bsphil wrote:
All the more reason to be excited about going to Ireland next year on vacation.
However, I'd be curious to know their methodology. Were they able to serve local beers in combination with non-local beers to remove the bias of knowing which beer is from Ireland (which may cause a placebo effect of people thinking it's better because they know they're at the real Irish bar)?
Irish Central wrote:
The group used 103 non-expert testers from different countries and brought them to 71 different pubs. Factors such as pub ambiance, Guinness appearance, flavor and aftertaste were all considered.
They marked each pint of Guinness on a Visual Analogue Scale of one to 100. Ireland received an average of 74, while the other countries marks averaged at just 57.
74 > 57 ... Can't get any more scientific than that! A Visual Analogue Scale!
And on a more serious note, drink lots of Guinness before you go to Ireland. If you're like me at all, you'll really like it. When you get to Ireland, it'll taste even better. But don't drink any for several months when you come back, you'll be disappointed. But once the wait is over, dive back in and it'll be terrific again.
Edited, Mar 9th 2011 3:37pm by Deathwysh