Starting Sept 1st Red Stripe will shipping from Jamaica with JAMAICAN brewed beer!
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Starting Sept 1st Red Stripe will shipping from Jamaica with JAMAICAN brewed beer!
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Thank God!
And it will be a very happy day!!!!!!! Yay Red Stripe!Quote:
Originally Posted by captaind
I'm doing my happy dance!!
Hooray Beer !!!!!!ยก!!!!!!
So no more Latrobe red stripe? I drank that for a minuite and a half when they started brewing it there,I'll tell you ,they lost a good customer! I look forward to the real stripe again!!
Oh boy, back to old, skunky, beer that's travel shocked and stale. Beer is best consumed within a mornings drive from where it's brewed. At least the stuff from Latrobe was fresh.
I don't drink Red Stripe here in the states. Too expensive, and face it, it's just a light lager beer. In Jamaica it's fresh, cheap and readily available. But let's not confuse it with great beer.
But it transports me to my happy place! Knowing it is made with Jamaican ingredients by Jamaicans feels good. I wonder of the cassava-based beer will be shipped? Had some last time and it was interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ras Walleye
Its true. Heineken has purchased Red Stripe from DG and will produce all RS in JA. If you thought paying 7 bucks a six pack for US brewed cheap azzz lager beer was bad, wait until you see the price of imported RS from JA under Heineken leadership. Did you note the lead time from shipping to sale? They will ship 9/1 for sale 11/1. That's two months old before you get a chance to buy it....ewwwwww.....
My mellow cannot be harshed. Can't wait until it is a staple in my home again, just like it was before it started coming from Latrobe.Quote:
Originally Posted by RockRobster
Also, great WZ quote - miss that guy.
Tasting Red Stripe on the island since it went from Jamaican owned, then Mexican owned and now owned by Heineken, I do have to say that the taste has vastly improved over the Mexican version since Heineken took over quality control. While under Mexican ownership, the exporting stopped and the old Rolling Rock plant in Latrobe took over production as cost cutting measures for the US market. I have to say I am glad I never tasted that version as I never liked Rolling Rock. "33".
As far as the new exporting goes, lets wait and see how the product tastes come November. It may be a pleasant surprise. If anyone knows how to export a beer properly, Heineken has to be near the top of the list!
Ras Walleye, I agree but, you are treading on some sacred ground here. :cool:
Well I can't wait...the US made is not even close to the taste of island made stripe...
yeah mi don't buy the Red Stripe in the states......didn't taste the same at all when it was produced in the states.....
that was more of marketing ploy that had never really taken off here in the states.......
and Red Stripe beer is actually cheaper here in Florida than in Jamaica......go figure......lol
mi can be patient enuff and wait till this Winter for the real Jamaican Red Stripe Beer.....Hooray Beer......lol
FYI.....most Jamaicans prefer Heineken or Guinness or Dragon Stout before dem take a Red Stripe Beer......lol
oh and the Guinness made in Jamaica is ten times better than what you can get in the USA......true
Cool Runnings, Marko
I drink Red Stripe in Jamaica as it's the best option. At home, no way, especially with Latrobe brewing it. I'm sure I'll buy the import version on occasion to be nostalgic if it retains it's taste. I have drank plenty skunked RS's in Jamaica, so being on island does not provide immunity.
Since Heineken took over, both the Heineken and Red Stripe quality control has improved dramatically. And Heineken once again tastes like Heineken!Quote:
Originally Posted by booger
I've had only a few skunky red stripes in Jamaica but honestly I don't remember one in the states,I did enjoy quite a few before Latrobe,I'll be back!!!
That's good to know. I have only liked Heineken in The Netherlands where it is fresh, so will give it a try on my next go around to see how it plays out in Jamaica.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob
The Guiness in Jamaica is Guiness Foreign Extra stout (FES) which until 2-3 years ago was not available in the US but now it is and it is the same as far as my sampling can tell :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marko
Guiness does distribute probably 4 different stouts in the US
Hurray, BEER!
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Well it only makes sense that drinking beer brewed in a particular country / state tastes better. Have any of you been to the Guinness Brewery in Dublin??? Or Heineken in Amsterdam? Or the great beers in Copenhagen, Munich??? So how can a beer travel thousands of miles on a cargo ship, and taste as good in the USA as it does in it's home country.
Back in the 70's and 80's Red Stripe in Jamaica packed a nice punch. Can't say for sure recently how it tastes in JA but the Red Stripe that has been sold in the US (made in the US) was / is pretty different. But again the same can be said for most other brands.
Very true, I live in Milwaukee and years ago a buddy that loves his High Life moved to New Orleans and asked us to bring as many cases of Miller as possible when we would visit. We kidded him that the beer in NOLA (made in Georgia) was the same, he was adamant that it tasted different. During my 1st visit I insisted on trying the local High Life, he was right as it wasn't the same even within the same country.Quote:
Originally Posted by johng