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Guinness is a good drop.

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    #32
    corner of hells
    Registered Users Posts: 8,362 ✭✭✭corner of hells


    James Bond Junior wrote: »
    Used to be pretty much the only pint I would drink it but it has been giving me horrific hangovers after 4 or 5 pints lately so I've pretty much given it up. They must have changed the recipe or something because I've heard a lot of people say the same.

    Thought you'd have been a Martini man yourself , ya know shaken not stirred.


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    #33
    Insect Overlord
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    I must have sampled close to 100 different stouts and porters over the last few years, some flavored with chocolate, or vanilla, or chilli, or cherries, some aged in whiskey or bourbon barrels, some of them smoked, some even fermented with wild yeasts. Of course some taste better than others.

    I'd still happily drink Guinness, Beamish or Murphy's on a night out though. Always great craic when you find a bar that sells all three of them!


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    #34
    corner of hells
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    I must have sampled close to 100 different stouts and porters over the last few years, some flavored with chocolate, or vanilla, or chilli, or cherries, some aged in whiskey or bourbon barrels, some of them smoked, some even fermented with wild yeasts. Of course some taste better than others.

    I'd still happily drink Guinness, Beamish or Murphy's on a night out though. Always great craic when you find a bar that sells all three of them!

    And this , ladies and gentlemen , is one of the main criteria to become a Mod.


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    #35
    OldMrBrennan83
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    Mike Oxlong wrote: »
    Good man..I prefer O'Hara's...is that ok with you?
    #diageo4eva !

    You're an absolute embarrassment with that hashtag and are just making true all the stereotypes aimed at the craft brigade. Careful not to buy off 'the man' maaaaaan.

    At least you said you prefer it yourself this time at least rather than it being "far superior". That's a fair rein in.


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    #36
    Insect Overlord
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    corner of hells wrote: »
    And this , ladies and gentlemen , is one of the main criteria to become a Mod.

    Diplomatic, with a hint of alcoholism? :pac:


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    #37
    Hector Savage
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    Pauliedragon wrote: »
    I'm a Heineken drinker but being the day that's in it I went on the black stuff yesterday and it was surprisingly nice. Such an easy pint to drink. I might change my habits.

    Yeah, if you drink that utter piss Heineken, then change to Guinness.

    It is liquid gold compared to that scutter.


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    #38
    Cee-Jay-Cee
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    Guinness is a good drop? That doesn't make any sense but your probably pissed so all is excused.


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    #39
    valoren
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    Guinness is for me a one pint wonder.
    The first one is creamy, full of flavour and a daycent pint.
    But it kills my tastebuds and subsequent pints just taste like farty sludge.


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    #40
    Hector Savage
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    Benjamin Vast Apostrophe wrote: »
    Guinesss is by far and away the nicest stout, porterhouse plain is a nice enough stout also but not as nice as Guinness. Beamish is ok, you could drink one or two but you get tired of it then and Murphys is undrinkable muck.

    Exactly, need to get a good pint of Guinness, a lot of people are judging it in places where the pint is not great.

    Last time I was home in Ireland I had a couple of lunchtime pints in Ryans on Parkgate street - with a few packet of King crisps.

    Heaven.

    Literal Heaven.


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    #41
    EmmetSpiceland
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    Guinness is great.

    I’d have no time for the type that goes on and on about some triple roasted hops muck aged in a rum cask or with a blend of chocolate and porridge oats.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



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    #42
    Mike Oxlong
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    OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »
    You're an absolute embarrassment with that hashtag and are just making true all the stereotypes aimed at the craft brigade. Careful not to buy off 'the man' maaaaaan.

    At least you said you prefer it yourself this time at least rather than it being "far superior". That's a fair rein in.

    But it is far superior imo... and that's what it's all about opinions... will still drink Guinness and Beamish... but as I keep having to repeat for the hard of hearing...I prefer O'Hara's ...we have many varied choices these days...we don't all have to bow the knee to uncle Arthur


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    #43
    OldMrBrennan83
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    Mike Oxlong wrote: »
    But it is far superior imo... and that's what it's all about opinions... will still drink Guinness and Beamish... but as I keep having to repeat for the hard of hearing...I prefer O'Hara's ...we have many varied choices these days...we don't all have to bow the knee to uncle Arthur

    Uncle Arthur. You'll deinfiely have earned your craft beer club membership badge now.


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    #44
    Insect Overlord
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    Mike Oxlong wrote: »
    we have many varied choices these days...we don't all have to bow the knee to uncle Arthur

    Off the top of my head,O'Hara's, Rye River, Wicklow Wolf, Metalman, Franciscan Well, Kinnegar, White Hag, James Brown, White Gypsy, Porterhouse, 8 Degrees, Galway Bay and Trouble Brewing are all producing decent options. Good times!


