{"id":1934,"date":"2017-03-01T12:02:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T18:02:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daytripper28.com\/?p=1934"},"modified":"2024-02-28T19:29:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T01:29:03","slug":"my-first-taste-of-guinness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/daytripper28.com\/my-first-taste-of-guinness\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Taste of Guinness"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Want to know a secret? Even with my Irish heritage, I’ve never tried a Guinness. I have nothing against it, it’s all beers that I do not care for, I can’t stand the smell. But as an adventurous person, I’ve decided that I will not let my aversion to the smell of beer, stop me from trying one. I owe it to my ancestors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Guinness<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Guinness is an Irish staple. As the best-selling beer in Ireland, most have tried one. With over 10 million glasses sold a day and 1.8 billion pints sold a year, they have to be doing something right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had to find out what I was missing. But for a truly Irish experience, I knew I would have to head to an authentic Irish Pub in the states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Where To Get It<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Sprawling out into the suburbs of the Twin Cities is a Public House called Jake O’Connor’s. Here you will find all kinds of good old fashion Irish delicacies with a little bit of a modern twist. My favorite part of any good Irish pub is the d\u00e9cor and Jake O’Connors didn’t disappoint me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Things like traditional ‘Irish Breakfast’ and Shepherds Pie, along with Corn Beef Sandwiches are found on their menu. They have the Irish flair down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Located in the heart of Excelsior, they are the place where all the locals are hanging out. It seemed like the perfect place to try my first Guinness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Perfect Pour<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
We ordered a couple of drinks and appetizers we sat and waited anxiously for our first sip of Guinness. My husband kept teasing me about it because I never drink beer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They took a while to arrive because Guinness requires special attention. The bartenders have to fill the glass 2\/3 of the way full at a 45-degree angle. After filling it, they must leave it to settle and come back and pour the remaining beer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even then it must settle again until you have a proper separation of foam and malt beverage at the bottom. This is why you should always go to a pub to drink it. You can purchase Guinness in bottles and cans but it\u2019s not going to be the same experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once it arrived, I was taken aback by just how pretty it looked. This is not something you drink from a Solo cup. The foam at the top is bubbles from nitrogen and carbon dioxide gas that is expelled as the beer is poured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For me, it was my safety net. It reminded me of the layer of whip cream you top a coffee with. It was trapped in all the Guinness and any smells that might have swayed me to not drink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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