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

bottled
common

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 3729   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.43   EST. CALORIES: 123   ABV: 4.1%
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.


3.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 15/20
dreamflower (129) - Manitoba, CANADA - DEC 29, 2011
I enjoy this quite a lot. At first it was too harsh and bitter for me, but I’ve grown to enjoy it.

3.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
cards04 (171) - Manitoba, CANADA - DEC 26, 2011
I’m surprised by the high rating of this beer. It’s a nice stout - but certainly not the best....nice creamy head - great mouth feel - notes of caramel....and nice toasted flavors as well.

3.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 13/20
sm5561 (20) - - DEC 26, 2011
Black with thick creamy beige head. Guinness draft poured correctly is about a good an appearance as I’ve seen. Very light malty aroma. Taste is similarly light, malty with a distinct flavor. Very smooth and creamy, great mouthfeel.

3.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
mike1977ok (1037) - NETHERLANDS - DEC 24, 2011
Looks great! Little aroma due to the thick, creamy head. Flavour is of nicely roasted malts. Very slight level of smokiness. Very smooth and easy to drink.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MalcolmTucker (149) - SCOTLAND - DEC 24, 2011
I’ve had loads of pints of this over the years. The iconic appearance makes this an attractive beer but I think it is let down by the taste. A good classic beer but there are loads if better stouts/porters available.

2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
jhamp9 (165) - Texas, USA - DEC 22, 2011
Hadn’t had one in a while. Visually this is great. Aroma was coffee and smokiness. Body was thin. Taste is coffee, chocolate, and the smokiness again.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
Jessop (85) - AUSTRALIA - DEC 20, 2011
Drank on many taps over many years, this beer is a lovely ruby-black and its delightful to watch being poured. It has a lovely timeless smooth character. Its has a rather unique flavour however in recent times it seems rather watery and more uninteresting. Or perhaps the competition is getting better?......

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
JaKeAFC (156) - ITALY - DEC 16, 2011
0.5L glass on tap. Well known black beer, clear after foam settles, with dark red rays. Fine and creamy offwhite nitrogen foam with good lacing lasting til the end. Nothing particular on the nose. Light aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Taste is pleasing bitter. Thin body, light, no carbonation, very smooth.


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