Guinness, room temperature or cold?

**Beertigger** · 21st November 07, 09:17 AM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

First off let's end all arguments, the Canadians make the best beer, served chilled.

Since they're making Guinness now, I'd concur.

I like mine cool, but not cold. A frosty glass'll kill the cascade.

**arrogcow** · 21st November 07, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by Beertigger

Since they're making Guinness now, I'd concur.

I like mine cool, but not cold. A frosty glass'll kill the cascade.

Ain't nobody in Canada making Guinness.

And for the record, the only thing worse than mass produced American beer is mass produced Canadian beer.

Adam

**beloitpiper** · 21st November 07, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by arrogcow

Ain't nobody in Canada making Guinness.

Labatt in Canada makes Guinness for sales in North America.

**BEEDEE** · 21st November 07, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Labatt in Canada makes Guinness for sales in North America.

So that's why it does not taste as good as draft in Dublin.

Brian

**Colin** · 21st November 07, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by BEEDEE

So that's why it does not taste as good as draft in Dublin.

Brian

I'll second that. They used to make Guinness in the bottle here for Canadian sales (long before widgets in cans and bottles) and it was putrid stuff. At least with the widget now you can get a decent Guinness for at home.

Originally Posted by arrogcow

And for the record, the only thing worse than mass produced American beer is mass produced Canadian beer.

Adam

That's because you are used to more water content in your beer than we use up here

Most "Canadian" brands that you guys get down there is actually made down there. Similarly, most "American" brands we get in store here is made in Ontario. So technically they both suck.

**Rob Wright** · 21st November 07, 02:49 PM

Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout is the best commercial stout I have tasted, I prefer it to Guinness and Murphy's, it has a slight creaminess that other stouts do not have that I really like.

Rob

**arrogcow** · 21st November 07, 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by beloitpiper

Labatt in Canada makes Guinness for sales in North America.

News to me, but Guinness website confirms. However US Guinness still comes from Ireland (also from their website). And the "Essence" that is used in Canada also is brewed in Ireland. http://www.guinness.com/global/beer/brewing/where/

Adam

**Casper** · 22nd November 07, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by arrogcow

News to me, but Guinness website confirms. However US Guinness still comes from Ireland (also from their website). And the "Essence" that is used in Canada also is brewed in Ireland. http://www.guinness.com/global/beer/brewing/where/

Adam

Well, Guinness DRAFT still comes from Ireland.

Its the EXTRA STOUT in bottles, with no widget, that's brewed locally. 2 different types altogether, really...