Quote Originally Posted by Fisherking View Post
Lemur! Try Murphy’s Stout! It beats Guinness IMO http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murphys_(beer)
Murphy's is 'ok', though Beamish is preferable to Murphy's and Guinness IMHO. The only decent Guinness is the stuff actually brewed in Dublin. The British stuff has the consistency of ditch water - though all Guinness has quite a mass produced flavour, with a metallic after taste and a free headache.

The problem with Irish beverages as a whole at the moment is that they've been going through a tacky spin offs marketing phase. There are several different versions of Bailey's, which in my opinion has cheapened it's image even further and there are a few versions of Guinness such as "Extra Cold" and of Beamish (Beamish Red).

Personally I would prefer a common run of the mill bottled English Ale (i.e. Fuller's, Badger, Wychwood etc) to some of the slop that is passed off as stout these days.