On Beer

[bowser]

It always used to be the case that "Irish Guinness" had to come from Ireland, so almost everything made in Dublin was exported around the world, and lots of what was sold in Dublin actually came from Park Royal in London !!

[thanmuwa]

It always used to be the case that "Irish Guinness" had to come from Ireland, so almost everything made in Dublin was exported around the world, and lots of what was sold in Dublin actually came from Park Royal in London !!

"Dublin makes five or six principal versions of Guinness, in a total of 19 variations, and exports around 40 percent of its output." (Michael Jackson's Beer Companion (1993), p 181)

60% of Guinness output therefore went to the domestic market (and that book was written in 93, the brewery in London didn't close until 2005). I very very much doubt that ANY Guinness from London has EVER been sold in Dublin, although if you have a source for that, I would be happy to stand corrected.

[bowser]

"Dublin makes five or six principal versions of Guinness, in a total of 19 variations, and exports around 40 percent of its output." (Michael Jackson's Beer Companion (1993), p 181)

60% of Guinness output therefore went to the domestic market (and that book was written in 93, the brewery in London didn't close until 2005). I very very much doubt that ANY Guinness from London has EVER been sold in Dublin, although if you have a source for that, I would be happy to stand corrected.

Well the park royal brewery was in the area I worked, several trips round, and conversations with the staff, "do you know how much of this we send to dublin" etc etc etc. Cant confirm it now of course as its gone to the great brewery graveyard in the sky.

[JRB]

Also heard a story that Guinness has a lower alcohol content in Ireland so you can drink more of it (before you fall over I assume)

I don't know about Guiness in Ireland, but I do know that there are German beers called "session beers" that are deliberately brewed to be lower in alcohol so they can be drunk in greater quantities (as in drinking sessions).

[Carolina Kiltman]

On my last trip to England (Darlington) I stopped in the 33 Pub. I always make it a point to at least try the local brew, so I asked for theirs. I was told that they had two; White Boar Ale and "Nigle's Nightmare Stout". As I was just coming off ulcer therapy, I chose the first, it was excellent.

A bit off the thread, as a former owner of several British autos, there was a joke that the British drink warm beer because they buy Lucas Refrigerators!

[bowser]

On my last trip to England (Darlington) I stopped in the 33 Pub. I always make it a point to at least try the local brew, so I asked for theirs. I was told that they had two; White Boar Ale and "Nigle's Nightmare Stout". As I was just coming off ulcer therapy, I chose the first, it was excellent.

A bit off the thread, as a former owner of several British autos, there was a joke that the British drink warm beer because they buy Lucas Refrigerators!

A cruel and hurtful thing to say, however alas true !!!

[thanmuwa]

Also heard a story that Guinness has a lower alcohol content in Ireland so you can drink more of it (before you fall over I assume)

That's funny, we always heard the same story about the UK :-) You certainly see plenty of British people falling over after only a few Guinnesses . The only place where I have seen it myself though is Northern Ireland (the first place I saw beer with an ABV of 3.8% - I didn't think they went that low ) A lot of lager that is 4.5/5% ABV elsewhere (eg south of the border or in England) was pegged at 4% there, at least when I lived in Belfast between 94 and 98. Maybe things have changed now....

[Kilted Surveyor]

Second question is totally unrelated...well, not totally unrelated. Has anyone noticed that they seem to be able to hold a bit more beer when going kilted? Maybe it's just me....
Casey

I have definetely found this to be true!

[cloves]

I often wondered why my fav beers often tasted "not right"...then quickly found out it had to do with their serving temperature.
I find the darker the beer, the more it needs to mellow in the open glass or bottle before I really enjoy it.
Pale beers, I prefer to be almost icey cold.