sidcow Posted March 5, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, OutByEaster? said: You're an anarchist, and while I respect that, I suggest that you sit down, have a nice pint of Guinness and lemonade and consider your position. You've used the words nice and Guinness in the same sentence there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, sidcow said: You've used the words nice and Guinness in the same sentence there. Absolute muck. Black Castlemaine XXXX with an enormous marketing budget. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 That's something I've never had - one of these weird Guinness cocktails that Irish bars abroad offer, one in town here sells Guinness and cider, Guinness and beer, Guinness and smirnoff ice Guinness and black obviously, I've had Guinness and tia Maria too but who's drinking those things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 7 hours ago, bickster said: Neither had I, until the pastie shop at New St Station started selling them. Very nice they are but they are about as Welsh as yorkshire pudding. Any story that starts "Legend has it" is dubious from the outset. Any story published by Reach Media and specifically a title related to their Liverpool Office is about as trustworthy as a Michael Gove statement, given that they are notorious for getting facts wrong, not lies just plain simple facts, like the name of a type of cloud. I'd guess that the Welsh connection goes back no further than Max Boyce. Most of my family is Welsh and I've never heard of them before the last few years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SuperTed Posted March 6, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2021 Had a Chicken Makhani Masala from Ramadan in Curdworth, coupled with four pints of “Tamworth Black,” a stout like dark ale brewed in Tamworth town centre. Going to spend the night Dutch Ovening Mrs SuperTed 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted March 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2021 20 hours ago, Risso said: I'd guess that the Welsh connection goes back no further than Max Boyce. Not even that far, there's no connection between Oggy Oggy Oggy and pasties. It's just something Max completely made up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NurembergVillan Posted March 6, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 6, 2021 On 05/03/2021 at 19:54, villa4europe said: That's something I've never had - one of these weird Guinness cocktails that Irish bars abroad offer, one in town here sells Guinness and cider, Guinness and beer, Guinness and smirnoff ice Guinness and black obviously, I've had Guinness and tia Maria too but who's drinking those things? Just shit, ennit, Guinness? Have a coffee or have a pint. Don't **** about trying to make some sort of one-size-fits-all flavour ****. People who love it are people who wear t-shirts proclaiming they love it, and ain't nobody got time for those words removed. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tegis Posted March 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2021 8 hours ago, NurembergVillan said: Just shit, ennit, Guinness? Have a coffee or have a pint. Don't **** about trying to make some sort of one-size-fits-all flavour ****. People who love it are people who wear t-shirts proclaiming they love it, and ain't nobody got time for those words removed. Was at a wedding and a northern bloke offered one of those half Guinness half cider (Black Velvet?) deals. I finished it, barely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) Apparently* Guinness is such an aspirational brand that many people claim to drink it who actually don't. When they conduct surveys about it, if as many people actually drank it as claim to do so their sales would be around triple what they actually are. I can't imagine pretending to like something so much that I would claim to drink it in a survey. * I realise this means it's probably bullshit. Edited March 7, 2021 by sidcow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted March 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, sidcow said: Apparently* Guinness is such an aspirational brand that many people claim to drink it who actually don't. When they conduct surveys about it, if as many people actually drank it as claim to do so their sales would be around triple what they actually are. I can't imagine pretending to like something so much that I would claim to drink it in a survey. * I realise this means it's probably bullshit. Drinking from the furry goblet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted March 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Drinking from the furry goblet You volunteer for different surveys to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted March 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2021 Guinness is still the best beer you can get in a lot of places, which says more about the quality of those places than the drink itself. I’m happy that it’s a better stock option than any commercial lager though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 (edited) I don't mind Guinness, went through a period in my 20s drinking it and then came off it cos of drinking in rounds at the football "what do you want?" "ill have a Guinness" "I got you a carling" I can't do sessions on it anymore though, have to stop at around 5, so the idea of sticking a smirnoff ice in it and going turbo shandy* would work for me... But **** that, don't even go Guinness and black, if you're sticking stuff in it then you shouldn't be drinking it * the idea of a turbo shandy was to get drunk quicker not to make the drink palatable Edited March 7, 2021 by villa4europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 7, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2021 I love Guinness. I wouldn't pour it over fish. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted March 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2021 Guinness is great for a session though, despite the myth that it’s as heavy as a meal, the low carbonation makes it much drinkable than a fizzy lager. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightoffyour Posted March 7, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 minute ago, OutByEaster? said: I love Guinness. I wouldn't pour it over fish. What if it was reduced down into a sauce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 7, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just now, fightoffyour said: What if it was reduced down into a sauce? Leave it out Heston! 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted March 7, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2021 1 minute ago, fightoffyour said: What if it was reduced down into a sauce? You could make a Guinness batter. That might be good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 7, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 7, 2021 Terrorists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 37 minutes ago, blandy said: You could make a Guinness batter. That might be good. Not sure that's a secret any more is it, sparkling water or something fizzy in the batter makes it lighter and crispier than normal batter Googled it and there's a few recipes for Guinness battered onion rings out there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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