Guinness, room temperature or cold?

[ccga3359]

Grant - you have single handedly offended most of the craft brewers around the world. If you are comparing Molson and Labatt with US mass produced beer that is one thing, but globally, all mass produced beer is swill, and chilling only masks the true flavor by numbing the taste buds. Go for the craft and micro breweries for a decent beer.

Brian

I am .

[McFarkus]

many English-style ales are meant to be served at cellar temperature, which is 50-55 degrees. Andrew.

What he said!:beer:int:

[mrchris]

Depends what you're in the mood for. Extra cold if I've just been playing football, regular if it's a cold winter night, and you just want a slow drink in front of the fire.

Guinness is my long time drink of choice, but having had it all over the world from Ireland to Japan I've genuinely not had a bad one, often a badly poured one, but not a foul tasting one.

Guess my take on it is kinda like Woody Allen's take on orgasms - never had a bad one.

[porrick]

Guinness, as with other drink, is to be enjoyed the way YOU prefer it

[The Supreme Canuck]

Grant - you have single handedly offended most of the craft brewers around the world. If you are comparing Molson and Labatt with US mass produced beer that is one thing, but globally, all mass produced beer is swill, and chilling only masks the true flavor by numbing the taste buds. Go for the craft and micro breweries for a decent beer.

Brian

I doubt anyone is saying that Molson or Labatt are any good at all. Creemore, now... well.

[Frank McGrath]

Spaten is one of Munich's best beers and the Optimator can only be described as delicious! I wish it were easier to come by near me...


And who ever was talking about Murphy's, I personally like to alternate that and Guinness. Well and Smithwick's. If I'm lucky enough to be at a bar with all three, that is! And none of them warm, thank you very much!

If you can find a good beer store they may order it by the case for you. I did that with a German Black Lager, Kostritzer. In westminster, Md. I dont know the va sales laws.

[beloitpiper]

See, here everybody thinks of Murphy's as "that thing trying to be Guinness". Beamish is "Guinness lite" and Smithwicks (pronounced Smit-icks) is, according to my friends, "the old man's drink". Carlsberg is used to wash off the pint glasses after hours, and Stella is what the lasses like. If you want a lager, you get Harp. Bulmers (outside of Ireland, it's called Magners) is good in the autumn, but once winter comes around the kids take to Paddys Irish whiskey. Bud and Coors Lite are kept on tap for the tourists, and the fanciest cocktail my barman Jerry (if you ever go to The Crane, say hi, he's great craic) will serve is a redbull and vodka, but it comes with a complimentary "look" and slow service...

[ChromeScholar]

So, you guys don't actually get to drink any real beer, then?

[arrogcow]

Bud and Coors Lite are kept on tap for the tourists, and the fanciest cocktail my barman Jerry (if you ever go to The Crane, say hi, he's great craic) will serve is a redbull and vodka, but it comes with a complimentary "look" and slow service...

You'd be surprised. I've spent time in Ireland with a guy who drank Bud because it was an import.

Adam

[beloitpiper]

So, you guys don't actually get to drink any real beer, then?

No no, we drink real beer. Local stouts, my friend. Microbrews.