Comments on: Proposition 3-17 http://runawayjim.org/2008/02/27/proposition-3-17/ Musings on beer, music, technology, urbanism, and life... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:37:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Jim http://runawayjim.org/2008/02/27/proposition-3-17/#comment-892 Jim Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:05:55 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/02/27/proposition-3-17/#comment-892 I've heard really good things about the Guinness Foreign Export Stout (not something you can get here). They also did something with some Belgian brewery that was supposed to be amazing. I do like their regular Extra Stout that you can get here though. It's much better than the Guinness Draught (whether on tap, in cans, or in bottles). I’ve heard really good things about the Guinness Foreign Export Stout (not something you can get here). They also did something with some Belgian brewery that was supposed to be amazing.

I do like their regular Extra Stout that you can get here though. It’s much better than the Guinness Draught (whether on tap, in cans, or in bottles).

]]> By: George http://runawayjim.org/2008/02/27/proposition-3-17/#comment-891 George Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:52:25 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/02/27/proposition-3-17/#comment-891 Yeah, Guinness may be from Ireland (originally, anyways - they have other breweries now), but it's more popular in other countries - particularly England. A friend of mine lived in Ireland for a year, and he said they pretty much drink Miller and Bud. Go figure. On the subject, when I was in France, I had Guinness Special Export Stout (bottled) - quite a bit stronger than the Extra Stout they sell here! Yeah, Guinness may be from Ireland (originally, anyways - they have other breweries now), but it’s more popular in other countries - particularly England. A friend of mine lived in Ireland for a year, and he said they pretty much drink Miller and Bud. Go figure.

On the subject, when I was in France, I had Guinness Special Export Stout (bottled) - quite a bit stronger than the Extra Stout they sell here!

]]> By: Jim http://runawayjim.org/2008/02/27/proposition-3-17/#comment-869 Jim Thu, 28 Feb 2008 01:14:28 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/02/27/proposition-3-17/#comment-869 Yeah, I know there's a ton of big St. Patrick's Day events all over the country. Boston has a big one, NYC has a big one (lots of controversy here over the gays marching in it, or that might be Boston, I don't remember), Providence has one. The holiday is big at Providence College (where I work). My student employees like to skip that day, so I give them all a hard time and give out demerits when they don't have someone to cover them. Getting drunk because you're Irish is not an excuse to miss work in my opinion. Guinness is barely even Irish. I've heard that the Irish (the ones in Ireland) don't even drink it that much. Yeah, I know there’s a ton of big St. Patrick’s Day events all over the country. Boston has a big one, NYC has a big one (lots of controversy here over the gays marching in it, or that might be Boston, I don’t remember), Providence has one. The holiday is big at Providence College (where I work). My student employees like to skip that day, so I give them all a hard time and give out demerits when they don’t have someone to cover them. Getting drunk because you’re Irish is not an excuse to miss work in my opinion.

Guinness is barely even Irish. I’ve heard that the Irish (the ones in Ireland) don’t even drink it that much.

]]> By: George http://runawayjim.org/2008/02/27/proposition-3-17/#comment-868 George Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:02:50 +0000 http://runawayjim.org/2008/02/27/proposition-3-17/#comment-868 Actually, St. Patrick's Day is not a big deal in Ireland. It's strictly an American thing (I'm guessing not so much in Providence, though). I can tell you it is a pretty big deal in Chicago - there's even two parades here! There's the city parade downtown and the "South Side Irish" parade. (In case you didn't know, there's a very large Irish population in Chicago.) I'm guessing it's a big deal in Boston, too. I hadn't heard of this before, and honestly I'm a little disappointed in Guinness, as this smacks of being nothing more than a marketing scheme. Actually, St. Patrick’s Day is not a big deal in Ireland. It’s strictly an American thing (I’m guessing not so much in Providence, though).

I can tell you it is a pretty big deal in Chicago - there’s even two parades here! There’s the city parade downtown and the “South Side Irish” parade. (In case you didn’t know, there’s a very large Irish population in Chicago.) I’m guessing it’s a big deal in Boston, too.

I hadn’t heard of this before, and honestly I’m a little disappointed in Guinness, as this smacks of being nothing more than a marketing scheme.

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