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It's a common "fact" often bandied about: the Guinness that you are served in Ireland tastes better than the stuff you can get elsewhere. But is that actually true, or is it just another factoid? Well, a selfless team of four international primary care researchers (who called themselves the “Brisbane Initiative”) took it upon themselves to travel the world to drink Guinness and find the Truth! This team of Guinness "experts" (see below for their self-proclaimed qualifications) took their task very seriously, consuming 103 beers in 14 different countries in a single year. Brisbane Initiative, we salute you!
Does Guinness travel well? "This study aimed to test the much-pronounced but poorly supported theory that "Guinness does not travel well." A total of 4 researchers from 4 different countries of origin traveled around the world for 12 mo to collect data on the enjoyment of Guinness and related factors. ...
