tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post6012636083221857204..comments2023-10-24T08:26:18.816-07:00Comments on Taking the Beard Out of Beer: Stout CompetitionMelissa Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-69450545778492847382009-11-08T03:43:53.945-08:002009-11-08T03:43:53.945-08:00Last I heard, the Supreme Court were looking at th...Last I heard, the Supreme Court were looking at the results, and deciding whether there should be a recount, or if there were any irregularities.<br><br>But rest assured, if the wrong result comes through we'll just run it again in a few months' time. It's what we do...The Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-37875561344450717692009-11-09T01:14:02.312-08:002009-11-09T01:14:02.312-08:00So no word yet then?! How annoying!So no word yet then?! How annoying!Melissa Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-16193454196145282342009-11-10T05:44:00.279-08:002009-11-10T05:44:00.279-08:00Ok, I'm going to bite the bullet (no reference...Ok, I'm going to bite the bullet (no reference to you Barry) and reveal the baffling results of the blind tasting of stouts by random stout drinkers found in O'Neill's, on Dulbin's Suffolk Street, last Friday.<br><br>Although there wans't much in it, the winner was Guinness, followed by O'Hara's, Beamish, Murphy's and Molly's chocolate stout.<br><br>Apparently Molly's was most popular with the female tasters, but they represent a tiny proportion of stout drinkers.<br><br>I suppose a lot of people are just so used to the dumbed down, bland beers that the big boy's have been producing for years, that they have come to prefer them.Séan Billingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10347677720588826886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-81649238387433488012009-11-10T06:33:27.908-08:002009-11-10T06:33:27.908-08:00Could this possibly be a case of "Coca-cola s...Could this possibly be a case of "Coca-cola syndrome" ?<br>...i.e. a situation where most consumer consider one company's product to embody a given kind of food/drink and therefore said consumers tend to prefer that product as it's "the original" and they recognise it, not because of its actual taste ?Laurent Moussonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00381315158768575211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-25850728428769086782009-11-16T15:41:51.107-08:002009-11-16T15:41:51.107-08:00The full horrifying results are now available.The full horrifying results are <a href="http://www.irishcraftbrewer.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=145&Itemid=1" rel="nofollow">now available</a>.The Beer Nuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558429009751308005.post-62654414220237667352009-11-18T02:15:34.393-08:002009-11-18T02:15:34.393-08:00I drink lighter Pilsner beer in the spring summer ...I drink lighter Pilsner beer in the spring summer and dark in the fall and winter. My favorite summer beer is Straub thanks for sharing this article I love your site will recommend my friendsDarcy Rodgerhttp://www.realtrack.com.au/noreply@blogger.com