Guinness goes Red

Does exactly what it says on the tin. Some of the nonsense contained herein may be very loosely related to The Sisters of Mercy, but I wouldn't bet your PayPal account on it. In keeping with the internet's general theme nothing written here should be taken as Gospel: over three quarters of it is utter gibberish, and most of the forum's denizens haven't spoken to another human being face-to-face for decades. Don't worry your pretty little heads about it. Above all else, remember this: You don't have to stay forever. I will understand.
Post Reply
User avatar
Big Si
School Bully
Posts: 6747
Joined: 19 Nov 2002, 00:00
Location: Glesga Central

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/26102006/80-13 ... stuff.html

Guinness, the dark Irish drink known as the "black stuff", could soon be turning red.

Manufacturer Diageo plans to produce a version at its Irish brewery using lightly roasted barley, which will have a reddish colour, and give it a trial run across the Irish Sea in Britain.

:eek: next thing you know they'll be putting Brown Sauce in Tea :wink: :lol:
Wyrd bið ful aræd...

mybelgiannemesis
User avatar
Zuma
Slight Overbomber
Posts: 1831
Joined: 24 Jan 2003, 00:36

Did they not try a "White" version in ireland a few years back?

Sacrilege to both I say :urff:
User avatar
Badlander
Overbomber
Posts: 3566
Joined: 16 Feb 2006, 20:17
Location: At the Edge of the Deep Green Sea

Zuma wrote:Did they not try a "White" version in ireland a few years back?

Sacrilege to both I say :urff:
It even reached the French shore. Actually I only ever saw it once in an Irish pub here in Strasbourg and thought WTF ?!. :urff:
I'd end this moment to be with you
Through morphic oceans I'd lay here with you
User avatar
Big Si
School Bully
Posts: 6747
Joined: 19 Nov 2002, 00:00
Location: Glesga Central

Best served with Reggae :lol: :D
Wyrd bið ful aræd...

mybelgiannemesis
User avatar
weebleswobble
Underneath the Rock
Posts: 5875
Joined: 09 Feb 2006, 06:57
Location: The Bat-Milk Cave
Contact:

I drank many things of many colours last night :urff: ;D
‎"We will wear some very loud shirts. We will wear some very wrong trousers."
User avatar
Big Si
School Bully
Posts: 6747
Joined: 19 Nov 2002, 00:00
Location: Glesga Central

weebleswobble wrote:I drank many things of many colours last night :urff: ;D
Did you eat diced carrots as well? :wink:
Wyrd bið ful aræd...

mybelgiannemesis
User avatar
weebleswobble
Underneath the Rock
Posts: 5875
Joined: 09 Feb 2006, 06:57
Location: The Bat-Milk Cave
Contact:

Big Si wrote:
weebleswobble wrote:I drank many things of many colours last night :urff: ;D
Did you eat diced carrots as well? :wink:
Never reached that stage, thank God :urff:
‎"We will wear some very loud shirts. We will wear some very wrong trousers."
User avatar
Izzy HaveMercy
The Worlds Greatest Living Belgian
Posts: 8844
Joined: 29 Jan 2002, 00:00
Location: Long Dark Forties
Contact:

Big Si wrote:http://uk.news.yahoo.com/26102006/80-13 ... stuff.html

Guinness, the dark Irish drink known as the "black stuff", could soon be turning red.

Manufacturer Diageo plans to produce a version at its Irish brewery using lightly roasted barley, which will have a reddish colour, and give it a trial run across the Irish Sea in Britain.

