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Guinness Original / Extra Stout

Guinness Original / Extra Stout

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 Percentile 
70
overall
A Dry Stout brewed by
St. James’s Gate (Diageo)

Dublin, Ireland

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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5263.3/5.03.3/5.04.3%58.1 English pint P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Unpasteurised in Ireland - pasteurised in the rest of the world. Available in bottles and cans.
Similar to the Draught version, but without the extra nitrogen.

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 blkitson (125), Westerville, Ohio, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/55/103/57/20

Mar 28, 2006  
very dark beer. Has a good flavor but somewhat of an after tase. Would not buy this berr

 robinvboyer (997), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/512/20
Sep 4, 2008  
deep black pour, aroma of roasted malt, and a touch of coffee, and some cheap grain. Nice thick mouth feel, some roasted malt in the flavour, and more cheap grain, meh. Decent stout. I prefer the draught out of the can.


Necron99 (19), Clermont, Florida, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/514/20
Sep 2, 2008    Updated: Sep 3, 2008
Pours nearly black with a tan head and smells like malts and alcohol. Tastes like malt and some slight coffee. Finishes light and dry. Not a bad brew.


rustbucket0873 (91), Krikville, New York, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/104/513/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Good overall, but not as good as the draught. Pours dark with a brown head that dissipates fairly quickly. The body is pretty much black. Some coffee-ish flavors with roasted malts.


MrAleman (70), guildford, Surrey, England
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/104/513/20
Aug 31, 2008  
The original version of Guinness somehow is just not as good as the Guinness draught, more spicy and more acidic to drink. It still tastes somewhat as Guinness should and is ok.


 biggmike (400), Gulfport, Mississippi, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Aug 26, 2008  
I cant believe I havent rated this previously. Pours a very dark almost black color with fluffy tan head. Aroma of roasted malts. Flavor seems to me to be a bit more bitter than the Draught. Also thinner mouthfeel due to the lack of nitrogen. Decent beer.




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