Comments on: How to survive your first Guinness http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:20:49 +0000 hourly 1 By: Smithy http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/comment-page-4/#comment-32502 Smithy Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:31:13 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/#comment-32502 I drink Budweiser and Coor Light often. Other than that I enjoy Killians and Sam Adams Boston Lager. Gets me drunk and I have good time with my friends. If drinking whiskey I will gladly take some Jim Beam, Jamesons, or Sullivans. But if you don't want to f*ck around go ahead and drink you a real mans beer that will put hair on your chest, back, and nuts. Double Arrogant Bastard. 10.5% alcohol and taste like you took a bite out of a tree. even has satan himself on the bottle with the quotation "You are not worthy" Mmm. Or we can just shoot back some moonshine. America is full of wimpy drinkers, but there is some mean ass drinkers here.   BTW, isn't Guinness owned by England? I drink Budweiser and Coor Light often. Other than that I enjoy Killians and Sam Adams Boston Lager. Gets me drunk and I have good time with my friends.
If drinking whiskey I will gladly take some Jim Beam, Jamesons, or Sullivans.
But if you don’t want to f*ck around go ahead and drink you a real mans beer that will put hair on your chest, back, and nuts. Double Arrogant Bastard. 10.5% alcohol and taste like you took a bite out of a tree. even has satan himself on the bottle with the quotation “You are not worthy”
Mmm.
Or we can just shoot back some moonshine.
America is full of wimpy drinkers, but there is some mean ass drinkers here.
 
BTW, isn’t Guinness owned by England?

]]> By: Ellejay Smash http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/comment-page-3/#comment-31092 Ellejay Smash Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:42:34 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/#comment-31092 I read this post and all of the comments. It all made me want to fly, hitch, swim, teleport, or run (whatever way I could get there, but just GET THERE) to Ireland and order a pint. I am a rum and whiskey drinker myself but all this talk made Guinness sound so absolutely amazing.. I have had it here in America just once. I was trashed after a bottle of whiskey and took a pint off some guy walking by. I have no recollection of what it tasted like and I'm glad. I hope someday to visit Ireland and have a true pint. The country alone would improve the flavor of any drink. I'm Irish on both sides of my family and both my Dad and my Brother prefer Guinness to all others. My dog Seamus even prefers it :) On the off chance I don't care for the Guinness (I don't see that possible after all of this testimony) I will be choking it down properly anyway. And I'll be chasing it with the whiskey. I may not like it, but God Damn it I respect it. (I stopped a barmaid from handing me a Guinness pulled in one go. Even I know that's not how it's done. Her excuse was the bar was packed and she didn't have time.. I refused to take it and told her I wouldn't bring that back to my dog let alone my brother. So as proved by her second attempt it was clear she just had no clue. I told her to get her shit straight and we left the bar.) I have also had Killian's Red. I remember it being alright, but I also remember having finished a bottle of Rum first. So.. Don't quote me on it.  I read this post and all of the comments. It all made me want to fly, hitch, swim, teleport, or run (whatever way I could get there, but just GET THERE) to Ireland and order a pint.
I am a rum and whiskey drinker myself but all this talk made Guinness sound so absolutely amazing.. I have had it here in America just once. I was trashed after a bottle of whiskey and took a pint off some guy walking by. I have no recollection of what it tasted like and I’m glad. I hope someday to visit Ireland and have a true pint. The country alone would improve the flavor of any drink. I’m Irish on both sides of my family and both my Dad and my Brother prefer Guinness to all others. My dog Seamus even prefers it :) On the off chance I don’t care for the Guinness (I don’t see that possible after all of this testimony) I will be choking it down properly anyway. And I’ll be chasing it with the whiskey. I may not like it, but God Damn it I respect it.

(I stopped a barmaid from handing me a Guinness pulled in one go. Even I know that’s not how it’s done. Her excuse was the bar was packed and she didn’t have time.. I refused to take it and told her I wouldn’t bring that back to my dog let alone my brother. So as proved by her second attempt it was clear she just had no clue. I told her to get her shit straight and we left the bar.)

I have also had Killian’s Red. I remember it being alright, but I also remember having finished a bottle of Rum first. So.. Don’t quote me on it. 

