4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20 Brianroz99 (123) - Mullica Hill, New Jersey, USA - APR 18, 2001
4.2 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 Got Stout? (173) - Wisconsin, USA - APR 18, 2001
A wonderful Irish stout, characteristic of Guinness, but what Stout isn’t compared to Guinness?
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 THE BEER BARON (275) - Wisconsin, USA - APR 6, 2001
I like Beamish better than Guiness. Very heady.
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20 jstu9 (402) - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA - MAR 24, 2001
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20 Zach Diesel (906) - Portland, Oregon, USA - NOV 26, 2000
Oh so very thick. When I first poured it out of a draught can I thought it was a milkshake.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20 P-tor44 (886) - Anchorage, Alaska, USA - NOV 18, 2000
UPDATED: JUL 10, 2003 Not as bitter as Guinness. And much better. My favorite Irish Stout
4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20 Sammys (428) - Portland, Maine, USA - NOV 5, 2000
Wow, I was impressed. The aroma was not as nice as Guinness, and I somewhat expect the bittnerness of it, but for those who don’t like the Guinness sour tones, you’ll love this.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20 billb (243) - Kennesaw, Georgia, USA - NOV 4, 2000
This is for the can version. Very similar to Guinness, however, it doesn’t have that bitter, slightly sour bite and it wasn’t as roasted. I would almost call this Guinness Light from a flavor standpoint.
4.3 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 18/20 shorlin (379) - St. John’s, Newfoundland, CANADA - SEP 25, 2000
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20 Aubrey (3191) - Bellingham, Washington, USA - SEP 20, 2000
Nice and foamy with a ’milkshake-like’ head. Initially sweet, quickly turns to sharp and sour. Slight black licorice flavor. Thin and sort of watery (when comparing to many other stouts). Fairly enjoyable, but no Shakespeare or Guinness, by any means.
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