it is, too. Now as you were, and no more of that.
Anyway, my vote goes for draught Guinness. Pointless stuff, flavourless - and takes up a pump that could hold a proper stout.
Anyway, my vote goes for draught Guinness. Pointless stuff, flavourless - and takes up a pump that could hold a proper stout.
dessiato
🇪🇸 my spirit is crying for leaving
I was asked what I thought about living in Spain at a school in which I taught. I said the only thing I absolutely loathed was Cruzcampo. Some asked why, some chuckled. One of the students was from the Cruzcampo owners family.
Utter filth.
8ball
Maximum Facepalm
Yeah, it seems exactly the same as a pint of Guinness anywhere else.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Because it is.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
I would disagree, but it is quite a while since I drank Guinness in Ireland.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Any difference is entirely psychological.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
The Irish stuff seemed to have more body somehow, but it was a long time (30 years) ago.
not-bono-ever
meh
african guinness is the thing around here. never tried it as i dont like the ghastly stuff. ireland fills me with dread when i go to a pub and its harp, bud or guinness on offer
alsoknownas
some bloke
Not the case if the drinking took place prior to 2005 because the Park Royal (London) pint definitely did taste different to the Dublin pint. But nowadays it's all the same stuff (much to my sorrow as I enjoyed both styles and the contrast between them
).
krtek a houby
Anger is Hi-NRG
One of our biggest exports, but also it's said that it doesn't travel well.
Mulligan's does a decent pint.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
Not the case if the drinking took place prior to 2005 because the Park Royal (London) pint definitely did taste different to the Dublin pint. But nowadays it's all the same stuff (much to my sorrow as I enjoyed both styles and the contrast between them
There's a theory that the difference between London and Dublin Guinness since 2005 is now down to the fact that in Dublin/Ireland the Guinness is served more often so spends less time sitting in pipes and therefore "fresher". I would never order a pint of Guinness in a British pub if no one else was drinking Guinness. When I was working behind a Dublin bar in the late '80s the first job of the day was to pull off a pint from every tap. I don't know if they do that here?
Also thankfully the choice available in the vast majority of Irish pubs has hugely improved. I believe this is since Guinness' stranglehold on the supply chain was broken a while back. Harp was terrible shite.
I really don't like Kronenbourg and Budweiser.
hash tag
Reaching out
I'm not a fan of fiz (would have taken a pint of anything earlier), but would sooner take Budweiser over bud Budweiser trademark dispute - Wikipedia
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
yeah I’d drink Budvar over Bud any day of the week as well.
8ball
Maximum Facepalm
Yeah, that’s what I’d been led to expect when I was in Dublin.
alsoknownas
some bloke
To be honest, if I was to describe (from memory, obv.) the London-brewed Guinness I wouldn't say it lacked body or freshness. It was a lot stiffer, with a bit of a darker, more roast flavour, and a creamy lasting head. The Irish version by comparison was a bit more 'wet', leaning more towards porter (while still absolutely in proper stout territory).
I found I enjoyed about two pints of the old London version and would then usually move on to something else, whereas the Dublin version you can just pour endlessly into your mouth. That's not to say I prefer the Dublin, they just had different uses for me.
I found I enjoyed about two pints of the old London version and would then usually move on to something else, whereas the Dublin version you can just pour endlessly into your mouth. That's not to say I prefer the Dublin, they just had different uses for me.
Sasaferrato
Super Refuser!
Is it actually brewed in London, I was under the (probably wrong) impression that it was all brewed in Ireland.
mx wcfc
Well-Known Member
I believe it is now - but Guinness used to have a massive brewery at Park Royal in west London.
I knew people who worked there. None of them drank Guinness.
spitfire
Walty McWaltface
GUINNESS FACTS How Old? Arthur Guinness signed the lease for the St. James's Gate Brewery on 31st December 1759.
Ingredients GUINNESS stout is made from four natural ingredients: Water Barley – malted and roasted Hops Yeast
No artificial colourings or flavourings are added. Colour GUINNESS stout is ruby red in colour. It's the roasted barley that gives GUINNESS its colour.
GUINNESS is brewed in 49 countries worldwide and sold in over 150. Guinness owns 5 breweries in 5 countries around the world. These are in: Ireland (Dublin), Malaysia, and three in Africa - Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon. Where is GUINNESS sold? The most GUINNESS is sold in Great Britain, followed by Ireland, Nigeria, United States of America and Cameroon.
How much is sold? 10 million glasses of GUINNESS are enjoyed every day around the world.
Ingredients GUINNESS stout is made from four natural ingredients: Water Barley – malted and roasted Hops Yeast
No artificial colourings or flavourings are added. Colour GUINNESS stout is ruby red in colour. It's the roasted barley that gives GUINNESS its colour.
GUINNESS is brewed in 49 countries worldwide and sold in over 150. Guinness owns 5 breweries in 5 countries around the world. These are in: Ireland (Dublin), Malaysia, and three in Africa - Nigeria, Ghana, and Cameroon. Where is GUINNESS sold? The most GUINNESS is sold in Great Britain, followed by Ireland, Nigeria, United States of America and Cameroon.
How much is sold? 10 million glasses of GUINNESS are enjoyed every day around the world.
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
The Nigerian Guinness that I've had was almost an entirely different beer, and much nicer - spicy and strong (like 7+%), nothing like the bodiless pish that still trades on what was admittedly one of the most sophisticated and successful ad campaigns of the 90s.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
It's that authentic Jamaican taste you can only get from a product made by Heineken in Newcastle.
Same everywhere mind you. In Sardinia everyone drinks the 'local' beer, Ichnusa, which has a Sardinian flag on the label. It's just fucking Heineken.
