 iep (229), Amsterdam, Netherlands
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 26, 2006 Updated: Dec 2, 2006This is the best Guinness out there, no contest.
It has substantial off-white head which fades quickly and leaves little lacing.
The roasted, creamy taste is strong but not overpowering and the hints of coffee, chocalate, vanilla and black hash don’t dominate but blend into a rounded whole instead. It’s bitter & the alcohol is very noticable but that adds to the beer - with some beers its a problem, but not with this one. A very well-rounded and tasty brew, with a nice alcy-kick as an added bonus. One of the best foreign stouts, for sure.
However: the quality seems to be going down recently. The bottles and labels were changed and the beer is alot less deep & complex as it used to be - the last +-10 bottles I had were all somewhat mediocre, not bad, but very dissappointing.
Fin (3415), Merton, Oxfordshire, England
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Oct 1, 2006 Bottled. picked up at SH Jones Bicester 28-09-06. Black in colour, with a lovely smokey, woody aroma. wonderfully bitter with nice oakiness, and bitter coffee flavours, truly great beer.
SHIG (2032), Aviano, Italy
| 4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 24, 2006 Rich deep black brown with a thick creamy head. Sweat caramel coffee and candy aroma. Rich sweet caramel taffy flavor with a malty finish.
howazzo (6), Italy
does not count  | 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 18, 2006 chocolate, coffee, licorice, alcohol, black, cloudy, brown foam, medium sweetness, very bitter, full body, oily feel, lively, bitter, long finish,
Theis (3740), Denmark
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Sep 8, 2006 Bottle at home. Almost black - offwhite head. Funny swet vanilla aroma (koldskål). Taste: burned malts, sweet, light licorice, light hoppy. Light bitter finish.
DruncanVeasey (2732), The Penguin’s Arms, Europe, Warwickshire, England
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 4, 2006 Licorice-black snifter humming of smoky malt and booze. Psychedelic swirls of filthy tan froth. Burnt toast and mouth-filling dark chocolate. Claret-like creamy palate. More intensely bitter coffeeish roastiness than you could shake a stick at. Everything that’s great about draught Guinness, but more so.
TheBeerOrg (1576), Kentucky, USA
| 3.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 16/20 |
Sep 3, 2006 Updated: Dec 25, 2006From a nightshop in Brugge - Pours black with a thin, mostly receding foamy tan head. Aroma of smoke, pepper, and toffee. Taste is sweet, spicy malts, hints of smoke, tar, fusels, and whiskey. Mouthfeel is medium to full bodied with a slick oily texture and lush carbonation.
sersdf (1000), chicago, Illinois, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 8/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 25, 2006 ditto everything zeswaft said. good surprise. will try again if it comes my way. also tastes almost nothing like other guinness’s.
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