It has not made a hap'orth of difference Rag... Guinness in England is still swill and always has been.
Even in Ireland, you have to pick your pub - and steer clear of most hotels (especially the large ones).
When Pat and I got together, the first holiday we took was to Ireland.
She had tried Guinness numerous times in London (with my encouragement) and hated it, and when we reached New Ross, I persuaded her to give it one more go - bang - 'The Thunderbolt!" as they said in 'The Godfather' - she was hooked forever.
She has been an addict ever since (beats all the chat-up lines I could ever come up with!).
"Blair Peach. Now there was a socialist."
A warmly-remembered socialist martyr
Jim Carroll