McGuires Irish Pub & Brewery Reviews

donjose09	3.2 McGuires Belgian Abbey Ale Monday, February 5, 2024
donjose09	3.1 McGuires Irish Red Ale Monday, February 5, 2024
Ratman197	3.5 McGuires Irish Pale Ale Poured a çlear orange amber with a lasting creamy uvory head. Aromas of bread, earthiness, fruitiness and light pine. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of bread, earthiness, fruitiness and light pine with a crisp dry lingering bitter finish. Thursday, December 8, 2022
Ratman197	3.5 McGuires Irish Stout Poured a çlear dark reddish brown with a lasting creamy tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, bakers cocoa, earthiness and light coffee. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a smooth dry finish. Flavors of roasted malt, light bakers cocoa and a hint of earthiness with a smooth dry lingering roasty finish. Monday, December 5, 2022
BeerandBlues2	3.6 McGuires Irish Pale Ale Draught at the brewery. Pours hazy orange with a medium, frothy white head, medium retention with good lacing. Medium-high floral and fruity hops, medium grainy malt, medium hop bitterness and a dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Friday, December 3, 2021
Ratman197	3.9 McGuires Millennium Ale Bottle poured a hazy gold with a small lasting white head. Aromas of cookie, pear, coriander, banana, spice and yeast. Palate was light to medium bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of cookie, spice and pear with a crisp dry lingering spiced cookie finish. Sunday, September 26, 2021
italianjohn	2.8 McGuires Irish Red Ale Copper pour with a thin white head and spots of lacing …. Aroma of caramel and toasted malts, floral hops, and a bit earthy …. Taste is the same, some grains, caramel and roasted malts, light floral hops and a bit earthy …. Sessionable and easy drinking …. Finish is of earthy malts and light floral hops …. Old school brew Monday, July 5, 2021
pkbites	2.3 McGuires Irish Red Ale Reddish amber pour with beige head. aroma is kind of medicinal. Some herbs and spices and kind of off putting. Flavor is a bit flat. I've had much better reds than this. On tap at Pensacola International Airport. Friday, July 2, 2021
ResinousGuide26	2.9 McGuires Irish Red Ale Sunday, January 5, 2020
kevinator	3 McGuires Raspberry Wheat Average fruity wheat beer. Raspberry upfront. Dark berry color. Decent with a yeasty and dry finish. Tuesday, June 4, 2019
kevinator	2.7 McGuires Oktoberfest Below average attempt. Malty but muted in aroma and flavor. Some earthy and grainy notes but that's all. Tuesday, June 4, 2019
kevinator	3 McGuires Irish Stout Average strout that is a mix of dry and cream character. Roasted and chocolate flavors. Tuesday, June 4, 2019
kevinator	3 McGuires Porter Medium weight. Dark mahogany color with a thin head. Slight roasted character. Tuesday, June 4, 2019
kevinator	3 McGuires India Pale Ale Really just a slightly hoppier version of their Irish ale. Average with a moderate hoppy bite. Tuesday, June 4, 2019
kevinator	3.2 McGuires Irish Red Ale Average red ale. Very malty flavor. Herbal nose. Coppery color and medium weight. Tuesday, June 4, 2019
kevinator	2.2 McGuires Old Fashioned Ale Nah. Low aromas and flavors of yeast and corn. Light golden color and a watery palate. Tuesday, June 4, 2019
WortTickers18	4.5 McGuires Porter Friday, April 5, 2019
GTAEgeek	3.4 McGuires Irish Stout Pint at the Destin location. Pours black, with a small, frothy, tan head. The nose is burnt toast, cocoa, rye bread, walnuts, and dust. Not very sweet, with a hard bitterness. Medium body, grainy, and kinda acrid. Fair, roasty stout. Friday, August 24, 2018
GTAEgeek	3.3 McGuires Irish Red Ale On tap at the Destin location. Pours a clear, reddish color, with a medium, foamy, beige head. The aroma is caramel malts, toast, oak, walnuts, and pine. Sweet and malty. Light body, with a grainy, clean feel. This is a simple, and solid irish red. Saturday, August 18, 2018
Panzuriel	2.2 McGuires India Pale Ale Appearance: Medium golden. Slightly Hazy. Finger of white foam. Nose: Slight pine hops with a touch of herbal. Lightly malty. Taste: Faint herbal hops. Lightly roasted malt. Light bitters Body: fluid with soft carbonation. Parting thoughts: Very mild IPA. As if someone made an IPA for the middle of the road crowd. Saturday, June 16, 2018
WortTickers18	3.9 McGuires Irish Red Ale Wednesday, June 6, 2018
BeerandBlues2	3.5 McGuires Millennium Ale Draught at the brewery. Pours cloudy yellow with a small, frothy white head, short retention. Moderate bananas, light orange blossom honey, biscuit malt, Candi sugar and a dry finish. Full body and medium carbonation. Saturday, January 13, 2018
LocalTeam5	5 McGuires Irish Red Ale Friday, December 8, 2017
jeremeh	3.5 McGuires Porter Admin converted to private rating Tuesday, December 5, 2017
jeremeh	3.3 McGuires Irish Stout Admin converted to private rating Tuesday, December 5, 2017
