Guinness Draught | Guinness Ltd.
Brewed by:
Guinness Ltd.
Ireland | website
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
Reviews: 2,198 | Ratings: 7,405
4.37/5 rDev +26.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The Gold Standard to which all stouts are measured. Have on tap in my garage with nitro setup.
L - 188 second pour, black as night with white/slight tan head.
S - Has nearly zero aroma except slight nitrogen metallic smell.
T - Smooth and creamy Kona-like coffee, slight butter cream, not an ounce of bitter.
F - Super creamy, slides down like it was made for your tummy
O - Must have on tap in a Spiegelau glass which keeps the lacing all over the glass like diamond-patterned draping. Have had out of bottle and can, but with a nitro keg it is supreme.
★ 560 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
The Gold Standard to which all stouts are measured. Have on tap in my garage with nitro setup.
L - 188 second pour, black as night with white/slight tan head.
S - Has nearly zero aroma except slight nitrogen metallic smell.
T - Smooth and creamy Kona-like coffee, slight butter cream, not an ounce of bitter.
F - Super creamy, slides down like it was made for your tummy
O - Must have on tap in a Spiegelau glass which keeps the lacing all over the glass like diamond-patterned draping. Have had out of bottle and can, but with a nitro keg it is supreme.
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2.3/5 rDev -33.3%
look: 5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.25
L- This is what Guinness is famous for. Poured from a can and within 30 seconds, while it settles, you get an incredibly beautiful beer. Completely black with a creamy, rich, long lasting white head. It never faded.
S- Sadly everything goes down a cliff from here. Toasted coffee, chocolate and grains, but very faint.
T- Burnt toast, coffee, dark chocolate, very weak.
F- Very watery.
O- I remember years ago thinking this was a very strong beer. Now after venturing into craft beer I find this to be a huge disappointment. Way too light and watery.
★ 550 characters
look: 5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.25
L- This is what Guinness is famous for. Poured from a can and within 30 seconds, while it settles, you get an incredibly beautiful beer. Completely black with a creamy, rich, long lasting white head. It never faded.
S- Sadly everything goes down a cliff from here. Toasted coffee, chocolate and grains, but very faint.
T- Burnt toast, coffee, dark chocolate, very weak.
F- Very watery.
O- I remember years ago thinking this was a very strong beer. Now after venturing into craft beer I find this to be a huge disappointment. Way too light and watery.
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2.29/5 rDev -33.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.5
What a disappointment this was. Guinness has a great reputation and this beer looks nice, but it totally falls apart in every other area. This came in a bottle that had written all over it "enjoy by the bottle" as though they don't want you to pour it in a glass, which I thought was strange. I did it anyway and it was a good looking stout, nearly pitch black with a thinner than expected white head. Smell is very faint, just a hint of dark chocolate and burnt toast. Taste is strange...starts out very sweet, and after you swallow, there's just this avalanche of burnt bacon, burnt toast, and dark coffee that hits you all at once. No subtle developing flavors here. Despite ALL the flavors at once, it somehow still comes out tasting weak though. Feel is awful, one of the worst I've had. VERY thin, watery, and strangely oily (a friend described Guinness as being like sausage grease). Almost completely lacking in carbonation. Between the initial sweet taste, the thin body, and the lack of carbonation, this is like a flat Coke that has had something go very awry in the bottling process. I may someday try it out of the bottle but I doubt it will fix all the issues I had with this beer.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 2.5
What a disappointment this was. Guinness has a great reputation and this beer looks nice, but it totally falls apart in every other area. This came in a bottle that had written all over it "enjoy by the bottle" as though they don't want you to pour it in a glass, which I thought was strange. I did it anyway and it was a good looking stout, nearly pitch black with a thinner than expected white head. Smell is very faint, just a hint of dark chocolate and burnt toast. Taste is strange...starts out very sweet, and after you swallow, there's just this avalanche of burnt bacon, burnt toast, and dark coffee that hits you all at once. No subtle developing flavors here. Despite ALL the flavors at once, it somehow still comes out tasting weak though. Feel is awful, one of the worst I've had. VERY thin, watery, and strangely oily (a friend described Guinness as being like sausage grease). Almost completely lacking in carbonation. Between the initial sweet taste, the thin body, and the lack of carbonation, this is like a flat Coke that has had something go very awry in the bottling process. I may someday try it out of the bottle but I doubt it will fix all the issues I had with this beer.
