Re: Guinness (no harp) with added harp

["Stephen Shaw" <moorcot@xxxxxxx>]

At risk of incurring the wrath of the list I really must take Tom up on 
this!  It is a well-known fact among REAL afficionados in the UK that the 
ONLY reason that Guinness is served chilled is to save the bar staff time 
when pulling a pint - less froth - and that Guinness served at anything less 
than SLIGHTLY below room temp is - well - to use a euphemism, gnat's piss!  
And using pejorative words like "tepid" will get you nowhere Tom!!  ;-)

Obligatory harmonica content - Guinness is the only alcoholic beverage of 
which I partake when out playing the harp.  I regard myself as an expert and 
it is therefore dangerous to contradict.   BRING IT ON!

Steve Shaw




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>From: tom ball <havaball@xxxxxxx>
>>(laughing!)  No, not a'tall.  In fact, in Eire, where the stuff is
>made
>(and where -- as I'm sure everyone agrees -- it is far better tasting
>than anywhere else,) it's always served chilled...
>
>A quick visit to Guinness' websight confirms it is supposed to be that way.
>They state "it is always better served cold" and "best served at 42.8 F."
>Check it out:  http://www.guinness.com
>
>From my travels I've noticed that it's only in the UK that Guinness is
>served on the tepid side, not in Ireland.  Hence my advice to "keep the
>Guinness cold."
>
>Actually the last time I was gigging in the UK (last year,) I noticed
>that some pubs there now serve two varieties of The Black: "Guinness" and
>"Guinness Cold."  From what I was told by publicans there, the brew
>itself is identical in both taps -- only the serving temperature
>varies by a few degrees.  The "Cold" brew was closer to how it's
>poured in it's Irish birthplace. <shrug>
>
>As an aside, personally I've found that Guinness doesn't travel
>particularly well... by law it has to be pasteurized before exportation
>-- a process that seems to rob it of some of it's creaminess.

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