St. Patrick's Day Fact

[SC Cheesehead]

Courtesy of nationalgeographic.com:

"On any given day 5.5 million pints of Guinness, the famous Irish stout, are consumed around the world.

On St. Patrick's Day, that number more than doubles to 13 million pints, said Beth Davies Ryan, global corporate relations director of Guinness."

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[Paul T. Casey]

Don't know much about beer, but I've been putting a dent in the corned beef stockpiles. Eating my 3rd since Sunday today.

[a_d_a_m]

Ugh, I forgot amateur day was coming up.
Guess I'll have to drive with a little more caution today.

[Haggis]

Don't know much about beer, but I've been putting a dent in the corned beef stockpiles. Eating my 3rd since Sunday today.

Rex is talking about Guiness here, not beer.

[duhtroll]

I make it a point to show up to work drunk.

Is there something special about today?

[Bigdogjim]

If the Good Lord made anything better than Guinness then He's keeping in Heaven:)

Enjoy the Day!

[ctrlraven]

Yay another least favorite (not really) holiday cause it means I get to deal with drunks driving home tonight. Oh well, I'll end up seeing some again in 30-60 days at my work.

[rayjay]

The best part is its a holy of holy days in Ireland spent in church not the pub. Its only a drink till ya fall down day here.

[Dragcity]

If the Good Lord made anything better than Guinness then He's keeping in Heaven:)

Enjoy the Day!

Might I remind you I am Home Brewer......??

I just made an Oatmeal stout that took a Silver medal. Brewed at the end of January, judged in begining of March. Gets better with age.

Try Guinness Extra Stout. Much better than the draught served under Nitrogen.... Nitrogen is the only thing that saves Guinness draught.

I will be having an oatmeal stout in celebration of the day. Not very Irish, but today, I'll pretend.

[Motorhead350]

One of the most misunderstood holidays of all time. He wasn't even Irish either, just a slave to the Irish.

[sd8683]

I'm as Irish as they come and Guiness is PUTRID!!!!!:puke:

[duhtroll]

Do we have any holidays that "we" celebrate appropriately? I can't think of one.


One of the most misunderstood holidays of all time. He wasn't even Irish either, just a slave to the Irish.

[Motorhead350]

Do we have any holidays that "we" celebrate appropriately? I can't think of one.

Halloween.

Maybe Flag Day too.

[SC Cheesehead]

Halloween.

Maybe Flag Day too.


Casimir Pulaski Day

[rayjay]

Casimir Pulaski Day

Yep, they do that one up right in Pull-ski, NY on the da lake. :D

[duhtroll]

Really?

Halloween is for men to drink and watch women who dress like hos. There are costumes for middle school girls that I would expect strippers to only be allowed to wear indoors.

Also, due to pedophiles most Halloween events now take place in shopping malls.

Or bars.

Flag day? Maybe where you are. I put my flag out on most national holidays but I am one of very, very few. Maybe because flags get stolen around here if they are left out all the time. :mad:

Don't get me wrong - I think traditions are great to have, if they are done right. We just tend to f:censor: up most of them.


Halloween.

Maybe Flag Day too.

[Bigdogjim]

Halloween.

Maybe Flag Day too.

Halloween- brought over here by IRISH! Actually All Halow Eve. The day before Nov.1 which is All Saints Day in the Church.

FLag Day is American :flag: :up:

[rayjay]

Flag day? Maybe where you are. I put my flag out on most national holidays but I am one of very, very few. Maybe because flags get stolen around here if they are left out all the time. :mad:

Where the hell do you live that schmucks are stealing your flag? Thats as low as it gets... :mad2:

[duhtroll]

Iowa. The same place that during the huge flood last year, bangers drove in from larger cities to loot flood damaged/evacuated houses. Locals did too, but they caught a lot of out of towners on flooded properties. My stepdad had to move his gun collection from his basement gun safe to his living room (couldn't get them all out by rowboat) so instead of staying with us where he should have been, he slept on the upper floor of his once house then lake for 2 weeks.

People steal the craziest sh:censor: In my classroom I have easily $100K+ in equipment. What do the kids steal? The $2.99 headphone jack adapters!

Morons.


