"pavane" > wrote in message
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> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 9 Oct 2012 16:25:31 -0700 (PDT), Chemo >
>> wrote:
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>>>On Oct 9, 4:23 pm, "Somebody" > wrote:
>>>> Why is tea good cold or hot, but beer is only good when cold?
>>>
>>>What, you never drank Guinness warm? Oh that's right...you drink Pabst.
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>> Given a choice between the two, Pabst would win. IMO, Guinness is the
>> worst beer I ever tasted. Tried it twice but could not finish it. The
>> popularity of it puzzles me.
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> There's Guinness and there's Guinness and there's Guinness.
> If you have had it in any way other than from the Irish keg on tap,
> in a place with high turnover, forget it. If you have had any of the
> bottled abortions under a Guinness label, forget it. The true
> Guinness is soft, very smooth, rich almost beyond compare,
> no rough edges at all, just lovely mother's milk. Go on a quest,
> seek it out. Whatever you have had is bad and wrong.
>
> pavane


The best thing Guinness did was to developed the nitrogen charge which kicks
in when the can is opened. The can is lined with plastic so you don't get
the can taste. It's pretty darn good.

Paul