On 2 Jan 2007, at 11:26, Christopher D. Green wrote:
Surely this is true (only a zealot would order a Guiness on a
summer day in Texas), but also "room temperature" in Ireland is
(traditionally) a fair bit lower than it is in the US.
To bring this back to TIPS' stated parameters, the Dublin Guiness
brewery is where (Englishman) William Sealey Gossett invented the t-
test (and then had to publish it under the pseudonym "Student").
Chris
I have been traveling to the UK (England, Scotland, and Wales) every
few years since 1976 and made my first trip to Ireland in 2004. I
found that over the years the attitude about ice in drinks has
changed quite a bit. On my first trip there was no ice and if you
asked for any (and they had it) you would most frequently be given
one or two cubes. Over the years, ice has become more common and,
often you don't even have to ask. One one of my early trips I
enquired about the temperature of beer (Guinness in particular, but I
also enjoy some of the local ales) and was told that it was served at
"room" temperature but that the "room" was the basement area where
all of the kegs were stored, and that came out to be about 58
centigrade. The last time I was in England, 2003, most often we were
asked if we wanted our Guinness chilled or warm (old "room"
temperature) and they had two coolers, one for cold and one for
"room" temperature.
At this moment I have two containers of Guinness. The first is a
14.9 oz. can of pasteurized stout which is labeled Guinness Draught
which not only says serve chilled, but on the back it says "Chill for
at least 3 hours." It also says, "Always pour into a glass
immediately after opening." I guess that is because of the bead they
put in the can to put a bit of carbonation in it. The second is a 12
oz. bottle which is labeled "Imported Guinness Extra Stout. It says
nothing about serving chilled, and this is the closest thing you can
get at home to the real thing you get in pubs in Ireland.
By the way, I spent 3 days in Dublin and the only thing they have
there that they don't have at any shop in most Irish cities is the
Guinness brewery. I'm moving to County Cork when I retire.
Dr. Bob Wildblood
Lecturer in Psychology
Indiana University Kokomo
2300 S Washington St
PO Box 9003
Kokomo, IN 46904-9003
765-455-9483
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
"The time is always right to do what is right" - Martin Luther King, Jr.
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little
temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Benjamin Franklin, 1775
"We are what we pretend to be, so we better be careful what we
pretend to be."
Kurt Vonnegut
---
To make changes to your subscription go to:
http://acsun.frostburg.edu/cgi-bin/lyris.pl?enter=tips&text_mode=0&lang=english
