Guinness or Beamish?

policarp

Why is Guinness dearer than Beamish.?
50 cent at least in most pubs.
If Beamish can sell their drink at that
price, why can't Guinness?

Blatter

Guinness ftw, Beamish is muck.

Indubitable

Perhaps Guinness doesn't have or want to sell pints a lower price due to a loss in profits

Chris Hansen

Bea-what now?

policarp

If Beamish can sell drink @ 50 or 60 cent cheaper than Guinness for the same type of beverage then why can't Guinness drop their prices a little?

Chris Hansen

policarp wrote: »

If Beamish can sell drink @ 50 or 60 cent cheaper than Guinness for the same type of beverage then why can't Guinness drop their prices a little?

Probably due to its brand strength? I mean how many american tourists will have heard of Beamish in comparison to Guinness, besides i think locally where I am the price of Guinness was dropped to 3.50?

Abi

Guinness. Have it very rarely, very easy to drink.

jk86

policarp wrote: »

If Beamish can sell drink @ 50 or 60 cent cheaper than Guinness for the same type of beverage then why can't Guinness drop their prices a little?

Because they like money

Corsendonk

Neither if I can help it, O'Hara stout is lovely.

Corsendonk

policarp wrote: »

Why is Guinness dearer than Beamish.?
50 cent at least in most pubs.
If Beamish can sell their drink at that
price, why can't Guinness?

All the Guinness adverts don't come cheap.

policarp

Chris Hansen wrote: »

Probably due to its brand strength? I mean how many american tourists will have heard of Beamish in comparison to Guinness, besides i think locally where I am the price of Guinness was dropped to 3.50?

I was in Ballincollig last weekend and was told that the Americans were asking for Beamish. Apparently there is a big advertising campaign in the U.S.A. It seems to be working.

mawk

a good beamish beats a good guinness. but since guinness is more popular its more common to get a good pint of guinness.

I usually have a pint of beamish to start with and see how the taps are

Run_to_da_hills

The only place that I would drink Beamish is in Cork.

Mint Sauce

policarp wrote: »

Why is Guinness dearer than Beamish.?
50 cent at least in most pubs.
If Beamish can sell their drink at that
price, why can't Guinness?

Guinness probably could, if they wanted to. But they sell enough that they dont have to bring down their prices.

Although I quite fancy a Beamish now, have not had one in ages.

Swampy

Stupid question. Obviously Guinness.

cowzerp

Guinness is far nicer but a good murphys is even better again.

Murphys.

No1J

policarp wrote: »

Why is Guinness dearer than Beamish.?
50 cent at least in most pubs.
If Beamish can sell their drink at that
price, why can't Guinness?

Guinness, Beamish, and Murphy's all come in at less than €1.50 a pint to the Publican, what price he/her charges after that is up to them.

4ndroid

Considering theres no William Beamish day.... .....to Arthur!

W.Shakes-Beer

Geemish

Sergeant

Blind taste test. Get a barman to pour a pint of Guinness and a pint of Beamish into two unmarked glasses. Try and tell which is which.

You can also try this for lager, try and tell the difference between "premium" Heineken and say Baveria. Without markings on the glass, or being told which is which.

Dyr

I'll try a beamish or murphy if its on tap..or any other stout thats there just to try promote some kind of customer choice in this country

suicide_circus

More importantly, which gives you the most serious squits the next day?

Amirani

Sergeant wrote: »

Blind taste test. Get a barman to pour a pint of Guinness and a pint of Beamish into two unmarked glasses. Try and tell which is which.

You can also try this for lager, try and tell the difference between "premium" Heineken and say Baveria. Without markings on the glass, or being told which is which.

Difference between Guinness and Beamish is very apparent.

starviewadams

Ah nothing beats 6 or 7 pints of Guinness on a Sunday afternoon,just wouldn't feel the same supping pints of Beamish!

Son Of A Vidic

policarp wrote: »

If Beamish can sell drink @ 50 or 60 cent cheaper than Guinness for the same type of beverage then why can't Guinness drop their prices a little?

Maybe it's because Beamish is disgusting and they need to sell it at a lower price.

Gummy Panda

It could also be the money guinness spend on keeping their quality high like those guys who clean the pub's taps and test the guinness coming out.

RichieC

Beamish when available.

Feardorca

Swampy wrote: »

Stupid question. Obviously Guinness.

Hear Hear !!

