Murphy's > Guinness

Murphy's is soooo much better than Guinness, just has less name recognition. Agree/disagree/vote now!

You must have Cork blood in you...

I think they're both about the same. Not bad but, not all that good.

If I'm offered the choice I take Murphy's. I like them both though.

A thousand stouts can top both of them. I'll take a Young's Double Chocolate!

eschatz said:

A thousand stouts can top both of them. I'll take a Young's Double Chocolate!

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+1 best inexpensive Stout ever.

Stoudt's Fat Dog. Suck on that.

My disdain for Guinness is well documented here.
http://homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=56358

For a little irony, however, my last stout got a little more roasty than I meant, and damned if it doesn't taste a lot like guinness.....

Guinness vs. Murphy's is a reasonable debate (I'll take Guinness...I think it has a little extra "bite" that makes it more sessionable, plus it's more widely available on tap).

There's no comparison between either of those and a sweet stout like Young's or a monster like Fat Dog. Different beers for different situations, I'd say.

I'd rather Murphys than Guinness. A couple reasons.

1. Guinness is more mass produced, there for quality varies (IMO)

2. Guinness around here comes in 14 ounces cans for almost 8 bucks, Murphys comes in 16 ounces cans for 6.50 accross the street from me.

Other than that, I'm really just a go against the grain kind of guy. Been to alot of bars and only found Murhpys at one. I'll get a Guinness if all the bar has is BMC.

Guinness Extra Stout is GREAT though.

Sean From NH

For a dry stout, I'll take Beamish!!!

It was Beamish and Macceson for me.

I prefer that other one...what's it called? something...wooden and supportive about it..can't quite remember the name. It's....

Between the two, I'd rather have Murphy's. If I could pick any commercial stout, I'd choose Great Divide's Oak Aged Yeti. Of course, that's pretty much a completely different style (imperial + wood aged). For a more traditional commercial stout, Young's Double Chocolate has my vote.

Old Rasputin comes to mind as well as Clipper City's Heavy Seas Imperial Stout, and I also like a good oatmeal stout better than a dry stout. Among dry stouts, i like Beamish- seems to have a little more smokiness to it.

Beamish is much better the Murphy's or Guinness.

I know all these opinion poll threads are just for fun and I enjoy it too, but isn't this one in particular a little like asking, "Whose baby is cuter, yours, mine, Brad Pitt's, or some other one?"

Of the two, I'll take a Murphy's. However, as far as widely available stouts go, I'll take a Guinness Extra Stout or a Young's Oatmeal Stout over anything!

+1 for Beamish

Three regional favorites of mine (behind my house stout):
Sly Fox O'Riley's Dry Stout
Victory Donnybrook
Triumph Irish Dry

Of the three contenders in this thread, make mine a Beamish.

For dry - Beamish

Other than that I prefer the Old Rasputin from North Coast.

eschatz said:

A thousand stouts can top both of them. I'll take a Young's Double Chocolate!

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+1

love the stuff

Guinness, if your used to drinking heavy beers a standard Guinness is great on the course.

If it's draft and in the UK (or presumably, Ireland, but I haven't been there yet), I'll take a Guinness over just about any other stout.

If the Guinness is in the US, draft or bottled, I'd much rather have a Bell's Expedition Stout.

If it's between Murphy's and Guinness standard cans or bottles then I pick Murphy's - it's cheaper here, and I like it.

That said, I <3 Guinness Foreign Extra Stout. It's the bizzomb. But I'd give a nod to either Old Rasputin or Great Lakes' Blackout Stout if it's a wide-open "what do I want to drink?" choice.