Guinness Original
Guinness Ltd.

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From:
Guinness Ltd.
 
Ireland
Style:
Irish Dry Stout
Ranked #74
ABV:
5%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,320
Avg:
3.72 | pDev: 12.63%
Reviews:
26
Ratings:
104
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 30, 2023
Added:
Mar 07, 2014
Wants:
  6
Gots:
  55
This is the European version of Guinness Original Extra Stout
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Ratings by brewerburgundy:
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Reviewed by brewerburgundy from West Virginia

2.65/5  rDev -28.8%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
12oz bottle, highball glass, 8/8/18 on the rear label, purchased in Korea.

The pour depicted much lighter brown than the ruby-tinted brown just showing light that I find in my glass. The head is appropriately two fingers and tawny.

Cocoa powder, husky and roasted grain.

It drinks like metallic, watery beer tea on the second use of the tea bag. There’s a slight hop bite, some brown maltiness, but all pretense of chocolate vanishes. The finish is clean.

Weak as water and less carbonated than soda water.

Guinness dumbed down even further.
Mar 16, 2018
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.58 by wize from Norway

Nov 30, 2023
 
Rated: 3.82 by TwilightBeerCareer from Illinois

Mar 15, 2023
 
Rated: 4.53 by Beergod420 from Michigan

Feb 04, 2023
 
Rated: 3.67 by Slyde180 from Texas

Jan 28, 2023
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Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland

3.94/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Dark brown black appearance with a foamy beige head and moderate retention. Coffee, cocoa, stone fruit, raisin. Moderate body, light carbonation, smooth and creamy.
Jul 08, 2022
 
Rated: 4.52 by ColoradoRich from Colorado

May 01, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by paulish from New York

Mar 17, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by shelby415 from Oregon

Feb 12, 2022
 
Rated: 3.75 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Dec 01, 2021
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Reviewed by izraelc from New York

4/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer that started it all for me. Nothing better than a pint of freshly poured Guinness on tap. Dark and smooth. Dry and delicious. It has no equal.
Nov 14, 2021
 
Rated: 3.85 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 04, 2021
 
Rated: 3.74 by samEBC from Belgium

Aug 05, 2021
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Rated by JWChamberland from Maine

4.75/5  rDev +27.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Delicious
Nov 02, 2020
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Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas

3.54/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Utterly black colored body, with a robust tan head, somewhat coarse, but with excellent retention. An unbroken sheet of lacing adorns the glass wall.

Aroma: Classic aroma of roasted coffee and chocolate, no alcohol or hop presence.

Taste: Opens dry with bitter cocoa and chocolate notes. As the taste progresses, mild cold coffee carries throughout. Finishes with a mild smoke and earth note, the latter lingers on, mildly.

Mouth feel: Full and soft with modest carbonation.

Drinkability/notes: Simply excellent, a bit hard to distinguish from "regular" Guinness, perhaps a touch bit understated than the "regular" example.

Presentation: Packaged in an 11.2 ounce (330ml) brown glass longneck bottle, sealed with a pry-off crown, served in a Duvel chalice.
Oct 30, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Gkruszewski from New York

Oct 24, 2020
 
Rated: 3.75 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Aug 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.25 by Surf_rock from Ukraine

Jun 19, 2020
 
Rated: 3.72 by Gagnonsux from Texas

Mar 21, 2020
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Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina

4/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drinking this from a bottle poured into a pint glass.
Appears brown a nice tan head that lasted.
Smells Malty and caramel.
Taste is definitely caramel forward.
Mouth feel is medium for the style,
Overall, a nice stout that I would definitely order again.
Mar 18, 2020
Guinness Original from Guinness Ltd.
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 104 ratings