Guinness Draught Review

A LOT of people asked me to review Guinness Draught, so I moved this review up in the line up.  Guinness is an import from Ireland.  The beer is made in Dublin, and the company has been around since 1759.  It wasn't written on the can, so I didn't mention the alcohol content in this beer, but it is 4.1-4.3% which is surprising for such a filling beer.  I really expected a higher alcohol content on this beer, but nonetheless, I don't drink beer for the alcohol content anyway.

What I find so great about Guinness is that it is like a chemistry experiment in a glass.  The can contains a nitrogen ball which releases from the depressurizing of the can when you pop it open.  This produces heavy smoke and also makes a surge in the beer, as the nitrogen bubbles make their way to the top of the glass.  Watching the beer turn from a really light tan coffee color to a deep ruby red makes drinking this beer a very fun experience.

The aroma that I got was of malt, chocolate, and coffee.  The head was about an inch and a half to two inches and was very thick and creamy.  When I dug into this beer, it gave me several sensations right off the bat.  The first thing that I could think of was coffee.  It was semi-sweet at the very beginning, like a dark chocolate, and then the burnt taste of roasted barley came forward followed by the bitter kick in the back of my throat that I would associate with coffee.

I am going to tell you right now that this is not a beginner's beer.  Try lagers, then move to ales.  Then when you want a real biting beer, go to Guinness.  This is also a very heavy beer, and it fills you.  I can normally chug a lager or an ale, but as you notice in the video I had to edit the video to reduce the amount of time you saw me drinking in order to make the 10 minute mark.  But this is not a bad thing.

I enjoy Guinness as it is a unique beer and it is very full of flavor, full bodied, and just a fun beer to drink.  However, I do not feel that this stout is the King of Stout any longer as others have made their way into the scene that would easily blow this one away.  Color, aroma, and body all scored well.  The taste is the most important factor to whether or not someone will come back to drink a beer, however, and although I enjoyed the flavor of this beer, it wasn't enough for me.

Therefore, I scored this beer a 8.5 out of 10.  It is a great beer for those who want something full and rich, but not for beer noobs.  Thank you guys for reading and watching, and also for the support.  The Facebook fanclub passed 300 members today, and that is amazing.  Please continue to invite your friends and a BIG, HUGE thank you to those of you who have shown your support.  It means a lot to me.  Thanks again, and keep drinking good beer.