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    #45
    hetuzozaho
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Off the top of my head,O'Hara's, Rye River, Wicklow Wolf, Metalman, Franciscan Well, Kinnegar, White Hag, James Brown, White Gypsy, Porterhouse, 8 Degrees, Galway Bay and Trouble Brewing are all producing decent options. Good times!

    Do metalman do a Stout now? Haven't seen their pale ale around my way lately really. Always grab it when I see it.


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    #46
    OldMrBrennan83
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    I've never seen a Metalman stout either. Maybe it's a seasonal one.


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    #47
    Franz Von Peppercorn
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    I hang with bearded craft folk and I have to drink that nonsense or be cast from the group. So on different nights out to have a creamy Guinness is a joy.

    It’s nice because it’s fairly bland.


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    #48
    SEPT 23 1989
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    That West Indies porter was a lovely drop


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    #49
    Insect Overlord
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    hetuzozaho wrote: »
    Do metalman do a Stout now? Haven't seen their pale ale around my way lately really. Always grab it when I see it.

    They had a smoked chili porter out called Heat Sink. Tesco might still have cans of it.


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    #50
    Franz Von Peppercorn
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    That West Indies porter was a lovely drop

    That was nice alright. Is it gone?


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    #51
    OldMrBrennan83
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    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    That was nice alright. Is it gone?

    It's still in Tesco anyway.


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    #52
    Ishmael
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    If the options are the standard Heineken, Carlsberg, Budweiser etc.... I'll happily drink Guinness. Guinness itself is OK for a few pints, It's fairly bland though. Will usually switch to spirits or something else after 2-3 or three though to avoid the repercussions.

    Also, I really wish that bars would do away with the two part pour nonsense. Having to dawdle at the bar for no reason actually puts me off buying a pint of Guinness in the first place.


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    #53
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    Ishmael wrote: »
    If the options are the standard Heineken, Carlsberg, Budweiser etc.... I'll happily drink Guinness. Guinness itself is OK for a few pints, It's fairly bland though. Will usually switch to spirits or something else after 2-3 or three though to avoid the repercussions.

    Also, I really wish that bars would do away with the two part pour nonsense. Having to dawdle at the bar for no reason actually puts me off buying a pint of Guinness in the first place.

    That’s a pretty decent effort at trolling right there.

    Well done. Now off you go with your ‘glass’ and the drop of blackcurrant.

    Edit: They should give a fella who wants a single pour pint of Guinness exactly what he wants. It’s just what they deserve.


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    #54
    Patrick2010
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    They had a smoked chili porter out called Heat Sink. Tesco might still have cans of it.


    I quite liked that but it obviously wasn't a good seller. Started off at 2.99 a can but eventually my local Tesco sold them off at 30 cent a can.


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    #55
    Church on Tuesday
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    Hector Savage wrote: »
    Exactly, need to get a good pint of Guinness, a lot of people are judging it in places where the pint is not great.

    Last time I was home in Ireland I had a couple of lunchtime pints in Ryans on Parkgate street - with a few packet of King crisps.

    Heaven.

    Literal Heaven.

    This.

    For me, as a general rule, the best pints of Guinness are to be found in 'old man' type pubs.

    Gastro pub or late bar type place, not so much.

    There is nothing worse than a bad pint of Guinness, it's undrinkable if not perfect.


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    #56
    OldMrBrennan83
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    Hotels are usually the worst of the lot.


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    #57
    Church on Tuesday
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    OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »
    Hotels are usually the worst of the lot.

    Forgot them too, have to agree


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    #58
    Mike Oxlong
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    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    They had a smoked chili porter out called Heat Sink. Tesco might still have cans of it.

    Had a few cans from SuperValu....it was ok... without spending too much money, I think Leann Folláin is a great stout.... but DKML from Founders is different gravy (not Irish I know) but worth spending a few quid on


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    #59
    inforfun
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    My very first pint of Guinness was shortly after i arrived here in Ireland.
    It was in the Guinness factory. I did like that one but i never had one in a pub that came close to it till the point that i thought i was actually trying to drink brown bread.
    I dont like brown bread.


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    #60
    Ipso
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    JayZeus wrote: »
    That’s a pretty decent effort at trolling right there.

    Well done. Now off you go with your ‘glass’ and the drop of blackcurrant.

    Edit: They should give a fella who wants a single pour pint of Guinness exactly what he wants. It’s just what they deserve.

    Would there be something wrong with single pour Guinness, does the magic not work?


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    #61
    EmmetSpiceland
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    Ipso wrote: »
    Would there be something wrong with single pour Guinness, does the magic not work?

    It’s akin to claiming to taste the difference between a shaken or stirred martini.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



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