Where the hell do you live that schmucks are stealing your flag? Thats as low as it gets... :mad2:

[bigbillybbs]

Courtesy of nationalgeographic.com:

"On any given day 5.5 million pints of Guinness, the famous Irish stout, are consumed around the world.

On St. Patrick's Day, that number more than doubles to 13 million pints, said Beth Davies Ryan, global corporate relations director of Guinness."

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CHEERS :beer::beer::beer:

[Haggis]

One of the most misunderstood holidays of all time. He wasn't even Irish either, just a slave to the Irish.

You need a history lesson.

[rayjay]

Iowa. The same place that during the huge flood last year, bangers drove in from larger cities to loot flood damaged/evacuated houses. Locals did too, but they caught a lot of out of towners on flooded properties. My stepdad had to move his gun collection from his basement gun safe to his living room (couldn't get them all out by rowboat) so instead of staying with us where he should have been, he slept on the upper floor of his once house then lake for 2 weeks.

People steal the craziest sh:censor: In my classroom I have easily $100K+ in equipment. What do the kids steal? The $2.99 headphone jack adapters!

Morons.

Is Iowa a "king of the castle" state? I know out here if something like that happened to our locals there would be a number of unmarked graves and no one would talk about it.

[Tom Doan]

Well I killed a six pack of Guinness last night, Wish Joe was my neighbor, his last beer he gave me had me and the wife trying to get our mouths on the bottle at the same time. I made some home made Pastrami that got wiped out as I made nice grilled sandwiches with real Emmenthaler that cost way too much, brought out the dinner leaches that know when it stinks Tom's in the kitchen cooking up some love.:rolleyes:

[duhtroll]

If I understand "king of the castle" correctly, no, sadly Iowa is not.

However, I seriously doubt a property owner shooting looters while attempting to steal from his property would be convicted. Self defense in your own home is a safe bet.

With looting, all you have to do is execute one of them. Publicly. Then it will decrease dramatically.


Is Iowa a "king of the castle" state? I know out here if something like that happened to our locals there would be a number of unmarked graves and no one would talk about it.

[SC Cheesehead]

You need a history lesson.

Nope, Dom's right on this one:

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/03/090316-st-patricks-day-facts.html

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[Joe Walsh]

Marianne & I headed over to Shannon's Saloon for our annual St. Patty's day celebration last night.
www.shannonssaloon.com
Great crowd, met lots of fun people at the bar while waiting for a table, then we had a great meal of corned beef & cabbage with delicious lamb stew.

I completed the 'Irish Trifecta':

1. Harp
2. Smithwicks
3. Guinness
:beer:

[SC Cheesehead]

My daughter was in town for a NKOTB concert, and I swung over to the local microbrewery for a couple green beers. Shoulda prolly had a Guiness, but what the heck.

[Dragcity]

Tom Doan, you just let me know what you need. I have begun brewing again for the season.

For you sir, I will make what you request....

[Tom Doan]

MMMMM.....Beer
I've never had a favorite, lately I've been drinking Heineken in the 5liter kegs. It's very good and different than their others.
Spaten Opptimater is good, I buy allot of that.
Tsingtao in ShangHai is the best German Pilzner I've ever had and I had a factory in Germany.
I would like something as refreshing and thirst quenching as the original Molson Ale with the red label I could buy back in the '70's, not too bitter like an IPA.
The Oktoberfest beer from Paulaner and Lowenbreu used to be excellent.
Sam Smith's Winter Welcome and Fisher Alsatian are yummy.
Your samples were the best, let me know when you need someone to start welding stainless steel 30 barrel tanks for you.:beer:

[rayjay]

MMMMM.....Beer

Your samples were the best, let me know when you need someone to start welding stainless steel 30 barrel tanks for you.:beer:

Hmm, looks like I have take DragCity up on his offer and shuffle off to Buffalo for a few pops. :D Actually the Guinness here is only a shell of what you actually get in Ireland. I preferred Smithwicks when I was there though. Tipped a few pints.

