60oz Guinness in a pub!!

**flyingshamrock** · 4th March 12, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by opositive

from fellowship of the ring, hobbits in the prancing pony

pippin: what's that?
merry: this, my friend, is a pint.
pippin: it comes in pints? i'm getting one.

That is one of my favorite parts of the movie!

**Joshua** · 4th March 12, 10:18 AM

As a younger man, there was a pub near my house called the Silver Kingfish Tavern. On thursday nights they had $2 liter nights, and Guinness and Newcastle on tap. On top of that, they had some of the best burgers I can remember, and thick cut fries.

The burger and fries were $10, I would always tip $5 on my burger and first beer, and I still spent $30 bucks, so you can imagine how many liters of Guinness or Newcastle I put down. I'm just glad the walk home was only about a mile (about 7 city blocks).

A 60oz guinness would be no small feat for me these days, now that I've drastically reduced my weight and my alcohol consumption. I was toasty roasty from a 24-oz bottle of Highland Ale last night. I'm sure I'd put one down without being staggeringly drunk, but I wouldn't be able to drink much more.

**jhockin** · 4th March 12, 10:55 AM

it would almost be worth it, just for the glass, IF someone else was driving.

As to pints? picture guiness in one of these:

a full yard, or about 2.5 imperial pints

**Riverkilt** · 4th March 12, 12:40 PM

The thing about Guiness is you gotta know which Guiness you're drinkin'

They make a surprisingly low alcohol 4% brew and a kick *** 7.5% alcohol version. Mix them up and drink the 7.5% thinking its the 4% and there's probably Hell to pay.

**NeightRG** · 4th March 12, 01:17 PM

A lot of breweries and brew pubs will fill a "Growler" (64oz capped bottle) for between ten and twenty dollars. I have three from Fitger's in Duluth, MN in my fridge right now. And god knows that their Raspberry Imperial Stout makes Guinness taste like Bud Light...
You get to keep the Growler, too ;-)

**Downunder Kilt** · 4th March 12, 04:45 PM

There is always the Darwin Stubbie which was first produced 54 years ago

Largest size is 2.25lt

**flyrod6057** · 4th March 12, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Downunder Kilt

There is always the Darwin Stubbie which was first produced 54 years ago

Largest size is 2.25lt

Ah....VB! I haven't had that in years!

**mookien** · 4th March 12, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by Joshua

As a younger man, there was a pub near my house called the Silver Kingfish Tavern. On thursday nights they had $2 liter nights, and Guinness and Newcastle on tap. On top of that, they had some of the best burgers I can remember, and thick cut fries.

The burger and fries were $10, I would always tip $5 on my burger and first beer, and I still spent $30 bucks, so you can imagine how many liters of Guinness or Newcastle I put down. I'm just glad the walk home was only about a mile (about 7 city blocks). ...

Joshua: That's an arithmetic problem, right? You must teach math. I can "imagine" one liter per block. But, what happened to the missing dollar?!

John

**Joshua** · 4th March 12, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by mookien

Joshua: That's an arithmetic problem, right? You must teach math. I can "imagine" one liter per block. But, what happened to the missing dollar?!

John

Probably for a soda in the lobby of my apartment at the time.

Truth be told, I got paid on thursdays at the time, and was young and dumb, no bank account, so I always knew I was shy by $30 of my pay every friday morning.

**OC Richard** · 5th March 12, 05:11 AM

Yes indeed our friend Scott had a beautiful kiltloving lass as his designated driver!

By the time we all went home we were fairly sober anyhow... because our band piped at a pub (The Marine Room, Laguna) for two hours after our Hennessy's break.

Scott's piping showed little ill effects from that huge Guinness. I can't do that, drink and pipe! Note that I'm the only one in the photo drinking soda.