Random Thoughts

[Eoin McLove]

I love Irish Guinness Extra Stout but the foreign stuff is hard going. It's too strong for my delicate taste buds. And even the Aussie stuff which tastes fairly close to the Irish stuff is 6% as opposed to the Irish 4.2% and it rips the arse out of me the next day so I've had to opt for the cans of Draught instead of late. Sunday is a write off otherwise.

[StoutAndAle]

In cork city here and not a large bottle of Guinness to be found anywhere. Some bullshit.

Then to make matters worse, when I ask for one they offer me the pint instead and I'm haunted by the quote from pulp fiction because it "ain't the same fuckin' ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fuckin' sport" as is well known by anyone who has ever drank the large bottle.

Then there's no cd shops other than golden discs, to which the same quote applies when it comes to looking for good cds.

I'm pretty sure that Sin É, The Mutton Lane Inn and The Corner House have pint bottles of Guinness. The Castle Inn might as well. Off the shelf and in the fridge.

Pretty correct about the records shops though - there's Plugd and Bunker Vinyl too. Not sure what the selection of CDs is like in the new Plugd Records. 

[ochoill]

Thanks to Astfgyl there, about six lads discovered the joys of the pint bottle extra stout at the Templemore Metal Fest.  You could actually see one lad being revolutionised by stout as the first taste of it passed his lips.  Saw them drink nothing else for the night.  Fuckin fond of it myself but I don't frequent anywhere in Limerick here that does it and the Guinness on Tap where I do go (Collins', Mother Macs) is top tier so no complaints.

[ldj]

I've never tried the pint bottle's of Guinness before, I'll have to give them a crack.

I like pints on draught but I often find most pubs serve Guinness way too cold, at home I'd have it room temperature or maybe slightly chilled but it's not a drink to be served ice cold imo.

[ochoill]

I've never tried the pint bottle's of Guinness before, I'll have to give them a crack.

I like pints on draught but I often find most pubs serve Guinness way too cold, at home I'd have it room temperature or maybe slightly chilled but it's not a drink to be served ice cold imo.

The bottles are lovely and in a good pub, they keep them on the shelf instead of the fridge, so you'll enjoy that too.

Re. the cold pints, I was told before it's easier and faster to pull a good looking cold pint, so that's why a lot of places do it.  But I agree, slightly below room temp is grand, no need for it to be chilled as badly as most places have it.

[Carnage]

The cooler in my local was down a while ago, he was serving pints at room temperature, it was vile.

A friend's brother used to get a 'warm Guinness' in Sean's in Athlone - pull and let settle as normal, then give it 10 seconds in the microwave. Even the thought of it makes me wretch.

[Eoin McLove]

  that's a crime against fucking humanity, for God's sake.

[ochoill]

I used to get a warm guinness in the square bar and the A1 here in Limerick - both closed now.  They had the keg left unchilled and at room temp under the bar, with a short line to the tap.  They were lovely, it was right creamy, took them about a year to pull it though and the head would lift up over the rim like a foam.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

A friend's brother used to get a 'warm Guinness' in Sean's in Athlone - pull and let settle as normal, then give it 10 seconds in the microwave. Even the thought of it makes me wretch.

We'll be needing that vomit emoji now please.

[astfgyl]

In cork city here and not a large bottle of Guinness to be found anywhere. Some bullshit.

Then to make matters worse, when I ask for one they offer me the pint instead and I'm haunted by the quote from pulp fiction because it "ain't the same fuckin' ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fuckin' sport" as is well known by anyone who has ever drank the large bottle.

Then there's no cd shops other than golden discs, to which the same quote applies when it comes to looking for good cds.

I'm pretty sure that Sin É, The Mutton Lane Inn and The Corner House have pint bottles of Guinness. The Castle Inn might as well. Off the shelf and in the fridge.

Pretty correct about the records shops though - there's Plugd and Bunker Vinyl too. Not sure what the selection of CDs is like in the new Plugd Records. 

Ah nice one, I'll head into those pubs and check. I passed sin é and all but thought it looked a bit trendy

[astfgyl]

The cooler in my local was down a while ago, he was serving pints at room temperature, it was vile.

A friend's brother used to get a 'warm Guinness' in Sean's in Athlone - pull and let settle as normal, then give it 10 seconds in the microwave. Even the thought of it makes me wretch.

Remember when extra cold first came out that microwave thing was fairly common

[astfgyl]

Also the foreign extra stout is fairly poisonous

[ldj]

Foreign Extra is lovely but it'd only be for special occasions for me, it's great at Christmas when it's acceptable to get mangled at home on a Tuesday afternoon.

Any fans of Kilkenny Ale actually? I've always wondered what the buzz is, I think it's far superior to Smithwicks yet the price of it is extortionate, nearly 3 quid a can in Dunnes last time I saw, and the only place I've seen it on draught is the Thomas House.

[StoutAndAle]

Ah nice one, I'll head into those pubs and check. I passed sin é and all but thought it looked a bit trendy

Sin É? Not really. One of the finest pubs on this island and one of my regular haunts for 20 years. Haven't been since 2020 though. I'll be heading there this weekend though to make up for lost time.

All sorts booze in there really. As my father said to me years ago when we were having a few pints in there:

"In this place you could be sat between a barrister and junkie".

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Any fans of Kilkenny Ale actually? I've always wondered what the buzz is, I think it's far superior to Smithwicks yet the price of it is extortionate, nearly 3 quid a can in Dunnes last time I saw, and the only place I've seen it on draught is the Thomas House.

Most Irish or English pubs I've been to over here have Kilkenny rather than Smithwicks on tap. I order it fairly regularly but can't really give you a good comparison answer since it's been years and years, for the same reason, since I've had a Smithwicks.