 ChrisThomson (405), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 9/20 |
Sep 30, 2007 Dublin-07. I tried this one at the St. James’s Gate Brewery. Pours black with white head like the original Guinness. Very similar to the original, just not as much roasty flavour, basically watered down Guinness.
petermadsen (391), Vesterbronxxx, Denmark
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Sep 27, 2007 A new and nice rendation of the classic guinness. Light and crisp beer with a lower amount of burned barley.
Nothing special but very drinkable!
badgerben (3605), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 15/20 |
Sep 15, 2007 On tap at the brewery. Black color with a large head. Light aroma of a flowery English hop. The taste and body is very similar to regular Guinness with a slightly sweet almost sour malt base and a bit of bitterness, but North Star seems to have a bit of the coffee and chocolate character that is common with many microbrew stout. Not vastly superior to regular Guinness, but a little step up in my opinion.
mansquito (832), Boston/Philadelphia, USA
| 3.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Aug 29, 2007 Now, this beer is advertised everywhere in Ireland, but nobody sells it. Not even the places that have special cups made in its honor sell this beer!
Anyway, really nice and thick off white head. Dark, ruby brown color. Smells really nice, but I can’t quite pinpoint it. Not much coffee or chocolate in the taste, but there are defiantely roasted malts. Some bread in the flavour, which I find to be a bit abnormal for a stout. Not bitter or watery at all like the normal Guinness. Slightly, but only ever so slightly, sweet.
jarspag (599), Los Angeles, California, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jul 27, 2007 On tap at the brewery in Dublin - similar in just about every way to the original - but a little drier and roastier. Normal Guinness is better.
kwoeltje (1322), Manchester, Missouri, USA
| 3.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 5/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 15, 2007 (draught - Shannon Airport) A bit darker black than regular Guinness with nice tan head. Roast malt aroma. Flavor is roast malt with some coffee; maybe a bit fuller bodied than regular Guinness.
pantani (1902), Salinas, California, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 15/20 |
Jun 26, 2007 Draft, Quality Inn, Cork City, IRE. Roasty aroma, light chocolate notes. Taste is much like the regular Guinness, but didn’t have the mettalic aspec to it, wasn’t bad at all.
rmussman (905), California, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 2/5 | 13/20 |
Jun 17, 2007 Sampled at the Guiness brewery in Dublin. DIdnt have the same full bodied taste that you expect. It still has the flavor but not the consistency.
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