Guinness 250 Anniversary Stout

Brewed by St. James’s Gate (Diageo)
Style: Dry Stout
Dublin, Ireland

(bottle) black with generous tan head. Aroma is roast malt, a hint of grassy hops. Flavor is roast malt, less coffee than draught Guinness.

Blind tasting via Bonster. Well Bon provided the bottle and I told my wife to get me something but not to show me the bottle. I knew it was one of six stouts in the fridge but.....you get the picture. medium plus bodies and pours a photon eating stout. Chewy choco-maltiness. some cereal in the biting nose. Finish is dry and fast. A nice stout.

Pours near black with reddish hues and a mostly receding light tan head. Notes of toasted malt, toffee, salty fruits, mild chocolate, and brown malt. Medium bodied with a slighty chalky texture and soft carbonation.

Deep ruby tinted brown, would pass for black at a quick glance. Pretty nitro head. Aroma was roasty malt, not much else. Flavor was lightly coffee accented malts, with a pleasant nuttiness present that set it apart from they "typical" Guinness. Not bad, and probably deserving of a better rating than my numbers here indicate. Almost forgot to rate this one! On tap at a random irish pub in Atlanta.

Bottle. Poursdark brown, with a tan head. Aroma is malt and chocolate. Flavor is roasted malt and some coffee. Body id a bit thin.

On Tap at Katie Mullen’s, Denver 24/09/2009 250 years to the day since Guinness was first brewed. Some roast aroma. Small beige head. Black smooth on the palate and a little spicy with a hint of bitterness in a crisp and dry roast finish.

More hoppy than the guinness draught and more of a dark ruby pour than the original but similar flavors. Malty with not quite as much of the caramel/coffee flavors. Enjoyable

I really enjoy this brew! Its not as "stout" as regular Guinness, but it’s a decent stout none the less. It’s pours black with a decent foamy head that lingers. Flavor is of roasted sweet malts. Aroma is nice, this is a very drinkable brew!