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Guinness Draught

Guinness Draught

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A Dry Stout brewed by
St. James’s Gate (Diageo)

Dublin, Ireland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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28573.46/5.03.46/5.04.1%82.4English pint P  Stats

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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 Gpnterojd (132), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/55/102/510/20

Oct 23, 2007  
From can. The can basically erupted beer when I opened it. Pours pitch black with a coffee froth head. Laces nicely and the head sticks beautifully. Aroma of coffee and soft cheese. Flavour is rather weak. Predominantly coffee with bitterness around the sides of the mouth. Body is thin and watery. Very little carbonation. Clean and crisp, but lacks flavour or distinctiveness.

 Tripplebrew (285), Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/511/20
Oct 1, 2008  
Pours a dark brown with creamy tan head. Aroma is largely nutty. Body is creamy but not thick. Flavor is nutty with malt notes but not strong or overpowering. Bitter undertones.


lumpsowers (87), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/105/54/103/59/20
Sep 30, 2008  
16 oz. can. I love beer, but I can’t get down with Guinness, is something wrong with me? Looks beautiful, but I can’t get over how flat this brew is. Some horseradish or soy sauce flavors way down there...Thick and dark.


 JonnyDr (107), , South Yorkshire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/56/104/514/20
Sep 29, 2008  
Well what colour do you think it is? Classic stiff ’moustaching’ head. Strong roasted barley flavour and with hops and yeast coming through. Malt finish. Lovely.


 noncaloric (102), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/56/104/513/20
Sep 28, 2008  
Aroma: Roasted malts, muted by the dense head. Appearance: Mud-brown froth rolls with effervescence, finally settling down into a black body with a dense beige head. The head never fully dissipates, and fully coats the far side of the glass. Flavor: Molasses-like roast malts, not strong, nicely balanced by bitterness. Palate: Creamy-smooth, but not at all heavy.


gax33 (11), Minooka, Illinois, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/104/516/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Nice taste - slightly dark roast coffee - esque, but it is just a bit watery. Love the creamy texture and it’s just so smooth throughout. A very easy beer to drink.




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