RE: Beer Snobs And Casual Guinness Drinkers Feedback Wanted
Guinness is a great drink. Doctors used to tell pregnant women to drink a little each day as it was packed with iron and good for you, and the baby. It is certainly good for the soul. In the 1920's they ran an advertising campaign with the slogan 'Guinness is Good for You' because people surveyed said that they felt good after a pint, true story, lol.
Guinness has a complex taste that is very hard to describe and I believe that is because it is so well balanced. Malt certainly comes through as does roasted barley. It has a smooth, mellow, creamy bitterness to it i.e. bitter overtones but subtle ones. It has a complex, slightly spicy aroma.
When poured from a tap the head should last all the way to the bottom of the glass. So as you are drinking it you are mainly drinking the brown ale but you are also taking in some of the head, almost like a filter.
Draught (tap) is the only way to drink Guinness. The cans don't come close to the draught, too carbonated and overall a far more watered down experience.
I've drunk Guinness in many countries and it does taste better in Ireland. Maybe that's just a placebo effect from being in an Irish pub (great craic). Purists will argue that Guinness doesn't travel well which why they say is it tastes better in Ireland (which it does). They do have quite a few breweries around the world now though, 18 I think.
Great drink, but heavy. Best drunk in cooler weather.
Glaze a ham with Guinness and honey and throw it in the oven, delicious.
If you have a big night on the Guinness the color of your stool the following day will be as dark as the Guinness that you were drinking the night before!
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I do believe that the ABV I've seen is different depending on the country you are in. (That could definitely affect the flavor along with other variables).
If I get the chance to visit Ireland I will have to compare an contrast how Guinness tastes. I bet it is akin to how "great" fruit that is shipped here cannot compete with going to the source and eating it straight from the tree.
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That's a great analogy about eating fruit from the tree.
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Nice to meet you and don't forget to try the ham and Guinness recipe, it truly is delicious.
I love Guinness and I could not have described it better. While I've never had beer in any other country, my family owns an Irish pub and we always have Guinness on tap...and I got very good at a perfect pour, with often a "you give great head" jokes from the regulars. LOL
It also requires a special tap than than other kegs.
Because it's so heavy, I usually limit myself to one or two. And Guinness only has about 15 more calories than a Bud Light, but the thick, smooth brew belies that, and it only has 4% alcohol, which is less than Bud, Bud Light, and Bud Ice.
Here's the thing with Guinness. It uses nitrogen in addition to carbon dioxide, like most beers, which may explain why it's not so fizzy. Here's a great link that explains how the widget works. http://recipes.howstuffworks.com/question446.htm
There could be many reasons why beer tastes differently in other countries:
I am sad because I do not have Guinness in my fridge! But I often use it in the crockpot, especially when I'm making corned beef. YUM.