I finally found it. THE most important page on the internet.
Bob McCown said:
I finally found it. THE most important page on the internet.
Alas, stout though I am, I never developed a taste for stout.
Oh come on Bob, I learned that way way back in the day. 
I know it too, but none of the barkeeps around here can pour a decent one… sigh…heathens
Ahhhh, Bob…too bad that you haven’t tried a better Stout than Guiness…go to a good liquor store near where you live…one with a great sellection; and ask for “Samuel Smith Imperial Stout”, or their equally GREAT “Whole Wheat Stout”…you will never like the watered down taste of Guiness again…Then there is their “Taddy Porter”…another gem, if you can find it.
The Porter has a railroad connection…if you look way back in history.
Samuel Smith is a Brewery (Old Brewery) in Tadcaster N.Yorks, England.
…or wait for the Invasion, and the Pub Italia may have some …
No such thing as a “good” liquor store in these parts. They are all run by the state liquor board…
Warren; I didn’t know you lived in Ontario…!!!
Fred Mills said:Yo Fred - don't overlook their arch-rival, John Smith. The Smith brothers had a great ding-dong back in the 1780's, and went their separate ways.
Samuel Smith is a Brewery (Old Brewery) in Tadcaster N.Yorks, England.
And this one - we took some American friends there and at least one of them admits that the day was a blank after breakfast…
Hook Norton Brewery, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire
Great for: research purposes (well, sampling the local food and drink is the perfect way to find out about the area)
It’s a local secret (though a very badly kept one!) that the Cotswolds produce some very fine brews. And you can find this out for yourself – not only by drinking a pint of Hooky, but by visiting the brewery where this fine set of beers and real ales is produced.
Founded by John Harris, a farmer and maltster 150 years ago, Hook Norton Brewery is still run by his descendants. A visit here is a step back in time, for beer is brewed in the building erected by John Harris’s son-in-law, Alban Clarke, using some of the original equipment, including a steam engine – possibly the last one in England still used daily for its original purpose. See the brewing process in the museum, and buy the beer – plus other Hook Norton merchandise – in the visitor centre. Brewery tours by prior booking.
Where: Hook Norton. Tel: 01608 730384, www.hooknortonbrewery.co.uk
When: The shop and museum are open Monday to Friday, Bank Holiday Mondays between 9am and 5pm, plus Saturdays in December.
How much: Tours are £8.50 per head; lasting around two hours, they consist of a guided trip around the brewery, the museum and the village museum. This is followed by beer sampling, and a badged glass as a memento of the visit.
Recommended: thoroughly (hic!)
Not being a drinker, I told him about some of the things he had gotten up to after the tour, and why he is banned from entering Oxfordshire until 2020.
Cheers!!
tac
Ottawa Valley GRS
Terry A de C Foley said:No doubt you painted the lily just a wee bit ;)
... I told him about some of the things he had gotten up to after the tour, ...
The BEST stout I ever had was made localy by a small brewery in downtown LA at a restaraunt/nightclub called Gorky’s, sadly long out of business. Gorky’s Imperial Stout nothing I’ve found since, even Guinness measures up to Gorky’s.
Another good stout is Murphy’s, very good for a mass producer.