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2.83/5 rDev -18%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
The beer comes in a very dark brown to black.
The aroma hits of cocoa, a bit of chocolate, sweet toasted grains.
The flavor hits of medium roasted grain, an empty and watery mid palate, unsweetened chocolate, a touch of coffee roast, onto a smooth and lacking finish and hits of earthiness.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
The beer comes in a very dark brown to black.
The aroma hits of cocoa, a bit of chocolate, sweet toasted grains.
The flavor hits of medium roasted grain, an empty and watery mid palate, unsweetened chocolate, a touch of coffee roast, onto a smooth and lacking finish and hits of earthiness.
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3.36/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured 16oz pounder can into snifter glass. 4.2% abv *** Correction...14.9 oz...They shorted me on my pint o' Guinness
Appearance- Pours a dark charcoal brown, close to black. Tightly compacted fine bubbly head. Unique cascading effect from N. Opaque.
Smell- Toasted malt, chalky. cooked veggies.
Taste- Sweet lightly toasted malt. Hints of caramel. A touch smoky. Very light, watery grain taste. The slightest hints of coffee. Dry and slight bitter finish.
Mouthfeel- Light in body yet a surprisingly clingy creamy texture.
Overall- A decent easy going smooth beer since it is light but way lacking in flavor. Watery and dumbed down. A novelty due to the cascade and fine head. It is what it is but there are worse choices out there.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured 16oz pounder can into snifter glass. 4.2% abv *** Correction...14.9 oz...They shorted me on my pint o' Guinness
Appearance- Pours a dark charcoal brown, close to black. Tightly compacted fine bubbly head. Unique cascading effect from N. Opaque.
Smell- Toasted malt, chalky. cooked veggies.
Taste- Sweet lightly toasted malt. Hints of caramel. A touch smoky. Very light, watery grain taste. The slightest hints of coffee. Dry and slight bitter finish.
Mouthfeel- Light in body yet a surprisingly clingy creamy texture.
Overall- A decent easy going smooth beer since it is light but way lacking in flavor. Watery and dumbed down. A novelty due to the cascade and fine head. It is what it is but there are worse choices out there.
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2.44/5 rDev -29.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I haven't had Guinness since I was in college. I remember liking it quite a bit back then. I started exploring craft beer and never really got back to Guinness until tonight, To be fair, Guinness looks great. It looks beautiful, even. However, it tastes like water and only feels mildly like beer. It is not repulsive but it isn't particularly good either. I have three more sitting in the fridge and I will drink them because I don't waste beer. After those three, I won't be back.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I haven't had Guinness since I was in college. I remember liking it quite a bit back then. I started exploring craft beer and never really got back to Guinness until tonight, To be fair, Guinness looks great. It looks beautiful, even. However, it tastes like water and only feels mildly like beer. It is not repulsive but it isn't particularly good either. I have three more sitting in the fridge and I will drink them because I don't waste beer. After those three, I won't be back.
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4.5/5 rDev +30.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Smooth, deep, rich, a dream beverage for fans of dark chocolate, french roast coffee and similar potent delicacies. Great sipping brew with robust flavour to be enjoyed slowly. If I'm having only one beer for dinner or dessert, Guiness Draught satisfies.
★ 256 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Smooth, deep, rich, a dream beverage for fans of dark chocolate, french roast coffee and similar potent delicacies. Great sipping brew with robust flavour to be enjoyed slowly. If I'm having only one beer for dinner or dessert, Guiness Draught satisfies.
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3.59/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Had most recently on (nitro) draft into Guinness pint tulip in London. Does it taste better the closer one gets to Dublin? Or is it the atmosphere of damp London and cozy pub? In any event, here's to the classic.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Had most recently on (nitro) draft into Guinness pint tulip in London. Does it taste better the closer one gets to Dublin? Or is it the atmosphere of damp London and cozy pub? In any event, here's to the classic.
