Guinness Draught (from a pub)
Smells dirty, with a very light bitter element and hints of dark toffee and malt. The aroma is pretty thin. The palate tastes Guinnessy – simple, slightly bitter with some slight hops and a bit of used teabags! It is Guinness, nice, pleasant, but just pub Guinness!
Guinnes Draught Can (4.1%) £1.40
A traditional creamy head with the faint hint of red through the core of the glass.
A dark, liquorice and hoppy aroma with some bonfire toffee. A barbecued pork aroma, almost barbecued flavoured crisp aromas. The palate is actually pretty weak, you get the bitter elements, but it really is quite watery. Soft hints of malt creep through the palate. It is Guinnesss, but slightly cleaner (purer?) than the draught from a tap.
Guinness Special Export (8%) £3.00
A darker head, less ‘Guinness’ like in appearance than the draught can. But sticking your nose in the glass and you find it is a much more intense, sweet, liquid toffee and honey aroma. You get dark, dried fruit, some prunes and treacle. The palate is a lot more flavourful, with raisins, some intense dark toffee, bitter hops and a lot of liquorice. You feel a very slight sparkle on the tongue as well, with nice clean, sightly oily, texture. A proper beer!
Simple – if you are in the pub and you want a pint of Guinness, you are going to have the stuff on tap (don’t buy the Extra cold – GUINNESS SHOULD NOT BE COLD!), but if you are drinking at home buy the Special Export. It is twice the price, twice the alcohol, the bottle is half the size but it is many times better.
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