Guinness Draught

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

On draught at Colombo’s in Columbia SC. Poured out a rich mahogany brown with a "stout" tan head. Aroma was earthy with coffee undertones. Taste was a slight disappointment, more dusty than rich. Palate was thin compared to Imperial Stouts. Fair to good.

You can’t go wrong with this stout when you get it on draught. If you find a bar that will add the Shamrock to the head, you’re in business. Very slight coffee aroma but not a hint in the taste. A bitter stout with a rich creamy head.

The classic draught. The bigger the better. I could drink them all day long. Is it true that if you drink 2 Guinness, a cup of OJ and a cup of milk and you get all your daily vitamins? I would bet a case on it.

14.9 ounce can. Pours a very dark brown, almost black, with a very nice, massive, creamy, clingy, light tan head that lasts a while. Taste is of coffee, roasted malt, milk/cream and is bitter in the finish. Kind of light, but still tasty overall. Aroma matches the taste. Overall, this is a pretty enjoyable, fulfilling and refreshing beer that is nice to have every now and then.

Guinness Draught is a black beer with tawny highlights. It has a dense, creamy, khaki head that looks like ceramic. Almost no aroma can penetrate the head. There’s a slight whiff of cardboard and grain. It’s medium, maybe medium-light bodied; very smooth and silky with a pretty clean finish. There’s not much flavor, but hints of roast and a touch of metal. There’s a light, green bitterness at the finish. It almost tastes like an American stout. This was in a blind tasting with Beamish and Murphy’s, all in the nitro can. This one took top honors.

Bottle. Aroma of come coffee and roasted malt. Flavor of, well, watery malt. Palate is, well, watery. It’s just not a very good beer.

A small pint at Old Tom Kouvola. Baeutiful pale brown head. Dark brown/black colour. Roasted malts and pipe tobacco in the nose. Strong malty taste. Also stong coffee in the taste. Softness and taste.

Bottle. Pours almost black with a creamy off white head. Very light aroma, just a hint of roasted malt. Light, creamy body. Flavor is lightly roasted with a bit of a sour edge. This is the most over rated beer on this site.