Bogsnorkler

Beamish taste nicer but harder to get a good pint outside of Cork city

policarp

cowzerp wrote: »

Guinness is far nicer but a good murphys is even better again.

Dónal wrote: »

Murphys.

Why did the Guinness drinkers go back to drinking Guinness after the Guinness strike,even though Murphys was on tap in most pubs?

Is it a Dublin V Cork phobia or has Guinness got a better advertising campaign?

pappyodaniel

Corsendonk wrote: »

Neither if I can help it, O'Hara stout is lovely.

O'Haras is for hipsters.

Burgo

Guinness definitely, never liked the taste of Beamish.

saintsaltynuts

Best pint of stout ive ever had was a pint of Beamish in my local pub in Dublin.

xsiborg

honestly i've never tasted anything other than guinness, but i know its not my imagination when i say that it's become next to impossible to find a proper pint of guinness, the kind that there was eating and drinking in years ago, with a full bodied thick creamy head, nowadays thanks to guinness trying to bolster its losses, they've definitely changed the consistency to watered down, bitter, skin off yer teeth, píss! :mad:

and dont even get me started on their "ice cold" crap, completely un-necessary, the new owners (diageo) have completely ruined what was once a great drink.

what next, guinness alcopops?

policarp

Sergeant wrote: »

Blind taste test. Get a barman to pour a pint of Guinness and a pint of Beamish into two unmarked glasses. Try and tell which is which.

You can also try this for lager, try and tell the difference between "premium" Heineken and say Baveria. Without markings on the glass, or being told which is which.

Corvus Maximus wrote: »

Maybe it's because Beamish is disgusting and they need to sell it at a lower price.

Burgo wrote: »

Guinness definitely, never liked the taste of Beamish.

Killer Pigeon

shit -vs- more shit

sxt

Beamish >= Murphys > Guinness

Ditch

I can only get Beamish in cans. The ones with the widget are sublime. The stuff without is fucking vile! But, that could be accounted for by the fact that I don't like fizzy / bottled beers anyway.

Just to throw a bit of variety in here; I'm sat here, enjoying a pint of the Stout I make myself. Based on a kit made by Coopers of, would ye believe, Australia Best of the three

But, seriously; This freezing cold, tasteless, black water they serve up as " Guinness " these days? Cop on! They have ye brain washed!

admiralofthefleet

guinness please

Big Nasty

Ditch wrote: »

I can only get Beamish in cans. The ones with the widget are sublime. The stuff without is fucking vile! But, that could be accounted for by the fact that I don't like fizzy / bottled beers anyway.

Sublime is such a d1ckhead of a word! :mad:

laughter189

Corsendonk wrote: »

All the Guinness adverts don't come cheap.

Well Guinness got great free publicity during the Obama visit

sidneykidney

Guinness, because I prefer the taste, but each to their own. Also cause Guinness is more in use(in most pubs) the chance of a bad pint is rare.

busyliving

Beamish is my drink of choice...num num num

One cave man says to another, "Don't know about this wheel business, but this Beamish will definitely catch on"

laughter189

Ye all making me so thirsty now , I can't wait much longer for a pint .

A Guinness for me any time

Temptamperu

I like both beamish and guinness or anything that has any alcohol content at all for that matter.
12 cans of Guinness for 15 euro in supervalue today :pac:

Dob74

Beamish of course.

My name is URL

Beamish? That's a protestant stout.

r3nu4l

policarp wrote: »

If Beamish can sell drink @ 50 or 60 cent cheaper than Guinness for the same type of beverage then why can't Guinness drop their prices a little?

Market forces? Brand loyalty? Differences in overheads for the breweries? Publicans ripping off the customer?

Could be any number of reasons.

Corsendonk wrote: »

Neither if I can help it, O'Hara stout is lovely.

+1 or anything resembling a craft stout I know it seems like sacrilege to suggest it but there are some good English stouts too. Young's Double Chocolate stout is good in the winter. Parker's Porter is another one. Given the choice then O'Hara's would be my number 1 in Ireland and if I could get it easily in England I'd drink it here too.

Dob74

My name is URL wrote: »

Beamish? That's a protestant stout.

Yeah, The Guinness family where peasants, not a rich anglo irish family.

Paparazzo

In a can Beamish wins by a mile. On tap in a pub i'd still say Beamish. Guinness can seem bitter when half way into a pint, Beamish is consistently nice.