Nitro-CO2 mix

They use it for all their beers? That seems a little odd doesn't it? IIRC the nitro/co2 mix is referred to as "Beergas" and used mainly for the nitro stouts and anything else they want to specifically come out of the Guinness type faucet.

_Randal

It *does* seem odd but I reckon the owner is one cheap SOB and wants to keep spillage to a minimum. Never mind the fact that the beer in the lines tastes like plastic.

IIRC it's also used when the lines between the kegs and the taps are very long. Something to do with needing higher pressure but not wanting to push the gas into solution. (I was sleeping during the partial pressure portion of high school physics, so that's as good of an explanation as you'll get from me.)

Yeah, that's it. You can push the nitrogen hard to get the beer through the line, but it won't go into the beer. If you push that hard with CO2, you get fizzy beer.

Yup. Real cold and beer gas pushing all their beers. bleh. Not to mention too many taps many of which are probably sitting in the lines for a long time with most customers ordering the familiar names. When I go (rarely anymore) I get something bottled, and usually order 2 at a time so at least my 2nd beer isn't frigid by the time I get to it.

I suppose its more convenient to use just one type of gas. Otherwise you'd need to have a completely separate setup for the Guinness. They just don't use theh restrictor faucets for the beers.