Comments on: Beer Review – Draught Guinness

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:26:43 +0000

@Jim – Great to hear! Its nice to find a beer to love!

By: jim vest

jim vest — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:01:35 +0000

Guinness on draught is very good and creamy. the very first time I had it was at a english pup with fish and chips in Atlantic City, Nj. I could not get enough of it or the cod. hats off to Guinness.

By: Irish Beer - Past, Present and Future | The Brew Club

Irish Beer - Past, Present and Future | The Brew Club — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:31:39 +0000

[...] 1960, Guinness had also taken over the nation’s ale brewing concerns. Independent breweries like [...]

By: Scott-TheBrewClub

Scott-TheBrewClub — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:46:24 +0000

@Matt – I’d agree – Guinness is a good choice when eating out and such, almost every restaurant has it on its beer list, and its hard to be disappointed in it, especially when the other choices are watery macro lagers. Looking back, I think maybe my can was a bit off, but I’d agree with Michael that its better on tap! (What isn’t though?)
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By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:01:08 +0000

Here’s my thing with Guiness… it’s a dark, tasty beer that I can find just about anywhere and can drink all night. I generally choose it when my other choices are the macro-piss American lagers and little else. That being said, I’m never disappointed to have it. I haven’t had a ton of luck with those dumb widgets either, Scott, sometimes they don’t fully ‘release’ and that could be what you had. The nitrogen adds that body that yours seemed to be lacking.

Oh, and I despise the extra stout, I find it very bitter.

By: The Professor

The Professor — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 16:14:04 +0000

As far as I’m concerned, Guinness remains a very quaffable and most importantly, a refreshing beer even if it may have strayed from its original formula, which is practically a given. I like extreme beers too…but also appreciate the one thing that is lacking n so much of the “craft” beer made today…BALANCE.

I have been a fan and supporter of the microbrew movement since its beginnings, and a lover of non-mainstream beer for years before that (and there was plenty to be had if you knew where to look). While there are many outstanding micro beers out there I certainly don’t feel that the micro movement can do no wrong, and this idea that has been fostered lately which suggests that if it is not extreme in every way, it is not “real” beer.

Hogwash.

It seems as though it has become fashionable to berate a beer simply because it is the product of a large company, or because it does not slam you over the head with overdone flavors, or because it doesn’t pack a massive alcohol wallop. Beers like that have become just as common (and just as boring) as the megabrew yellow fizzwater beers.

Sometimes, a pint of Guinness is a real relief.

By: Bob the Brit

Bob the Brit — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:33:32 +0000

It may be that I was being generous, and that in retrospect I might drop that rating to a 3 or 3.5 (particularly after I taste the 7% export) but it is the standard. I should add in my defence that, that lunchtime we had a couple of Draught Guinness which went down VERY well, and then followed them with a couple of Dark Budvar. Somebody else was driving - I should add. At the end of the day it's down to personal taste, and having a good time. Bob the Brit’s last blog post..Cottage Pie

By: The Beer Nut

The Beer Nut — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:13:00 +0000

"Guinness is arguably synonymous with ‘Irish Beer’." Only because Diageo keep telling people this. It's not an observation born of any facts. 63% of all beer sold in Ireland is lager, with virtually all of it made in Ireland. The Beer Nut’s last blog post..Of lions and lambs

By: The Beer Nut

The Beer Nut — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:11:18 +0000

Budweiser provides a reference point for American beer that most of the world relates to. Yet it's pretty far from being a suitable yardstick. The 4.2% ABV nitrokeg draught Guinness was most certainly not the world's first Stout Porter. Its roots don't really go back any further than the late 1950's, and it doesn't seem to have reached its current ABV until the 1970s. The nearest thing to pre-1917 Guinness around is the 7.5% ABV Foreign Extra Stout, a recipe seemingly almost unchanged since the 1820s. It offers a much better yardstick to measure all stout by, and tastes quite nice too. The notion that modern-day Draught Guinness has any historical credibility is a myth encouraged by Diageo's huge marketing divisions. The Beer Nut’s last blog post..Of lions and lambs

By: Scott - TheBrewClub

Scott - TheBrewClub — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:52:07 +0000

Interesting give and take on this one! Bob made another interesting point that this Guinness is a good reference to judge other beers of the style simply because its so well known. Guinness is arguably synonymous with 'Irish Beer'. Scott - TheBrewClub’s last blog post..Beer Review - Lancaster Brewing Milk Stout