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3.5/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25
sexy looking beer. getting some faint malts, chocolate and coffee on the nose. taste is pretty weak, not quite doing it for me. creamy feel is perfect for the style, but its a bit watery.... as is the taste. overall its pretty drinkable and its decent i guess. i think the only characteristics i rate highly about this beer are due to the nitro... but when i compare it to some other nitro stouts it just doesnt come close.
★ 423 characters
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25
sexy looking beer. getting some faint malts, chocolate and coffee on the nose. taste is pretty weak, not quite doing it for me. creamy feel is perfect for the style, but its a bit watery.... as is the taste. overall its pretty drinkable and its decent i guess. i think the only characteristics i rate highly about this beer are due to the nitro... but when i compare it to some other nitro stouts it just doesnt come close.
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3.7/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L: black with a big foamy off white head. Looks great.
S: slight dark roast, but nothing big.
T: very light roastiness, it's has a weak flavor. It's not a bad beer, just lacking flavor.
F: very thin, but very sessionable.
O: a beer when nothing else but Budweiser is available to go to.
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
L: black with a big foamy off white head. Looks great.
S: slight dark roast, but nothing big.
T: very light roastiness, it's has a weak flavor. It's not a bad beer, just lacking flavor.
F: very thin, but very sessionable.
O: a beer when nothing else but Budweiser is available to go to.
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3.24/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Pour from a 14.9 oz "widget" can into a nonic pint. This stout is a very very dark cola-brown, and pours with a lovely nitro-cascade effect, leaving a dense, creamy 1-finger tan head that seems to linger for an eternity. Lacing is filmy and follows the head all the way down. This is still one of the prettiest beers in a glass out there.
Aromas are sweet malts, caramel, toast, and some faintly smoky notes.
The flavors start with a bit of sweet malts, followed by coffee and a bit of bitter chocolate. The finish is somewhat tart and dry, with just a faint trace of hops.
Body is thin and light, as per the style, though the nitro adds a touch of creaminess on the palate. Little carbonation. A very easy-drinking beer, especially with the fairly mild ABV.
Well it's definitely a classic, particularly to those of us who are just old enough to remember to just before the craft-brew explosion, back when imports ruled the world of the would-be beer connoisseur... It's not in exactly an amazing beer (its flavors aren't terribly deep or complex) but it's certainly not bad at all. The iconic Irish Dry Stout is still decent, if not spectacular.
★ 1,157 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Pour from a 14.9 oz "widget" can into a nonic pint. This stout is a very very dark cola-brown, and pours with a lovely nitro-cascade effect, leaving a dense, creamy 1-finger tan head that seems to linger for an eternity. Lacing is filmy and follows the head all the way down. This is still one of the prettiest beers in a glass out there.
Aromas are sweet malts, caramel, toast, and some faintly smoky notes.
The flavors start with a bit of sweet malts, followed by coffee and a bit of bitter chocolate. The finish is somewhat tart and dry, with just a faint trace of hops.
Body is thin and light, as per the style, though the nitro adds a touch of creaminess on the palate. Little carbonation. A very easy-drinking beer, especially with the fairly mild ABV.
Well it's definitely a classic, particularly to those of us who are just old enough to remember to just before the craft-brew explosion, back when imports ruled the world of the would-be beer connoisseur... It's not in exactly an amazing beer (its flavors aren't terribly deep or complex) but it's certainly not bad at all. The iconic Irish Dry Stout is still decent, if not spectacular.
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3.98/5 rDev +15.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I'm torn, and tempted to move my ratings up based on nostalgia alone. This was my first non AB/Miller brew. It's still a great bar option when they don't have anything new to try, and I pick up a case of nitro cans every year. It fails in taste and feel compared to the " Extra Stout" version, but it's still Guinness through and through, and I'll take it.
