Guinness Open Gate Brewery

Commercial Brewery in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪
Owned by Guinness (St. James's Gate)
Associated Venue: Open Gate Brewery

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53 James’s Street St James’s Gate, Dublin, Ireland
Description
Ever wondered where the Guinness brewers invent new beers? The Guinness Open Gate Brewery is a hidden secret just waiting to be discovered. Visit our taproom and beer garden, sampling experimental beers you won’t find anywhere else!

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught. Black with a huge creamy head. Aroma of roasted coffee. Flavour of smooth milky ground coffee. Dusty dry base, creamy palate.
Tried on 31 Dec 2016 at 15:58

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
Draught. Brownish black with a medium head. Aroma is big on the vanilla essence. Flavour is chocolate malt, vanilla, cream, a little burnt, dry vanilla finish, a little sour bitter base.
Tried on 31 Dec 2016 at 15:45

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Draught. Black with a splotchy head. Aroma of cider and malt. Flavour is a big taste of fresh apple juice, burnt sugar, apple sweet finish. Nice palate, not sure if you could drink a pint of this.
Tried on 31 Dec 2016 at 15:39

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Draught. Black with a creamy head. Aroma is of burnt sugar. Flavour of dark treacle, sweetness is offset but a healthy dose of salt. Sugary palate with a burnt salt finish.
Tried on 31 Dec 2016 at 15:28

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Draught. Mahogany with a minimal head. Aroma of sweet malt caramel, a little astringent. Flavour is syrupy sweet, sticky malt, overripe berries, no real hint of wheat, no bock burn. Doesn’t work for me.
Tried on 28 Oct 2016 at 13:57

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Draught at the brewery. Clean Amber with a thin head. Aroma of fruit and caramel. Flavour is spicy candy, fermenting fruit, sticky malt finish.
Tried from Can on 28 Oct 2016 at 13:45

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught. Cloudy Amber with a solid head. Aroma is juniper and spice. Flavour is spice, sage, gin, medicinal finish.
Tried on 14 Jul 2016 at 14:41

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Draught. Cloudy Amber with a solid head. Aroma of chalky hop. Flavour of smooth soft fruit, orange and passion fruit. Flavour is very soft, no kick but very drinkable.
Tried on 14 Jul 2016 at 13:59

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5
Draught. Light black with a medium head. Aroma is malt and soft berry. Flavour is sweet malt, chocolate strawberry, dry Porter finish.
Tried on 14 Jul 2016 at 13:52

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
Draught. Clean gold with a medium head. Aroma is grainy malt. Flavour is crisp citrus hop, grain, tangy bitterness, spicy on the lips, really good pils.
Tried on 01 May 2016 at 05:17