A Pint Of Black Gold Please (Guinness Draught)

Member Name: Mrlovepantsuk

Product:	Guinness Draught
Date:	30/01/07 (150 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: The taste, smoothness

Disadvantages: The Price

From the moment you step into a pub and order a pint of Guinness start believing the hype. Guinness is a drink that is everything it is made out to be, sleek, sexy, stylish and very, very tasty. It almost seems an exclusive drink that only a certain select few actually drink, because if you go into any bar or pub the percentage of Guinness drinkers compared to drinkers of other brands is very minimal, in England at least.

When ordering a round including Guinness be sure to order it first as it is only part poured to start with and then left to settle (remember the ad). The pint is then topped up to leave a black looking pint with a snow white head (if you hold a pint upto the light Guinness is actually ruby red). It looks even better when it is poured into a clean straight glass.

Guinness tastes smooth and velvety and slides easily down the throat which means several more can be drank quickly compared to other beers. Beware though, because of this and an ABV OF 4.1% it can leave you with a condition called Guinness tongue which leaves you slurring and talking gibberish.
There isn't the hoppy after taste that you get with other beers which means you don't actually get sick of the taste of it.

The cost however is a little bit on the expensive side and costs on average £2.50 a pint in Evesham, Worcestershire where I live although there are cheaper places to get it like Whetherspoons.

The best place to get it though and I can vouch for it, is Dublin and a trip to the Guinness Hopstore to see the history of it wouldn't go amiss and you can even sample it for free.

Beware though Guinness should be kept properly otherwise the taste does go off.

Overall I would recommend Guinness to anyone and would drink more of it myself if it wasn't for the price.

Summary: A great tasting pint only spoilt by the price