Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
I never got around to re-rating this so i figured I’d better. Pale straw, very fizzy. Strong fizziness dominates the entire experience here. Very light malts, barely detectable. Just enough hops to catch them in the finish - although the lingering finish seems an unbalanced bitter.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Finally getting around to updating my rating on this beer. Properly poured from nitro keg at cellar temp, this is a smooth lightly roasty stout with a roasted nose and a slightly sour and dry finish. Mouthfeel is creamy, almost milky. Overall lacking in character. The draught cans and bottles are essentially the same: overly creamy bland presentation with a hint of roast. The new commercial description and Guinness's new mission: to serve this up extra fast and ice cold, well, it speeds the decline of a great beer. Either the folks at Guinness have completely sold their souls, or they have no respect for the North American beer drinker. Either way, its good enough reason to drink something else.
