Guinness Extra Stout (Original) - Guinness Ltd.

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2,270 Ratings

rAvg: 3.7
pDev: 15.41%
Reviews: 1163
Hads: 1107

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Brewed by:
Guinness Ltd.

Ireland

Style | ABV
Irish Dry Stout | 6.00% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (1086), on-tap (46), nitro-can (10), nitro-tap (10), nitro-bottle (7), can (3), growler (1).

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Reviews by psuKinger:

psuKinger

Pennsylvania

4/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Bottle poured in to a generic curved-rim pint glass. A leftover from St. Paddy's day festivities, for my review below:

A: Pours a deep dark shade of brown, *nearly* completely black, with a thick frothy 2+ finger light brown head that sits nicely on top.

It leaves great lacing on my glass as I work through the bottle. 5.0.

S: Big and roasty, but I do detect some hop presence in the nose. It even smells a bit "dry" and "hot". 3.5.

T: Big flavors of roasted malts and a touch of "coffee" flavors. Very dry, with a touch of hop bitterness (no floral charachteristics, maybe a touch of "pine" here) that helps keep this beer in balance.

The taste starts smooth and surprisingly light, before the roasted malts move in and provide all of their dry-roasted flavors. The hop bitterness arrives on the back-end to balance things out, leaving a fairly exceptional drinking experience. 4.0.

M: Thick, full, and frothy in the mouth, this beer finishes with a good dry bitter-sweet flavor that I really enjoyed. 4.5

D: It's big, full, and well-balanced. It left me wanting more. This beer is proof that a big brewery can create good beer on a large scale.

Serving type: bottle

03-18-2011 18:21:16 | More by psuKinger

More User Reviews:

pjkelley82

New York

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

06-18-2013 06:28:33 | More by pjkelley82

Hayden182

Louisiana

3.5/5 rDev -5.4%

06-18-2013 05:43:06 | More by Hayden182

Halluxone

Georgia

3/5 rDev -18.9%

06-18-2013 00:46:05 | More by Halluxone

PaulD

Massachusetts

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

06-16-2013 05:23:16 | More by PaulD

buzzy

Pennsylvania

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

06-15-2013 23:45:55 | More by buzzy

MarkGutz

Illinois

3.75/5 rDev +1.4%

06-15-2013 23:01:56 | More by MarkGutz

IchLiebeBier

Virginia

3.25/5 rDev -12.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

Appearance: Dark; molasses-like; 2-finger head, dissipates rapidly

Aroma: Malty, roasted grain, coffee

Taste: Bitter, creamy, with dry aftertaste; not bad, but not well balanced

Remarks: I've always felt Guinness was a bit too thin for the style

Did not score A, T, S, M at that time; disregard those scores

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2013 13:33:02 | More by IchLiebeBier