Good things come to those who wait...Spot on! (Guinness)

Member Name: Pablo_Sevilla

Product:	Guinness
Date:	08/08/09 (42 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great taste, can drink a lot and not get drunk.

Disadvantages: Remoured to be very high in calories! Aqquired taste.

There is usually always one drink I can depend on if everything else in the bar falls short of what I find to be drinkable, and that is Guinness.

I think Guinness has a similar reputation as Marmite; You either love it or hate it!

For years, up until a few years ago, I was firmly in the hate camp; I couldn't understand how anyone could drink something this bitter, it made me cringe!

But then one night I forced myself to drink it as I was certain I was missing out on something;

The smell, is very alluring to my nostrils. I can always detect a slight coffee smell behind the obvious and apparent toasted malt. Very pleasant.

On pouring: What can be said about this? It looks magnificent. The creaminess eventually settles, it's tricky to pour and you'll be left waiting a couple of minutes in pubs because the creamy head has to settle half way before finishing it off and repouring to the top of the pint glass.
We are left with a black brew (that is actually very mildly red when you hold it to the light!) with a small finger width white head. Classic.

Taste: It's definitely bitter at the back of the mouth, this initially put me off, but after a few sips this settles down and gives guinness it's wonderful lingering after taste along with the roasted malts and very subtle hints of coffee. It's kind of addictive, because I always seek that delcious dryness/bitterness at the back of the tongue...The texture is very creamy which also helps!

Drinkability: It's said that Guinness has the same amount of calories as a roast dinner! I'm not sure if that's true, but it is certainly filling! It's hard to get drunk off of Guinness because it's only 4% and can take longer to drink than your pilsners. For me this is a plus, I can drink this tasty beverage all night and only be a nice and warm tipsy by the end of the evening whilst all the pilsner/cider drinkers are all feeling worse for wear!
Hangovers seem a lot less pronounced with Guinness. Probably more due to the above reason more than the way it's produced though.

Overall, I grew to love this drink over time, it's definitely an aqquired taste (I suppose it's like coffee) and I aqquired it after much trying over the years!

8.5/10.

Summary: see above!