tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219005652464990693.post879228809431459813..comments2023-10-21T14:17:23.854+01:00Comments on Black Cat Brewery: The Great Irish Stout ChallengeThomashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09734969599278020673noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219005652464990693.post-34034773123539251672008-08-20T09:48:00.000+01:002008-08-20T09:48:00.000+01:00I think at this stage it's irrational: you have to...I think at this stage it's irrational: you have to have nitro because a pint looks and feels wrong without it. In fact, what nitro does is give you the look and feel of a well-conditioned pint, sacrificing flavour and aroma for reliability and ease of use.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that the boffins of James's Gate who came up with it reckoned that the cask-drinkers wouldn't notice the difference, plus it would allow draught stout -- previously the preserve of the urban élite -- to be rolled out to places where bottles were the only option.<BR/><BR/>Why those cask drinkers didn't make more of a fuss I don't know. Perhaps the change in serving technology happened quite gradually and they didn't notice.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219005652464990693.post-5001446967250865222008-08-19T12:24:00.000+01:002008-08-19T12:24:00.000+01:00Why is Nitro so popular if it is so god awful? I a...Why is Nitro so popular if it is so god awful? I agree it is awful I just wonder how people came to accept it as a good idea?Iamreddavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768287658329807075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219005652464990693.post-86010750447556188862008-08-07T15:58:00.000+01:002008-08-07T15:58:00.000+01:00I know I know. I was just wistfully lamenting the ...I know I know. I was just wistfully lamenting the state of affairs.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734969599278020673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219005652464990693.post-74072802329619228892008-08-07T15:29:00.000+01:002008-08-07T15:29:00.000+01:00I'm no beer scientician, but I think that might ha...I'm no beer scientician, but I think that might have something to do with the nitrokeg dispense method.The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219005652464990693.post-79188753913612003222008-08-07T13:26:00.000+01:002008-08-07T13:26:00.000+01:00I was refering to the challenge itself rather than...I was refering to the challenge itself rather than the stout which, as you say, isn't that palatable. <BR/><BR/>I had a pint of O Hara's on Saturday on the strength of the half we had at the challenge, but it left me unsatisfied. Too damn cold and smooth.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09734969599278020673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219005652464990693.post-81519516296659997712008-08-06T16:51:00.000+01:002008-08-06T16:51:00.000+01:00There's a slight typo in your heading. It says "Gr...There's a slight typo in your heading. It says "Great" where it should read "Generally Piss-Poor".The Beer Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14105708522526153528noreply@blogger.com