Beer Myth 5: The Guinness they serve in Ireland is better
It seems widely accepted that beer in "the old country" is better than what they export to the rest of the world. The brewing process is cheap, so why would a brewery risk their reputation by brewing a different beer for export? It doesn’t make sense, and it’s not true. With few exceptions, the beer that is exported is the exact same beer that they serve in the bar across the street from the brewery. The difference is purely freshness. It takes two weeks for a keg of Guinness to get from Dublin to your favorite bar in the states. Some beers, like Fosters, is brewed in Canada under a license for sale in the US. But it is clearly stated on the bottle when this is the case.
Note from RGS (Ireland Blogger): Well, we have 4 local pubs and the Guinness in all 4 of them taste different in every single one. And buy the way they busted their own myth theory … "Guinness served in Ireland does taste better"!
Cheers!
Thank you Micle for the link.
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Michael wrote,
Ha!
Just last night a friend and I were chatting on the difference it makes how a Guiness is drawn.
I know they have different methods now than when I first lived in Ireland in 1996, but I have never had a better stout than from Rosie’s pub in Ballydehob, West Cork.
Cheers,
Link | March 30th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
T4td wrote,
Of course things always taste better in their country of origin. that’s why I fly to India every time I make a cup of tea and to Kenya when I want a really good cup of coffee. All was going well until I had a craving for a Mars bar.
Link | March 30th, 2007 at 10:21 pm