tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post2339348366510030079..comments2024-03-29T05:24:30.793-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Guinness and Whitbread in the 1930'sRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-19183249248938110652008-12-31T01:11:00.000-08:002008-12-31T01:11:00.000-08:00There are at least two different versions of Macke...There are at least two different versions of Mackeson. The one sold in the UK is weak and uninspiring. The export version was, last time I tried it, surprisingly good. Rich and sweet, but very roasty, too.Ron Pattinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-2163173197235899402008-12-30T14:18:00.000-08:002008-12-30T14:18:00.000-08:00If I am not mistaken, the Mackeson's available in ...If I am not mistaken, the Mackeson's available in the Islands is a higher gravity than the English-brewed one.<BR/><BR/>GaryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-34666013778907723752008-12-30T12:15:00.000-08:002008-12-30T12:15:00.000-08:00Ron, interesting info on the decline on Porter not...Ron, interesting info on the decline on Porter not being caused by WW I. Another true story destroyed by the facts, as Fred Eckhardt would say.<BR/><BR/>Kristen, the last Mackesons I had here in Oregon (about two years ago) were disappointing and not at all like what I remembered. Granted I hadn't tasted it in maybe 10 years, but it was fairly thin and not as rich and sweet as I recalled. I just assumed it was because I remembered it being better than it was, but maybe you're on to something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-29049451819002068602008-12-30T08:35:00.000-08:002008-12-30T08:35:00.000-08:00Anyone had a Mackeson's lately? I bought a case l...Anyone had a Mackeson's lately? I bought a case last week and was surprised how bad it had become. They go on and on about how all Mackesons are the same, produced world over. I brought back a case of them produced in Trinidad and have to say they are completely different. The Trinidadian one is much more rich sweet and thick. The 'regular' one is thin and ashy. Thoughts?Kristen Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05212694853976179911noreply@blogger.com