GUINNESS - It's Just Better in Ireland

Monique, Rick and I in Dublin, Ireland, enjoying a pint (after 15 hours of traveling).
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Caveat:  I'm not a beer drinker. I'm not a connoisseur who will tell you about the nuances of micro-brewed IPAs made from cornhusks and blueberry stems. It's not my thing. But I will tell you:  Guinness in Ireland is awesome.

A lovely pint at Gibney's in Malahide.
Eat the Fish & Chips.

Starting in Dublin and Malahide (just outside of Dublin), and moving on through Kilmore, Kilkenny, the Hook Peninsula, Our Lady's Island, New Ross, Wexford, Waterford, Dunmore East (just to name a few), I've discovered one thing:  I like Guinness. A lot. But only in Ireland. (I can hear myself say this aloud, and it makes me cringe a little).

I don't know what it is exactly because I've had it back in the States and I didn't like it. Is it the creaminess? The lack of a bitter aftertaste? The heaviness? The way it's poured? Transported? All of the above? I can't answer these questions, but apparently I'm not the only one who likes it better here.
Scientists at the Institute of Food Technologists completed a study that found the majority of drinkers liked Guinness better in Ireland than in any other country.

I do know one thing:  I like Guinness. A lot. But only in Ireland.