Guinness Draught

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Guinness Draught

Guinness Brewing Company

St. James Gate

Dublin, Ireland

Est. 1759

www.guinness.com 

Brain Damage Quotient = 4.2 % ABV

Fluid Oz. = 14.9

Postmortem Brew Review

Dark malted brown color.
Rich roasted malted smell.
Slight carbonation and hops.
Caramel colored, smooth and silky head with good lacing.
Head double forms in layers as beer settles into the glass.
Medium mouth feel; unusually refreshing. 

Grim Reaper's Eulogy
It's about time this stout showed up on my blog...heaven knows it isn't the first one I've had.

Beautiful beer, beautiful website. Guinness is just the right fistful of stout for any occasion. It's a meal in a glass, not as heavy as folks would think. Creamy, with a bit of sweetness and always a great call at the bar. I had this while attending an outing recently, waiting for the hors d'oeuvres to be set out. It hit the spot nicely.

Nitro when on tap and also available with nitro in the can. Can't go wrong with one of these, now they have perfected the nitro-widget. It's as close as brewery tap fresh as you can get. Very low ABV also allows you to session, easily. Too easily!

Get some Irish history in you.

Guinness 250 Anniversary Stout

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250 Anniversary Stout - Limited Edition

Guinness Brewing Company

St. James Gate

Dublin Ireland

Est. 1759

www.guinness.com 

Brain Damage Quotient = 5.0 % ABV

Fluid Oz. = 11.2 

Postmortem Brew Review
Dark malted brown color.
Rich malted smell with hints of chocolate.
Slight carbonation and hops.
Tan, caramel colored head with some lacing.
Medium to heavy mouth feel, unusually refreshing. 

Grim Reaper's Eulogy
From the land of the leprechaun comes an anniversary stout to please even the finickiest palate. 250 years is a long time and well heralded by this delicious stout. Now they may have fiddled with the original recipe for this special run, but if you can make a great thing even greater, then go for it!

Guinness has had a long standing tradition with their stout, one that Americans have come to understand over time. Don't worry, the Irish have been patient with us. Specially brewed for the US market, Guinness used, "...a proprietary brew house process that combines the use of stout and ale malt for a distinctive carbonated stout with a clean, smooth finish."

We Americans now can truly have the luck of the Irish. It's a limited edition lads and lasses...do ya' hear me, now? Go get some today before it's all gone.

Harp Lager

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Harp Lager
Guinness Brewing Company
St. James Gate, Dublin, Ireland
Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Est.1759
www.guinness.com

Brain Damage Quotient = 4.6 % ABV
Fluid Oz. = 12.0 

Postmortem Brew Review
Golden, darker yellow color.
More hop than malt in balance.
Long, long, long lasting ring lacing.
Medium bodied. 

Grim Reaper's Eulogy
Guinness and Harp. Black and Tan. Half & half. This is 50% of that potent twin combo. On its own, Harp stands up with any other beer out there. Interestingly the product is now brewed on the other side of the pond in Canada; not Ireland. They are still true to the recipe.

So strike up the band, pop the top and relax with one of finest imbibements known to mankind. Take it from one who knows, me, the reaper...this is the stuff angels drink! Surely it's "the craic!"