You're drinking it *in* Ireland, aren't you? You lousy BAHSTID!!narlus said:it's good for you.
ah, the taste of a fresh pint is magnificent!
Oh man i didn't catch that.SkaredShtles said:You're drinking it *in* Ireland, aren't you? You lousy BAHSTID!!
You suck. Somewhere I have a picture of me having a pint *at* the brewery in Dublin.... I should scare it up.narlus said:i'd say that there are a couple reasons it's better over here (in ireland).
1 - freshness. the keg sizes are 1/2 what the US typically uses, and the turnover rate is amazing. plus, the brewery is in the city itself. fresh beer is all but guaranteed.
2 - the barmen know how to pull a proper draught. they don't rush it.
gonna dig into a couple more pints in a few.
I am so freaking jealous.narlus said:i'd say that there are a couple reasons it's better over here (in ireland).
gonna dig into a couple more pints in a few.
Do they hand pump it from the cellar? If so, that's why it tastes better.narlus said:i'd say that there are a couple reasons it's better over here (in ireland).
1 - freshness. the keg sizes are 1/2 what the US typically uses, and the turnover rate is amazing. plus, the brewery is in the city itself. fresh beer is all but guaranteed.
2 - the barmen know how to pull a proper draught. they don't rush it.
gonna dig into a couple more pints in a few.
Daft cvnt!stinkyboy said:I am so freaking jealous.
If you don't recreate that bar scene from Trainspotting (Yes I know that was Scotland) you're a pvssy!
i did have a few pints, maybe in christchurch? i can't recall.ito said:Daft cvnt!
Best Guiness I've had was in New Zealand(and yes I've had a pint or 8 in Dublin). So creamy, so tasty! I don't trust anyone in the states to pour a proper pint of guiness.
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Yar...it was in ChCH. One place called the Boar something and anothe place out in the boonies of the city. Both places had top notch guiness pouring lasses....cleavage, shamrocks, and everything.narlus said:i did have a few pints, maybe in christchurch? i can't recall.
alas, i am off the emerald isle now...back to ales.
Well if you are in the states, you find someone you can trust or you go without, and that's not an acceptable alternative. When I was in Boston, there were a couple guys at the Green Dragon that could pull a good pint. Now that I'm in SF, the best place is the Toronado.ito said:I don't trust anyone in the states to pour a proper pint of guiness.
Now *that* is something I could probably like.................valve bouncer said:Try this if you ever find it.
I had some of that in Jamaica. Tasty. Most of the export stuff (IPAs, Guinness, etc.) is hopped higher and has higher ABV as both are natural preservatives.narlus said:haven't seen that, but i did have an extra stout export (or something like that) when i was in st maarten. i recall Dump talking highly of those. very flavorful, and much higher in alcohol than the regular. seems a funny fit for high temp regions.
cannondalejunky said:how come with guinness since they have the nitrogen thing in it and it doesn't release until you open the beer, you shake it up and open it it still sprays, seems like it shouldn't spray since it's not carbonated until you open it
a friend of mine did the patent search on this; it was pretty interesting.Akula_7 said:In a can of "Draught" Guinness,(you can still get cans and bottles of non draught Guinness here but only the real old heads who were weened on the stuff drink it), there is a little ball of nitrogen called a widget, the can and the widget are pressurized at the same pressure and it is only when you open the can that the pressure inside the can changes bursting a small pin sized hole in the widget and realesing the nitrogen.
peat or coal fire, preferably.Akula_7 said:Guinness can only really be enjoyed in Ireland in a warm pub with an open fire on a cold February day, creamy and tasty. "There's 'atin and drinkin' in 'er".
Mmmmm...... warm Irish pub.........narlus said:a friend of mine did the patent search on this; it was pretty interesting.
peat or coal fire, preferably.
akula_7, where are you based?
narlus said:peat or coal fire, preferably.
akula_7, where are you based?
ah, must be one of the athlone DH guys then. i lived in ireland from '03-'04 and did some of the races. you remember a yank on a black Giant DH w/ an avalanche shock? that's me.Akula_7 said:Im based in Athlone, Ireland, riding an Ancillotti, Peat fire obviously! Bord na Mona briquettes all the way!
narlus said:ah, must be one of the athlone DH guys then. i lived in ireland from '03-'04 and did some of the races. you remember a yank on a black Giant DH w/ an avalanche shock? that's me.