Guiness: which form

[rewster451]

For Guiness drinkers, on tap is almost always the fave. But among the storebought varieties, which do you prefer, Extra Stout, Draught can, or Draught bottle? I prefer the Draught can, because it seems more like tap. Then Extra, then the widget bottle.

 

[timdsmith72]

I prefer the Draught can because it seems to be the closest to on tap.

 

[merc]

Draught Can for me as well.

 

[Dude]

Foreign stout bottles. Yeah you don't get that creamy widget head, but the canned and bottled versions with the widget taste WAY too watered down to be good guinness, IMHO.

 

[Toilet Rocker]

I agree with Orrelse. The creamy head is nice from those widgeted products, but the more roasted flavor of the extra stout blows the others away.

I have a green bottle of Guinness Gold. Has anyone tried this one?

 

[loopmd]

For Guiness drinkers, on tap is almost always the fave. But among the storebought varieties, which do you prefer, Extra Stout, Draught can, or Draught bottle? I prefer the Draught can, because it seems more like tap. Then Extra, then the widget bottle.

I'm with you in that order. I really can't stand the bottle. Only when absolutely necessary will I drink it out of the bottle. I had 5 pints of tap draught on Saturday, it was a treat as we usually don't see Guiness on tap when we go out. I had almost forgot how good it is.


loop

 

[cgravier]

i hate the creamy smoothness of canned guinnes, or beamish. i think in the bar they use a co2/no2 mix anyway, not straight no2.

for me the bottles taste way better, and are more bitter. and i really like using guinnes bottles as they have a cool shape and are really dark.

 

[loopmd]

i hate the creamy smoothness of canned guinnes, or beamish. i think in the bar they use a co2/no2 mix anyway, not straight no2.

for me the bottles taste way better, and are more bitter. and i really like using guinnes bottles as they have a cool shape and are really dark.

Yup the bottles are a cool hour glass shape, a la Marylin Monroe, plus the labels come off lickity split.

loop

 

[cgravier]

Yup the bottles are a cool hour glass shape, a la Marylin Monroe, plus the labels come off lickity split.

loop

the sexiest bottles are anchor's but unfortunately they are now 'twist' offs.

 

[Truble]

Even though the cans and bottles w/widgets seem a little watered, I think that they still make a nice pour, and like them better than the extra. Nothing beats a good pour from a professional tap, though. One of my favorites locals, John Stones in Ashland, MA has Guiness, Murphy's and Beamish- I love it!

 

[God Emporer BillyBrew]

the sexiest bottles are anchor's but unfortunately they are now 'twist' offs.

Yeah, and I sent them a strongly worded email about it. they said "thanks, but this is what our customers wanted."

 

[alemonkey]

extra stout all the way, baby!