bluto said:I liked IPA's for awhile but got burnt out on the overly hoppy taste...lately even the supposed pale ales from many of the local microbreweries are way too hoppy. Anyway reverted to Guinness a few years ago and it is still my favorite (despite living within walking distance of a couple of microbreweries, including the famous Russian River brewing)...and FWIW Costco carries cases (24 pint cans) for $28, a real bargain.
bluto said:I liked IPA's for awhile but got burnt out on the overly hoppy taste...lately even the supposed pale ales from many of the local microbreweries are way too hoppy. Anyway reverted to Guinness a few years ago and it is still my favorite (despite living within walking distance of a couple of microbreweries, including the famous Russian River brewing)...and FWIW Costco carries cases (24 pint cans) for $28, a real bargain.
nickguzzi said:If you like your Guinness at room temperature, then don't go to Ireland, they generally serve it very cold, with the option of merely cold.
Given the usual ambient temperature in the Emerald Isle, taking it outside to warm up may mean a long wait.
arbrnrngr said:Getting back to original direction on best beer, my "GO TO" is Dogfish Head 60 Minute IPA followed by Be Hoppy out of Worcester, Massachusetts.
As to the Irish citizenship, if grandparents were born in Ireland, and you cna prove if AND if they're still alive, the process is pretty straightforward. I have all the paperwork to do the same but unfortunately my grandfather passed before I was able to submit!
frankdamp said:They're a long way to the south, in Portland, Oregon. It's a popular brand locally -Safeway has a big display of it in their beer section. Scuttlebutt was a very small local brew-pub in Everett when we lived there. When we came off the freeway on our way home to Anacortes a few years back, it had disappeared, but later we found they had got big funding from somewhere and built a new place with a much bigger brewery and a really big restaurant. We go in for lunch every time we pass through Everett. In the old place, they only had enough capacity to make a lager and an IPA. They now make several different brews including an outstandingly good Porter, $7.20 for a 6-pack.