WILK Friday BeerBuzz–11 Mar 2011 Guinness Draught & Guinness Foreign Extra

As we head into the traditional St Patrick’s Day celebration and parade weekend in Wilkes-Barre & Scranton, I wanted to choose a beer to pay homage to our Irish ancestors.  There are a wide variety of Irish beers and a wide range or Irish beer styles, but one and only one beer comes to mind when you mention Ireland and St Patrick’s Day….and that beer is Guinness.

In the name of full disclosure, I should say that I have visited the St James Gate brewery in Dublin and I’m a huge fan of Guinness.  I spent a week in Dublin exploring the city and more importantly, exploring their pub culture, and Guinness is at the heart of that culture.  Rising out of the center of Dublin, just south of the Liffey River is the St James Gate Guinness brewery & storehouse.  A massive 7-story tall brewery, museum, visitor’s center and pub (or should I say pubs).  At the top of the storehouse is the highest bar in Dublin called the Gravity Bar.  This all glass (including the floor) pub is to this day my absolute favorite place to enjoy a pint in Dublin.

Today I chose the traditional Guinness Draught in the 14.9oz widget can.  To my taste this packaging comes closest to the draught version of Guinness.  In fine BeerBuzz fashion, I decided to bring in another curveball…and also sample Guinness Foreign Extra Stout.  This is one of Guinness’ newest AND most historical brews, with it’s roots dating back over 200 years.  The two brews are decidedly different and extremely tasty…so be sure to sample one (or more) of each for yourself.

A quick shout out to Joe Thomas, LA Tarone & Karel Zubris for filling in while Nancy & Webster are cruising the Caribbean.  You guys not only made today’s show easy, but also a lot of fun.

Thanks
to  Joe, LA Tarone, Karel & Bosco for yet another fun Friday. 
The Friday BeerBuzz…bringing good beers and good people together. 
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