What is Guinness???
StatCaddie
an Irish movie last night and the guy at the bar order guinness.
Thanks,
Jason
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>This is probably a stupid question...but what is guinness??? I was watching
>an Irish movie last night and the guy at the bar order guinness.
>
>Thanks,
>Jason
Before anyone assaults you with insults and name calling, Guinness is
a stout brewed in Ireland (and many other countries throughout the
world for their local markets) by Arthur Guinness Son & Co., Ltd.
I will even give you a description of Guinness...opaque red-brown
colour, creamy tawny head, very full-bodied, dense and thick, complex
Worcestershire sauce nose, dry coffee-toffee flavour with a chocolate
finish, long dry complex malt aftertaste; the baseline description of
the classic stout. On draft, it seems to be darker in colour, less
carbanated, more spicy, and smoother than the bottled version. It is
very mellow, excellently balanced, and the head stays on right to the
bottom of the glass.
Any more questions?
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"nectar of the gods"
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On Wed, 5 Aug 1998 09:23:41 -0500, "StatCaddie" <in...@statcaddie.com>
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>This is probably a stupid question...but what is guinness??? I was watching
>an Irish movie last night and the guy at the bar order guinness.
>
>Thanks,
>Jason
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Steve Christianson
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> This is probably a stupid question...but what is guinness??? I was watching
> an Irish movie last night and the guy at the bar order guinness.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
It's not stupid, that's what NGs are for: information. Guinness is a
stout, a dark heavy beer, brewed in Ireland. It's a bit of an acquired
taste for Americans weaned on macro-brews like Budweiser. You can find
it at the local supermarket for seven or eight bucks a six-pack in
bottles and "draft" cans. I prefer the cans, but others swear by the
bottles. Also, IMHO, Guinness doesn't travel well: I've never had
Guinness either in the states or in London that could compare with the
Dublin Guinness. The Guinness in Dublin also helped make up for Irish
food, which is, sadly, mediocre at best :-).
croak
(E Kraan) posted:
>You'll often find guiness being refered to in greek mythology as
>"nectar of the gods"
>
Greek mythology was dreamed up way before Guinness was invented.
Nectar is sweet. Guinness Stout is absolutely dry. Not there's
anything wrong with that. It's a damn fine brew. I'll drink it, in a
pinch.
My Sweet Baby Doll claims it's the best beer in the world. We debate
that point often. We argue and fight tooth and nail, then we kiss and
make up.
Enjoy it from the tap (be careful of saloons that don't move a lot of
it) or can; never from the bottle, of course. Everybody knows that.
Have a nice day.
croak
p.s. If you like sweet, try a Bavarian wheat beer. You can't go
wrong with Paulaner. It's one of my personal favorites.
BeerFly
<SNIP of a bunch of other stuff about Guinness that proves he knows what
he's talking about>
> it) or can; never from the bottle, of course. Everybody knows that.
Glad I'm not everybody. Guinness from the bottle is a different beer,
sheepsnout. You can't taste the two side-by-side without realizing it.
Besides, take a look at the label: Bottle sez Guinness EXTRA Stout.
different beer. And I don't believe yer man enough to handle it.
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SteveChr...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
> The Guinness in Dublin also helped make up for Irish
> food, which is, sadly, mediocre at best :-).
In fact Irish food is so bad I wouldn't eat it unless I was starving and
the only other food available was Norwegian ;-p
A flip o' the Irish bird...uh...I mean a tip o' my Irish cap,
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Paul772834
say that, but they are alot less bodied.
Steve Christianson
>
> In article <35C913...@worldnet.att.net>,
> SteveChr...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> > The Guinness in Dublin also helped make up for Irish
> > food, which is, sadly, mediocre at best :-).
>
> In fact Irish food is so bad I wouldn't eat it unless I was starving and
> the only other food available was Norwegian ;-p
>
> A flip o' the Irish bird...uh...I mean a tip o' my Irish cap,
Well, I've never been to Norway in my entire life, so I wouldn't know.
MN1st
>Well, I've never been to Norway in my entire life, so I wouldn't know.
food. It's where white meets bread. And they don't have anything as wonderful
as Guinness to make up for it.
Bill Bonde
> the baked codfish or whatever "delicacy" of Norway. *BURP* No thanks.
Just steep cod in lye until it's clear.