]]> By: Flinter http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/comment-page-3/#comment-30024 Flinter Thu, 08 Sep 2011 08:23:05 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/#comment-30024 Just came across this there on stumble upon....Im from Cork myself working in Reardens Bar. To the English lad just above me saying you can't taste the difference you must be mad had Guinness in New York a month ago taste horrible poured totally different...And to the main article i found quite enjoyable but you do have to say especially in Cork what pint your having you can't just call a pint.  Just came across this there on stumble upon….Im from Cork myself working in Reardens Bar. To the English lad just above me saying you can’t taste the difference you must be mad had Guinness in New York a month ago taste horrible poured totally different…And to the main article i found quite enjoyable but you do have to say especially in Cork what pint your having you can’t just call a pint. 

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]]> By: Daniel http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/comment-page-3/#comment-27631 Daniel Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:42:27 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/#comment-27631 Hey Tucker, you lose, people can taste the difference http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110305085708.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Latest+Science+News%29 Hey Tucker, you lose, people can taste the difference
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]]> By: nexxus http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/comment-page-3/#comment-27340 nexxus Sat, 05 Feb 2011 22:49:21 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/#comment-27340 Don't EVER think that you've had your fill of Guinness. The barman will tell you when you've had enough. Don’t EVER think that you’ve had your fill of Guinness. The barman will tell you when you’ve had enough.

]]> By: Hamish http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/comment-page-3/#comment-27128 Hamish Tue, 18 Jan 2011 01:25:21 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/#comment-27128 Gidday Grandad I'm from New Zealand, and as such was a late-comer to Guinness. Dad started me on beer (NZ) at age four; whiskey at five (scotch, his one and true love) and pints by seven. However I never tried Guinness until I was 14, when we were in an Irish pub (thankfully an Irishman serving). I knew nothing of the sacred Guinness ritual but thankfully I didn't cock too much of it up. I did take long gulps (this is NZ we drink our pints in much the same way you do yours) but followed each one with some scotch(as is me and my dad's tradition, and not straight away mind you). That one was followed by two more and I enjoyed it immensely. Nowadays I'm a poor student drinking cheap NZ piss, and a properly poured pint of Guinness is a very special treat (even better if Dad's paying!) but I can't wait until the day I make it over to Ireland to have my first <em>true </em>pint. Have a good day and happy drinking! Gidday Grandad
I’m from New Zealand, and as such was a late-comer to Guinness.
Dad started me on beer (NZ) at age four; whiskey at five (scotch, his one and true love) and pints by seven. However I never tried Guinness until I was 14, when we were in an Irish pub (thankfully an Irishman serving). I knew nothing of the sacred Guinness ritual but thankfully I didn’t cock too much of it up.
I did take long gulps (this is NZ we drink our pints in much the same way you do yours) but followed each one with some scotch(as is me and my dad’s tradition, and not straight away mind you). That one was followed by two more and I enjoyed it immensely.
Nowadays I’m a poor student drinking cheap NZ piss, and a properly poured pint of Guinness is a very special treat (even better if Dad’s paying!) but I can’t wait until the day I make it over to Ireland to have my first true pint.
Have a good day and happy drinking!

]]> By: twangle http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/comment-page-3/#comment-27005 twangle Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:20:59 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/#comment-27005 Best stout you can get is O'hara's. Brewed in Cork for Corkonians. Beatiful stuff! Best stout you can get is O’hara’s. Brewed in Cork for Corkonians. Beatiful stuff!

]]> By: tucker http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/comment-page-3/#comment-26999 tucker Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:35:23 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/#comment-26999 1. why do the Irish give two shits about how i drink my beer. 2. in a taste test nobody could taste the difference between guinness from an American pub compared to an Irish pub (the testers were all Irish so called "beer experts") 3. That means guinness is just as mediocre there as it is here 1. why do the Irish give two shits about how i drink my beer.
2. in a taste test nobody could taste the difference between guinness from an American pub compared to an Irish pub (the testers were all Irish so called “beer experts”)
3. That means guinness is just as mediocre there as it is here

]]> By: Jan http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/comment-page-3/#comment-26960 Jan Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:51:25 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/10/10/how-to-survive-your-first-guinness/#comment-26960 Chilling with a pint in a box here. (Of course I put it in a proper glass and let it sit/rest). That widget is a nice trick. At least it says "Brewed in Dublin" on the box, so I hope that it's not the dregs hehe, at least it tastes great :) Chilling with a pint in a box here. (Of course I put it in a proper glass and let it sit/rest). That widget is a nice trick.
At least it says “Brewed in Dublin” on the box, so I hope that it’s not the dregs hehe, at least it tastes great :)

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