:eek: next thing you know they'll be putting Brown Sauce in Tea :wink: :lol:
:eek:

Image

IZ.
.
.
For Greater Good - Ambient Music for the Masses...
.
.
User avatar
boneheadhaggar
Amphetamine Filth
Posts: 104
Joined: 22 Oct 2006, 20:06
Location: corby, uk - s**t central

some things should not be tampered with, Guiness being top of the list - KEEP IT BLACK :evil:
User avatar
DerekR
Doobie Brother
Posts: 1860
Joined: 17 Apr 2003, 17:55
Location: lost

Big Si wrote:Manufacturer Diageo plans to produce a version at its Irish brewery using lightly roasted barley,
...so kinda like beer then? That will never catch on :lol:
User avatar
mh
Above the Chemist
Posts: 8122
Joined: 23 Jun 2003, 14:41
Location: A city built on rock 'n' roll

All past experiments with changing "de black schtuff" have failed miserably. I expect this to do no different.
If I told them once, I told them a hundred times to put 'Spinal Tap' first and 'Puppet Show' last.
User avatar
scotty
Overbomber
Posts: 4880
Joined: 10 Jun 2005, 23:03
Location: Behind the Door.........

boneheadhaggar wrote:some things should not be tampered with, Guinness being top of the list - KEEP IT BLACK :evil:
Amen Hedgehogpodger :twisted: , somethings should not be tampered with....Guinness, it's like Angels pishin' on your Tongue....mmmmmm :D
Being brave is coming home at 2am half drunk, smelling of perfume, climbing into bed, slapping the wife on the arse and saying,"right fatty, you're next!!"
User avatar
James Blast
Banned
Posts: 24699
Joined: 11 Jun 2003, 18:58
Location: back from some place else

Bottom line Dudes - does it get ye pished?

handle it guys :lol:
"And when you start to think about death, you start to think about what's after it. And then you start hoping there is a God. For me, it's a frightening thought to go nowhere".
~ Peter Steele
User avatar
RetroGoth
Amphetamine Filth
Posts: 174
Joined: 07 Nov 2005, 04:06
Location: People's Republic Of West Lancashire

mh wrote:All past experiments with changing "de black schtuff" have failed miserably. I expect this to do no different.
Absolutely. At least "de black schtuff" is not brewed in Britain anmore. It was foul and we've been saying that for years.
On the other hand, the brain of an idiot seldom weighs more than 23oz - Gray's Anatomy
nick the stripper
Slight Overbomber
Posts: 1732
Joined: 16 Dec 2004, 01:02
Location: Somewhere between Athens and Jerusalem.
Contact:

This reminds me of green ketchup: a cheap marketing ploy and a waste of money.
User avatar
RetroGoth
Amphetamine Filth
Posts: 174
Joined: 07 Nov 2005, 04:06
Location: People's Republic Of West Lancashire

nick the stripper wrote:This reminds me of green ketchup: a cheap marketing ploy and a waste of money.
Green ketchup stained as well. Heinz also had orange ketchup, the idea was to get kids 'used to vegetables'. Kids aren't that stupid but at least I was able to get real cheap ketchup for ages as no-one wanted it in the weird colours. Some football team also done blue ketchup!
On the other hand, the brain of an idiot seldom weighs more than 23oz - Gray's Anatomy
User avatar
ruffers
Overbomber
Posts: 2675
Joined: 24 Jan 2005, 16:43
Location: Leeds of all places

Thanks Christ for that - I thought it was going to be another Bono inspired thing.

Is he God yet?
Chucking another log on
User avatar
markfiend
goriller of form 3b
Posts: 21181
Joined: 11 Nov 2003, 10:55
Location: st custards
Contact:

ruffers wrote:Thanks Christ for that - I thought it was going to be another Bono inspired thing.

Is he God yet?
No, it's just that God thinks he's Bono... ;)
The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
—Bertrand Russell
User avatar
UtterlyBastardGroovy
Road Kill
Posts: 76
Joined: 26 Apr 2006, 17:36
Location: Last train to Leicester

The white version (Breo) was a wheat beer, so probably no surprise that the usual Guinness drinker didn't appreciate it.

Image
User avatar
Big Si
School Bully
Posts: 6747
Joined: 19 Nov 2002, 00:00
Location: Glesga Central

UtterlyBastardGroovy wrote:The white version (Breo) was a wheat beer, so probably no surprise that the usual Guinness drinker didn't appreciate it.

Image
I've never tried it :(
Wyrd bið ful aræd...

mybelgiannemesis
Post Reply