Thursday, April 14, 2011

St. James's Gate - Guinness Extra Stout

I bought this beer right before St. Patrick's Day not knowing what made this different from regular Guinness.



Turns out this beer is quite different from the Guinness we're used to in the United States.  For starters, this is not as creamy and smooth tasting as Guinness Drought.  Part of that is that it seems more carbonated and has less head.  It has some notes of coffee with a burnt flavor that make this a fairly bitter beer.  Its flavor comes from the roasted barley which leaves it with a charred nutty flavor.  In short, this beer has more bite than normal Guinness.

It was on sale for $7.99 for a six pack.  This beer wasn't my favorite, but I'm still glad I tried it.

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