Guinness North Star Brew

Brewed by St. James’s Gate (Diageo)
Style: Dry Stout
Dublin, Ireland

Excellent pour, perfect dark with light beige head. Initial flavor is savory, chocolate. Finish is coffee with a bit of sourness to it. Aroma is a bit weak. Heavy chocolate taste at the end of the pint. Not at all what I expected.

had a pint of this in galway, it was very similar to guinness, didn’t know it was from the guinness family at the time of drinking.

I went to Ireland for my honeymoon and was looking forward to drinking REAL Guinness. I had no idea that Guinness had a Brewmasters series until I got there. I was in the west and south mostly( Galway & Cork). Well I have to admit that the commercial description of this beer is pretty accurate. Silky smooth is the best way I can describe North Star. Of course it looked amazing, like a slow-poor nitro dispensed Irish Dry stout should. Indistinguishable from regular Guinness as far as appearance. Very similar to Guinness with the exception of the absence of ANY hop bitterness. Very smooth, creamy and malty. I actually ended up drinking far more North Stars than regualr Guinness because it was sooo smooth and easy to drink.

On tap in Dublin. Overall impression is that it is virtually indistinguishable from the normal Guinness, but is still good. Pours black, with hints of deep brown and ruby glimmering through slightly through narrower parts of the pint glass. Thick creamy head that sticks around forever (nitro pushed, just like all of the stouts in Dublin). The aroma is light, with some earthy hops (Goldings?) and some roasted grain. The beer is light and very velvety on the tongue. The tip of the tongue picks up some malts and yeast. The middle of the tongue picks up lots of roasted grain and notes of coffee. The end of the beer is roasty and dry with some hops. The finish overall is dry with an aftertaste like coffee. Overall, pretty good.

On draught in Killaloe, County Clare Ireland... somewhat thinner, but more hoppy in finish... like a more robust Beamish

Quite a coffee taste to it, looks identical to Guinness but seems a little more watery, not the best of the Brewhouse series to date

Looks like guiness tastes like guiness, rounded smooth malt with light bitter linger

On tap at the Long Hall, Dublin. Third in the stout series. Looks similar to Guinness but less black. Coffee and caramel flavor. Cappucino, actually. Not sure I could handle more than one of these. Fun to try in Dublin.