Thread: Beer of the Day !

That is one of my friend's all time favorite beers. He keeps telling me to drink it, but I haven't gotten around to it just yet.

Sounds like a good friend. It really is worth a taste. I was very impressed with it.

Today I had z ZYWIEC PORTER. Really nice beer:-)

East End Big Hop IPA
Pittsburgh.
On tap, at home!
What a way to start a weekend.

It's the man who started this threads birthday today. So I raise a Brava to our lost friend blugill..R.I.P. buddy. May your face be eternally catfish belly smooth

How do you make staying in a hotel room a little more civilized? For me, It's some Wal-Mart frozen General Cho's chicken and a nice Skull Splitter . This will be my first time trying this brew but I've heard excellent reviews. May the General approve........

You know, that General Cho was a sadistic b@8trd, but he could dang sure cook some chicken!!!

Originally Posted by JackofDiamonds

So if I like Guinness, will I like Irish Guinness? And if I will, is it worth a plane ticket?

Sorry it took me so long to get back to you, we were on a field exercise. Yes, Irish Guinness is better than the Guinness that we usually drink. If you've never been to Iteland, it's DEFINITELY worth going there. The Guinness brewery in Dublin, the Giant's Causeway near Bushmills (which has another brewery), W5 in Belfast.. And you'll never meet friendlier people or see more gorgeous country. I love going to Ireland.

Hmm, maybe I should get a job as a tour guide... Heh heh.

Stuck in a hotel away from the SWMBO on Valentine's Day. It's no substitute, but it helps. Found this at the local Wal-Mart. Not too bad. A little sweet but very drinkable.



And to top it off, I found one of these! Excellent IPA. Very hoppy but somehow balanced.

Originally Posted by Senko

Yes, Irish Guinness is better than the Guinness that we usually drink. If you've never been to Iteland, it's DEFINITELY worth going there. . . . And you'll never meet friendlier people or see more gorgeous country.

Have we any Scottish members following this thread?

When I was stationed in Holy Loch, Scotland back in the 70s, every pub and hotel in Dunoon had Guinness on tap. But drinking beer there was nothing like drinking here in the states. No refrigeration. They kept the kegs in the cellar so they were kind of on the cool side, but not cold. All beers and ales in cans or bottles were sitting on shelves up on the wall behind the bar where you'd expect to find a mirror. They did keep a bowl of ice chips on the bar if some Yank just had to water down his single malt, but that was the closest thing to a cold drink you were going to find in town. If you couldn't get used to drinking room temperature ale, your only other option was a can of cold Bud or Miller at the enlisted men's club. I didn't like going there, though, because the beer at the E.M. club always tasted like it was from a bad batch (and I was Bud man back then, too).

My favorite pub was the Sandbank Argyle right on the shore of the loch. You's step up to the bar, ask for a Breaker's, the barmaid would say "Two?" while grabbing two 16 oz cans off the shelf and have both tabs popped before you could could protest. Of course, that was fine with us bubblehead sailors. The pubs there could not open for business before 6:00 PM and by law, they closed at 9:00 PM sharp. So buying two at a time seemed like a really good timesaver.

They had live entertainment too. One performer, when he spoke, we couldn't understand a word he said. But when he sang, he sounded just like Gordon Lightfoot, without a trace of a Scottish accent.

I miss Scotland. The countryside was the greenest and most beautiful I'd ever seen. And I didn't get to see enough of it.
Morty

And life is good.......