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On Holliday with friends in the French Alps last winter I was happily making my way through any different beer I could find from supermarket or bar. <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) -->
One evening in our newly adopted local one of my buddies was bemoaning the lack of good Guinness and the barman says “Mais nous avons bon Guinness” and proceeds to produce a can and this gizmo yer talking about.
It was declared great stuff by the Guinness aficionados if a bit steep at €5 a small tin. <!-- s:shock: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_eek.gif" alt=":shock:" title="Shocked" /><!-- s:shock: -->
I kept to Duvall etc.<!-- s:D --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_biggrin.gif" alt="" title="Very Happy" /><!-- s:D -->

&amp;quot;kenmc&amp;quot; wrote: dunno if it's psychological or not, but I just don't like drinks that come from a can, i reckon they always taste worse than the equivalent brand from a bottle. anyone else think the same??

I know what you mean, but I think its very much to do with the brand of beer. Very recently, I've had Old Speckled Hen in both bottle and can and I don't recall any difference. When no glassware is at hand I find it easier to drink from a can than a bottle. Then again I'm a big swilling thirsty bear!

Canned beers are protected from UV light, known to cause a slight funky taste in the beer; anyone who's [u:l9bl5eh3]ever[/u:l9bl5eh3] had a bottle of Heineken that tasted slightly 'off' might have experienced this. Clearglass-bottled beers sometimes use chemicals to reduce this UV light effect, Corona being a perfect example. More chemicals anyone?! Of course if the bottles were stored out of UV or strong light, this effect could be minimised. That requires a deep concern by all participants in the chain of distrubution. Similarly, its like bars storing kegs on the street or beergarden in the full glare of the summer sunshine for days on end! That kegs' high temperature during the day and subsequent cooling every night can't be good for the beer, but there is little the brewer, or indeed customer, can do about that. However, a good landlord knows this and I'd like to believe they treat their kegs like little fair-skinned porcelin dolls!

What if those two Hooker kegs had been abused and mistreated on their journey from brewery to the B&C tap? Drinkers tastes are fickle and a funky tasting beer will not be requested again. Your one and only hooker....how sad... <!-- s:( --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_sad.gif" alt="" title="Sad" /><!-- s:( -->

Yea i have agree that bottled beer does taste better than canned although i have been known to consume copious amounts of either <!-- s:lol: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_lol.gif" alt="" title="Laughing" /><!-- s:lol: --> anyway maybe it's just me but after a few i can't notice the taste difference

I prefer pint bottles of guinness (i'm drinking one now, no work tomorrow <!-- s:) --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s:) --> ) but i am very interested in finding out what the surger can tastes like. The few that bought the surger cans in my shop were all very impressed... Looking forward to reading what you think Ichiban!

I got an email from Guinness saying that they have no intention to sell it in ireland at the mo (someone on another site asked me about getting them one!)

I had a pint of Guinness Surger last night and found it to be quite good. I thought the result was better then the usual widget cans and close to a typical pub poured pint. If anyone is looking to try it, it's available in the Harvey Nichols bar in Dundrum town centre. They are using it instead of a usual pub tap