Guinness (St. James's Gate) Kilkenny

Kilkenny

 

Guinness (St. James's Gate) in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪

  Amber / Red Ale - Irish Regular
Score
5.77
ABV: 4.3% IBU: - Ticks: 295
Also sold as Kilkenny Draught.

First Brewed 1710 St Francis Abbey.

Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale, with its deep red hue and rich, creamy head delivers a distinctively smooth and flavourful taste.
 

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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Draft pours clear red topped with thick tan foam. Creamy mouthfeel with flavors of malt and bread, dry slightly bitter finish. Very nice!

Tasted at Emmets Irish Restaurant, Boston, MA.

Tried from Draft on 27 Sep 2025 at 23:08


5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

Beautiful thick lasting head with dancing bubbles like a Guiness pour. Copper red color. Mild toasted malt and woody aroma. Leans bitter with a floral earthy hop bitterness. Caramel sweetness of an Irish red intensifies as the beer warms. Woody taste at the finish.

Tried from Draft on 22 Aug 2025 at 01:41


6.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Creamy malt and caramel aroma. Taste of malt, kind of sour cherry, light bitterness, with a dry finish.

Tried from Draft on 19 Jul 2025 at 23:09


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

0.565 l can as a gift. I had this one before joining RateBeer, therefore this entry is based on numerical notes only.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:05


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Draught @ Dublin Inn, Hannover. It is clear red/brown with a off White head. The aroma is sweet, malt and fruity. The taste is sweet.

Tried on 08 Mar 2025 at 14:01


5.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Singapore holiday - day 1/13, side-trip to Malaysia. At the Shamrock, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, a pint draught. Aroma: vaguely grassy, probably more aromatic served closer to room temperature. Appearance: clear, very handsome dark copper, one finger tan cream. Palate: light-bodied and slick, average carbonation; nice lingering malty finish. Taste: lightly sweet, loads of biscuit; very refreshing.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 07:27


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

500ml widget can. thick nitro head. nice red color. not much going on with the aroma, just a big thick foam. flavour is pretty weak, and thin, and quite bitter in the finish. meh, pretty middle of the road on this one.

Tried from Can on 27 Feb 2025 at 09:38


2.5
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 9

Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso è indirizzato verso orzo e caramello. L'intensità olfattiva è normale e la maniera in cui permane è sufficiente. Il cappello di schiuma color avorio non è molto persistente. La grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il liquido è di aspetto opalescente e anche qui la grandezza delle bollicine è medio-fine. Il colore è ambrato carico tendente rossiccio. Il corpo è medio. Il dolce è pesante. L'amaro è poco incisivo. La forza gustativa è normale e si prolunga in modo appena percepibile. Il retrogusto è delicato. Al palato arrivano note di caramello, miele e cereali.

Tried on 19 Feb 2025 at 06:25


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Aroma of light malts. Flavour is malty, not much else. A bit watery. Decent drinkable Irish Ale, but nothing to get excited about.

Tried on 18 Feb 2025 at 05:17