I Just Opened My First Bottle of Guinness

[Solly]

He's lost weight since that pic. But still you've put some mass on those shoulders from the swimming Rich! I reckon a good weights workout twice a week will transform you

[Dis]

Re: I Just Opened My First Bottle of Guinness

Originally posted by SlowwHand
First one I've ever tried. It's skunk beer. I don't like it at all. I bought a 6 pack of it, and I doubt I'll finish this one.
It sucks.

Sloww has good taste for once.

People think it's manly to drink a beer that tastes like donkey dung. I don't. I'd rather drink something that tastes good.

[LordShiva]

Brrilliant!

[Dis]

Originally posted by GePap


Then make sure its cold, and if the bottle has pouring instructions, follow them. Also make sure you are using the right glass. Otherwise you will simply be butchering the beer.

you are joking right.

how can the way you pour a beer affect the taste. And the glass? rofl

[Pekka]

I've recently acquired a taste for Guinness. But there are some issues, like I can't imagine drinking it any other way than from a tap, make a nice pint.

Also, it's not one of them beers I like to just drink fast. Just zipping it away, I like it that way. Plus, it's kind of ... heavy, as in there's no need for food when you're drinking it, also meaning that I wouldn't want to drink it if I just had eaten.

[Dis]

too many rules.

I don't want to wait 10 minutes for the bartender to pour it correctly. I want my beer now!

Of course, you guys would make fun of the beers I liked. The Englishman at the job I used to work at made fun of me because I liked Newcastle Brown Ale. He says people die from drinking that stuff. He drinks guiness of course.

Why do all the English drink guiness?

I also like Sam Adams and Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. If I'm at some mexican restaurant I'll drink Negra modelo

[Zoid]

Originally posted by Dis


you are joking right.

how can the way you pour a beer affect the taste. And the glass? rofl

No joke. Beer is a living thing with thousands of little taste thingies that interact and makes the beer taste different depending on how it's poured. A stout or ale drawn from tap should sit for a while after been drawn (not all the way!), then be filled up to the rim. You don't need a golden pallet to taste the difference between a properly poured stout/ale and a badly poured one.

[Ninot]

We have a few bars in Montreal which Guinness Brew masters have given great approval of. The bottled stuff is **** compared to a nice pint from McKibbons.

[Zoid]

Newcastle Brown Ale is actually pretty good. Not too sweet, not to heavy. It's a beer you can drink lots of

I tried the Sam Adams Dark Lager recently, very good and tasty. One of my new favourites!

[Bugs ****ing Bunny]

Originally posted by Dis

Why do all the English drink guiness?

We don't. I think it tastes like a barmaids rag strained through an old sock, personally speaking.

I've no time for stout or porter. I drink ales most of the year, and cider in the summer.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Pekka
Also, it's not one of them beers I like to just drink fast. Just zipping it away, I like it that way. Plus, it's kind of ... heavy, as in there's no need for food when you're drinking it, also meaning that I wouldn't want to drink it if I just had eaten.

You don't "chug" a Guinness. It is drunk at a slower pace. Goes well with roasts and other hearty beef meals. Just go at it slower than you would with a Budweiser.

A good stout or porter is drank slower than you would a lager or ale.

And yes, the pour matters a lot. And here's a hint, when you order a Guinness from the tap (or get the can), wait for it to settle in the glass before taking a sip .

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Doddler
He's lost weight since that pic. But still you've put some mass on those shoulders from the swimming Rich! I reckon a good weights workout twice a week will transform you

Well when I go swimming I don't fanny around, I do a proper slog...3km...problem has been the past week to get the opportunity to go...week and social life is squeezing out. I am going to have to go tomorrow evening instead, not too much of a deal...

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp


We don't. I think it tastes like a barmaids rag strained through an old sock, personally speaking.

I've no time for stout or porter. I drink ales most of the year, and cider in the summer.

Guinness is definitely an acquired taste. I never liked the stuff until my late 20s...

[Verto]

Originally posted by Dis


you are joking right.

how can the way you pour a beer affect the taste. And the glass? rofl

I was about to QFT, but I find myself wanting to know more about the origins of proper beer consumption.

In all seriousness, someone tell me why and how this all matters. I don't drink much beer myself, but I'm still interested.

[Cort Haus]

That isn't real Guinness, Sloww. Proper draft Guinness from the tap is the best, then so-called 'Draft' Guinness in a can, but the bottled or canned stuff you showed there isn't anything like the real thing, in terms of taste, bubblistency, appearance or anything.

For those too impatient to wait for it to be poured properly, the advertising slogan is "Good things come to those who wait".