“This is it, the one that started it all. Crafted to perfection for over 200 years. Crack it open, and the first sip tastes as fresh as ever. The unmistakeable deep-dark colour. The crisp hint of roasted barley, the fresh breeze of hops. The refreshing bite. The bittersweet reward.”
Here’s one of my favorites and suprisingly its the cheapest 6-pack available at my local liquor store! It’s the original Guinness Stout, aka Guinness Extra Stout, Guinness Draughts much older, and tastier, brother. Of course I didn’t mind having to open up two of these bottles to get enough to fill up my guinness pint glass. The things I do for you guys!
It’s worth noting that this beer is the North American version made from unfermented Guinness wort extract from Dublin mixed with local ingredients. This particular beer is made by Labatt Brewing.
This stout comes from a nostalgic, but rather poorly put together bottle, you can tell it has been recycled a ton of times, and its label is coming off. It pours up a beautiful black-brown, with a tan head, kind of like the foam on top of a fancy iced coffee.
Aroma is a touch on the weak side, but spending a few seconds with your nose on top or inside of the head will be worthwhile. You’ll pickup smells of sweet malts, coffee, dark chocolate, and hazelnuts.
This is a complex one with lots of dark flavours. Dark chocolate, dark coffee, some dark biscuits (they exist). There’s a basementy almost leatherish component that blends in very nicely with an array of nuts, like a really good trail-mix, one that’s also alcoholic. there’s a presistent cocoa sweetness that hits you right in the roof of your mouth, blending with the hops and forming a long lasting mouth feel.
The back-end really enhances this stouts chocolatey notes, which shine through the surprisingly bitter hops.
Enough analyzing. I’m going to relax and enjoy the rest of this glass!
