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[Yeah, you probably thought this was going to be another post where the
guy asks where he can find Smithwick's in the US, 'cause his wife usually hates beer but she had it in Ireland and, that night, they had the best sex they ever had.] I've only had the stuff once, from a can brought back from Ireland, and it was: "eh". Just a dull, amber ale of the sort that Bass has turned into. But, looking through a local Jersey shore entertainment magazine, full of ads for St. Patrick's Day at the local bars and clubs, I came across a full page ad from Diageo-Guinness, complete with a couple of photos from their current ad campaigns (the "Brilliant" animated b&w old photos & the "Guinness as presents"). (Sorry, no shamrocks or leprechauns, tho') T'IS THE ST. PATRICK'S SEASON ENJOY IRELAND'S TRINITY OF BEERS THIS ST. PATRICK'S SEASON! BRILLIANT!! And below are three draft beers in pint glasses w/logos: Harp, Guinness and..... Smithwick's. The latter with "Now Available in America!!" written over the glass. Says, "Imported", but they don't say if it's from across the ocean or just the St. Lawrence River & Great Lakes. |
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![]() > wrote in message . net... > [Yeah, you probably thought this was going to be another post where the > guy asks where he can find Smithwick's in the US, 'cause his wife > usually hates beer but she had it in Ireland and, that night, they had > the best sex they ever had.] Interesting comments about Smithwicks, but it sure is not the stuff you get on draught in Ireland Here it has bags of taste,and one of the few decent Ale's available on draught, i do know that a brand is brewed for local or a particular country,so I doubt very much the Smithwicks you tasted came from Ireland St James's gate in Dublin are now marketing the Nigerian version of Guinness in Ireland,,comes in a 330cl bottle,and is near 8% I tried it recently,but not to my taste, im a draught Beamish man myself,a little sweeter,and a bit more "hoppy" than Guinness Mul |
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mul wrote:
> > wrote in message > . net... > >>[Yeah, you probably thought this was going to be another post where the >>guy asks where he can find Smithwick's in the US, 'cause his wife >>usually hates beer but she had it in Ireland and, that night, they had >>the best sex they ever had.] > > > > Interesting comments about Smithwicks, but it sure is not the stuff you get > on draught in Ireland Well, the fictional poster above and I both had Smithwick's from Ireland (mine a canned version, admittedly). > Here it has bags of taste,and one of the few decent Ale's available on > draught, Well, yeah, but, on offense, in general, most beer drinkers would say that, except for your stouts, Ireland has pretty poor selection of beer styles. i do know that a brand is brewed for local or a particular > country,so I doubt very much the Smithwicks you tasted came from Ireland See above. The question is, for this version of the beer recently introduced to the US, where does it come from? Bottled Guinness Extra Stout and IIRC Harp, bottled and kegged, in the US comes from Labatt's in Canada, so I'm guessing Smithwick's may be, too. (In fact, I seem to recall there are a number of Irish ales contract brewed already in Canada). What I find interesting is the number of people who admit to liking Harp- it seems only because it's brewed by Guinness. If there's a duller "lager" imported from Europe (or is it Canada) I can't think of one. "Just as dull", sure... So, do the Irish actually drink Harp, is it a popular beer or is it just something to fill out the Dieago/Guinness line? (Something I think Smithwick's is doing- replacing the now Coors-owned Bass in it's line-up). |
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> > > If Smithwicks is coming in widgeted cans, then very likely its from > Ireland. > So far the reports of it are, IIRC, it being strictly a draft product. |
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> wrote:
> What I find interesting is the number of people who admit to liking > Harp- it seems only because it's brewed by Guinness. If there's a > duller "lager" imported from Europe (or is it Canada) I can't think of > one. "Just as dull", sure... > > So, do the Irish actually drink Harp, is it a popular beer or is it just > something to fill out the Dieago/Guinness line? (Something I think > Smithwick's is doing- replacing the now Coors-owned Bass in it's line-up). I gather that the Irish drink a lot of Bud these days. Thus we have the ridiculous situation of Irish people drinking locally-brewed beer with a North American name, and North Americans drinking locally-brewed beer with an Irish name. And both will swear the one with the foreign name tastes better. The grass is always greener, I suppose (no pun intended). The brand corporations know this. I was talking to a Greek girl recently who mentioned an "Irish" beer she liked. I'd never heard of it. Looked it up and found out it was brewed in Italy for the southern European market. |
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Tim Vanhoof a écrit :
> [...] > >I was talking to a Greek girl recently >who mentioned an "Irish" beer she liked. I'd never heard of it. Looked >it up and found out it was brewed in Italy for the southern European >market. > > Even Polish breweries such as Kormorant have their own interpretation of an "Irish Beer" (at 7% or so) -- Warning : you may encounter French language beyond this point. Vrai miracle de la figuration narrative, l'image ci-dessous narre le laps de temps pendant lequel rouflaquette reste sans voix. A la seconde près... (F'murrr) Laurent Mousson, Berne, Switzerland |
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On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 18:45:30 GMT, (Tim Vanhoof)
wrote: >I gather that the Irish drink a lot of Bud these days. Thus we have the >ridiculous situation of Irish people drinking locally-brewed beer with a >North American name, and North Americans drinking locally-brewed beer >with an Irish name. Bud is brewed in both Ireland and the UK. The websites appear to be identical, but AFAIK the two beers are completely different: http://www.budweiser.ie/ http://www.budweiser.co.uk/ I've no idea what version the people in Northern Ireland get. Best regards, Paul -- Paul Sherwin Consulting http://paulsherwin.co.uk |
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