I've been really looking forward to tasting this. I was away on vacation for 10 days, where many many Guinnesses were consumed. I kept wondering how mine would compare.
I tried two bottle of this last night. Its close and delicious, but mine missed the mark a bit. A couple of things...the roastyness is too much. Someone else in this thread said it may have to age for up to 6 weeks. Mine has only been bottled for 16 days. It has quite a sharp flavor.
The next thing is that its over-carbonated. I used 1/2 cup priming sugar for the 5 gallon batch, if I do it again, I think I will use even less.
Of course, I don't have nitro capsules in my bottles either (oh how I love that) nor do I have it kegged and pushed through a nitro tap. There's just some things that make Guinness what it is, and I don't have that technology yet.