insideoutoflove Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 http://www.proposition317.com/stpats.html?deepLink=null hmm. i dunno, but i signed anyway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Frankly, 3/18 should be the holiday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katie3 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Frankly, 3/18 should be the holiday."National Recovery Day" ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
laurie Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Frankly, 3/18 should be the holiday. In Boston, it sort of is... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubs101 Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 t would be horiible to have to work on Paddy's day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 t would be horiible to have to work on Paddy's day I have often worked on Paddy's day. Triple time and a day in lieu as well. Can't beat it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Mmmmmmmmmmmm ... Smithwick's. I'm lobbying for St. Patrick's Week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 Mmmmmmmmmmmm ... Smithwick's. I'm lobbying for St. Patrick's Week. I am glad somebody enjoys that vile drink. Very small share of the market over here. Is it a big seller in Amerikay? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I am glad somebody enjoys that vile drink. Very small share of the market over here. Is it a big seller in Amerikay? In my region, it seems to have just recently popped up. Guinness' marketing department seems to be pushing Smithwick's a lot more vigorously. At my local Irish(esque) pub, they no longer do black and tans, but do "blacksmiths" - Guinness and Smithwick's. I prefer Harp, but when it's poured into a chilled pint glass, I'll gladly take a Smithwick's. Out of the bottle, I'm not crazy about it. I'll definitely take it over the fake Irish beers that are made by big American breweries. Yuck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Harp!?! You would be seriously hard pressed to find a pint of that in any pub in Ireland now. Maybe the midlands, it was popular there and maybe some Dublin bars. Jeez, that was horrible shite too ha ha! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 I am glad somebody enjoys that vile drink. Very small share of the market over here. Is it a big seller in Amerikay?Cork is where I first fell in love with Smithwick's, in Kinsale. We're finally getting it over here now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Kinsale is far too hoity-toity for me! Too many yachties and bank managers hang out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Harp!?! You would be seriously hard pressed to find a pint of that in any pub in Ireland now. Maybe the midlands, it was popular there and maybe some Dublin bars. Jeez, that was horrible shite too ha ha! Just drinking what's available in the States. How about you send me a real Irish beer sample pack? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Sure, Megaupload do ya? Guinness remains very popular here as does Beamish in Cork. Heineken and Carlsberg are popular too. Budweiser draft sells very well. Bulmer's is the only one for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 There ya go, a billboard in NYC no less. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithwicks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Sure, Megaupload do ya? Sure! That'll work! Guinness remains very popular here as does Beamish in Cork. Heineken and Carlsberg are popular too. Budweiser draft sells very well. Bulmer's is the only one for me. My turn to say, "How can anyone drink that swill?" in regards to Budweiser. I live near St. Louis, which is the Budweiser world headquarters. My theory is they have all those Clydesdales because it takes a lot of giant horses to create enough urine to keep up with the world's demand for God-awful beer. I'll have to look for Bulmer's next time I hit the local liquor store with the huge import and microbrew section. I don't think I've seen it before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badger Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 My turn to say, "How can anyone drink that swill?" in regards to Budweiser. Agreed. However, over here in the Czech Republic, the real original Budweiser Budvar is an entirely different proposition (much stronger, much better). I can also confirm what any Irishman or Irishwoman will tell you, having drunk Guinness in many countries, that what you get in Ireland is immeasurably better. That's not to say that the USA is entirely devoid of good beer (as tends to be the consensus of opinion in Europe, unfortunately). There are truly great micro-breweries all over the US in my experience, and Kansas City, which sticks in my memory (but only just!) for some reason, is just a fantastic night out on the beer!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Bulmer's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poppydawn Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Agreed. However, over here in the Czech Republic, the real original Budweiser Budvar is an entirely different proposition (much stronger, much better). I've heard that several times, and would love to try it sometime. That's not to say that the USA is entirely devoid of good beer (as tends to be the consensus of opinion in Europe, unfortunately). There are truly great micro-breweries all over the US in my experience, and Kansas City, which sticks in my memory (but only just!) for some reason, is just a fantastic night out on the beer!! Boulevard Beer from Kansas City! I grew up near KC. Boulevard's Pale Ale and their Unfiltered Wheat are two of my favorite beers. I tend to gravitate towards the small microbreweries, which often make some excellent stuff. Schlafly's in St. Louis is another one of my favorites. Hell, I'm not above drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon and Stag out of the can. No beer snobbery from me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Calexico Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Budvar is tremendous, I agree. Guinness, although not to my liking very much, is immeasurably better here than anywhere. No surprise really. But....Bulmer's rules them all. Like that ring in that movie. Probably called Magner's outside Ireland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 In Boston, it sort of is...In Boston it is Evacuation Day tomorrow so the City is effectively closed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 Agreed. However, over here in the Czech Republic, the real original Budweiser Budvar is an entirely different proposition (much stronger, much better).Budejovice Budweiser, founded 1895.Anheuser Busch Budweiser, trademarked 1878. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
badger Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Budejovice Budweiser, founded 1895.Anheuser Busch Budweiser, trademarked 1878. Technically, you're right of course, but it's not quite that simple (and I apologize for dragging this thread away from St Patrick and using a Wikipedia quote): The name derives from the Bohemian city Budweis (specifically, it means "from Budweis" in German language), part of Austria-Hungary until 1919, and Česk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Griddles Posted March 17, 2008 Share Posted March 17, 2008 Well. I am slightly intoxicated on Harp, Killian"s and Guinness. My humble opinion at this point in my drunkenness, is Killian's, then Guinness, then Harp. Having had Guinness straight from the brewery, and tonight from the bottle I will say that in Ireland it tastes better. I think Killian's hit the spot just because it is less heavy than Guinness. Rather than create an new thread and get chastised for it: is there a thread of favorite Wilco drunk songs? I know of one for hungover songs but not one for people who are currently inebriated. (I searched 'drunk' and there were 18 pages!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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