Never given a 5 before, but the look is perfect. Every time I rate a stout, this is what I compare against. Jet black body with no light getting through. Light tan head that creates a great contrast. Amazing pillow of fluff and foam that sits thick from the initial pour until the last drink. This one was from a Nitro can, but it may as well have been from the tap. The widgets contained inside these cans are a true marvel of modern science. I would have thought there was a tiny, aquatic leprechaun living inside and pumping out the frothy brew... if I hadn't cut one open to check myself.
I can remember a time when I found the smell to be almost overpowering coffee, burnt malt, and chocolate. Stout virgins I share with, still have similar descriptions. Today, I have to admit I find it a little weak. Regrettably, the same exact description could be said of the taste. It never disappointed, and always gives me what I expect, but there are more flavorful and complex stouts out there. The feel is a paradox. You'll never find a more thick, creamy, lasting head. Unfortunately, the body is slightly, dare I say, watery. Newbies tell me it feels so thick they're chewing the drink...I Wish I could agree.
In the end, this is THE classic stout. It's one that can be used to measure others against. The look is unmatched. The experience is consistent and familiar. It's a great intro into the world of stouts, and a good bridge to keep on hand for poor, lost souls needing an introduction to anything beyond American macros. One more thing... despite its low ABV, this one always hits me a little more than it should. Perhaps the flood of so many memories takes an undue amount of blood flow in my brain, and creates the false buzz. Wish there was a category for intangibles... It would rate even higher.
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look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I'm torn, and tempted to move my ratings up based on nostalgia alone. This was my first non AB/Miller brew. It's still a great bar option when they don't have anything new to try, and I pick up a case of nitro cans every year. It fails in taste and feel compared to the " Extra Stout" version, but it's still Guinness through and through, and I'll take it.
Never given a 5 before, but the look is perfect. Every time I rate a stout, this is what I compare against. Jet black body with no light getting through. Light tan head that creates a great contrast. Amazing pillow of fluff and foam that sits thick from the initial pour until the last drink. This one was from a Nitro can, but it may as well have been from the tap. The widgets contained inside these cans are a true marvel of modern science. I would have thought there was a tiny, aquatic leprechaun living inside and pumping out the frothy brew... if I hadn't cut one open to check myself.
I can remember a time when I found the smell to be almost overpowering coffee, burnt malt, and chocolate. Stout virgins I share with, still have similar descriptions. Today, I have to admit I find it a little weak. Regrettably, the same exact description could be said of the taste. It never disappointed, and always gives me what I expect, but there are more flavorful and complex stouts out there. The feel is a paradox. You'll never find a more thick, creamy, lasting head. Unfortunately, the body is slightly, dare I say, watery. Newbies tell me it feels so thick they're chewing the drink...I Wish I could agree.
In the end, this is THE classic stout. It's one that can be used to measure others against. The look is unmatched. The experience is consistent and familiar. It's a great intro into the world of stouts, and a good bridge to keep on hand for poor, lost souls needing an introduction to anything beyond American macros. One more thing... despite its low ABV, this one always hits me a little more than it should. Perhaps the flood of so many memories takes an undue amount of blood flow in my brain, and creates the false buzz. Wish there was a category for intangibles... It would rate even higher.
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4.64/5 rDev +34.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Roasted, chocolate, just a hint of bitterness. This is what makes Guinness so delectable. My ancestors didn't drink this for nothing. Pours like pitch, nice tan head. Deeply roasted malt character. One of my first stouts and I'm glad I tackled it. Will always have a special place in my heart.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 5
Roasted, chocolate, just a hint of bitterness. This is what makes Guinness so delectable. My ancestors didn't drink this for nothing. Pours like pitch, nice tan head. Deeply roasted malt character. One of my first stouts and I'm glad I tackled it. Will always have a special place in my heart.
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4.44/5 rDev +28.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Delicious. Standard for Stout
Look: Amazing. I just love seeing the cream forming in the glass
Smell & Taste: Deeply roasted and with a bit bitter
Feel: Creamy, refreshing (I love it very cold)
Overall: My standard for Stout beer. I just love it.
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look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Delicious. Standard for Stout
Look: Amazing. I just love seeing the cream forming in the glass
Smell & Taste: Deeply roasted and with a bit bitter
Feel: Creamy, refreshing (I love it very cold)
Overall: My standard for Stout beer. I just love it.
