Guinness Gone?

[PeteC]

Rumors flying all around that Guinness is no longer available in Thailand. Something about a distribution dispute. Any restaurant/bar owners can confirm what is happening? Pete

[PET]

As it tastes so bad it will not be missed - unless one has never experienced the real thing ?

[sandman67]

I expect asking Murf is the best idea.

[Lung Per]

Rumors flying all around that Guinness is no longer available in Thailand. Something about a distribution dispute. Any restaurant/bar owners can confirm what is happening? Pete

IMO not a serious loss... Guinness tastes best in Ireland. It does not travel well - and we should not take the fun from the lepricorns....

When in Ireland I used to have a cup o' guinness in the morning, topped with a spoonful of cool fromage frais and a mint leaf.

Don't get a decent fromage frais in Thailand either....

Then again, there ain't that many Thai girls in Galway....

[bladerunner2120]

I cant imagin drinking a stout in that heat...they must bring it in for just you...

[margaretcarnes]

Rumors flying all around that Guinness is no longer available in Thailand. Something about a distribution dispute. Any restaurant/bar owners can confirm what is happening? Pete

IMO not a serious loss... Guinness tastes best in Ireland. It does not travel well - and we should not take the fun from the lepricorns....

When in Ireland I used to have a cup o' guinness in the morning, topped with a spoonful of cool fromage frais and a mint leaf.

Don't get a decent fromage frais in Thailand either....

Then again, there ain't that many Thai girls in Galway....

Isn't the Guinness sold in Thailand brewed in Malaysia? Not so far to travel! Admittedly not quite the same, but believe me a chilled pint can be a very welcome sight now and then after a few months on Thai 'beers' or Heineken.
I wonder if deliveries have been suspended due to the troubles?
Anyway - Lung Per - where on earth did you get that fromage frais and mint leaf idea from? Grief - everyone knows Guinness should only ever be mixed with cider!

[barrys]

margaretcarnes wrote: "everyone knows Guinness should only ever be mixed with cider!"

Oh no, Margaret, how could you??!!

If at all, then only with champagne half and half and accompanied by a dozen fresh Galway oysters on the morning after the night before ....

[margaretcarnes]

Champagne and oysters are reserved for the Tories these days Barry!

[barrys]

margaretcarnes said: "Champagne and oysters are reserved for the Tories these days Barry!"


Just as well we don't get too many of them around West Cork then.......

[Jim]

Just as well we don't get too many of them around West Cork then.......

As a man of West Cork you should be a Murphy's man!! None of that east coast stuff once you get past Bandon

[bozzman101]

another old mix for the pint o black milk and a spoon of sugar

must be done with a bottle of the black

[hhfarang]

What's in a "Black and Tan"? I had one of those in a pub once at the suggestion of a friend and I think it was half Guiness and half Ale, Lager, or Bitter but I don't remember exactly.

[barrys]

hhfarang asked: "What's in a "Black and Tan"?"

Yes, your right - it's half stout and half ale - not that it does either of them any good though imo!!

Jim wrote: "As a man of West Cork you should be a Murphy's man!! None of that east coast stuff once you get past Bandon".

It's a strange thing, Jim, but in the mid-80s Guinness was available everywhere and it was Murphy's you couldn't get beyond Bandon.

That was the time Murphy's were going into bankruptcy.

Heineken then stepped in to buy them out so as to get a foothold in the growing Irish lager market (competing with Harp).
They then realised that Murphy's Stout was also a marketable product and started pushing it.
Only then did it become available out our way.

I used to drink it a lot when I worked in Cork City, though Beamish wasn't a bad pint either!!

[Harry Bosch]

The real Black and Tans.

I am proud to say my grandfather was a Black and Tan I still have his medals from WW1 and from his service in the RIC then after from his service in the Royal navy WW2.

The Black and Tans were recruited largely of loyal World War I veterans, employed by the Royal Irish Constabulary from 1920 to 1921 to suppress revolution in Ireland. It was established to target the Irish Republican Army.

There was no shortage of recruits, many of them as said were loyal ex-army veterans like my grandfather, in 1920-21 about 5000 joined because so many joined this led to a shortage of Royal Irish Constabulary uniforms, new recruits were issued with khaki army trousers and dark green Royal Irish Constabulary or the dark blue British police tunics. Hence; The Black and Tans. Na Dúchrónaigh.

[margaretcarnes]

hhfarang asked: "What's in a "Black and Tan"?"

Yes, your right - it's half stout and half ale - not that it does either of them any good though imo!!

Jim wrote: "As a man of West Cork you should be a Murphy's man!! None of that east coast stuff once you get past Bandon".

It's a strange thing, Jim, but in the mid-80s Guinness was available everywhere and it was Murphy's you couldn't get beyond Bandon.

That was the time Murphy's were going into bankruptcy.

Heineken then stepped in to buy them out so as to get a foothold in the growing Irish lager market (competing with Harp).
They then realised that Murphy's Stout was also a marketable product and started pushing it.
Only then did it become available out our way.

I used to drink it a lot when I worked in Cork City, though Beamish wasn't a bad pint either!!

Strange thing about Murphys - I do like it, and 3/4 years ago it was a much cheaper alternative to Guinness in the UK - or at least in the North/East Midlands. Recently though Murphys has disappeared from some supermarket chains. It can still be found in the 'offies' but at pretty close to Guinness prices.