Guinness Reviews

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 ...  Read the complete review

Guinness Living in Ireland I have very early childhood memories of male relatives supping on pints of Guinness. I always thought it was funny when they ended up with the Guinness moustache after their first drink and I even remember getting a few a myself (although I didn't drink the stuff back then). I first dabbled with Guinness when ...  Read the complete review

If there is one drink that I have had to grow into liking, then it is definitely 'Guinness.' Moving from quite weak lagers to bitters in the early 00's, I started to drink the meal in a glass quite regularly due to its distinctive taste and texture. When on nights out with tomflint and JJJJ, Guinness is usually drunk first by JJJJ and I ...  Read the complete review

A certain other beer brand calls itself the "King of Beers", well Guinness can call themselves "The King of Drinks". A pint of Guinness is special, even more so when drunk here in Ireland as its a much better drink when brewed here in St James Gate or Diageo. From the first three quarter pull before letting it sit ...  Read the complete review

Guinness is a dry stout. It is 4.2% by vol (in the UK, in Africa you can get 7%)and costs around £4.50 for 4 large cans, this is largely in line with lagers but you are more likely to get an offer on a brand like Stella. However Guinness has a much more pronounced difference to common mere lagers than other stouts and is easily worth the money. ...  Read the complete review

I dare say, that there will be a fair few pints of the black stuff drank today. St Patrick's day is all about getting together and having the craic! Celebrating that you are Irish, is what Irish people do best, and what is more Irish than Guinness? If you were to get around a table, and start sinking a few of these bad boys, then it is certain ...  Read the complete review

Guinness is technically classified as a 'stout', which is defined as being a darker beer made using roasted barley and / or malts. The taste is rich and creamy but not too bitter - although this can vary quite a bit depending on the establishment you happen to be visiting. The head is very creamy, and according to Wikipedia, it's ...  Read the complete review

Ah, Guinness. That deep brown iron rich drink of the gods, or if not the gods, then at least the prefferred drink of any true irishman.Guinness is a fine drink, sold in any decent pub,that I LOVE! First, a little history.When the Archbishop of Cashel popped his clogs, he never dreamed that the £100 legacy he left to his godson Arthur ...  Read the complete review

Guinness is one of those drinks you look at every time you walk into a pub but never dare to actually buy a pint of until one day you finally decide to take the plunge and try a pint of the black stuff. Strangely enough my first pint of Guinness coincided with my first Rugby game at London Irish on St Patrick's day last year. Since ...  Read the complete review

Ahhh Guinness takes me back....not only back to the pub toilets quite frequently but also back to my late teenage years.. PRICE (obvioulsy dependent on pub) £2 a pint (sometimes next to nothing if you know where to go on St.Patrick's Day) I used to be an avid consumer of Guinness. You couldn't get me off the stuff. ...  Read the complete review

For many years I was a lager drinker. This came about mainly by chance. As I grew up and first ventured into public houses I tried to emulate my friends and they happened to be lager drinkers. My first taste of beer actually came on a school trip when I was sixteen. When I say first taste I actually mean first pint as I had often had a drop of my ...  Read the complete review

Writing about ales or beers has to be one of the most difficult tasks. We all have our own tastes, and each of us will taste something totally different in the drink. Therefore I admit that I cannot be objective in my opinion of Guinness. Even though I believe Guinness to be one of the finest stouts in the world and perhaps the best overall ...  Read the complete review

Patience, oh patience. Not a second goes by, without a look, a moment, a pause. She stands under the tap, drips slowly penetrating her creamy white top, as the husky brown settles into a dark black oasis of pure ecstasy, waiting to be finished and handed over to its rightful owner. She stands on the bar, with an anxious glance, I wait. ...  Read the complete review

Aaah! Guinness! This was my much loved drink for many years whether it be draught from the pub tap, canned (draught or original) or bottled - I'm now more of a wine drinker due to the evil influence of my mother but that's another story... Creamy Guinness (stout) originating from Ireland has a unique rich taste, sort of bitter ...  Read the complete review

Last night I was in my local pub wondering what to write about, and it finally occurred to me that the pint in my hand was one worth writing about. It is important to serve Guinness at the right temperature (5-8 degrees Celsius), and in two stages. Firstly filling a pint glass 2 thirds of the way and waiting for the pint to settle, and ...  Read the complete review

After reading an opinion on this famous Irish black muck, I felt I had to leave my own comments on it. Dont get me wrong, I love lagers of all sorts. I will even drink the cheap French "33" beers when there is nothing else left in the house but I will not drink Guiness ever again. You know what one of theirbiggest exports ...  Read the complete review

My darling husband is a confirmed guiness drinker, apart from whiskies it is rare that anything else will pass his lips. For years and years I teased him about drinking that awful muck and told him that only dirty old men enjoyed that sort of drink. Imagine my suprise when after being daignosed as slightly anemic my doctor recommended to ...  Read the complete review

Guinness…Just What The Doctor Ordered!!!! ----------------------------------------- Do you remember the fateful day you tried your first taste of beer, to be honest mine was at a family Christmas party and I was about 14 at the time. At that time I hated the taste and was left wondering why all these adults loved it so ...  Read the complete review

I'm a recent convert to the taste of Guinness, and have no intention of straying from the fold. Why did I not convert years ago? Maybe I wasn't ready, but now I am, and so bring it on! The taste is quite something unrivalled, compared to other stouts. You can taste the iron, and just know that this is doing you much good! Why ...  Read the complete review

Guinness, as you know, is probably one of the best known beers in the world, mainly thanks to a number of unforgettable adverts spanning over the last 20 years or so, although I don’t think the current crop do it justice at all. For anyone who doesn’t know, Guinness is what is known as a “stout” – this means ...  Read the complete review