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4.15/5 rDev +20.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at a local pub with nitro, (the bottle is a totally different story):
Look: 3 finger caramel head - thick molasses coating the glass
Smell: Dark and and deeply roasted
Taste: dark roast with a nice sweetness
Feel: very creamy and fills the mouth
Overall: everything I love in a basic stout - the nitro tap is wonderful, but the bottle is just sad....
★ 366 characters
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at a local pub with nitro, (the bottle is a totally different story):
Look: 3 finger caramel head - thick molasses coating the glass
Smell: Dark and and deeply roasted
Taste: dark roast with a nice sweetness
Feel: very creamy and fills the mouth
Overall: everything I love in a basic stout - the nitro tap is wonderful, but the bottle is just sad....
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2.61/5 rDev -24.3%
look: 5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
A: [5.00] Guinness is kind of the gold standard visually. The beer forms a distinct off white head with impossibly dense bubbles. The contrast between the black brew and the head is fantastic. Watching the sides churn and boil as it settles is also great. Finally the head lasts forever. It also clings to the glass like crazy. The Guinness can lists the ABV (4.2%) and a date code that says this was born (07/21/15).
S: [2.75] Sweet toasted malts. Like if you started roasting sugary breakfast cereal.
T: [2.25] Mild hints of A1 steak sauce. Wisps of a molasses element.
M: [2.50] Thin and watery and a little chalky feeling.
O: [2.50] Guinness was my first foray out of macro lagers. I loved it years ago because it was an option and it was unique. After years of drinking craft brews and all of their wonderful flavors and complexities Guinness falls flat. The nose, taste and body are all sub-standard for a stout. Visually it is still something to behold. Given a choice between Guinness and Bud I am not sure which way I'd go now. Sorry Guinness.
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look: 5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
A: [5.00] Guinness is kind of the gold standard visually. The beer forms a distinct off white head with impossibly dense bubbles. The contrast between the black brew and the head is fantastic. Watching the sides churn and boil as it settles is also great. Finally the head lasts forever. It also clings to the glass like crazy. The Guinness can lists the ABV (4.2%) and a date code that says this was born (07/21/15).
S: [2.75] Sweet toasted malts. Like if you started roasting sugary breakfast cereal.
T: [2.25] Mild hints of A1 steak sauce. Wisps of a molasses element.
M: [2.50] Thin and watery and a little chalky feeling.
O: [2.50] Guinness was my first foray out of macro lagers. I loved it years ago because it was an option and it was unique. After years of drinking craft brews and all of their wonderful flavors and complexities Guinness falls flat. The nose, taste and body are all sub-standard for a stout. Visually it is still something to behold. Given a choice between Guinness and Bud I am not sure which way I'd go now. Sorry Guinness.
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3.69/5 rDev +7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 3.5
Solid dark beer with subtle notes and a smooth mouth feel all the way down. Looks nice and dark with a lovely aroma. Not the best for the money, but a solid back up when you are looking for that dark stout/porter beer look and taste.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 3.5
Solid dark beer with subtle notes and a smooth mouth feel all the way down. Looks nice and dark with a lovely aroma. Not the best for the money, but a solid back up when you are looking for that dark stout/porter beer look and taste.
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4.75/5 rDev +37.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is my Gold Standard for Irish Dry Stouts. It's definitely the Smoothest Beer I've ever had:) Good by itself and as a half-n-half -OR- Black-n-Tan. Love how the Cans & Bottles include the Nitrogen Caps that give the famous "bubbles" that you see in Draft;)
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
This is my Gold Standard for Irish Dry Stouts. It's definitely the Smoothest Beer I've ever had:) Good by itself and as a half-n-half -OR- Black-n-Tan. Love how the Cans & Bottles include the Nitrogen Caps that give the famous "bubbles" that you see in Draft;)
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3.29/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Although light in alcohol and almost watery in texture, the flavor of this keeps it from being a highly drinkable stout. Although subtle, the dark malt character is rough and unbalanced with too much acidity for my taste. Left a bad taste in my mouth. I appreciate this style of beer (dark, smooth, flavorful but drinkable) but I know there are better examples than this one.
