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Ugh! I tried it once. The only beer I ever poured down the drain. I wouldn’t give it to Khalid Sheik Mohammed. I drink Yuengling and Sierra Nevada.
The new Black Lager is nothing like real Guinness. Even in the bottle, it is hard to get it near as good as on tap.
I wonder if some enviro wacko made them stop using the fish bladders in the filtration process (not kidding).
Shiner black lager or Guinness black lager. The only good guinness you will get is in Ireland and the black lagers are consistent and good. Move on.
I don't drink Sam Adams as much anymore but I'm still a sucker for the seasonal beers. Over the winter, I had plenty of their Coffee Stouts, Chocolate Double Bocks and Black Lagers.
Guinness has always sold beer in bottles without widgets. Not nearly as good as the beer they sell in cans or bottles with widgets.
As far as I know, nothing has changed.
Are you on any kind of medication? Some medications change your tastebuds or something. I’ve been on medications before that made bottles of water taste like something completely different.
So pour some cider in it and call it a Snake Bite. Good stuff.
That is because the company was sold to the TWO GAY IRISHMEN...PATRICK “FITZ”GERALD AND GERALD “FITZ”PATRICK!!
Guinness tried to push their Guinness Extra Cold line over the past few years. They didn't realize that "Can Result in Dog Sex" is an anagram formed from that name, thankfully the line appears to be a miss with the public.
Nigeria loves Guinness. I think they drink more of it than in Ireland. Outside of Ireland and England, Nigeria was the first to have a Guinness brewery.
I remember about 5 years ago Guinness was messing with a new way to create the perfect pint. The black stuff was poured straight into the glass then put on a magnetic pad. When a charge was passed through it, the trademark "storm before the calm" arose from the bottom of the glass and formed a perfect head. I don't know why this never caught on as it was like watching a Guinness volcano erupt right before your eyes!
I had a barmaid pour me a pint with a perfect shamrock on the head. No biggie, I thought, so I challenged her for a flower on the next one. A perfect daffodil. Damn, she was good at Guinness art. And so young to be that talented. The third pint, I thought would be an impossible request, I asked for a poodle. In return, perfection, pom-poms on tail and feet, it was a French one! If only she wasn't working in relative obscurity, in a small town pub in East Anglia, she coulda been a contender!
To Guinness' credit - they are always experimenting with ways to perfect it, and their marketing has been absolutely brilliant over time. Of course, having Paddies flung to all four corners of the globe helps its appeal.
I only will drink the cans if they have the little widget in them. Draft is good too. I don’t care for the bottles, even the ones with the widget. Very important is that you pore it slowly and then let it cascade before you move the glass. And the shape of the glass is important too.
I drink nothing but Yuengling now. I am convinced it is the best American lager. I used to love Rolling Rock, but they changed the receipt; now I won’t drink it. And I do remember Schiltz, it was good until they changed the receipt.
My current 2 favorite beers are Guinness Extra Stout and Stella Artois.
Months ago my favorites were Sam Adams Cream Stout and Irish Red.
I’m ready for a price drop, though. Sometimes wish I still liked cheap beer.
new beer:
Schell’s Zommerfest
...from Minnesota.
It is the second oldest family owned brewery in America...second after Yuenling.
That Zommerfest is amazying beer. I tried it the first time last friday. Extremely tasty. Not quite as good as St Peter’s English Ale, but pretty close. I had never heard of German ale before friday. I talked to a guy who works for the Schell’s brewery and he explained to me the German “Kolsch” beers and the altbiers of Dusseldorf.
Fascinating!
Kolsch is now my second favorite beer type right behind English Ale. I have not yet tried an Altbier.
Between nitrogen and pasteurization, Guinness outside Ireland just isn’t anywhere near the same. To me it’s bitter anywhere else. There, it’s smooth, almost chocolaty.
I had a domestic stout from a local brewery that I enjoyed a few weeks ago, Black Mamba. Slightly peppery, I asked why and was told roasted hops. Aviator Brewing Company, just outside Research Triangle Park in Fuquay-Varina, NC.
http://www.aviatorbrew.com/aviator-beers
Can be made better with beer...