jeremeh	3.5 McGuires Irish Red Ale Admin converted to private rating Tuesday, December 5, 2017
jeremeh	2.3 McGuires Old Fashioned Ale Admin converted to private rating Tuesday, December 5, 2017
jeremeh	2.6 McGuires India Pale Ale Admin converted to private rating Tuesday, December 5, 2017
jeremeh	2.9 McGuires Blueberry Ale Admin converted to private rating Tuesday, December 5, 2017
gripweed57	3.1 McGuires Old Fashioned Ale From old tasting notes. Labeled as "McGuire’s Irish Old Style Ale". Brilliant amber orange color. Thick rocky beige head. Subtle toasted malt nose. Bitter spicy hop flavor is subdued. Bitter dry finish. Saturday, May 20, 2017
DocJitsu	2.8 McGuires Oktoberfest Pours a light, clear amber golden. Not much of a head. Märzen aroma. Toasted grain and fruity quality. More subdued flavors than more of my favorite Oktoberfests like Sierra Nevada or Sam Adams. Thursday, September 8, 2016
tnkw01	3 McGuires Irish Stout Tap. Dark brown. Almost black. Medium sized head. Aroma is burnt toast. Taste is burnt toast and burnt grains. Didn’t care for it. Thursday, June 16, 2016
tnkw01	2.8 McGuires India Pale Ale Tap. Gold, slightly cloudy. Aroma and taste is typical weak American IPA. Didn’t really care for it. Thursday, June 16, 2016
tnkw01	2.6 McGuires Light Ale Tap. Gold in color with a medium head. Aroma was grains and kind of weak. Taste was also weak with grain flavor with a bitter finish. Thursday, June 16, 2016
tnkw01	3 McGuires Belgian Wit Tap. Cloudy gold in color with a medium sized head. Aroma was a spicy, aroma. Taste was spicy with hints of sweet citrus. Thursday, June 16, 2016
tnkw01	3 McGuires Wild Irish Raspberry Wheat Tap. Light pinkish gold in color. Aroma is grains and light raspberry. Taste is grains with spicy raspberry. Monday, June 13, 2016
oldrtybastrd	2.7 McGuires Light Ale Pours a nice light golden yellow. Aromas of hops, grass, and maybe corn. Taste is crisp with a nice mellow hop flavor. Still better than Bud/Coors/Miller light products. Wednesday, May 4, 2016
oldrtybastrd	3.5 McGuires I'll Have What the Gentleman on the Floor is Having ours a hazy dark reddish brown. Aromas of dark fruit, hops, caramel malts, kind of medicinal. Flavor is strong, big alcohol taste, malty with a citrus taste. Wednesday, May 4, 2016
oldrtybastrd	3.4 McGuires India Pale Ale Pours a medium amber. Floral hop aroma with some caramel malts. Flavor is citrusy, could use more hops. Wednesday, May 4, 2016
oldrtybastrd	3 McGuires Wild Irish Raspberry Wheat Pours a reddish color. Aromas of berries and wheat bread. Flavor of light berries and a sweetness. Medium body with a berry aftertaste. Monday, May 2, 2016
oldrtybastrd	3.4 McGuires Irish Stout Dark brown color,small tan head that had a short life .The aroma was roasty malt with a nice hint of hops and maybe a little grapefruit,chocolate and coffee. Taste is chocolate and mabye smokey malts. Monday, May 2, 2016
oldrtybastrd	3.2 McGuires Porter Pours a medium brown color. Aromas of roast malts, touch of chocolate and coffee. Flavor is smooth dry malt with a mellow hop finish and aftertaste. Monday, May 2, 2016
oldrtybastrd	3 McGuires Irish Red Ale Pours a nice amber color. Not a lot of aroma, sweet malt with a hint of fruit/hops. Flavor is malty, with a touch of bitterness. Monday, May 2, 2016
BeerandBlues2	2.9 McGuires Old Fashioned Ale Draught at the brewery. Pours clear yellow with a medium, frothy white head, long retention with good lacing. Aroma is cracker malt and light earthy hops. Flavor is lightly sweet cracker malt, light earthy hops and bitterness with a dry finish. Light body and medium carbonation. Sunday, April 24, 2016
BelgianBeerGal	3.5 McGuires Scotch Ale Draft in Destin post-PMR with the fam. Dark brown color with a tan ring. Nice aroma of sweet dark malt and a hint of chocolate. Pleasant flavor with a hint of earthy minerals, burnt malt and a touch of hops. Nice. Tuesday, February 23, 2016
drowland	3.8 McGuires Imperial Coffee Stout 11/12/15. On tap at the Destin location, from the Brewer’s Tap. Black pour with a nice tan head, food lacing. Nice aroma, solid mix of coffee, dark chocolate, doughy, caramel, a cream aspect. Good flavor, coffee dominates, bitter, a little ashy and charred. Not bad! Their Brewer tap always saves them as their normal lineup is always garbage. Saturday, January 9, 2016
jamisonfitz	3 McGuires Double Irish Red Wednesday, January 6, 2016
HuldgaardRJ	2.2 McGuires Porter (4) A fine porter. There is nothing here that should make you go out of your way to try it, it is simple and okay balanced. Good work. Sunday, November 22, 2015
GreatDane1632	3.4 McGuires Porter On draft at the pub -- Solid example of a porter. Nothing exceptional, and nothing flawed with it. Solid example from start to finish. Monday, April 27, 2015
GreatDane1632	3.7 McGuires India Pale Ale On draft at the pub -- Pretty solid IPA. Not going to win many awards but it went amazing with my Burger. I’ll have another. Monday, April 27, 2015