Guinness Draught

Nothing is more Irish than Guinness stout but this was not always the case in fact Guinness is a copy of a traditional type of English ale! MY OWN EXPERIENCE WITH GUINNESS Ever since going to University in the south of England I have been a confirmed real ale drinker. The south has some great local breweries making some great beers, Gales, Fullers, Harveys, Ringwood. One drawback of drinking ale is that it can be difficult to find a good pint, which can be a health risk! And in some pubs real ale is not stocked at all. So what do you do if you don’t trust the quality of the ale the landlord keeps or if you have no choice at all? One option is to ...  Read the complete review

Guinness is absolutely synonymous with the Irish way of life, and whilst I tend to just drink it around St. Patrick's Day (to ensure that I get the novelty hat!), it's a rich, quality product that's very refined and well crafted. In fact, it's frequently referred to as almost resembling a food, in that it's very filling, like a good meal. Moreover, as a personal aside, I have a relative who drank a pint of it every day, and they lived to their late nineties! Unlike other lagers, Guinness has a very dark, black colour, and brown head, distinguishing it from other products from the outset. It also has a very, very unique taste that, admittedly isn't my ...  Read the complete review

I am not (or should I say was not) a Guinness drinker until this week, but now I think it will be part of my shop. Okay I'd heard of the brand. I knew what it looked like, I mean who hasn't, but I have only ever tried it back in the 80's, during my teenage years. I don't think back then my pallett had been trained enough, because at the time I was a lager 'man'. Since then I have tended to steer more towards beer. So why after 20 years did I decide it was time to try Guinness again. Well to put it bluntly it was on offer, working out at a mere 50p a can. It was something I couldn't let go. I bought 8 cans for £4.00 and immediately on my return they ...  Read the complete review

I do not think that there is anything more aesthetically pleasing to the eye than a perfectly poured pint of the black stuff. Even though it is 10.00 am on a Friday morning I am positively salivating thinking about tucking into a creamy pint this evening. A lot goes into reating this perfectly poured pint however, as it is imperative that a cool clean glass is used for the pouring. Also, there is a knack to it and as a former bar tender I have been lucky enough to have been shown just how to pour a perfect pint by a Guinness guy who goes round pubs in Ireland to make sure it is poured correctly. The glass has to be tilted at a forty five degree angle when ...  Read the complete review

The first thing that strikes me, and I must admit the reason I started drinking the stuff in the first place, about a perfectly poured pint of Guinness is how beautiful it looks. Assuming that your bar person has selected a clean glass and has poured the pint correctly, they will place on the bar in front of you a pint of dark liquid with an indistinct creaminess as your Guinness goes thru its final settle. Look closer at the liquid in the glass, and marvel at the ethereal beauty of the head seemingly flowing DOWN the inside of your glass whilst simultaneously forming on the TOP of the pint. There is a scientific explanation for this seeming ...  Read the complete review