by HughF » Fri Jan 07, 2005 1:14 pm
phil wrote:The godforsaken place is Park Royal, London. London Guinness always tastes worse than Dublin Guinness. From my brewing days I believe it to be the water that is the main reason for this.
PJ
Many years ago, I was told that the London Guinness was pasteurised and the Dublin version was not; it might not be true today though. The water will make a difference too, as you say.
You could try Guinness Foreign Extra stout in small bottles, stronger (7% ABV?) and sweeter than standard Guinness with (I think) almost a coffee taste within it, it's very nice. A few off licences carry it now, it's apparently what they sell to Nigeria.
Cheers,
Hugh
Grinders : Macap MXK conical for espresso, Mahlkoenig Vario for Chemex, Macap MC6 (spare when our office was closed) for cafetiere, Zassenhaus Knee Mill for cafetiere when working away from home.
La Spaziale Vivaldi S1 espresso machine. HotTop KN8828P roaster. Chemex manual drip for most brewed coffee plus cafetieres and eSantos.