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Baby cut her beer teeth...

Lost_Warrior

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...On Guinness Draught, yea!!!

 

I never liked beer. I had about three drops of Honey Brown Lager when I was younger- and swore off beer forever.

 

But I was determined to find at least one beer that was tolerable. There were a few (like, three) that I really wanted to try. Guinness was one of them.

 

I had to try three different places to find a four pack of Guinness Draught cans- and pay through the nose for them. But I actually like it! No, love it!

 

I like the smell, the color, the taste, everything! My only disappointment is the 'feel' of it- from all reports I was expecting something much thicker and creamier...though I guess if you're used to light "beer" or some such, this might well be very 'heavy'. I also wish it kept its head better. Mine is almost headless and I've only drank half the pint. :)

 

The Beer Fairy has been leaving gifts of Old Horizontal Barleywine Ale (read: Ass Kick Beer) in my car at work. That stuff is awesome. I highly recommend it.

 

Judging how I took to Guinness, and Barleywine, I'm guessing I should never touch light "beer" with a twenty foot pole. There are a few others I want to try- ales and stouts. And I'm genuinely curious about a few of the "big name" beers (Genny cream ale and Yuengling Black & Tan) but they don't top my list of things to try - they're probably cheaper than the stuff I currently enjoy, though, which is a big plus.

 

My love of wine got off to a great start, and promptly ended- I'm allergic to the stuff. :) Both red and white- so I'm guessing it's the sulfites. *cries*

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Ursus

Wow. A woman who looks like Guinness. You're a rare and welcome breed.

 

The stuff in the bottle doesn't compare to draft. Just keep that in mind.

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Lost_Warrior

A woman who looks like Guinness? Have you been into it tonight to Ursus? :(

 

What I had was Draught in a can. I'd like to try the Extra Stout. At some point, I hope to make it to Dublin and try REAL Guinness. Hehe.

 

I hope I can come by some on tap on St. Paddy's day. :)

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Moonlapse

Yeah, baby!

 

Don't forget about the Belgian beers :(

 

If you want a creamier Irish stout, go for Murphy's. It's just as good as Guinness, IMO. For dark beer, I also really like Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout and Flying Dog Imperial Porter.

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Lost_Warrior

I'm starting to wonder how people drink that "pale sh*t". Hehe

 

Though there are a couple of ales I want to try.

 

Stout is just sooooo pretteeeeee.

 

I've heard about Murphy's. If I see any around here (anything other than Yuengling, Bud, Miller and Coors is kinda hard to find here) I'll give it a try.

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Aurelia
What I had was Draught in a can. I'd like to try the Extra Stout. At some point, I hope to make it to Dublin and try REAL Guinness. Hehe.

 

I hope I can come by some on tap on St. Paddy's day. :(

 

If you go to Dublin, be sure to visit the Guinness factory. It's pretty cool and you get a free pint of Guinness at the end. I don't like beer that much but Guinness is one of the few I tolerate.

 

As for Belgian beers, well, there are so many I wouldn't even know where to start. I tend to like the white beers better such as Hoegaarden. Also the fruity beers such as Kriek are delicious (and generally regarded as more "feminine"). Pity you're allergic to wine, but maybe the fruity beer might be a good substitute (if you can find it, of course).

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Ursus
I've heard about Murphy's. If I see any around here (anything other than Yuengling, Bud, Miller and Coors is kinda hard to find here) I'll give it a try.

 

 

Yuengling and its variants is a decent enough beer if you cant find anything else. At least I think so.

 

 

Dogfish head makes some good craft beers ..... I like their Indian Brown Ale.

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Lost_Warrior

My grandad drinks Yuengling Lager. I'm curious about their Black & Tan.

 

Old Horizontal is made by Victory- I want to try their Storm King stout and their Hop Devil ale.

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Kosmo
My grandad drinks Yuengling Lager.

 

Now even the beers are chinese [hic!]

As the romans said, it's all about the quantity not the quality.

Gimme a bucket of Beck's [hic]

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Lost_Warrior

*laughs* I tried Yuengling on tap the other night- it was really good! Definitely a repeat for me if I'm out somewhere and they don't have anything better. :clapping:

 

To a girl who's used to stout, though, it goes down easy. LOL

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