Is it me or ?????

Is it me or does the Red Stripe not taste as good at home in the states? I'm serious here,just had some yesterday.....I broke my rule for ONLY in Negril....

It is NOT just you. I wont buy redstripe here anymore.

I agree. I think a large part of it is ambiance, but also beer just doesn't travel well and is better fresh. That and the fact that Red Stripe is really nothing special. It's a rather ordinary light lager. But when you are in Jamaica and hot and thirsty they go down quick and smooth!

My Mechanic and the guys in his shop up here in the True North are all Jamaican (He is from Green Island) and he and the guys usually drink Heinekin or Stella Artois. When I asked Why He said Red Stripe doesn't taste right if you take it off the Island !

It does taste different and it's b/c the Red Stripe in the states is not bottled in Jamaica -- it's actually bottled in Connecticut or some place else in the US It's noted on the bottle......bottled in {xxxx} for D&G

I still drink Red Stripe while in MD but now I enjoy Stella Artois just as much.

Finally someone comes clean on Red Stripe. It is an ordinary light lager with little taste like American beer. BUT when I get to Sangster the first thing I reach for is an ice cold RedStripe!! It tastes sooo good! I can't wait.

I enjoy one on really hot days in Minnesota just to help me daydream of Ja.

"Really hot days in Minnesota" ?? I don't remember any of those LOL!!

maybe at home we keep it "ice-cold"....and in Jamaica....its "cold"...it then has some flavor ????

We had 30 days of 90 plus this summer with 75 percent humidity it was tropical

Wow - when I lived there 90 degree days were quite rare. Of course that was 15 years ago...

like us...only I wouldn't use the word "tropical" when your out working in it...thats for laying around drinking and splashing :)

I agree with this notion of Red Stripe tasting different outside of Jamaica. I've always said that Red Stripe only tastes its best with sand under my feet.

it doesn't and neither does the Magnum Tonic Wine. <<<<< that tastes NASTY here in the states!!

OK Luv, Educate me. What is Magnum Tonic Wine??

RS does NOT taste the same here IMO

it reminds me when a friend moved from Milwaukee to NOLA and had us bring him Miller High Life because he said the Miller sold in NOLA tasted different so the first time I visited him I bought a 6 pack down there and sure enough he was right, it wasn't the same at all

Red stripe light is totally different..tastes lighter in jamaica..they aren't even close in my opinion

I wont say the same for Wray & Nephew.....That kicks my butt anywhere.....

Man, when you are walking down the beach, with the scent of a sea breeze and the smell of smoke coming off a grill, It's Red Stripe time.

The taste of Red Stripe mixed with the aromas of the Caribbean waters and jerk chicken all mixed together?
Man, ya got to be in Jamaica!!!

Try pinching your nose and tasting something.

It just aint the same.:cool:

Markospoon......
you forget the smell of coconut oil, and other sun tan oils, mixing with the ladies expensive beach "scents".........just dont "pinch your nose" when they pass............:)

True dat,Rambo & Marko ,but I gotta say ,live out side of chi town,looked at a bottle right now...product of Jamaica brewed & bottled by des nose & Getty Kingston,to me it tastes great!!wifey and I put away some stripers;)....you should see our recyclables some times:)

It's not you! I have bought R.S. several times and it usually has a bit of the "skunky" taste. I bought a six on R.S. light last night and the first one had the "skunky" taste but the 2nd, 3rd, 4th were better :)
There is R.S. brewed in canada but I think it is canned only.

When I look at the Red Stripe available in Minneapolis... The bottle says it's bottled in Conneticut. ALSO, I think the Liquor laws are different in JA than the US and the beer might have a slightly higher alcohol content. It still tastes good, but definately not the same.

The Red Stripe in KC isn't the same. I really liked the Dragon Stout Spitfire in Negril. Here I've added some spiced rum to Guiness or a local stout and it came pretty close.

I think Red Stripe tastes great everywhere, but I pretty much like all beer great and crappy.