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02/06/2015 at 22:45 • Filed to: None
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"Svend" (svend)
02/06/2015 at 22:45 • Filed to: None | 4
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Well after reading Cigar Lounge' post yesterday on the Teeling whiskey which until said post I'd never heard of before (as an Irish whiskey drinking I'm somewhat ashamed of myself).
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So as an Irish whiskey lover I was going to order a bottle of single malt but as delivery charges from Northern Ireland are twice what the mainland Britain are and the bottle was more than the single grain I was looking at anyway. I have settled and now have a bottle of Teeling Single Grain on it's way.
I like my whiskey with a slight chill but not really a fan of ice or water so with a slight problem of how to get round this (bar keeping a tumbler in the fridge till I need one) I found the perfect solution in the Rox And Roll stainless steel ice ball (with tumbler, case and tongs) for £17.99.
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Now just the waiting game for them to arrive. Till then I have company with Guinness Dublin Porter and West Indies Porter.
If you haven't tried them or tried them yet, you're missing out so you know what to do.
bootstrap
> Svend
02/06/2015 at 20:25 |
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I have not seen those varieties of Guinness on this side of the pond. I'll have to look out for them in specialty stores.
Haimatox
> Svend
02/06/2015 at 20:31 |
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And here I am, drinking root beer. Woo. But not really. I'm drinking water. Which is better.
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Svend
> Haimatox
02/06/2015 at 20:36 |
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I'll toast that. Sláinte.
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Svend
> bootstrap
02/06/2015 at 20:47 |
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Article from the Mail Online.
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Brewer to start pumping out West Indies Porter and Dublin Porter flavours
Irish Daily Mail took the two new brews for a taste test
Comes as Guinness prepared to launch a new, blonde beer in the U.S.
By KEVIN KEANE FOR THE IRISH DAILY MAIL
PUBLISHED: 22:58, 3 September 2014 | UPDATED: 00:17, 4 September 2014
A 'pint of Plain' is no longer your only man – as Guinness has just launched two new porters in a bid to get a taste of the action in the booming craft-beer market.
The beer's production centre in Dublin, St James's Gate, will today start pumping out two new tipples, Dublin Porter and West Indies Porter, which will bear the name of the world-famous beer brand.
Both are said to offer a modern twist on hallowed Guinness recipes.
Irish craft breweries have expanded rapidly in recent years, with companies springing up in mostly rural locations across the country.
Guinness's head of innovation, Nick Curtis-Davis, said the two new bottled beers the company is releasing today are updated versions of historic recipes from the brewery dating back 145 years.
He said the new beers are a reaction to the 'broader repertoires' of the Irish consumer but denied that Guinness was seeking to edge other smaller competitors out of the market.
'I have to take my hat off to those guys because they are really invigorating the world of beer and we would love to co-exist with them, we are not looking to take them on.
'What's happening in craft beer is like manna from heaven. There's never been a better time to be involved in beer – people are interested in beer again.'
The new venture into brewing comes as the company prepares to release a new blonde beer in a bid to tempt American drinkers.
The paler brew will be brewed in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, but will use imported Irish yeast.
Apparently America will be getting Guinness Blonde American Lager.
I think part of my just died inside with the words Guinness Lager.
JustWaitingForAMate
> Svend
02/06/2015 at 21:25 |
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.....Lager? WHY?!?!?!!
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Svend
> JustWaitingForAMate
02/06/2015 at 21:38 |
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They did something similar a few years ago in Northern Ireland, America and a couple of Asian countries. It's to capitalise on the renewed interest in beer from lagers, beers, ales, and stouts.
Some U.K. stores are doing 'discover beer' events to encourage people to try something different from what they are used to.
Manny05x
> Svend
02/07/2015 at 14:01 |
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Blame hipsters.
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Svend
> Manny05x
02/07/2015 at 14:03 |
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It's quite a good idea to get people to try something other than their usual gassy gnats pi55.
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Manny05x
> Svend
02/07/2015 at 14:07 |
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no.