tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post1279860206669002280..comments2024-03-28T06:20:10.699-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: First Guinness of summerRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-26359120772217862662009-07-09T16:59:52.416-07:002009-07-09T16:59:52.416-07:00Although I like the balance in FES, that bitternes...Although I like the balance in FES, that bitterness is (I believe)from roasted barley. It is what I think is in 250th that I don't like. SES is all-malt, which gives it that extra-luscious quality and probably brings it close to the original brown stouts. <br /><br />One must admire FES though for its "aged", lactic edge.<br /><br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-79901471747015254072009-07-08T04:29:17.186-07:002009-07-08T04:29:17.186-07:00Oblivious, if you nmean do I prefer FES or SES (th...Oblivious, if you nmean do I prefer FES or SES (the stuff for the Benelux, there's no contest. Special Export is considerably better. It doesn't have the harsh, burnt bittereness of FES.<br /><br />Woolpack Dave, yeah, the garden is nice. If a bit too full of junk - a broken fridge, a soiled mattress and burnt-out car. A bit like 8 Ace's.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-13566928217169561402009-07-07T17:16:06.106-07:002009-07-07T17:16:06.106-07:00Weird people make for an interesting world.
Howev...Weird people make for an interesting world.<br /><br />However, SES is scrummy in the evening sun, so if you're weird, then I am too.<br /><br />Nice garden.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11319272987951077205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-37559951483662944342009-07-07T14:14:44.470-07:002009-07-07T14:14:44.470-07:00We don't see enough of the Guinness Special Ex...We don't see enough of the Guinness Special Export over here<br /><br />Ron do you have any prefer fro the Belgian or Dublin stuff?Oblivioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04184794716327407609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-65997134227821347912009-07-07T11:09:49.791-07:002009-07-07T11:09:49.791-07:00Sun and Guinness. They go together like a ... vagi...Sun and Guinness. They go together like a ... vagina and penis ???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-49370287191019453252009-07-07T07:04:14.722-07:002009-07-07T07:04:14.722-07:00This might be a place to mention that I had a bott...This might be a place to mention that I had a bottle of the new 250th the other day (in the U.S., it is not available in Canada or in Ontario at any rate).<br /><br />When you drink it ice cold, there is a prominent roast barley-like note that is not to my taste. I don't know if this beer uses roast barley or some other type of unmalted grains; if it does, I think that is the source of what I don't like.<br /><br />When the beer warmed a bit, the extra chocolate malt showed to good advantage and balanced the roasted barley-like notes, but still the effect overall left me under-impressed. There seemed some extra hopping, but I would welcome more.<br /><br />At the same bar, I had a pint of a "India Brown Ale" from a Georgia brewery that was just superb and, I believe, closer to the original porter than anything made today by Guinness.<br /><br />I like Guinness FES a lot though and the version of Guinness (all-malt I think) shown in Ron's photo is also top-rate. This new 250th anniversary beer seems rather lesser. In fact, I think regular Guinness is better.<br /><br />I would have made a 5% ABV version of FES, that would be an excellent beer both on draught and in bottle. Failing that, then a ditto ABV of special export (the one in Ron's picture). <br /><br />GaryGary Gillmannoreply@blogger.com