Bill Bonde
>
> This is probably a stupid question...but what is guinness??? I was watching
> an Irish movie last night and the guy at the bar order guinness.
>
Dr H
On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BeerFly wrote:
}croak wrote:
}<SNIP of a bunch of other stuff about Guinness that proves he knows what
}he's talking about>
}> Enjoy it from the tap (be careful of saloons that don't move a lot of
}> it) or can; never from the bottle, of course. Everybody knows that.
}
}Glad I'm not everybody. Guinness from the bottle is a different beer,
}sheepsnout. You can't taste the two side-by-side without realizing it.
}Besides, take a look at the label: Bottle sez Guinness EXTRA Stout.
}different beer. And I don't believe yer man enough to handle it.
BeerFly, you have become rather feisty of late; I approve.
Happen onto a case of Good Stuff by any chance? :-)
Dr H
Steve Christianson
Greg Carson
wrote:
>croak wrote:
><SNIP of a bunch of other stuff about Guinness that proves he knows what
>he's talking about>
>> Enjoy it from the tap (be careful of saloons that don't move a lot of
>> it) or can; never from the bottle, of course. Everybody knows that.
>
>Glad I'm not everybody. Guinness from the bottle is a different beer,
>sheepsnout. You can't taste the two side-by-side without realizing it.
>Besides, take a look at the label: Bottle sez Guinness EXTRA Stout.
>different beer. And I don't believe yer man enough to handle it.
hehehhehehe true, me I like both, the draught is good, best head,
but a little thin tasting, Extra Stout is much more full bodied.
Greg Carson aka shag...@apk.net
BeerFly
>
> In article <35C913...@worldnet.att.net>,
> SteveChr...@worldnet.att.net wrote:
>
> > The Guinness in Dublin also helped make up for Irish
> > food, which is, sadly, mediocre at best :-).
>
> In fact Irish food is so bad I wouldn't eat it unless I was starving and
> the only other food available was Norwegian ;-p
I honeymooned in Ireland in 1989, and we had some great food. The
Arbutus Lodge, in Cork, served us one of the best meals I've ever eaten
in my life. We had great fresh seafood (salmon, mussels, crab, oysters,
plaice) in Donegal and Galway, and outstanding mushroom soup in
Connemara. Of course, we did have two nasty meals (one Chinese, one
Italian), but in 10 days, that's not bad. The cheeses were quite good
also.
Irish food is, IMO, unfairly maligned.
--
Lew Bryson
Freelance writer and fulltime father.
My opinions are my own: the good ones I sell.
Author of Pennsylvania Breweries, coming in October
from Stackpole Books, Mechanicsburg, PA.
Turbo
the States? I hear the Guinness in Ireland is THICK, like pancake syrup.
Steve Christianson
>
> How different was the Guinness in Ireland in comparison to the Guinness in
> the States? I hear the Guinness in Ireland is THICK, like pancake syrup.
Creamier would be a better description of Irish Guinness. It's not like
drinking a milkshake or anything. It takes a while to pour and settle;
in Dublin pubs they usually fill your glass, wait a bit for it to
settle, then pour again to top off your pint. That at least was my
experience in 1987.
To the other posters in this thread: I didn't mean to offend anyone with
my comment about Irish food. It was just my opinion. It's not like I'm
some great chef or anything. I loved my trip to Ireland: the Wicklow
Gap, Book of Kells, Waterford crystal factory, etc. A great country and
wonderful people.
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hypochrismutreefuzz
table:
>Steve.chr...@worldnet.att.net wrote
>>Well, I've never been to Norway in my entire life, so I wouldn't know.
>As a resident of Minnesota, I can vouch for the bland awfulness of Norwegian
>food. It's where white meets bread. And they don't have anything as wonderful
>as Guinness to make up for it.
Nothings whiter than lutefisk!
--
I say "Hail!" to Inanna, Great Lady of Heaven!
Mark
Guinness is the mother's milk of ales.
StatCaddie <in...@statcaddie.com> wrote in article
<6q9plc$d0...@news.cis.okstate.edu>...
> This is probably a stupid question...but what is guinness??? I was
watching
> an Irish movie last night and the guy at the bar order guinness.
