I drank an entire pint of Guinness beer. By myself. Under no duress except that it was free, which is, actually, significant duress for me. It was absolutely repulsive and I am totally amazed that I was able to do it. I hate beer. And, unlike most college students, I refused to rid myself of this innate distaste in my early 20's just so that I could be cooler at parties. I'm not cool and I'm ok with it. No need to torture myself to try to disprove it.
But, in my old age I'm getting quite adventurous. Keep in mind that this is more beer than I have ever drank in my entire life combined. You probably know that I rarely drink anything - it's just not worth the time, effort, or money to me - but never, ever have I drank a beer. But I did it and I hope Ireland can be proud of me because that was almost certainly the last time that it will ever happen. Ever.
On a more enjoyable but even less healthy note, Kane and I finally tried the infamous, the coveted...deep fried Mars bar*. This is where you take a candy bar, batter it in the same stuff that your fish (as in fish 'n chips) is lathered in, and deep fry the whole thing. It sounds a bit gross - and it is, a bit - but mostly it's just a melty ball of chocolatey goo covered in a thin layer of donut. Definitely good, but don't think I'll make a habit of it.
Needless to say, we're having a grand old time in Ireland and they're treating us well (or, at least, just like they treat everyone else). More later!
*A Mars bar is what we in America call a Milky Way.
4 comments:
Yucko ducko! That is also more beer than I have consumed in my 54 years. Terri says you picked an especially bitter beer by picking a dark one. Ewwww.... I make faces like the ones you did whenever I have had sips of any beer. Does Kane like beer? It is totally amazing a beverage that tastes like such shit it so wildly popular! I have never heard of deep frying a mars bar. Seems like it would just melt into oblivion. Someone probably invented that when they were plastered on Guinness. Glad you're having fun in the home of your ancestors. I'm sure you've made them proud by guzzling the most beer you've ever had while there in the homeland. Patrick Callen is probably somewhere saying "Ah, now that's a good great-great-granddaughter!" Have fun and stay safe. I love you. :)
Why'd you get free beer? Or is there just like free Guinness on every street corner? Also, nice flip book style beer drinking photos =)
I did indeed pick an especially bitter beer, but fortunately, I had burned the shit out of my tongue earlier that day on a piece of pizza which likely contributed to my ability to ignore the foulness and finish the job. Kane does not particularly like beer but he doesn't hate it like I do and can choke one down socially with relative ease. He probably drinks a half dozen beers a year.
And as much as free beer on the streets wouldn't surprise me (except the fact that Ireland is THE MOST expensive place we've been so far and I would imagine they would be loathe to give things away for free), this particular beer wasn't as much "free" as it was included in our tour of the Guinness Storehouse (http://www.guinness-storehouse.com), which was fun except for the beer drinking part.
Me, I love Guinness, and find your revulsion for it pretty amusing, sort of how I felt when I ordered a beer in a Dublin pub for the first time. I was 17(with Mom and Jane), and I made the mistake of ordering a Harp lager. Hopefully it willtell you something when I mention that I have never, ever had another one. But Guinness? Yum!
--Uncle Jeffrey
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