Guinness Draught | Guinness Ltd.
Brewed by:
Guinness Ltd.
Ireland
guinness.com
Style: Irish Dry Stout
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.20%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by BeerAdvocate on 02-02-2001
Ratings: 7,720 | Reviews: 2,264
4.86/5 rDev +36.5%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Love it if I want a dark beer I always go for a guinness on draft.
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look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Love it if I want a dark beer I always go for a guinness on draft.
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3.76/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
Who doesn't love a Guinness? Its iconic at this point. The real Irish stout.
It pours black with a solid head that sticks around. Remember to two step pour since its a nitrogen beer!
It loses points on the nose because it doesn't really have much of one. Very feint in the glass.
On the taste it's AWESOME. maybe a bit malty for people that don't drink stouts. It has the perfect dry creemyness that beers should chase. It tastes like coffee, cream, and malt. Delicious.
It loses points on the mouthfeel because it's a bit thin for what I want but that doesn't make it bad.
Overall Guinness is iconic for a reason. It's friggin delicious! This is my goto beer whenever craft isn't available.
Everybody go have a Guinness!
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look: 5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.25
Who doesn't love a Guinness? Its iconic at this point. The real Irish stout.
It pours black with a solid head that sticks around. Remember to two step pour since its a nitrogen beer!
It loses points on the nose because it doesn't really have much of one. Very feint in the glass.
On the taste it's AWESOME. maybe a bit malty for people that don't drink stouts. It has the perfect dry creemyness that beers should chase. It tastes like coffee, cream, and malt. Delicious.
It loses points on the mouthfeel because it's a bit thin for what I want but that doesn't make it bad.
Overall Guinness is iconic for a reason. It's friggin delicious! This is my goto beer whenever craft isn't available.
Everybody go have a Guinness!
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4.58/5 rDev +28.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
2/5 rDev -43.8%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
A watered down stout which is short on texture and flavor.
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look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
A watered down stout which is short on texture and flavor.
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4.39/5 rDev +23.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
In my opinion Guinness draft is one of the best beers ever. The look of the beer is unmatched when poured into a pint glass. The smooth creamy but yet ever so delicate and light mouthfeel is a thing of beauty. The taste is of coffee and dark roasted malt at just the right strength. If this beer lacks in anything its the smell. Not that it smells bad it just doesn't have a whole lot of smell. I would literally drink Guinness all day everyday if my wallet and liver could handle it.
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look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
In my opinion Guinness draft is one of the best beers ever. The look of the beer is unmatched when poured into a pint glass. The smooth creamy but yet ever so delicate and light mouthfeel is a thing of beauty. The taste is of coffee and dark roasted malt at just the right strength. If this beer lacks in anything its the smell. Not that it smells bad it just doesn't have a whole lot of smell. I would literally drink Guinness all day everyday if my wallet and liver could handle it.
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3.31/5 rDev -7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
It just depends so much on where you get this and if it is can versus tap, and if the irish water is in it or not. This rating is the best I ever had it, on tap in Sydney. I'd say it gets a bit better in Ireland, but not a lot. Probably more to do with the craic.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
It just depends so much on where you get this and if it is can versus tap, and if the irish water is in it or not. This rating is the best I ever had it, on tap in Sydney. I'd say it gets a bit better in Ireland, but not a lot. Probably more to do with the craic.
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3.66/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.53/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.05/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from 16oz can with widget into Spiegelau Stout glass. No Date.
L: Nearly black with ruby edges, one finger of tight bubbled light khaki head (nitro) with excellent retention.
S: Some grain with a lactose like scent.
T: Lightly roasted grains.
F: Thin and watery, light body, nitro, clean finish.
O: Really expect more from the best selling Guinness brew. Their Extra Stout is far better than this.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured from 16oz can with widget into Spiegelau Stout glass. No Date.
L: Nearly black with ruby edges, one finger of tight bubbled light khaki head (nitro) with excellent retention.
S: Some grain with a lactose like scent.
T: Lightly roasted grains.
F: Thin and watery, light body, nitro, clean finish.
O: Really expect more from the best selling Guinness brew. Their Extra Stout is far better than this.
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3.58/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.13/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
L - dark brown, black coffee; off-white head
S & T - watery, slightly roasted barley, toasted breadiness, slightly bitter chocolate-y, but all so very slightly
F - light, sessionable, good carbonation
O - I tasted other Guinness products before, such as the Special Export Stout and the West-Indies Porter, and those were vastly, vastly superior to this one. This one was just so... 'slightly' flavored. More watery than anything else. Bit of a shame, as I know that they can make mighty fine beers. A porter in the style of a macro-lager. But it's easily sessionable, I guess.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.75
L - dark brown, black coffee; off-white head
S & T - watery, slightly roasted barley, toasted breadiness, slightly bitter chocolate-y, but all so very slightly
F - light, sessionable, good carbonation
O - I tasted other Guinness products before, such as the Special Export Stout and the West-Indies Porter, and those were vastly, vastly superior to this one. This one was just so... 'slightly' flavored. More watery than anything else. Bit of a shame, as I know that they can make mighty fine beers. A porter in the style of a macro-lager. But it's easily sessionable, I guess.
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3.03/5 rDev -14.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.75/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The appearance is a jet black body with a two finger off white foamy head with some speckled spider web lacing. The smell has some coffee, tobacco, and slight malts in the background. The taste is basically the same. On the palate, she sits about a medium, comes across fairly sessionable, and has a dry bitter aftertaste and finish. Overall, this isn’t a bad beer and this is the American made one. I could only wish to get back to Ireland to have the real stuff as this runs in my blood. Its so hard to knock this one, yes I would have this again.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The appearance is a jet black body with a two finger off white foamy head with some speckled spider web lacing. The smell has some coffee, tobacco, and slight malts in the background. The taste is basically the same. On the palate, she sits about a medium, comes across fairly sessionable, and has a dry bitter aftertaste and finish. Overall, this isn’t a bad beer and this is the American made one. I could only wish to get back to Ireland to have the real stuff as this runs in my blood. Its so hard to knock this one, yes I would have this again.
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3.37/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
4.21/5 rDev +18.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Guinness Draught from Guinness Ltd.
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7,720 ratings
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4