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Guiness has changed its recipe for americans. That's my latest conspiracy theory. 1st, they put those goofy clip art characters on the bottle reminiscent of terry gilliam, then they urge you to chill for at least three hours?
3rd, when you pour it in a glass the friggin light shines right through. My frigging tea is darker than that shit.

Murphy's, Beamish, (which is no longer being imported so my beer store tells me) are both good stouts, then htere is the double chocolate, that's crescent fresh.

I also was told that weiss beers were originally meatn to be drank witha splash of fruit syrup in the bottom of the glass.

Since it is strawberry time, get a pint of berries, mash em up good, (you can blend them) drop em in a sauce pan, add a bit of sugar, and cook on a low heat so you don't burn them. keep stirring. When it has bubbled for a while, five or ten minutes, pull off the flame and let cool. strain. put the lumpy bits on your yogurt. use the syrup for pancakes or your weiss beer.

twenty minutes of prep and half an hour to cool (or pop in the freezer)

BEVVIES!!!