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Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
Not even in my top 10 stouts.
Guinness - my first love and possibly my last, though I got fed up with people pouring it badly (and all that 'extra cold' bullshit) in the 2000s. But this really is the best - every time I return to London I head for The Bridge Tavern (opposite Mill Hill Broadway Thameslink) for a Guinness or six (still under £5!), and to listen to the regulars' extraordinary conversations.
Stella - reassuringly expensive. Up there with the Stone Island compass and Adidas Gazelles in 'things most likely to spoil the vibe at a Glyndebourne picnic', but it's the lager I've drunk the most. Second choice would be Moretti, though it'd be nice if they could serve it in the same glass the Mafia don's holding on the bottle label.
Kilkenny Red - a lost gem, criminally underrated. My pint of choice whenever I went to noise nutter nights at The Red Rose in Finsbury Park. Better than Caffrey's, but guess they didn't have the marketing budget.
London Pale Ale - I got into this in 2019, when 'going into the office' was still a thing for me, and I'd have two or three pints of this for lunch.
The Chandos used to do a nice banana beer, but I can't remember what it was called. I like some IPAs (like Hophead) but they seriously fuck my guts up, which is another reason I'm not crazy about Cafe Oto.
I think I'll go for Guinness.
Stella - reassuringly expensive. Up there with the Stone Island compass and Adidas Gazelles in 'things most likely to spoil the vibe at a Glyndebourne picnic', but it's the lager I've drunk the most. Second choice would be Moretti, though it'd be nice if they could serve it in the same glass the Mafia don's holding on the bottle label.
Kilkenny Red - a lost gem, criminally underrated. My pint of choice whenever I went to noise nutter nights at The Red Rose in Finsbury Park. Better than Caffrey's, but guess they didn't have the marketing budget.
London Pale Ale - I got into this in 2019, when 'going into the office' was still a thing for me, and I'd have two or three pints of this for lunch.
The Chandos used to do a nice banana beer, but I can't remember what it was called. I like some IPAs (like Hophead) but they seriously fuck my guts up, which is another reason I'm not crazy about Cafe Oto.
I think I'll go for Guinness.
mixed_biscuits
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Half a spring water please
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
I've had it in Dublin, and it tasted exactly the same as it does here, what with being a pasteurized, mass-produced product made to a standard recipe everywhere.
Mr. Tea
Let's Talk About Ceps
Whether or not the landlord has give you the 'special' glass with the thin film of poo smeared around the inside of it that he keeps for punters he really hates, etc.
Slothrop
Tight but Polite
Guinness cultism was sent up beautifully by this Vittles piece on "the brown stuff":
www.vittlesmagazine.com
Where To Find The Best Pints Of John Smith's In London
The beer that has taken over Britain. Words by Jimmy McIntosh.
www.vittlesmagazine.com
Ian Scuffling
Well-known member
I have found the best Guinness here in Scotland not significantly worse than any I've had in Dublin, but nonetheless it and Murphy's are the only pints I'll have in Ireland
