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Guinness Red Harvest Stout
Guinness Ltd.
- From:
- Guinness Ltd.
- Ireland
- Style:
- Irish Dry Stout
- ABV:
- 4.1%
- Score:
- 73
- Avg:
- 3.13 | pDev: 17.89%
- Reviews:
- 82
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 22, 2022
- Added:
- Aug 21, 2013
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 45
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Ohiolager:
Reviewed by Ohiolager from Ohio
3.03/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
3.03/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Guinness Red Harvest Stout 4pk nitro can's $8.99(OH)
14.9 fl oz nitro can poured into a 17 oz white wine glass. No freshness date anywhere. But i know when I bought this and I let it age for a good reason. First purchased on Aug 18 2013. Aged for 8 months.
pours as dark as Guinness Draught. No surprise there. a Thick tan two finger head that stays around for a while. Gives way to minimal to decent lacing.
the aroma is pretty weak. A nice note of coffee and toasted malts. A weak hint of cherries, and a bitter sweet caramel yet toffee.
The taste is pretty strait forward. A nice toasted/roasted malts, Reminds me of Guinness draught with a light touch of cherries. Age has not really helped this brew at all. tastes like it did that day back in Aug '13. A light creamy note followed by a bitter sweet coffee cherry note.
Mouth feel is light, and kind of watery. Much like that of Guinness Draught. Not too much else here, maybe a slight cherry taste for the aftertaste.
Overall not too much here, compared to Guinness Draught. It does taste a little better due to the cherries, but as a seasonal Guinness it's not worth the hype. Guinness has always been a nice entry stout, nothing more. I will never compare Guinness to "real" Quality stouts.
Apr 18, 201414.9 fl oz nitro can poured into a 17 oz white wine glass. No freshness date anywhere. But i know when I bought this and I let it age for a good reason. First purchased on Aug 18 2013. Aged for 8 months.
pours as dark as Guinness Draught. No surprise there. a Thick tan two finger head that stays around for a while. Gives way to minimal to decent lacing.
the aroma is pretty weak. A nice note of coffee and toasted malts. A weak hint of cherries, and a bitter sweet caramel yet toffee.
The taste is pretty strait forward. A nice toasted/roasted malts, Reminds me of Guinness draught with a light touch of cherries. Age has not really helped this brew at all. tastes like it did that day back in Aug '13. A light creamy note followed by a bitter sweet coffee cherry note.
Mouth feel is light, and kind of watery. Much like that of Guinness Draught. Not too much else here, maybe a slight cherry taste for the aftertaste.
Overall not too much here, compared to Guinness Draught. It does taste a little better due to the cherries, but as a seasonal Guinness it's not worth the hype. Guinness has always been a nice entry stout, nothing more. I will never compare Guinness to "real" Quality stouts.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by maddogruss from New Jersey
3.03/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Based on a review from 2013. Had it from a nitro can.
A: pours dark, ruby red body with a thick, reddish tan head with excellent retention and lacing
S: sweet, somewhat malty smell; still smells like a Guinness with some roasted notes
T: sweet, subtle roast taste; decent
M: a little thin, but still pretty smooth
D: ok mouthfeel and taste combo; ok beer overall, nothing too impressive
Dec 21, 2019A: pours dark, ruby red body with a thick, reddish tan head with excellent retention and lacing
S: sweet, somewhat malty smell; still smells like a Guinness with some roasted notes
T: sweet, subtle roast taste; decent
M: a little thin, but still pretty smooth
D: ok mouthfeel and taste combo; ok beer overall, nothing too impressive
Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
2.63/5 rDev -16%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.63/5 rDev -16%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
What a time to be alive, guinness making a stout that isn't really a stout when you delve into it. A middle of the road brown color with some of the thinnest body you'll ever see in a "stout". This is a little bit bigger than Newcastle. Yikes. It does create a big 4/5" cream colored head. Aroma of mostly nutty lighter malt, not a heavy roast presence. Again, this is a very light bodied "stout" and while not as apparent as the appearance, the nose gives away plenty of clues it isn't big like that in the first place.
Taste, well, I have always rated the regular guinness the lowest in terms of taste and feel, and this one is even weaker in those departments. Comes off with more in common with a red or brown ale than it does porter or stout. Who is this target market? The carbonation is low and makes more sense in a much bigger beer, but here, it only contributes to the mild brown ale feel of everything. The guinness variants are all over the place, I really dug the 250th anniversary issue, but then ones like this are just difficult to wrap my head around. I don't expect to see this one return.
Dec 25, 2018Taste, well, I have always rated the regular guinness the lowest in terms of taste and feel, and this one is even weaker in those departments. Comes off with more in common with a red or brown ale than it does porter or stout. Who is this target market? The carbonation is low and makes more sense in a much bigger beer, but here, it only contributes to the mild brown ale feel of everything. The guinness variants are all over the place, I really dug the 250th anniversary issue, but then ones like this are just difficult to wrap my head around. I don't expect to see this one return.
Reviewed by Pegasus from Texas
3.83/5 rDev +22.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
3.83/5 rDev +22.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Mahogany brown in color, with a large, dense, and quite creamy off-white head, and very thick, utterly glass-coating lacing.
Aroma: Moderately roasted malt, light caramel, some nuts, and very slight herbal hops.
Taste: The taste begins with dark caramel, toasted malts, and an undercurrent of nuts, which carries throughout. The dark caramel and toasted nuts persist throughout the taste, and a little bitter cocoa appears along the way. Finishes with a modest note of herbal hop bitterness and lingering roasted malts.
Mouth feel: Very smooth, soft, and pleasant, velvety to the palate.
Drinkability/notes: Very pleasant and drinkable, quite nice. Its hard to imagine a more appropriate Halloween (or Samhain) ale.
Presentation: Packaged in a fourteen point nine ounce nitro can with a nitro capsule, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice,
Nov 01, 2015Aroma: Moderately roasted malt, light caramel, some nuts, and very slight herbal hops.
Taste: The taste begins with dark caramel, toasted malts, and an undercurrent of nuts, which carries throughout. The dark caramel and toasted nuts persist throughout the taste, and a little bitter cocoa appears along the way. Finishes with a modest note of herbal hop bitterness and lingering roasted malts.
Mouth feel: Very smooth, soft, and pleasant, velvety to the palate.
Drinkability/notes: Very pleasant and drinkable, quite nice. Its hard to imagine a more appropriate Halloween (or Samhain) ale.
Presentation: Packaged in a fourteen point nine ounce nitro can with a nitro capsule, served in a New Belgium Brewing chalice,
Rated by patch911 from Pennsylvania
3.19/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.19/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
For a stout, it's not bad at all
Mar 12, 2015Reviewed by SierraFlight from Virginia
2.27/5 rDev -27.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
2.27/5 rDev -27.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.25
Poured from nitro can. Pretty, thick Guinness head with nice cascading fizz. Reddish-brown hue. Some roasted malt aroma, but not much going on. Taste is weak malts and hardly anything else. Entirely forgettable.
Mar 01, 2015Rated by CutthroatXander
3.55/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Great tasting stout, wish it was sold all year long
Feb 13, 2015
Guinness Red Harvest Stout from Guinness Ltd.
Beer rating:
73 out of
100 with
314 ratings
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