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Guinness Light

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  • 30-03-2006 10:50am
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    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭


    Anyone remember this?I think it was the late seventies it was launched in a blaze of publicity,picture of the moon landings and the tag line "who said it couldnt be done?"...it went tits up fairly rapidly as i recall but i wasnt a drinker back then so i dont know what it tasted like..anyone?


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    Hagar
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    It tasted like watered down Guinness. many people at the time suspected that's what it was. The publicans were paid a premium to sell it.


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    Chris P Duck
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    Seems they have got it right this time around. There is no difference in taste with the new Guinness Mid-Strength


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    telecinesk
    Registered Users Posts: 617 ✭✭✭telecinesk


    Cue Bill Golding "New Guinness LIght....." etc, 1982.. Oh wow, disaster. Mate had keyrings with the logo..


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    Degsy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 16,397 ✭✭✭✭Degsy


    Thats nothing..i have a large metal tray with the logo on it,in a rather unpleasant blue colour..it'll be worth millions some day!!


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