Generous Ale
Guinness (St. James's Gate) in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
Amber / Red Ale - Irish Winter|
Score
6.21
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Inspired by Arthur’s philanthropic legacy and devotion to generous, full-flavored beers, Guinness Generous Ale is special edition holiday beer that was developed in a traditional winter ale style, but with more body and the distinct roast for which Guinness Draught is known. With a rich amber appearance, the vanilla notes accent Guinness Generous Ale’s silky, yet vibrant taste.
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7/10
Tried
on 13 Dec 2024
at 16:49
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Can @ home, thanks to MacBoost for this one off! Pours an orangish brown appearance with a foamy, brown head. The aroma is creamed corn, lemon, grass, and wood. Twangy lemon flavor. Moderate high sweetness, low bitterness. The flavor is metallic and lemony. Not too good.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2015
at 20:27
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can thanks to Graeme! Pours a clear orange gold with small off white head. The aroma is cream and fruity malt. Medium mouth, sweet malt, metallic finish. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Apr 2015
at 15:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Single bottle purchase from Famous Liquors. Slight oxidation under cap that goes away after pouring. Pours a big, non-Guinnessy head over a deep brown body. General caramel malt smell with a note of Scottish peat; not a bad surprise. Mouthfeel a bit flaccid and watery at first, then there an aggressive hit of malt. Malts get deeper further down the glass, leading to a slight note of phenol; well, if this is their holiday beer, I’ve found it a bit past its prime.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2013
at 22:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a clear dark nut brown with a ruby hue and minimal head. Aroma of coffee, vanilla and christmas spices. Taste is light bitter. Coffee, spices abd a little vanilla. Medium bodied with a thin texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, not bad. Nothing to seek out but drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2013
at 16:52
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from a SaveMart. Pours brown with a slight beige head. Mild caramel aroma. Med minus body. Flavor is roasty with a hint of ginger or some sort of spice. Very mild hint. There’s some vanilla, I think. Give it this - there is a lot of flavor compared to the macro lagers. If it was the only thing available, I’d drink it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Feb 2013
at 16:58
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Sample from bottle. Carmel malt, vanilla, slight roastiness. Didn’t care for it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2013
at 17:15
Tried
on 04 Jan 2013
at 20:03
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. Filtered looking amber-red-tan body, this lacy off-white head. The aroma is not so impressive, factory dry lifeless toffee. A sort of boring, mineral-dry amber- brown ale. Not really up to Guinness standards, this is sort of tame and uninspired. Medium bodied, drinkable, but all around unappealing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2012
at 19:47
6/10
Eh it's different for Guinness so I can appreciate that
Tried
from Can
on 11 Dec 2012
at 17:09