Comments on: Guinness’ Latest “What Were They Thinking”

By: Georgia

Georgia — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 01:30:12 +0000

Not just a million men in the beer, but a million exerting themselves so possibly perspiration in the beer. I do like the underlying concept: Guinness is not a drab beer.

By: The Beer Nut

The Beer Nut — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:31:33 +0000

I’m willing to bet those decisions are not made in Ireland and definitely not by Irish people. Diageo is headquartered in London.

Diageo Ireland are too busy with the lacklustre Brewhouse Series and Guinness Mid-Strength to worry about the big global markets.

Mind you, if it treated its other brands as badly as it treats Guinness we’d probably have Bushmills and Talisker alcopops by now…

By: J

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 14:10:41 +0000

Again, thanks for keeping me honest. It was reported in June that Diageo was considering closing St. James Gate and I think I just assumed that had gone through with it.

By: J

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:59:08 +0000

Beer Nut, No worries, that’s the sort of thing I would do, too. I knew that but was typing extemporaneously and as it wasn’t necessarily key to the story, I wasn’t worried about it. According to the Guinness timeline, they’re a little vague about that detail but in 1811, some 52 years after 1759 Guinness Stout is exported to Lisbon, which certainly suggests it was brewed earlier than that. So it was less than a century it would appear.

Oh, and we “barbarians” don’t *want* to do that with our pint, it’s Diageo. And I’m willing to bet some of these decisions are made in Ireland, some sort of punishment I suspect. ;-)

By: The Beer Nut

The Beer Nut — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:46:45 +0000

Oh, and the St. James’ Gate brewery is most certainly not closed to production.

By: The Beer Nut

The Beer Nut — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:34:36 +0000

*pedant alert*
Guinness wasn’t making stout in 1759. The brewery began with ale, and its first stout didn’t appear until nearly a century later.
/ pedant alert

In my nation’s defence, Guinness Extra Cold, Guinness Red and the Surger are all unknown in Ireland. What you barbarians want to do with your pint is no concern of ours…

By: Beer Sage

Beer Sage — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 23:22:18 +0000

“Alive inside”?

Already been done. Better too, I might add. For example, watch Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein.