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OT: Yorkshire and the North of England
Posted by barry on 2011-11-15 13:59:05
In the distant past, Guinness used to be a real ale and was generally served direct from the barrel. It used to take ages for a pint to settle so the trick was to keep a glass under the tap and constantly top it up. This is where the 'invented tradition' of the two part pour comes from - total Diageo nonsense. Anyone who has ever served modern Guinness knows that it can be served just like any other keg beer. In those halycon days of yore, there were three main types of Guinness: porter, plain and extra stout. I don't know who coined the expression 'A pint of plain is your only man' (probably Flann O'Brien aka Brian Nolan aka Myles na Gopaleen) but it referred to Guinness plain. We don't have a lot of bottle shops (off-licences) in this part of the world and I can't imagine that I could persuade a pub to stock Franken beer - my local serves draught Guinness and draught Guinness and draught Guinness! Which is why, on my infrequent visits, that I drink canned Budweiser - sad really. But there's always holidays in Bavaria to look forward to! I'm a bit confused - do you live in Franken?
 
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                 OT: Yorkshire and the North of England by Nick B. on  2011-11-15 14:22:22
                 OT: Yorkshire and the North of England by Nichola on  2011-11-16 01:10:58
                   OT: Yorkshire and the North of England by Nick B. on  2011-11-16 03:44:00
                     OT: Yorkshire and the North of England by Nichola on  2011-11-16 06:28:46
                       OT: Yorkshire and the North of England by barry on  2011-11-16 12:12:29
                         OT: Yorkshire and the North of England by Mark Andersen on  2011-11-16 13:47:27
                           OT: Yorkshire and the North of England by Nichola on  2011-11-16 14:50:39
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                               OT: Norway by Mark Andersen on  2011-11-17 15:00:14
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                                   OT: Norway in Yorkshire by barry on  2011-11-18 03:58:01
                                     OT: Norway in Yorkshire by Nick B. on  2011-11-18 05:54:54
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                                       OT: Norway in Yorkshire by barry on  2011-11-18 09:21:57
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                                         OT: Norway in Yorkshire by Nick B. on  2011-11-18 15:14:19
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