I finally figured out how they make Guinness

wallis · Post by **wallis** » Fri May 11, 2007 8:34 am

A couple of weeks ago, I visited the Staropramen brewery in Prague
really tasty visit. Heres two pics from their bar.

Ofcourse free beer directly from the brewery ! [:p]

Jacco428 · Post by **Jacco428** » Fri May 11, 2007 10:29 am

Czech Republic : Home of the Pilsener beer !!! (and home of Budweiser)

great place, lots of (cheep) beer. I'm thinking about visiting Prague again soon.

Altanon · Post by **Altanon** » Fri May 11, 2007 10:40 am

In 1979, I visited Germany and, still being a drinking man in those days, I sampled liberally of the local offerings. This only showed me what swill Amerikan Beer really is. As one of my German friends who visited me put it, "Awwwk, (or something approximating this,) Diese ScheiÃƒÅ¸e ist Wasser!" (Forgive my spelling, it's been too many years.)

rrrajo, if you'll switch to "Mickie's Big Mouth" ale, you'll be able to finish twice as fast since you'll now have two applicators going!

bgarrett_uk · Post by **bgarrett_uk** » Fri May 11, 2007 2:46 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by wallis
 A couple of weeks ago, I visited the Staropramen brewery in Prague
really tasty visit. Heres two pics from their bar.

Ofcourse free beer directly from the brewery ! [:p]
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... and beer in Prague has recently gone up in price... a pint is now 60 pence...

Simon Wicks · Post by **Simon Wicks** » Fri May 11, 2007 3:00 pm

Guiness is nasty stuff IMO. To heavy to binge drink with. Most i managed was nine pints which did bad...bad things to my insides. Depending on where you get it from, it is different. In Ireland where most of it is consumed, the Guiness isnt pasturised so it has a slightly different taste to that available elsewhere. Where its brewed is likely important too with the beer vats and all.

Now Staorpramen is a beer worthy of consumption! One of my favourites.

rrrajo · Post by **rrrajo** » Fri May 11, 2007 3:26 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Altanon

rrrajo, if you'll switch to "Mickie's Big Mouth" ale, you'll be able to finish twice as fast since you'll now have two applicators going!
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No Doubt! Hate to see the Damage done inside.

Bink · Post by **Bink** » Fri May 11, 2007 3:30 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Simon Wicks
 Guiness is nasty stuff IMO. To heavy to binge drink with. Most i managed was nine pints which did bad...bad things to my insides. Depending on where you get it from, it is different. In Ireland where most of it is consumed, the Guiness isnt pasturised so it has a slightly different taste to that available elsewhere. Where its brewed is likely important too with the beer vats and all.

Now Staorpramen is a beer worthy of consumption! One of my favourites.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">It's all about the experience!

notagain · Post by **notagain** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:17 pm

I hate to admit it, was nothing but a "hard liquor"
kinda guy until few years ago (heart attack)...I now only drink an
occasional beer and have a glass of wine. I have
never tried Guinness...

Think it's time I tried it?

Bink · Post by **Bink** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:19 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by notagain
 I hate to admit it, was nothing but a "hard liquor"
kinda guy until few years ago (heart attack)...I now only drink an
occasional beer and have a glass of wine. I have
never tried Guinness...

Think it's time I tried it?
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I think it's something worth trying!

Bit of a love/hate drink I think though!

Edit - I love it! Definitely my drink of choice. Although you can get bad pints that will make you feel pretty rough.

bgarrett_uk · Post by **bgarrett_uk** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:39 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by notagain
 I hate to admit it, was nothing but a "hard liquor"
kinda guy until few years ago (heart attack)...I now only drink an
occasional beer and have a glass of wine. I have
never tried Guinness...

Think it's time I tried it?
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Move to the UK and you get it on prescription!

Borderline Productions · Post by **Borderline Productions** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:43 pm

Guinness is a food group in Ireland. I would not recommend binge drinking on it. It is heavy and thick and almost a meal in itself. It is meant to sip over about an hour. As it warms up it becomes more flavorful.

My other favorite stout is Cooper out of Australia. Half a bottle and you get wobbly.

American beers are served ice cold. This numbs the taste buds so you don't realize how bad it tastes.

notagain · Post by **notagain** » Fri May 11, 2007 4:47 pm

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by bgarrett_uk
Move to the UK and you get it on prescription!
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I have always fancied moving to the UK, but
don't think that will ever happen.

Instead I will pick up some Guinness this afternoon,
and pretend I am in the UK...it's like 104 degrees
here today (40 Celsius)...might have to drink quite
a few to make that day dream reality!

But from what many have said, quite a few could be
a total disaster?

Altanon · Post by **Altanon** » Fri May 11, 2007 5:04 pm

The last thing I was drinking before I finally quit was "Killian's Red." I found I could put away a number of them and only suffer the usual ill-effects of having one or two, (cases,) more than was prudent. It's not as heavy as Guinness, yet has more flavor than the typical Amerikan swill. I can only imagine that the real stuff is pretty good.

wallis · Post by **wallis** » Fri May 11, 2007 6:45 pm

In Prague, I was learned to drink half'n half.
That is when they pour you half a light beer and half a dark.
Really tasty !

bgarrett_uk · Post by **bgarrett_uk** » Sat May 12, 2007 1:35 am

The next trick is a Schnapps in a small glass held between first and second finger and a pint held between thumb and first finger. You then drink the whole lot so that the Schnapps pours on your tongue as you drink the pint.... good finger practice, and tastes wicked.
Cheers
Brian

I finally figured out how they make Guinness

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