Guinness Draught

	Percentile
	85
	overall

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

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
3168	3.45/5.0	3.45/5.0	4.1%	88	English pint

Commercial Description:
Available in cans, kegs and bottles with nitrogen and carbon dioxide. Pasteurised. Usually called Draught; sometimes called Cold or Extra Cold - same beer, but served colder.
Launched in 1961.
Ingredients: Pale ale malt, about 25 to 30% flaked barley, and about 10% roasted barley, with no other grains or sugars; several hop varieties, mainly Goldings (pellets and isomerized extract); a flocculent head-forming ale yeast.

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TheGB (41), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	5/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	12/20

Oct 23, 2009

Aroma is not very strong, taste is somewhat thin and a bit sour. Finish is pleasant enough.

Sledutah (53), Utah, USA

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	8/10	5/5	8/10	4/5	19/20

Oct 22, 2009

On Tap at Gravity bar (at Guinness in Dublin) Wow, this is so much better here then in the states. There is something to be said about "fresh" beer. Dark in color with a nice white head and plenty of lace on the inside of the glass. Chocolate and Coffee flavor aroma rise out of the glass with the taste that matched the aroma. Nice finish in the back of the mouth.

TheDutchman (18), Louisiana, USA

0.5	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
0.5	1/10	1/5	1/10	1/5	1/20

Oct 21, 2009

For me the smell is a cross between skoal chewing tobacco and coffee. The only flavor the beer has is from the smell and it doesnt seem to have anything on the palate. I’m probably just not a fan of stouts. I’ll try some of the higher rated ones on the list and see if its this beer or just all stouts I find... blech

stobbe74 (700), Denmark

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Oct 20, 2009

Can w/nitrogen, 50cl. Pours a black beer with a dense creamy brown head. The aroma is weak, with notes of sweetness and roasted malt. The flavor is creamy with sweet malt and roasted notes. The palate is dry and roasted. Overall a good beer.

dionysus (98), Arizona, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	5/10	4/5	5/10	2/5	12/20

Oct 19, 2009

As an irishman, I feel bad not being able to find some more points to donate to this score. Bottle pours black with a creamy khaki colored head. Aroma smells of burnt malt and bakers chocolate. Flavor is primarily the same. Body is thin and soft, definately one of the lighter stouts on the market. Nothing remarkable, but still a staple.

milewide (609), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	14/20

Oct 18, 2009

Beautiful creamy head, but weak aroma and taste. The stout for "wimps"! No hops and thin body.

wlminter (13), Virginia, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	7/10	5/5	4/10	3/5	8/20

Oct 17, 2009

12 oz bottle. Pours, well, pours like Guinness. Mouth-feel was pretty thin for a stout. The taste was watery, with only a slight bitterness at the end. Tasted like a watered-down Sierra Nevada Stout. I think this might be due to the nitrogen capsule in the bottle, because on tap this is delicious. Or maybe, I just got a bad batch. So given the choice, avoid the bottle, go for the tap.

JanVittrup (144), København V, Denmark

3.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.8	5/10	5/5	5/10	5/5	18/20

Oct 17, 2009

Nothing looks like a Guinness. In its own class. Dark. Foam. ’nuff said. Little to no aroma. Atleast when I’m out on the town. Flavor: Perfect balance - but no real characteristic. A little hop, not much. Palate: Here is where it really shines. Thick. Velvet. A great beer with little taste(!) Purchased at some bar in Vesterbro.

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