>
Moser6
>watching
>> an Irish movie last night and the guy at the bar order guinness.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jason
You should take yourself out side the closet your parents locked you in since
birth and get yourself out to your Local and order "A pint o'dark stuff." Any
good Irish pub should make you wait about 10-15 minutes before you get it and
then my friend take a sip, funny how everything turns black and white after
that.
BeerFly
>
> On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, BeerFly wrote:
>
> }croak wrote:
> }<SNIP of a bunch of other stuff about Guinness that proves he knows what
> }he's talking about>
> }> Enjoy it from the tap (be careful of saloons that don't move a lot of
> }> it) or can; never from the bottle, of course. Everybody knows that.
> }
> }Glad I'm not everybody. Guinness from the bottle is a different beer,
> }sheepsnout. You can't taste the two side-by-side without realizing it.
> }Besides, take a look at the label: Bottle sez Guinness EXTRA Stout.
> }different beer. And I don't believe yer man enough to handle it.
>
> Happen onto a case of Good Stuff by any chance? :-)
Naah, it's alt.beer. I feel... FREE here. Don't have to edit my every
utterance, don't have to worry about Deja News, and when I see something
stupid, I can haul off and smack it. I approve too!
But since you mention it... I got a FRESH case of Augustiner Maximator
directly from the importer, and I'm riding high! (and only TWENTY
BUCKS!!) Between that and the Franconia variety case I scored at the
same place, life is good. Lager rocks, Doc!
JOHN J STARADUMSKY
>But since you mention it... I got a FRESH case of Augustiner Maximator
>directly from the importer, and I'm riding high! (and only TWENTY
>BUCKS!!) Between that and the Franconia variety case I scored at the
>same place, life is good. Lager rocks, Doc!
Oooh, you lucky bastard. I got some fresh Maximator too, but it cost me
$8.99 a six. Worth every penny, too. That is one fan-fucking-tastic beer,
I've enjoyed it for years myself. The distributor is in Allentown, Ja? Lucky
you.
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JOHN J STARADUMSKY
>Steve.chr...@worldnet.att.net wrote
>>Well, I've never been to Norway in my entire life, so I wouldn't know.
>As a resident of Minnesota, I can vouch for the bland awfulness of
Norwegian
>food. It's where white meets bread. And they don't have anything as
wonderful
>as Guinness to make up for it.
They don't? Aaas Bock and Jul Ol would do the trick for me. I've heard great
things about Mack too.
Dr H
On Wed, 12 Aug 1998, BeerFly wrote:
}Dr H wrote:
}>
}> BeerFly, you have become rather feisty of late; I approve.
}> Happen onto a case of Good Stuff by any chance? :-)
}
}Naah, it's alt.beer. I feel... FREE here. Don't have to edit my every
}utterance, don't have to worry about Deja News, and when I see something
}stupid, I can haul off and smack it. I approve too!
Let freedom ring! Hehehehe... :-)
}But since you mention it... I got a FRESH case of Augustiner Maximator
}directly from the importer, and I'm riding high! (and only TWENTY
}BUCKS!!) Between that and the Franconia variety case I scored at the
}same place, life is good. Lager rocks, Doc!
You lucky SOB! Hearing stuff like that makes me think that there might
actually be -one- good reason for moving back to the east coast.
I've often suspected that an extra 3000 miles closer to the source make
a *big* freshness difference, with certan products anyway.
Dr H
BeerFly
> >directly from the importer, and I'm riding high! (and only TWENTY
> >BUCKS!!) Between that and the Franconia variety case I scored at the
> >same place, life is good. Lager rocks, Doc!
>
> $8.99 a six.
Nyaa-nyaaa!!!
> Worth every penny, too. That is one fan-fucking-tastic beer,
Betcher ass!
> I've enjoyed it for years myself.
Augustinerbrau was one of the first non-mainstream beers I loved.
Between the Maximator and the Helles (which I'm gonna get the NEXT time
I go up!), they are two of the best on my lifelist.
> The distributor is in Allentown, Ja? Lucky
> you.
Better believe it! Although the importer is actually out on the west end
of Emmaus, a little south and west of Allentown. They're about a mile
and a half from the renowned (please note proper spelling, Bob Klein
Brigadistas) Shangy's, and carry all the great beers Shangy's DOESN'T.
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Freelance writer and fulltime father.
My opinions are my own: the good ones I sell.