[SC Cheesehead]

MMMMM.....Beer
I've never had a favorite, :beer:

I REALLY need to hook up with you some time! :D

To paraphrase Will Rodgers, "I never met a beer I didn't like." http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/images/smilies/hali_olutta.gif

[bigbillybbs]

I REALLY need to hook up with you some time! :D

To paraphrase Will Rodgers, "I never met a beer I didn't like." http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/images/smilies/hali_olutta.gif


MUST AGREE THEY ARE ALL SO GOOD..........! :beer::beer:
:lovies2:< LOVE BEER

[rayjay]

MUST AGREE THEY ARE ALL SO GOOD..........! :beer::beer:
:lovies2:< LOVE BEER

Uhm, I respectfully have to disagree. Ever drink Black Label or Uitca Club? :puke: The brewery that makes UC also makes Adirondack beers/ales. Now thats some good stuff. :up:

[Dragcity]

Wow Tom. I am gonna' be busy.

Molson Export, we can still get that. We call it Armadillo beer. If you turn the lable sideways, the ship looks like an Armadillo.. Really

I need to run a couple batches of Belgian Golden Strong ales off. Then off to England for an Extra Special Bitter. Just pounded out 10 gallons of Foreign Extra Stout on Sunday. We did a Baltic Porter and aged it in an oak burbon barrel for 6 months. That is going to take some time to mellow in the bottle. Geez, I am fresh out of Barley Wine.

I have a big cooler for lageing in. I can run off some Spaten, mine will be maltier and stronger though... I have a habit of that. I think I had some Scotch ale when I saw you. that is long gone, but I can make more.

The real light flavored beers I have not yet mastered. They are too finicky. I'll give your Heinekin a try.

Better Beer days are coming.

[rayjay]

Wow Tom. I am gonna' be busy.

Molson Export, we can still get that. We call it Armadillo beer. If you turn the lable sideways, the ship looks like an Armadillo.. Really

I need to run a couple batches of Belgian Golden Strong ales off. Then off to England for an Extra Special Bitter. Just pounded out 10 gallons of Foreign Extra Stout on Sunday. We did a Baltic Porter and aged it in an oak burbon barrel for 6 months. That is going to take some time to mellow in the bottle. Geez, I am fresh out of Barley Wine.

I have a big cooler for lageing in. I can run off some Spaten, mine will be maltier and stronger though... I have a habit of that. I think I had some Scotch ale when I saw you. that is long gone, but I can make more.

The real light flavored beers I have not yet mastered. They are too finicky. I'll give your Heinekin a try.

Better Beer days are coming.

You're in the wrong profession Joe. You need to start a micro brewery out there.

[Dragcity]

Too much $$$ for start up.

[rayjay]

Too much $$$ for start up.

Come on down to Carlisle in June with a trunk full of samples and I believe you'll find a bunch of investors. :beer: Most of us are there for the fun, not the trophies.

[Motorhead350]

duhtroll you sound like a miserable person or you don't like me or both.

Get well soon.

[SC Cheesehead]

Uhm, I respectfully have to disagree. Ever drink Black Label or Uitca Club? :puke: The brewery that makes UC also makes Adirondack beers/ales. Now thats some good stuff. :up:


Black Label?? I grew up on that; and Shaefer....GOOD STUFF! http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/images/smilies/food-smiley-014.gif

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3QBcrliFNk&feature=related

[bigbillybbs]

:beer:

I LOVE THEM ALL THEY ARE ALL GOOD to name a few of my Favorites >
Belhaven St. Andrews -Rolling Rock-Michelob-Heineken-Corona-Sam Adams (
October Fest and Summer ale and original-Sam Smith Taddy Porter-Odouls-Amstel-Ephemere-Killian's-Murphy's Stout-Yuengling-Guinness- Westvleteren-Foster's-Miller-Blue Point (always toasted)-Paulaner Oktoberfest -Duvel-bud-Warsteiner-Ayinger-Bass Ale-Shiner-Wild Goose-st pauly's girl.
I can go on for hours.....On and on and on and on........... :beer:

[SC Cheesehead]

:beer:

I LOVE THEM ALL THEY ARE ALL GOOD to name a few of my Favorites >
Belhaven St. Andrews -Rolling Rock-Michelob-Heineken-Corona-Sam Adams (
October Fest and Summer ale and original-Sam Smith Taddy Porter-Odouls-Amstel-Ephemere-Killian's-Murphy's Stout-Yuengling-Guinness- Westvleteren-Foster's-Miller-Blue Point (always toasted)-Paulaner Oktoberfest -Duvel-bud-Warsteiner-Ayinger-Bass Ale-Shiner-Wild Goose-st pauly's girl.
I can go on for hours.....On and on and on and on........... :beer:








Ooooooooh, you've got some FINE beers listed there, bubba. Getting thirsty, methinks it's time to pull the plug and head on home (maybe have a beer or three. :D)

[bigbillybbs]

Ooooooooh, you've got some FINE beers listed there, bubba. Getting thirsty, methinks it's time to pull the plug and head on home (maybe have a beer or three. :D)

or 4 ..... :banana:

[SC Cheesehead]

or 4 ..... :banana:

MY KINDA GUY! :up:

[rayjay]

Black Label?? I grew up on that; and Shaefer....GOOD STUFF! http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/images/smilies/food-smiley-014.gif

Black Label = yuk, choke and puke. I've had Scaefer"s and enjoyed it. They used to basically give it away back home. I actually grew up drinking Genny Cream Ale, known as Genny Screamers to some :D I swear people quit drinking back home when the the brewery workers went on strike in 75 and the supply dried up. Haven't had one in years. The best was Genessee Bock Beer, came out twice a year. Sold out in a matter of hours back home.

[Marauderman]

I shouda known you would be saying something about beer.............:beer: each time you do--I rethink about that 110 oz'r....we put down....

[Dragcity]

You know, as far as cream ales go. Genny is pretty good. It's what we call a Hybrid beer. Ale yeast fermented at cooler temperatures. Lots of corn in the mash too.

For all you beer people Try this link>>>> http://www.bjcp.org/docs/2008_Guidelines.pdf

Pick your style and find commercial examples. I am a certified Beer Judge, two points away from being National, Of which there are only about 450 worldwide... Don't believe Beer Judges are for real, poke around the site and go to the BJCP Exam Center.

This is, for real, the place to find out EVERYTHING you want to know about beer and how to drink it.

Enjoy, and don't ever say I never did anything nice for ya'll...

By The way, Duvel was one of my favorite beers when actually made in Belgium. Now made in New York, still good, just not AS good. I have tried to make it 19 times. Each batch is excellent, but not a true Belgian Golden Strong Ale, always a great Trippel though. I'll keep trying.

[duhtroll]

WTF are you talking about?

Did I miss a meeting between the voices?


duhtroll you sound like a miserable person or you don't like me or both.

Get well soon.

[Dennis Reinhart]

Well here is a belated St Patrichs day drom all of us.

http://web.iwebcenters.com/reinhartautomotive/images/session/00-00-1237421547-happystpday.JPG

http://web.iwebcenters.com/reinhartautomotive/images/session/00-00-1237421856-meangreen.JPG

[SC Cheesehead]

Well here is a belated St Patrichs day drom all of us.

http://web.iwebcenters.com/reinhartautomotive/images/session/00-00-1237421547-happystpday.JPG

http://web.iwebcenters.com/reinhartautomotive/images/session/00-00-1237421856-meangreen.JPG

Gotta love it! Though it looks like you P.O.'d the dog, Dennis.;)

[bigbillybbs]

Well here is a belated St Patrichs day drom all of us.

http://web.iwebcenters.com/reinhartautomotive/images/session/00-00-1237421547-happystpday.JPG

http://web.iwebcenters.com/reinhartautomotive/images/session/00-00-1237421856-meangreen.JPG

HAHAHAHAAHAHA...!
I LOVE YOU CRAZY IRISH

O wow that’s a pick of the legendary Dennis Reinhart.
I must BOW…!

[SC Cheesehead]

I shouda known you would be saying something about beer.............:beer: each time you do--I rethink about that 110 oz'r....we put down....

Ready to do another one anytime, bubba! C'mon down, I'll take you over to the new QS&L here in GVL and we can slam down a couple! http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/images/smilies/720icon.gif

[SC Cheesehead]

HAHAHAHAAHAHA...!
I LOVE YOU CRAZY IRISH :beer:

Yeah, Reinhart, a good Irish name, just like Weinbender....:lol:

[Tom Doan]

Joe, I told the wife about this thread, she said you mean the guy that made the bottle of Scottish Ale ? She really likes Mc Kewwens, kind of sweet for me but you made an impression on her, and that was a couple of years ago. Tom:beer:

[Dragcity]

Very good Tom. I will be sure to send a care package this summer....