★ 375 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Although light in alcohol and almost watery in texture, the flavor of this keeps it from being a highly drinkable stout. Although subtle, the dark malt character is rough and unbalanced with too much acidity for my taste. Left a bad taste in my mouth. I appreciate this style of beer (dark, smooth, flavorful but drinkable) but I know there are better examples than this one.
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3.49/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured a nice 1 finger of head. Aroma is mild roasted malts. Flavor is average mild stout This also has a thin body. OK beer I would drink again. Have a great day my friends.
★ 179 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured a nice 1 finger of head. Aroma is mild roasted malts. Flavor is average mild stout This also has a thin body. OK beer I would drink again. Have a great day my friends.
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1.39/5 rDev -59.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
This has to be my top 3 worst beers i've had, i even threw it in the sink. I've had the canned one.
If you want to know what this beer tastes like, just pour 50% of any dark beer in a glass, fill the other 50% with water and leave it in the sun for two hours, there you go!
★ 274 characters
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
This has to be my top 3 worst beers i've had, i even threw it in the sink. I've had the canned one.
If you want to know what this beer tastes like, just pour 50% of any dark beer in a glass, fill the other 50% with water and leave it in the sun for two hours, there you go!
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3.89/5 rDev +12.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
My tastes have changed due to craft beer, but I still love a Guiness from time to time. It's thinner than I remember, but still goes down so nice and easy
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look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
My tastes have changed due to craft beer, but I still love a Guiness from time to time. It's thinner than I remember, but still goes down so nice and easy
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2.65/5 rDev -23.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I find Guinness a watered down stout compared to other craft brewery stouts. Very thin-bodied, not much flavour, but a good, lasting head. Thirst quencher for sure, but nothing sophisticated.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I find Guinness a watered down stout compared to other craft brewery stouts. Very thin-bodied, not much flavour, but a good, lasting head. Thirst quencher for sure, but nothing sophisticated.
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4.05/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 473 ml nitro can into a classic Guinness pint glass.
[A]:
It appears dark brown/black with a cascade effect and foamy white head, beautiful to behold, a reddish hue to it when held up to the light.
[S]:
Malt and barley, slight hint of baker's bitter chocolate and espresso bean.
[T]:
Nice malt taste upfront followed by chocolate and coffee notes, very smooth and tamed for a stout, but still delicious and refreshing in its own way. .
[M]:
A silky, creamy mouth feel, not much carbonation at all.
[O]:
What can I say? This beer is a classic, the best stout ever? No, there are definitely better stouts out there even in the Irish style, but Guinness being so readily available, relatively cheap and kicked up a notch from the nitro can, you really can't go wrong, and let's face it, it does have it's own unique flavor and charm that you can't really find in any other beer.
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look: 5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 473 ml nitro can into a classic Guinness pint glass.
[A]:
It appears dark brown/black with a cascade effect and foamy white head, beautiful to behold, a reddish hue to it when held up to the light.
[S]:
Malt and barley, slight hint of baker's bitter chocolate and espresso bean.
[T]:
Nice malt taste upfront followed by chocolate and coffee notes, very smooth and tamed for a stout, but still delicious and refreshing in its own way. .
[M]:
A silky, creamy mouth feel, not much carbonation at all.
[O]:
What can I say? This beer is a classic, the best stout ever? No, there are definitely better stouts out there even in the Irish style, but Guinness being so readily available, relatively cheap and kicked up a notch from the nitro can, you really can't go wrong, and let's face it, it does have it's own unique flavor and charm that you can't really find in any other beer.
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Guinness Draught from Guinness Ltd.
3.45
out of 5
based on 7,405 ratings.
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
This is a decent beer but barely above average. I understand the devoted following but I never had time to fall in love with this beer. Sure, it's a classic. But when I turned 21 there were already far better stouts available. It's not that mass produced beers can't be great. They can, and some other Guinness brews make a fine showing. If you love this beer then I'll raise a glass to that, but mine will probably have a better stout in it.
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