What a great body!! (Guinness Draught)

Member Name: stebiz

Product:	Guinness Draught
Date:	18/07/09 (42 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Very tasty, refreshing

Disadvantages: None

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 were refrigerated. Tonight, being Saturday night, I decided to treat myself. Out came the can and it wasn't long before the 'black gold' was sitting in my pint glass. The story goes that to pour the perfect pint it should take 119.5 seconds. To be honest I never timed mine, and I guess the fact it came from a can, would make this statement less accurate.

Guinness began to be brewed in 1759, at St James Gate Dublin. It has a great tradition in Ireland and around the world and is renound for its colour and taste. It is black in colour with a white head, and tastes very rich and stout like. It is very creamy and has a great body to it. It is a lot thicker than a normal bitter,and has more of a taste.

On my can it says that my 440ml has 1.8 units of alcohol and the acoholic volume is 4.1%.

This drink will certainly be in my trolley more often. I may even try it more often whilst out in the pub. Well done to the Irish!!

Summary: Give Guinness a go!!