My local bus stop

[railsquid]

The 'pint' on the right looks like a short measure to me 

I'm guessing it's a schooner (you can tell by the way it's fore-and-aft rigged on all masts).

[Bealman]

That's because it is a schooner. We very rarely drink pints over here. 

[Train Waiting]

The 'pint' on the right looks like a short measure to me 

Probably not a bad thing if it's VB though

I've not had an opportunity to try VB yet, but I'm looking forward to it.  I'm pretty certain I'll prefer it to Guinness, though.  Still, I'd much rather have a 'Babycham' with a cherry on top than a Guinness.

[port perran]

The 'pint' on the right looks like a short measure to me 

Probably not a bad thing if it's VB though

I've not had an opportunity to try VB yet, but I'm looking forward to it.  I'm pretty certain I'll prefer it to Guinness, though.  Still, I'd much rather have a 'Babycham' with a cherry on top than a Guinness.

I'm with you John, Guinnness doesn't do it for me.
"Ah...you'll change your mind once you taste it in Ireland" I was told..... Hmmmm, tasted just the same over there to me.

[Bealman]

Ah, Babycham with a cherry in it. Me mother used to love it. I remember as a kid if me Fatha bought her one it was a real treat.

Funny how I slip back into the dialect when I get nostalgic! 

And I agree with you, Martin. People have said the same to me for decades. But when I was drinking it in Ireland, I couldn't tell the difference either.

Luckily, I like the stuff! 

[Train Waiting]

On a business trip to Ireland, my wonderful hosts told me the same thing.  They added that the best place to drink Guinness was in a particular pub close to the brewery.  They took me there and bought me a pint.  In my opinion it tasted even worse!  For my next pint I went back to the safety of Smithwick's!

[railsquid]

I developed a liking for darker brews in Germany, and though Guinness isn't quite the same thing, it's a taste I've acquired. Comes in handy when in one ends up in the kind of locale which have mistaken Heineken for beer but which usually have Guiness as one of the "exotic" alternatives (a situation not uncommon in parts of Asia).

[Papyrus]

Guinness does vary. I've never visited Ireland ( :'( ) but the best Guinness I ever had was the one served in the Irish social club in Crawley, which we used to frequent every Monday evening. If you can find it, Murphy's stout is better than most Guinness found in Britain, but I like pretty much any black beer. I keep a stock of Harviestoun's Old Engine Oil for drinking at home. Which reminds me, I must order some more... oh, look, is that Christmas I see heading towards me...

Sorry. Back to the bus stop.

Cheers,

Chris

[Trainfish]

I can honestly say that the best Guinness I ever tasted was when I worked in the Guinness brewery. In Kumasi, Ghana.

Pictures you say? Oh ok, here goes.

Taken in 1998 on a rather hot day from the top of the silos I was working on.



This one wasn't taken from the top of the silos



Here's me being fondled by a 'friend'. I was single at the time 
That's me in the middle in case you're not sure 



And finally a railway related picture taken not far from the brewery and yes, it was a working railway line.

[Bealman]

Few more people there than my bus stop ever sees!

Nice atomic glow over Bealman's street on the way from the bus the other night:

[railsquid]

That's me in the middle in case you're not sure 

Given that you're not in your usual attire there, it would indeed have been hard to be sure. 

[railsquid]

Nice atomic glow over Bealman's street on the way from the bus the other night:

Are you sure it's not the sandstone volcano erupting?

[dannyboy]

Nice atomic glow over Bealman's street on the way from the bus the other night:

I am a bit worried about those two red eyes coming towards you!

[Bealman]

Another weather pic.... GrandBealette confronts a scary looking Pacific this morning (Well, Tasman Sea, really)

[Graham]

Looks like grandad has been teaching her about King Canute.