Try the Norn Iron diet..!..

Murphy's do a far superior stout.

Dunno if it's still the same, but a few years back i went to the Brewery in Dublin and did the whole tour thing...boooooring. Still on the ticket you got 2 vouchers for 2 halves or a pint of the black stuff in the bar at the end, they didn't take cash as they want you to have a drink and feck off. So me and my buddy (both of us ex Sigs) got a pint and sat down, lamenting the fact we could only have one. Then as i drank my pint and looked round i could see tokens everywhere, turns out the jonny foreigners come in get a half and think yuk and throw the other token on the floor, wahey, we collected enough for about 14 pints each with the help of some very friendly waitresses. I have a very vague recollection of sliding back down the hill into town on my arse, as it was wayyy too steep to walk down, and by god does it taste different over the water.

Originally Posted by Mitch99

Dunno if it's still the same, but a few years back i went to the Brewery in Dublin and did the whole tour thing...boooooring. Still on the ticket you got 2 vouchers for 2 halves or a pint of the black stuff in the bar at the end, they didn't take cash as they want you to have a drink and feck off. So me and my buddy (both of us ex Sigs) got a pint and sat down, lamenting the fact we could only have one. Then as i drank my pint and looked round i could see tokens everywhere, turns out the jonny foreigners come in get a half and think yuk and throw the other token on the floor, wahey, we collected enough for about 14 pints each with the help of some very friendly waitresses. I have a very vague recollection of sliding back down the hill into town on my arse, as it was wayyy too steep to walk down, and by god does it taste different over the water.

Miss Spike is from near Dublin & even I can tell the difference between Guiness there & up here in Cowntee Doyn.

Absolutley, dear chaps and chappesses..... I was introduced to cold Guiness in BAOR in '64 in the NAFFI Bar in Fransica Barracks, St Tonis..... I can guarantee it did me a 'Power of Good'.... ablsolutley efficasious.... especially around 8 or 9 pints of the stuff...left me legless, witless and shitless....

But as a fully qualified B1 Tradesman, Aklkie of the Falling Down Variety at the ripe old age of 24,.... I learnt well, long and hard.... Mind you, warm Guiness just did not taste as good.... but then as a B1 Alkie.... anythink with 'inkcohol' in it did the trick....

Now I'm old and grey.... I'm just a booring old fart now.... don't smoke, drink or do the 'Sex, Drugs and Rock n Roll' thingy..... Me Man Size Pampers won't let me...... Matron won't let me out the door either.....
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This story came to you despite its hidden truth, courtesy of the Old Sodjiers.... spin factory.... hehehehehe!!

Its just past 'Coffee O'Clock...time for another mug of Java.... and some Cheese of course....

Originally Posted by spike7451

Originally Posted by Mitch99

Dunno if it's still the same, but a few years back i went to the Brewery in Dublin and did the whole tour thing...boooooring. Still on the ticket you got 2 vouchers for 2 halves or a pint of the black stuff in the bar at the end, they didn't take cash as they want you to have a drink and feck off. So me and my buddy (both of us ex Sigs) got a pint and sat down, lamenting the fact we could only have one. Then as i drank my pint and looked round i could see tokens everywhere, turns out the jonny foreigners come in get a half and think yuk and throw the other token on the floor, wahey, we collected enough for about 14 pints each with the help of some very friendly waitresses. I have a very vague recollection of sliding back down the hill into town on my arse, as it was wayyy too steep to walk down, and by god does it taste different over the water.

Miss Spike is from near Dublin & even I can tell the difference between Guiness there & up here in Cowntee Doyn.

Prolly because it's made from the water out the Liffy over there, just outside Temple bar i'd imagine.

Miss Spike is from near Dublin & even I can tell the difference between Guiness there & up here in Cowntee Doyn.

All Irish Guiness is brewed in St James gate. Fresh beer tastes best. They sell more, keep it fresher, tastes better than your local.

Best pints of "G" I ever had were in the Alpha Bar Portrush. They had a promotion on 75p a pint, nothing else was served behind the bar that night save Regal and scampi fries.

There was that much black and white on the counter you'd think there was a Penguin convention

Many years ago when my Nan had Brest Cancer she was advised to drink at least 3 bottle of the stuff a day to help with her iron count, but only the bottles because most of the draft stuff was too filtered, she was given a 6 month to live diagnosis and live for another 12 years.

Originally Posted by vvaannmmaann

Murphy's do a far superior stout.

Agreed,but finding a pub these days that sells it though?

One shall use this as an excuse to get off the wagon in a tremendous fashion, immediately :D

Although, I had possibly THE worst pint of the black stuff whilst on holiday...never in my life have I seen such a badly poured pint. I near cried...