equinox_code wrote:Does Guiness actually vary from one place to another? Why would it?
davyK wrote:Guinness outside Ireland, unless specially imported is treated to last longer - some sort of pasteurisation I'm led to believe. It isn't as processed in Ireland and tastes fresher. The head in Ireland is different too - it requires two stages to fill a pint and if conditions are right it will hold a match upright right to the bottom. The length of pipe to the keg makes a difference - shorter runs are better, and the storage temperature. A pub I frequented once offered Guinness from the cold store, under the counter or a mix - it did make a difference. Cold Flow is vile. There is a pub in Killarney that throws out its stock after a lightening storm - claims of atmospheric pressure and its effect - but that could be hokum. It varies a great deal from pub to pub. It took a serious dive in the North of Ireland about 20 years ago (at that time I moved to drinking it from a bottle) but it's pretty good now if the pub is well run. I have rarely enjoyed a pint outside Ireland. Had a few good ones in Cricklewood while in London and I think I remember a decent pint in Liverpool too.equinox_code wrote:Does Guiness actually vary from one place to another? Why would it?
davyK wrote:What I do miss about English pubs are the pub games. Darts, bar billiards , skittles etc. I thought it was a marvellous thing to have in a pub. Not many pubs in Ireland go in for that. There are a few but they are relatively rare.
I_R wrote:All the Guinness you get in the UK and Ireland comes from Dublin now, all brewery conditioned. How well it's kept and how quickly it's sold should be the only real difference.
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