Jumbo1968

OSH, used to be leg collapsing stuff but they reduced ABV from 5.2% to 4.5% in the keg version to make it more sessionable according to Moreland brewery who brew it. Hi

So how is it served, Guinness is served as extra cold in the U.K., it goes through a double chilling process.

What does it matter how some one dresses, you are being very judgemental, every one in general wears flip flops and shorts in Thailand and Asia or do you wear. a 3 piece suite when you go out ? What do you drink Gin and Tonic with your pinky in the air.

Why ?

A few years ago Guinness brought out a machine called a Nitrosurger,the cans didn’t have a widget, prior to opening you put the can on the machine which vibrated the Guinness, I believe they sell the the machine in the U.K. not sure how readily the cans are.

Well that was quite a session on Guinness, we will all be well oiled now !

Maggie May on Soi Pothole used to serve up a great pint of Guinness at a decent price and it come with a shamrock on the head. It’s now a Gentleman’s Club, I can think of other names what a Gentleman’s Club is though is and what goes on behind closed doors and the price of a pint has increased substantially. I just want to enjoy a decent pint with out the ‘extras’ !

My memories of blackcurrant cordial and Pernod what a mess I ended up, never touched the stuff since, I was around 17 years old.

Snakebite was Guinness and Cider where I come from, some bars refused to sell because of its potency. I worked with a fella his drink was Guinness and Drambuie.

I remember Watneys Red Barrel and the tv adverts, it was like Worthington E, horrible, I think both were more a southern drink ?

Cider and Guinness was used to be popular as was Guinness and Blackcurrant.

That might have been the original Guinness which was sold in bottles in the U.K., tastes nothing like Draught Guinness albeit I used to drink it before moving onto of Draught Guinness. I am sure at one time when you were in hospital Guinness or Mackeson was given to some patients to increase their iron levels.

I worked at Irish Steel in the late eighties for a couple of months lived in a hotel in Cobh, small family run pubs in the village, the best Guinness ever !

Not correct maybe for lager, but a good bar person fills Guinness 75% then let’s it settle before topping it up. The hand pulled was a bit more complex, it used to take 2/3 pulls, you had to order it when you were halfway down your previous one.

Nowadays all beers are served via pumps/gas etc, the old hand pulled pumps were excellent but the breweries decided it was quicker for gas/pumps and generate more revenue.

Years ago in Ireland when it was the old fashioned hand pulled pumps, you could have a choice, ‘warm’ or chilled or 50/50. Nowadays the trend is ice cold beer/lager including Guinness which is criminal, I hate ice cold beer/lager, it’s bland. I like craft beer.which is served at room temperature.

The only drink I ever put ice in is whisky, I have colleagues here who put ice in their beer, no idea why, it just dilutes it and ends up like water !

TBH I can’t disagree, I was sitting in an open bar drinking Guinness and unless you drank it very quick it started to warm up, might be different in a bar with AC though.

TBH it was fine, I have had better but some times it depends how it is kept and poured, the biggest issue is in this temperature it soon loses its chill.

Why what’s wrong with Cheap Charlie’s, I found the place to be spotless and very helpful staff or are you hi so ?

Cheap Charlie’s has just had Guinness installed currently 209 baht a pint which is very reasonable priced as I have seen a half in some bars advertised slightly less for a half pint. There appears to be fluctuating prices for a pint going from the sublime to damn right expensive. I believe the Guinness sold in Thailand is brewed in Asia, what I can’t understand is why they never sell draught Guinness in a can. I am sure there is a huge market in Thailand for it, it’s just under 5% so won’t attract a great deal of import tax ?

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If I remember I used an agent to transfer my visa, 300 baht no letter required.

The majority of the chancers will be people who paid into system so I can’t fault them for getting the extra few quid considering if you never work a day in your life you qualify for the full pension and can apply for other benefits.

75% of U.K. citizens have a Passport, no idea about Thailand, I paid several trips to the Passport Office in Pattaya to check out how busy it was. Every time mobbed, they only do 200 a day. I then discovered you can apply online for an appointment, it’s easy to do, it’s in Thai and English. I was surprised when we went there were long lines at the counters yet no one at the appointment counter.