Ungstrup (15388), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Oct 26, 2009 Bottled. A chestnut-brown beer with a brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt and hints of burnt malt. The flavor is sweet and very roasted with strong notes of roasted malt as well as medium notes of chocolate, prunes, and bread, leading to a dry roasted finish. Thanks KimJohansen for sharing. Papsoe (15107), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Oct 26, 2009 Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of KimJohansen. Warm reddish brown with a soild beige head. Hard roasted malts. Medium body, smooth mouthfeel, hard roasted malt - slightly burned - and a hint of vanilla. Very malt bitter finish. 261009 yespr (12411), Copenhagen O, Denmark
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 | Oct 26, 2009 33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a deep redish glare and a tan head. Aroma is roasted malty, light breadish. Roasted breadish and vague metallic flavoured. Dry breadish and dark malty flavoured into the finish, simple malty and with a good level of bitterness. kp (8500), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 | May 25, 2009
Name: Guinness 250
Date: May 08, 2009
Mode: Draft
Source: Taco Mac, Kennesaw
Appearance: black, fine tan head, bits of lace
Aroma: dry roasted malt aroma, touch of dark chocolate
Body: creamy body but it does not live up to nitro creamyness
Flavor: rich roasted malt flavor, more sour mast tartness than the regular Guinness, hint of bitter dark chocolate, milky chocolate sweetness starts to appear as it warms, lasting bitter finish
Overall: a bit bigger than the regular Guinness but not much more exciting
Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 12/20
Rating: 3.2/5.0 Drinkability: 8/10
Score: *4
Oakes (8142), Kowloon, Hong Kong
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 | May 25, 2009 Almost white. Light brown body. Cookiesh, almost biscuity note and some light black malts on the nose. More directly roasty, bitter and nutty than regular Guinness and with rich cocoa. Nice - closer to the beer I knew when I first had Guinness. KimJohansen (7143), Copenhagen V, Denmark
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 | Oct 26, 2009 Dark brown with red glimts and a medium beige head. Sweet and smooth aroma with roasted malt, coffee and chocolate. Sweet flavour with hard roasted malt, chocolate and coffee notes. Finished dry. argo0 (6994), Washington DC, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 | Jun 18, 2009 (draft) Small tan head atop dark brown body. Aroma is mild, medium sweet, roast, light chocolate. Taste is medium sweet, coffee without the bitterness, some chocolate. Smooth light-medium body. DJMonarch (6941), Northwich, Cheshire, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 | Nov 19, 2009 On Tap at Katie Mullen’s, Denver 24/09/2009 250 years to the day since Guinness was first brewed.
Some roast aroma. Small beige head. Black smooth on the palate and a little spicy with a hint of bitterness in a crisp and dry roast finish.
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