Quote Originally Posted by Nervous Jock View Post
Also heard a story that Guinness has a lower alcohol content in Ireland so you can drink more of it (before you fall over I assume)
That's funny, we always heard the same story about the UK :-) You certainly see plenty of British people falling over after only a few Guinnesses . The only place where I have seen it myself though is Northern Ireland (the first place I saw beer with an ABV of 3.8% - I didn't think they went that low ) A lot of lager that is 4.5/5% ABV elsewhere (eg south of the border or in England) was pegged at 4% there, at least when I lived in Belfast between 94 and 98. Maybe things have changed now....