I’m still on my dark beer kick. Maybe the World’s best known dark beer is Guinness Extra Stout, first brewed by Arthur Guinness at the St. James Gate Brewery in Dublin in 1759. Arthur figured he could brew an Ale with malted Barley and also use un-malted Barley to reduce the taxes imposed on Barley malt. Arthur was getting past the Crown taxes just like we were here across the pond… Awesome!
One of my Daughters prefers Stouts. I think it must remind her of the boozy equivalent of Starbucks or something. To pour a proper pub sized 16 oz pint, you need at least two of these pathetic little 11.2 oz bottles. That’s for a pour all the way to the top rim. No short pours on this blog!
A scrumptious and yummy ale, dark fruit esters, all sorts of flavor hints here. Funny, a lot of people ask us beer lovers if we drink Stouts – they automatically think something with the name “Stout” is some hugely alcoholic, hard to drink brew. Guinness is not however. At 4.2% ABV, restrained hopping, carbonation on the low-medium middle, great head, some lacing, this Guinness Extra Stout is super easy to guzzle, or just sit there and sip if you are a newbie or just beer-curious. Either way, Guinness Extra Stout is always a hit! Cheers!
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