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Originally Posted by Tophat665
Sorry, but Guinness is every bit the mass produced commercial crap that any of the rest of the aforementioned are. Or, to stick that on its head, Bud is an excellent American Premium Lager; Coors, a lousy American Standard Lager; Heinekin a So-So Northern German Style Pilsner; and Guinness, a fair example of an Irish stout, but not even the best one in Ireland. Not really appealing styles to me.
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Agreed. Guinness is
somewhat unique mass produced commercial crap, (by virtue of being harsh to many bud-drinkers) but it remains essentially strained fecal swill.
A few years back we had an exchange student from the Netherlands stay with us. After one of his visits back home he presented us with two big (1L?) bottles of Heineken, purchased across the pond. Absolutely, completely, positively a different drink than we have available in the States. Akin to the difference between your favorite micro, fresh on tap vs. bottled. I haven't touched a domestic Heineken since.
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Yep. If you get the chance, try visiting a homebrew festival. The best brews I've ever consumed were made on homemade rigs in someone's garage or basement.
Good watercooler humor though.