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[Gwladysover]

There was one behind Eastville, the old ground for Bristol Rovers. Hence, The Gas.

I went there once, they had flower beds behind the goals.

 

[Gwladysover]

Oh pray tell.

The only first class service in Ireland is Belfast to Dublin and all you get is a glass of orange juice and a newspaper.

Morning menu is tea or coffee, cold drinks, biscuits. Bacon roll or veggie sausage bap or porridge pot, fresh fruit. Afternoon menu tea, coffee etc plus alcohol available, sandwich or roll, toasted tea cake, crisps, biscuits, lemon posset ( can recommend that, it’s yummy) or choice of hot food. Different world.

 

[blue1948]

I must ask, do you subscribe to the notion that the Guinness tastes nicer over here?

Is it not that the English store it at the wrong temerature?

 

[TommyDavo]

Would have thought we have got used to rain though.

Sorry, was just a reply to your post, havent read the rest. Yes you would think so, but seem to recall it was a constant rather than the deluges we get now

 

[blue1948]

Its absolutely knackered mate. And there is no shortage of cider orchards round here. Coals to Newcastle. The idea is to get rid of 3 or 4 trees in Jan, plus some interlopers, cut the rest right back, so you get less apples, but better quality. Then drop them at schools, which we used to do. But covid/Nik/life put paid to that arrangement.

Quote is £600. That seems fine to me.

Apple wood is really good for smoking ,so if know any one or in your favourite pub they might like to have some .Also a cabinet maker in the locality or even @fandjango might like some .

 

[blue1948]

There was one near the Oval cricket ground. When the cricket was on tv it was visible, rising and falling throughout the day, used to fascinate me when I was a kid, I could never figure out how it worked, still can’t come to that. lol

There was one near the Oval cricket ground. When the cricket was on tv it was visible, rising and falling throughout the day, used to fascinate me when I was a kid, I could never figure out how it worked, still can’t come to that. lol

It goes up as the gas is produced but down when the comsumption is high ,so morning and evening .

 

[Gwladysover]

It goes up as the gas is produced but down when the comsumption is high ,so morning and evening .

You learn something new every day, thanks.

 

[paultheblue]

….just recalling the many trips in my mind, often travelling from Dublin to Galway or Listowel with my mates in a mini-bus.

Once asked the driver to stop part-way so we could have a few. It was only about 10am, he stopped in a village called ‘Newmarket’ and said the pub was open, “just walk into the butchers and there’s an entrance behind the counter”.

Sure enough, we strode past a couple of shoppers and the butcher behind the counter, through a doorway into a lovely little bar. Only in Ireland.

I was in Galway with a mate and I swear we had to walk through a funeral parlour to a pub at the back
It was many years ago but it was so bizarr that I question my own memory of it now.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

Is it not that the English store it at the wrong temerature?

Never actually heard that but know it should be 6 degrees.

And 119.5 second pour.

(Yes I Googled this)

?

 

[paultheblue]

There was one behind Eastville, the old ground for Bristol Rovers. Hence, The Gas.

What's the split like in Bristol ? Is it North and South of the City or more mixed?

 

[summerisle]

 

[PhilM]

Is it not that the English store it at the wrong temerature?

@Armaghtoffee it's all to do with the water. Previously, it was brewed in a few different plants, including one at Preston Brook near Runcorn.

Now, pretty much all Guinness for EU consumption is brewed in Dublin, however it's made into a concentrated form and shipped in tankers to the plants.

There it's diluted, and part of that is the water they use from local sources helps formulate the final taste. This is why it still tastes different depending on location.

St. James's Gate Brewery sits on top of a free water supply too, which is why they'll NEVER ever move to different premises.

 

[Armaghtoffee]

@Armaghtoffee it's all to do with the water. Previously, it was brewed in a few different plants, including one at Preston Brook near Runcorn.

Now, pretty much all Guinness for EU consumption is brewed in Dublin, however it's made into a concentrated form and shipped in tankers to the plants.

There it's diluted, and part of that is the water they use from local sources helps formulate the final taste. This is why it still tastes different depending on location.

St. James's Gate Brewery sits on top of a free water supply too, which is why they'll NEVER ever move to different premises.

Didn’t know this.

I wrongly assumed that bars in England were buying barrels shipped over. Ready for pouring draft barrels.

In hindsight though, walk into any bar in the world and there is an expectation of Guinness. It had to get there somehow.

 

[carlos21]

I was in Galway with a mate and I swear we had to walk through a funeral parlour to a pub at the back
It was many years ago but it was so bizarr that I question my own memory of it now.

Good evening Paul how are you doing.

 

[carlos21]

Didn’t know this.

I wrongly assumed that bars in England were buying barrels shipped over. Ready for pouring draft barrels.

In hindsight though, walk into any bar in the world and there is an expectation of Guinness. It had to get there somehow.

Any pics please mate if you are not busy.