Comments on: Guinness Celebrates 250 Years

By: Stuart Reb Donald

Stuart Reb Donald — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:15:10 +0000

Wench, you rock when others merely roll.

By: Scott-TheBrewCLub

Scott-TheBrewCLub — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:04:53 +0000

I just found this 250 batch at one of my local places and so I picked it up. I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m very curious to taste the differences! Interesting how it isn’t going to be available to their domestic market? Wonder why.

Cheers!

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By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 29 May 2009 20:05:07 +0000

I found some 250 recently. It’s good, but nothing too spectacular to my taste buds. I prefer Guiness on draft.

By: Hussman

Hussman — Sun, 24 May 2009 14:06:07 +0000

I’ve had the 250 Stout and it is delicious. Wife likes it as well, and she does not like Guinness draught.

By: Dana

Dana — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:44:43 +0000

Got a 6 of the 250 year. It is very tasty. Much better than normal Guiness, which I already liked. Surprising how different it is.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:33:02 +0000

It took me some time, initially to convert to the “strong” taste of Guiness – like you, I now find it to be on the mild side. All things with time…

The one thing I find really intruiging by Guinness is the effect temperature has on it’s taste. Maybe it’s in my head but I’ve tested this theory on a lot of friends and the results are pretty universal – when it’s served cold (colder than most taps in North America), it becomes less bitter and more nutty. Very few pubs keep it cold enough (or warm enough if you are ultra traditional) and I’ve found that people who find it rich will actually find it much more “drinkable” when chilled further.

The UK has an EXTRA cold version which is essentially the same beer except they chill the lines all the way to the tap to keep it cold. THey also have a draft product called Guiness Red in some areas which is similar to Guiness with a bit of amber in it. Been too long to offer a taste profile though

Thanks for the blog, learned quite a bit,

Joel

By: Brew Hilda

Brew Hilda — Tue, 05 May 2009 19:56:26 +0000

Mmm. Sounds like a winner. Thanks for the heads up!
(No pun intended)