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Kilkenny
Guinness Ltd.
- From:
- Guinness Ltd.
- Ireland
- Style:
- Irish Red Ale
Ranked #103 - ABV:
- 4.3%
- Score:
- 79
Ranked #26,725 - Avg:
- 3.45 | pDev: 16.52%
- Reviews:
- 191
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 15, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 23, 2009
- Wants:
- 71
- Gots:
- 214
Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale, with its deep red hue and rich, creamy head delivers a distinctively smooth and flavourful taste.
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Reviewed by AzfromOz from Australia
3.7/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Nicked from the Old Man's fridge in November 2023 and drunk in March 2024.
L: It is as amber as amber can be, with a bright white marshmallow head. After the upwardly cascading head settles, no carbonation is seen.
S: Sweet malt, vanilla, mild toffee. Reasonably neutral, all told.
T: My overriding impression is tobacco leaves, tea and sweet, brown sugar. The mild bitterness enhances the tobacco note. It's slightly sweet, so it's likely something best drunk as a wedge between other beers, but nothing says, please don't drink more of me. This is the epitome of an easy-drinking beer.
M: Pillow soft. Carbonation is almost absent. The creamy marshmallow-like head adds a decadence to each swallow.
O: This is undoubtedly better on draught than what you get on a can, at least in my memory of drinking this in bulk 25 years ago. I don't know that I'd drink this consecutively these days, but this would be something I'd consider every third beer or so if drinking Irish for the night.
Cheers!
#483
Mar 08, 2024L: It is as amber as amber can be, with a bright white marshmallow head. After the upwardly cascading head settles, no carbonation is seen.
S: Sweet malt, vanilla, mild toffee. Reasonably neutral, all told.
T: My overriding impression is tobacco leaves, tea and sweet, brown sugar. The mild bitterness enhances the tobacco note. It's slightly sweet, so it's likely something best drunk as a wedge between other beers, but nothing says, please don't drink more of me. This is the epitome of an easy-drinking beer.
M: Pillow soft. Carbonation is almost absent. The creamy marshmallow-like head adds a decadence to each swallow.
O: This is undoubtedly better on draught than what you get on a can, at least in my memory of drinking this in bulk 25 years ago. I don't know that I'd drink this consecutively these days, but this would be something I'd consider every third beer or so if drinking Irish for the night.
Cheers!
#483
Rated by BrisLoganite from Australia
4.75/5 rDev +37.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +37.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Rated the Kilkenny imported draught in Australia, Awesome, great looking and so smooth
Dec 02, 2023Reviewed by Nath91 from Australia
3.61/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.61/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Purchased at the Sydney Gaelic Club/ Molly Malones Darlinghurst, Sydney
Appearance: sensational. Beautifully thick, tight creamy head. The upwards cascading effect leads to a beautiful ruby read colour, almost bronze like in appearance. A lovely ale to look at.
Aroma: Nose is hard to pick without dipping ones sniffer in the head. Some light floral hops, bit of grain is mostly it I fear. Some light white bread toasted malts. It does smell clean and refreshing, not too dissimilar to the classic European lager smell which I enjoy.
Flavour: Deliciously smooth. Creamy head, like a milkshake. Sweet malt, Cereal grain, floral hops and a smooth bitterness at the end.
Feel: Smooth as silk. Low carbonation. Good mouthfeel.
Overall: Nitrogen beers are awesome. Great simple flavours, great sipper. Shame it's not on tap more often in Sydney outside Irish bars.
#️⃣6️⃣7️⃣
Nov 25, 2023Appearance: sensational. Beautifully thick, tight creamy head. The upwards cascading effect leads to a beautiful ruby read colour, almost bronze like in appearance. A lovely ale to look at.
Aroma: Nose is hard to pick without dipping ones sniffer in the head. Some light floral hops, bit of grain is mostly it I fear. Some light white bread toasted malts. It does smell clean and refreshing, not too dissimilar to the classic European lager smell which I enjoy.
Flavour: Deliciously smooth. Creamy head, like a milkshake. Sweet malt, Cereal grain, floral hops and a smooth bitterness at the end.
Feel: Smooth as silk. Low carbonation. Good mouthfeel.
Overall: Nitrogen beers are awesome. Great simple flavours, great sipper. Shame it's not on tap more often in Sydney outside Irish bars.
#️⃣6️⃣7️⃣
Reviewed by Memphissilke from Canada (NT)
4.28/5 rDev +24.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.28/5 rDev +24.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
A lot like Guinness. Sweet and creamy, exceptionally smooth. However the taste isnt as good, mainly from my lack of palate. Best when extremely cold, however very heavy. It feels like I could drink 3 or 4 standard beers such as Coors, budweise or kokanee. I've found it goes best with salty tastes, and strangely watermelon. It's nice to enjoy 1-2 of these after a long day.
Sep 14, 2023Reviewed by Luscious_Malfoy from Illinois
3.96/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
draft pour into guinness pint glass. red with a creamy off-white nitro head. not a lot to the nose. some light hops. same with the taste. just not a lot to it. not offensive or anything just kind of bland and watery. pretty drinkable. super smooth, full and creamy mouthfeel. pretty good concept here. it’s no guinness and i’m not sure i like it as much as smithwicks’s but it’s pretty good.
Aug 25, 2023Reviewed by BillyNoonan from Ireland
3.74/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.74/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Let's be honest, it's an absolutely beautiful ale to pour and look at. Dark, dark red with a beautiful silky white top. Subtle enough on the nose, slight toffee, phenols and malts. Taste pretty much follows, not overly complex or demanding. Initially creamy feel, slightly thinner finish. Look it's not a knockout artist but it's a classic Irish red ale and, as always, easy to knock back.
Aug 20, 2023Reviewed by monkist from Hungary
3.27/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.27/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Got to admit, I am not a fan of this. I will be very blatant about it and say that I do not like this at all. No carbonation (at least not in the usual sense), no taste, feels like you are drinking bitter water. It was a waste, never again.
Jul 08, 2023
Kilkenny from Guinness Ltd.
Beer rating:
79 out of
100 with
811 ratings
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