I never thought this but apparently some people do!

http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.ns...33;opendocument

All I know is that Guinness in Ireland is better than anywhere else!

That was pretty interesting.

I drink loads of Guinness these days.

When I was a wee lad, early eighties, me dad worked for Guinness (european marketing/account manager or something). We always had a keg of the stuff at home.

Unfortunately, by the time I'd gotten off sweets and chocolates, and onto alcohol, he changed jobs to a sweet & chocolate company...

I never thought this but apparently some people do!

http://www.practicallyedible.com/edible.ns...33;opendocument

All I know is that Guinness in Ireland is better than anywhere else!

I disagree with his statement re blind tests. A pint of the stuff in Ireland is not the same as on pulled from a keg in Thailand. Guinness is made under license by local brewers who replicate the process but anyone who has made home brew will tell you - water has a significant difference to taste.

CB

^ In fact the 'blind taste' paragraph is very poorly written, leaving me to wonder if there's a missing negative.

Regards

^ In fact the 'blind taste' paragraph is very poorly written, leaving me to wonder if there's a missing negative.

Regards

I suspect he may have been doing his own taste test at the time of writing that

CB

Agreed. In context, there has to be an unintentionally omitted negative. Notwithstanding, I think few would argue against the view that the source of the water affects the taste.

BTW - KO's father is clearly an inconsiderate and self-centred man!

The secret is just a drop of Irish virgin's pee is added before fermentation. Must be true, bloke in a pub in Antrim told me.

I'd heard the secret was the sweat from a leprechauns crack!?!

555 That's it - I'm off Guinness for life!

I've been told that all these companies distill the water before using it to brew beer. This would make all the water taste exactly the same!

I've been told that all these companies distill the water before using it to brew beer. This would make all the water taste exactly the same!

Must have been the same bloke I spoke to. They keep the water neutral so you can taste the virgin's pee.

The secret is just a drop of Irish virgin's pee is added before fermentation. Must be true, bloke in a pub in Antrim told me.

Irish Virgins ?

Well now I know it's just a myth !

But the water does make a difference. I saw some bit on CNN or Faux awhile ago, where a certain large coffee chain was installing a special water purifying system in all their outlets around the world. The reason being is they wanted the water to be exactly the same at each outlet, so the coffee would taste the same.

I've noticed that with the fast food outlets as well. A MacDonalds burger tastes quite a bit different in Canada compared to one in Germany, Hungary or Thailand. (First time I had one in Budapest, I took a bite and almost spit it right out. After a bit, it seemed to me that it was a beef burger, but with spicing similar to German hamburgers. Won't even talk about Pizza Hut pizzas. )

And if you think about it, even if there were any virgins in Ireland, for the amount of beer brewed there it would take more than a wee drop to affect the flavour. More likely it would be the equivalent of a herd of cows giving it their all to top up the brewing vats !

Now, put that mental image into your head the next time you are about to down a pint. A herd of (supposed) virgins that have been holding back all day, squatting over the brewing vats, letting loose in a torrent that would rival a Thai monsoon rain !

Enjoy !

(I'm so glad I drink whiskey !)

Dublin Guinness is 4.2%.

Stuff sold in LOS, Malaysia etc is 8% and tastes foul.

Brew sold in NZ is all genuine from Ireland, bottles and cans have the gidget.

Great "drunkin" .........LOL

Go here for all the good oil on Guinness.

http://landingpage.guinness.com/Gateway-en...CHEHINT%3dGuest

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Some great thoughts here folks. I was actually told by a chemist (okay, also in a pub!) that in ireland they don't pasturise the Guiness as it sells so quickly it doesn't need it and that's what gives the difference in taste! It's pasturused every where else to preserve it! Have no idea if it's true but it sounds convincing...

For Sunday morning peruse perhaps:-

Guinness FAQs

Regards

I've been told that all these companies distill the water before using it to brew beer. This would make all the water taste exactly the same!

