Is beer in Ireland bad?

Doubt that, saw online that a reporter wasn't given an answer to this a while back.


That's interesting have you a link to that. I don't like the idea of them refusing to answer a query from the media.

saabsaab wrote: »

No, vegans were also worried that traces were in the final product. probably true of whatever is being used now too. Why the secrecy?

Sorry I thought they were worried about the use of animal products.
I'd imagine any trace would be as small as previous but as you say we can't be sure.

https://nypost.com/2015/11/03/guinness-will-remove-fish-bladders-from-beer-to-go-totally-vegan/

Also IT article..

'Now it seems to have hit upon a viable alternative. Without specifying what the process involves, the company has announced plans for a new vegan-friendly filtration system at its St James’s Gate brewery in Dublin.

The annoucement comes in the wake of a longstanding campaign by vegans and two online petitions .

According to Guinness-owner Diageo, the new system will be up and running by late 2016, with the revamped brew in pubs and off-licences soon after.

A spokesman said the product would taste the same but would be vegan-friendly. “Isinglass has been used widely as a means filtration in the brewing industry for decades,” he told The Irish Times.

“However, because of its use we do not label Guinness as suitable for vegetarians, and have been looking for an alternative solution for some time.”

“We are now pleased to have identified a new process and are re-investing in a new, state-of-art filtration system at St James’s Gate, which once in place will remove isinglass from the filtration process,” he said.

the purple tin wrote: »

Something that can affect your hangover is whether you are standing or sitting on a nigh out. Even more so if you are getting long in the tooth.
I noticed myself that if it's a really busy night and I am standing for maybe 3 to 5 hours my energy levels will be sh1t the nexy day compared to if I had got a seat.

I prefer to stand and talk (maybe sometimes too much) feel better next day too. I don't generally like sitting unless those I'm with want to sit.

I think so. Just started drinking inside again after the pandemic. It's OK but not the same somehow and I seem to be getting more hangovers!

Ya feckin eejit

there is no such thing as Guinness dregs from James gate

whoever told you that heard 2nd hand about “spent grain” and couldn’t understand the process and then told you his theory on it .

You don’t get dregs in a food manufacturing plant , all effluent get’s dealt with like any other factory, but the used grain makes it’s way into animal feed I think

like it isn’t a bunch of lads with pipes in a room filling kegs spilling beer all over the place 😂😂

Late to the party, but hops is bloody expensive - particularly the strongest varieties used for IPA's.

Lagers and especially stouts use very little hops and they're generally less expensive varieties. I strongly doubt any leaf or plug hops ever goes near your Coors etc, but extracts which would be cheaper again at very large volumes.

When I was homebrewing, the whole hop load for a stout would cost about £1.50 for 20L, but you could be easily 5-10 times that for an IPA - particularly a dry-hopped one.