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Tobodai
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Topic: british vs the irsh Posted: 17-Oct-2005 at 04:05 |
As Americans you must understand...all of our own native beer is totally undrinkable.
I honestly dont even like beer but I can tell American beer is the worst, and Guiness is the only one I like. German beers are too strong (anbd if I want strong alcohal content Ill do vodka thank you) and there isnt that much option-wise on the cheap.
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Posted: 17-Oct-2005 at 06:02 |
Originally posted by ArmenianSurvival
Originally posted by Paul
Only an American could reguard Irish beer as drinkable. |
Whats wrong with Irish beer? Please explain.
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Brewery |
No. |
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Diageo |
3 |
Guinness, Smithwicks, Harp. |
Heineken |
1 |
Murphy's. |
Scottish & Newcastle |
1 |
Beamish & Crawford.. |
Interbrew |
1 |
The former Bass brewery in Belfast. |
Independents |
0 |
There are no established independent breweries in Ireland. |
Brewpubs |
3 |
Two of these are in Dublin. |
Microbreweries |
11 |
Considering the hostile climate - no progressive beer duty, Guinness's control of the on-trade - it's surprising how large this sector is. |
Only 20 Breweries in the country, the microbreweries are mostly a recent thing. Ireland is your standard cooperate mass vat brewed beer abomination country. Interbrew, Scottish and Newcastle, Heinekan and Diageo are foriegn.
Compare this to,
Germany 3,000 different brands of beer
UK 2,500
Belgium 2,000
Each of these countries wth less than 100 beers from major brewers, the rest local of small brewery beers.
Ireland's only beer of note Guiness is good by massed produced beer standards but hardly a great beer, I'm afraid has long been British and only gets noted because of it's distribution deal it gets by being part of the Diagio corperation, the world's largest hospitality suppliers. Diagio pretends to be Irish to produce Guiness and Baileys, pretends to be Russian to sell Smirnoff, pretend to be American to sell Burger King and Dunkin Donuts and so on.
http://www.diageobrands.com/indexx.html
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Posted: 19-Oct-2005 at 02:55 |
I would go with the Irish. They can outdrink anyone including us Texans. Anyone who can outdrink a Texan has to be a hard fighter.
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i miss my old accont fighter darrwn shan when i was fighter darrwn shan i was new now im homers hand
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Posted: 15-Jun-2006 at 06:26 |
Originally posted by Tobodai
As Americans you must understand...all of our own native beer is totally undrinkable.
I honestly dont even like beer but I can tell American beer is the worst, and Guiness is the only one I like. German beers are too strong (anbd if I want strong alcohal content Ill do vodka thank you)
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In a spirit of helpfulness: German beer sold domestically isn't so strong as the stuff exported (or brewed abroad under licence). Same goes for Belgian beer.
and there isnt that much option-wise on the cheap. |
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Posted: 15-Jun-2006 at 06:30 |
The original question doesn't state what they would beat each other AT.
Ireland is one of those countries (like guess who) that had to develop its own games so it could win at them.
Of course, the English developed most of the others, but we still lose at them. (Except for the World cup this time ... where's the emoticon for 'crossed fingers'?)
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Posted: 15-Jun-2006 at 19:58 |
Originally posted by Fighter Darrwn Shan
I think the irsh would win |
First assemble a regular army(NOT ANOTHER IRA). Then spend more money on it, u irish are rich i dont see the reason why u dont. Then u can try and put up a fight, but i still dont think u will win.
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Posted: 15-Jun-2006 at 20:03 |
Originally posted by Paul
Only an American could reguard Irish beer as drinkable. |
I could drink Guinness all day.
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Posted: 17-Jun-2006 at 05:27 |
What, Irish as better beer drinkers! 'Pon my soul laddie, you fellows need to get into the East End and see how real (English)men drink! I cahllenge any Irishman to come "play" in Soho.
On a serious note Ireland can never win but can't lose either. I am always amused at how the Americans defend them though (Amusing how one of the biggest terrorist organisations in the world was funded by America....well, actually today they are less terrorist (unfortunately they left the freedom fighter stage too) and more crooks).
And on the historical note England isnt above fighting amongst itself (English civil war, War of Roses.etc).
Still, I challenge any Irishman to come to Winchester and have a drinking competition! Bring it on!
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Posted: 17-Jun-2006 at 11:40 |
Originally posted by Dampier
What, Irish as better beer drinkers! 'Pon my soul laddie, you fellows need to get into the East End and see how real (English)men drink! I cahllenge any Irishman to come "play" in Soho.
On a serious note Ireland can never win but can't lose either. I am always amused at how the Americans defend them though (Amusing how one of the biggest terrorist organisations in the world was funded by America....well, actually today they are less terrorist (unfortunately they left the freedom fighter stage too) and more crooks).
And on the historical note England isnt above fighting amongst itself (English civil war, War of Roses.etc).
Still, I challenge any Irishman to come to Winchester and have a drinking competition! Bring it on! |
I would take the United Kingdom as a whole over Ireland in a beer drinking contest. The Scots pretty big drinkers(could probably compete with Ireland) and since Northern Ireland is part of the UK, the drinking trophy goes to the British.
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Posted: 17-Jun-2006 at 12:01 |
The Irish and British, great Beer drinkers???
Ha Ha Ha I Laugh at you, Ha Ha Ha...
Come down under and we will teach you 'How' to drink BEER! One of our ex-prime ministers (Bob Hawke) held the World Beer sculling record.
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Posted: 17-Jun-2006 at 14:29 |
Where do you think you Australians got it from?
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Posted: 18-Jun-2006 at 03:02 |
That is very True!
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Posted: 18-Jun-2006 at 12:46 |
İRİSH ofcourse
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Posted: 18-Jun-2006 at 22:06 |
Irish all the way
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Posted: 18-Jun-2006 at 22:23 |
In a battle on a neutral country's territory, the British would win hands down. As I have said earlier, the rough Scot and Northern Irishman will help with the also tough English and Welsh to defeat the Irish Republican forces. The Irish were always good fighters, but so were the English, Scots, and Welsh. They just do not get the credit.
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Posted: 19-Jun-2006 at 17:03 |
Originally posted by gcle2003
Winchester?
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No special drinking stories (except on Friday nights with the College against the Chavs). I just happen to reside in Winchester at the moment (usually a London boy though.)
Phah, all you Aussies and Kiwis are just Brits in denial! I challenge you to watch the Barry MacKenzie movies!
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