No way UG - not even Budweiser would do something so bad. Distilling the water strips if of all minerals and effectively flavour. The water is a vital ingredient and is filtered but not distilled.

CB

For Sunday morning peruse perhaps:-

Guinness FAQs

Regards

Cool Link, thanks.

I've been told that all these companies distill the water before using it to brew beer. This would make all the water taste exactly the same!

No way UG - not even Budweiser would do something so bad. Distilling the water strips if of all minerals and effectively flavour. The water is a vital ingredient and is filtered but not distilled.

CB

Have to agree with CB here, filtered yes, distilled no!

Now, put that mental image into your head the next time you are about to down a pint. A herd of (supposed) virgins that have been holding back all day, squatting over the brewing vats, letting loose in a torrent that would rival a Thai monsoon rain !

Enjoy !

(I'm so glad I drink whiskey !)

I knew you're some sort of a pervert....

Now, put that mental image into your head the next time you are about to down a pint. A herd of (supposed) virgins that have been holding back all day, squatting over the brewing vats, letting loose in a torrent that would rival a Thai monsoon rain !

Enjoy !

(I'm so glad I drink whiskey !)

I knew you're some sort of a pervert....

Hey, I'm not the one drinking beer flavoured with former virgin pee !

(which reminds me, I seem to recall you drinking beer the last time we were out)

(I'm probably still a pervert though)

I've been told that all these companies distill the water before using it to brew beer. This would make all the water taste exactly the same!

No way UG - not even Budweiser would do something so bad. Distilling the water strips if of all minerals and effectively flavour. The water is a vital ingredient and is filtered but not distilled.

CB

An Irishman who owns a restaurant in Chiang Mai told me this, but maybe he meant filtered. Wouldn't the ingredients of the beer supply the flavor?

(which reminds me, I seem to recall you drinking beer the last time we were out)

it's a tough world but someone has to do the job..

(I'm probably still a pervert though)

sorry for correcting you....

I've been told that all these companies distill the water before using it to brew beer. This would make all the water taste exactly the same!

No way UG - not even Budweiser would do something so bad. Distilling the water strips if of all minerals and effectively flavour. The water is a vital ingredient and is filtered but not distilled.

CB

An Irishman who owns a restaurant in Chiang Mai told me this, but maybe he meant filtered. Wouldn't the ingredients of the beer supply the flavor?

Apparently so. Singha shares a similar taste to German lager beers because the process used is similar and the hops are imported from Germany.

The yeasts the key, with top or bottom fermentation a good indication of the product. ( Belgian beers can be naturalally fermented but wild yeasts a bugger to contain, so good luck to the plucky Belgians ).

I've been told that all these companies distill the water before using it to brew beer. This would make all the water taste exactly the same!

In England the river Trent is famous for producing the best beers (such as Marston Pedigree) and in Scotland the river Spey is the home of the good malt whiskies. And whiskey, like all spirits, is distilled - so some of the ions must be transferred over.

I know that many international beers are now licensed for brewing away from their home base, but if anyone has tried HK San Mig' as compared to Philippines San Mig' then you'll know how badly things can go wrong.

Or in the case of Foster's, when it consistently goes wrong ship it overseas (to get rid of the evidence), sponsor Formula One and tell everyone stupid enough to listen that it's a great beer.

Better to keep the good stuff at home.

Who the bloody hel_l was Foster anyway ?

^ The Foster brothers set up a brewing plant in Melbourne, in the 1880's.

Regards

PS One could power a city from the energy produced by their present mutual revolving.

PPS Guinness changes the recipe for Germany to meet the beer purity laws.

I recall waaaaaaaay back, 1950s, Melbourne breweries, Yorkshire, Abbotsford, Victora, Carlton, Fosters, United all used water from spring called, Yan Yean.

This water was supposed to be the best water supplied by public works in the world.

Thereby making Melbourne beers about the best.

(Ya coulda kidded me)

Dunno if really is a spring, but always bin told that.

Guess it would be well polluted now.