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Due to the forthcoming increase in tax on premium strength beers, I may have to change my drinking habits. Along with their tax being reduced, I may have to start looking at drinking more fizzy wines. 

Will this mean me becoming a champagne socialist?

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36 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said:

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Found this variation of Guinness today. Not as good as the Nigerian version imho but definitely not the worst drink I've had. 

Went on honeymoon to St Lucia, one day the hotel arranged a picnic for a day out, including some bottles of locally produced Guinness, and a few bottles of the Piton local lager.

Safe to say, the Guinness was heavy enough to make the rest of the basket redundant! 

Food and drink in one bottle, who says Caribbeans don't save time when they can.

 

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On 29/10/2021 at 20:15, Steve How Hard? said:

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Found this variation of Guinness today. Not as good as the Nigerian version imho but definitely not the worst drink I've had. 

I picked a couple of bottles up from Morrison's on Monday. Definitely makes the 'not too shabby' list, unlike St Peter's Plum Porter, which is not a patch on the Titanic version.

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47 minutes ago, Coconut's Beard said:

Haven't had that one yet.

You should go to Tesco and get Death Star Ep II as well. It's a 12% chocolate, caramel & peanut version and it's magnificent.

 

 

That sounds right up my street that one. Never seen it in Tesco though unless I'm not looking closely enough. Cheers for the heads up though. ??

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19 hours ago, Coconut's Beard said:

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Posting for the artwork really.

The usual vocation quality. Got a hop in it named after Frank Zappa.

Safe to say they've got me firmly in their grasp. 

 

Bloody hell, that looks like my sample after a night on the Pedigree!

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On 29/10/2021 at 20:15, Steve How Hard? said:

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Found this variation of Guinness today. Not as good as the Nigerian version imho but definitely not the worst drink I've had. 

Nigerian version? There isn’t one. Nigeria is almost my second home. Are you confusing this with Guinness Foreign Extra which is brewed and available in all the countries that were once part of the Empire and is 7.5% and meant to be chilled. I’ve knocked back quite a few Foreign Extra in The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Malaysia, Barbados and India over the years.    West Indies Porter is brewed from a Guinness recipe from 1801 and the alcohol content is 6%. Although from a similar root, it’s a very different drink from Foreign Extra.

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1 hour ago, Turk Thrust said:

Nigerian version? There isn’t one. Nigeria is almost my second home. Are you confusing this with Guinness Foreign Extra which is brewed and available in all the countries that were once part of the Empire and is 7.5% and meant to be chilled. I’ve knocked back quite a few Foreign Extra in The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, Tanzania, Malaysia, Barbados and India over the years.    West Indies Porter is brewed from a Guinness recipe from 1801 and the alcohol content is 6%. Although from a similar root, it’s a very different drink from Foreign Extra.

889175462_Screenshot_20211105-183743_SamsungInternet.thumb.jpg.49d6a10c10883b8ca746ad120bd3fac5.jpgIt says it's brewed in Nigeria on the bottle buddy. ?‍♂️

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45 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said:

 

889175462_Screenshot_20211105-183743_SamsungInternet.thumb.jpg.49d6a10c10883b8ca746ad120bd3fac5.jpgIt says it's brewed in Nigeria on the bottle buddy. ?‍♂️

Yes that’s the Nigerian brewed version of Guinness Foreign Extra. I was talking about the confusion between this and Guinness  West Indies Porter. Two different drinks. Keep up.

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14 minutes ago, Turk Thrust said:

Yes that’s the Nigerian brewed version of Guinness Foreign Extra. I was talking about the confusion between this and Guinness  West Indies Porter. Two different drinks. Keep up.

Easy girlfriend. Keep up with the thread. I was comparing the two different types of Guinness, the West Indies Porter and the Nigerian brewed one. Go and have a drink and calm tha sen down. 

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5 minutes ago, Steve How Hard? said:

Easy girlfriend. Keep up with the thread. I was comparing the two different types of Guinness, the West Indies Porter and the Nigerian brewed one. Go and have a drink and calm the sen down. 

Easy girlfriend? Oh dear that tells me an awful lot about you. Sad really.  So I’ll set it out in bullet point so you’ll perhaps understand:-

1 Guinness West Indies Porter. Brewed to a 1801 recipe. 6%. Re-brewed a few years ago. There is no Nigerian brewed version, there are no versions, just the original.

2 Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. Brewed originally for troops and ex pats in the colonies. 7.5% (but 8% in Malaysia). Extra hopped for the long sea journey. Now brewed in most Commonwealth countries either by Guinness if there’s a Guinness brewery in the country (like Guinness Ghana) or by a local brewery under licence. Out of interest, all beer brewed in Nigeria contains sorghum and officianados claim to be able to tell the difference with the Nigerian Guinness Foreign Extra because of sorghum. I can’t. 
 

I’m just finishing a glass of Guinness Foreign Extra from Zambia. Chilled. Very smooth.

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4 minutes ago, Turk Thrust said:

Easy girlfriend? Oh dear that tells me an awful lot about you. Sad really.  So I’ll set it out in bullet point so you’ll perhaps understand:-

1 Guinness West Indies Porter. Brewed to a 1801 recipe. 6%. Re-brewed a few years ago. There is no Nigerian brewed version, there are no versions, just the original.

2 Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. Brewed originally for troops and ex pats in the colonies. 7.5% (but 8% in Malaysia). Extra hopped for the long sea journey. Now brewed in most Commonwealth countries either by Guinness if there’s a Guinness brewery in the country (like Guinness Ghana) or by a local brewery under licence. Out of interest, all beer brewed in Nigeria contains sorghum and officianados claim to be able to tell the difference with the Nigerian Guinness Foreign Extra because of sorghum. I can’t. 
 

I’m just finishing a glass of Guinness Foreign Extra from Zambia. Chilled. Very smooth.

Enjoy Mr Pedantic. I never described it as a Nigerian Porter but a variation of Guinness so all your efforts are wasted really but thanks anyway.  You've made an argument out of nothing. Are you related to my ex missus? Take your own advice and keep up in future.  Good evening. 

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